A furious comeback was not enough as the women's lacrosse team dropped only its second ever game to Penn in 16 tries.
A sunny, Sunday afternoon in Philadelphia ended in disappointment for Northwestern lacrosse. The Wildcats forced overtime after battling back from a huge second-half deficit, but ultimately lost by a score of 14-13 to Penn at Franklin Field.
Penn's Nina Corcoran ended the sudden-death overtime period when she took the ball from behind the net, juked out her defender and beat freshman goalie Mallory Weisse. Penn won the opening draw of overtime and Northwestern, despite aggressive defense, never had possession in that final period.