Women’s Lacrosse Travels to #5 Northwestern for a Monday Night Matchup

GAME 6

Dartmouth (2-3) vs. #5 Northwestern (6-2)
Date: Monday, Mar. 21, 2022 – 7 p.m.
Location: Evanston, Ill. – Ryan Fieldhouse
All-Time Series: 1-8
Last Time: 2/15/19 – L, 21-15
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MONDAY NIGHT LACROSSE
The Dartmouth women's lacrosse team heads out for their fourth road game of the 2022 season as they travel to #5 Northwestern on Monday evening.

LAST TIME OUT

The Big Green fell to #22 UMass, 13-9, in non-conference action on Friday afternoon at Scully-Fahey Field.
The Wildcats defeated Ohio State, 22-14, on Saturday afternoon.

THE BIG GREEN STATS

Katie Elders leads Dartmouth in scoring with 13 goals. Katina Christensen is second with 10 while Lucy Murray is third with nine after scoring a career-high five goals on Friday against UMass.
Murray leads with five assists. Jev Ward and Mimi Lazore are tied for second with two apiece.
Nieve Donegan has 14 ground balls for the Big Green. Gisele Todd has 11 and Maja Desmond has eight.
Dartmouth has 33 caused turnovers, led by Donegan's six. Sophia Franco and Desmond are right behind with five each.
Todd has 38 saves in her freshman season, including a career-high 13 on Friday.
Elders' 2.60 goals per game is fifth in the Ivy League. Murray sits in fifth with 1.20 assists per game.

SCOUTING NORTHWESTERN

Northwestern enters Monday's game with a 6-2 record.
The Wildcats were ranked 5^th in the latest IWLCA poll.
Lauren Gilbert leads Northwestern in scoring with 31 goals through the first eight games. Erin Coykendall is second with 20.
Coykendall's 14 assists lead the team while Gilbert is right behind with 12.
Madison Doucette has 17 ground balls for the Wildcats. Ally Palermo has 16.
Doucette has started all eight games in goal, making 59 saves for Northwestern.

ALL-TIME AGAINST THE WILDCATS

This will be the 10th contest all-time between Dartmouth and Northwestern.
The Wildcats took the win in the previous matchup, 21-15, in Dartmouth's 2019 season opener.

RETURN FOR FRANK

Monday's game will be the first time that Josie Harper Head Coach of Women's Lacrosse Alex Frank will take on her alma mater as a head coach.
Frank graduated from Northwestern in 2012 and enjoyed a decorated playing career as a member of the women's lacrosse team.
Frank won three national titles (2009, 2011, 2012), was named an All-America player three times (2010, 2011, 2012) and was voted team captain as both a junior and a senior.

FOLLOW ALONG

Monday's game will be available to stream on the Big Ten Network.
Live stats are provided in the link above.

WHAT'S AHEAD
Dartmouth continues their four-game road stretch next Sunday when they head to Brown for their second Ivy League contest of the season. That game will be available to stream on ESPN+ and Stretch Internet.

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