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Meet the others teams in the Women’s Lacrosse Final Four

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What to expect from Johns Hopkins, Maryland and North Carolina at Martin Stadium.

After a season of anticipation, this weekend the women’s Final Four is on its way to Evanston. To get here, the ‘Cats barely survived their regional bracket, squeaking by Colorado 13-12 in a 20T thriller . But now, Northwestern is just two games away from its ninth national championship, playing in its seventeenth Final Four.

However, three hungry opponents between Northwestern and the NCAA National Collegiate Championship Trophy: No. 4 Johns Hopkins — the ‘Cats’ Friday matchup — No. 3 Maryland and No.

2 North Carolina. Here’s everything you need to know about each of Northwestern’s Final Four foes. No.

4 Johns Hopkins (17-4, 6-2 B1G) To start its Final Four campaign, Northwestern is set to face Johns Hopkins: a familiar opponent from the Big Ten conference. In most sports, Johns Hopkins competes on the Division III level. However, its location in Maryland — America’s hub for the sport of lacrosse — it has always been a premier Division I men’s lacrosse school, claiming nine NCAA Tournament championships.

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