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No. 3 Northwestern continued its winning ways Saturday against Rutgers, toppling the Scarlet Knights 22-11 in the team’s final game at Ryan Fieldhouse this season. The Wildcats (10-2, 2-1 Big Ten) had 11 different scorers find twine, including four goals apiece from sophomore attacker Madison Taylor and graduate student attacker Izzy Scane. Almost everything went.
As a pregame drizzle compounded into a steady stream of rain and snow atop Kittredge Field Thursday, No. 4 Northwestern’s high-octane attack blasted beyond Boulder’s battalion, toppling No. 20 Colorado from their undefeated ranks. With the snow-capped Rocky Mountains overlooking the turf, the sport’s most established stars soared more than a mile above sea level..
Looking to recover from last Friday’s upset loss to then-No. 8 Notre Dame, No. 4 Northwestern roared back to championship form Monday, firing on all cylinders in a 21-3 victory over Marquette. The Wildcats (2-1, 0-0 Big Ten) saw goals from nine different scorers, with four coming from graduate student attacker Dylan Amonte and four.
Exactly one year ago, graduate student attacker Izzy Scane scored 10 goals in Ryan Fieldhouse to spearhead her team to superiority in the battle of the Midwest’s preeminent powers. Now, bragging rights were once again up for grabs in a heated ACC-Big Ten clash. Six days removed from a season-opening victory against Syracuse, No. 1.