In the midst of a five-game homestand at Ryan Fieldhouse, No. 3 Northwestern cruised to 5-1 after beating Vanderbilt and Youngstown State over the weekend, 24-7 and 24-3.
While the Commodores were able to tie it 1-1 early on and then get back within two in the second quarter, they were simply no match for the Wildcats’ attack.
In graduate transfer Hailey Rhatigan’s debut in the purple and white (or grey on Saturday in that matter), she had a hat trick and an assist. Last season at Mercer, Rhatigan tallied 93 goals and 28 assists, leading the country in shots on goal per game.