EVANSTON -- On a beautiful day for the home opener, the No. 11 Northwestern women's lacrosse team eventually wore down the Marquette Golden Eagles, earning 17-11 victory. The crowd buzzed with nervous energy while the Golden Eagles hung around, but eventually turnovers and sloppy play doomed the visitors.
Redshirt junior Christina Esposito, who coach Kelly Amonte Hiller called the team's "leader," and sophomore Corrine Wessels stepped up with versatile midfielder Sheila Nesselbush watching the game on crutches from the sideline. Wessels finished with 4 goals, her first four on the season, and an assist, and seemed to develop a nice chemistry with junior transfer Danita Stroup, assisting Stroup on one of her two goals and finding her a few other times right in front of the goal for good scoring chances.