It’s safe to say Northwestern Lacrosse fans didn’t know what to expect from the Lakeshow during 2022. However, for a team counted out by many from the start, a Final Four appearance is certainly an accomplishment
Beginning the year without its leading scorer and Tewaaraton finalist Izzy Scane due to a season-ending injury, along with the loss of two other major players in graduates Sammy Mueller and Lindsey McKone, would prove to be a tough task — even regardless of Northwestern’s difficult schedule, in which it played five ranked teams in its first seven games.
Perhaps the biggest regular-season turning point, after falling to 2021 National Champion then-No.