Three keys for No. 1-seeded Northwestern lacrosse vs. No. 4-seeded Johns Hopkins in the Final Four

Northwestern got its revenge on No. 8-seeded Colorado in the NCAA Quarterfinals after losing back in February. The Wildcats and Buffaloes played arguably the best game of the tournament so far, but Johns Hopkins win over No.

5-seeded Stony Brook rivals it. Both quarterfinal matchups ended in favor of the home team, 13-12. With 5:04 to go in the third quarter, the Seawolves took an 11-7 lead over the Blue Jays and looked to have all the momentum after scoring four-straight goals.

That’s when Ava Angello and Taylor Hoss took over for Johns Hopkins. The Blue Jays went on two separate three-goal runs: first to make it 11-10, then to win 13-12 with an Isabella Caporuscio woman-up goal wedged in between. On all six goals Johns Hopkins scored after being down 11-7, either Angello or Hoss contributed: both scored twice and Angello had a pair of assists while Hoss three.

Now rewind to earlier in the season, back to when Northwestern and Johns Hopkins played in Ryan Fieldhouse on March 29. The Wildcats were coming off an upset victory in overtime at then-No. 1 North Carolina, while the Blue Jays suffered a three-goal loss to Maryland.