Rapid Reaction: Northwestern punches ticket to Final Four, taking down Colorado 13-12 in a 2OT instant classic
Northwestern avenges its February loss and advances to the Final Four, defeating Colorado 13 – 12 in a 2OT thriller. Colorado’s Maddie Shoup’s eight points, four goals and four assists were all game highs. Madison Taylor had four goals of her own, while Taylor Lapointe chipped in with three of her own.
Jennika Cuocco had […]
Northwestern avenges its February loss and advances to the Final Four, defeating Colorado 13 – 12 in a 2OT thriller. Colorado’s Maddie Shoup’s eight points, four goals and four assists were all game highs. Madison Taylor had four goals of her own, while Taylor Lapointe chipped in with three of her own.
Jennika Cuocco had six timely saves, while Madison Smith totaled seven draw controls, dominating the Buffs in the circle. With Martin Stadium split nearly 50-50 between raucous Buffalo and Wildcat supporters, the first quarter gave both fans plenty of action to cheer for. Mary Carrol’s green card penalty just 1:11 into the game was a sign of things to come from the ’Cats’ physical defense, which matched the intensity of the crowd from the jump.
However, Northwestern was able to survive the Buffs’ early offensive possession, as Colorado’s first shot attempt clanged off the post. On offense, NU worked the ball over to Lapointe on the left side of the fan, who ripped a shot past Elena Oh to open the scoring. Northwestern kept up its early pressure, making another strong defensive stand before earning a free position shot on the other end.
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