Spoiler alert: Northwestern field hockey is going to its second consecutive Final Four, a first in program history. The way the team got there, though, can only be described with one word: cardiac.
On Friday, the ‘Cats met No. 25 Miami (OH) for their first-round matchup. While the first matchup between the two teams this season didn’t have too much action, with Northwestern putting in two unanswered goals before pulling away with a 3-1 victory, this game was different. Although senior Peyton Halsey missed her first penalty stroke of the season in the second quarter, she was granted another one in the third to put the ‘Cats up 1-0.