With both teams playing great, who will emerge on top Friday night in Evanston?
Friday night, Northwestern's women's lacrosse takes on No. 5 and undefeated USC in Evanston in perhaps the team's biggest game of the season to date.
In what has largely been a season of unfulfilled promise thus far, this game stands out as a chance to get the season back on track — and comes at a time when Northwestern is playing its best lacrosse of the year.
Before last week, the program was on shaky ground: It was two games below .