If the third time’s a charm, then the third time Northwestern faced Michigan was always bound to be a fight.
Northwestern (17-2, 6-0 B1G) took down Michigan (12-8, 3-3 B1G) 8-7 to stay alive in the NCAAs and head to the quarterfinals. It was the first time all season that the ‘Cats didn’t reach double-digit goals and the first time since Feb. 19 against Boston College that they were trailing at halftime and into the fourth quarter.
Hailey Rhatigan and Erin Coykendall each put up two goals to lead the ‘Cats. For the Wolverines, Jill Smith and Julia Schwabe each also had two.