Three keys for Lacrosse vs. USC
Improving weak spots will make the ’Cats the best they can be.
The last three weeks for Northwestern Lacrosse have been, to put it simply, tumultuous. Mid-March losses to then-ranked No. 14 Syracuse and then-unranked Ohio State put a damper on its record, but a subsequent 17-3 win at Oregon kickstarted a course correction for the ‘Cats.
Supplemented with a stunning 16-15 overtime victory over then-ranked No. 1 UNC in Chapel Hill and a 16-12 home win against then-ranked No. 7 Johns Hopkins, No.
6 Northwestern is currently riding a high it has desperately needed. Next up is a USC team that is 0-5 in Big Ten play and on a five-game losing streak. Though on paper the Trojans are a rather mild opponent, the Wildcats cannot take this matchup for granted — especially as their game against top-ranked Maryland looms on the horizon.
Here are three keys for Northwestern securing a victory against USC. Limit defensive slip-ups Alternatively, make goalkeeper Jenika Cuocco’s life easier. The ‘Cats have given up a ton of free positions over the past stretch of games, the effects of which have been costly.