Northwestern lacrosse played its first ranked opponent of the season, sweeping Penn State in a double-header at Ryan Fieldhouse. The weekend’s victories put the Cats at 5-0 for the first time since 2012— when the team last won a national championship.
The No. 3 Wildcats dominated the No. 7 Nittany Lions on Thursday, delivering a commanding 24-13 victory. They won again on Saturday 17-13. Penn State came close in score during both games, but Northwestern maintained its lead the entire weekend.
The Cats had a 4-0 lead just eight minutes into theThursday game, but the Nittany Lions quickly tried to catch up. The score at halftime was 11-9 and Penn State pulled within one goal of NU about a minute into the second half. From there, the Cats’ offense took over, scoring 13 times to the Nittany Lions’ two over the following ten-minute span.