It is time to start referring to all Northwestern sports teams in NCAA Tournament play as the Cardiac ‘Cats. If field hockey’s last minutes didn’t give you a heart attack, maybe the other Northwestern women’s team on the other side of the country did.
In a game that was not decided until the final whistle, the Wildcats (16-4-2, 7-2-1 B1G) defeated the Vanderbilt Commodores (12-5-4, 5-3-2 SEC) 2-1 to advance to the Round of 16 in the NCAA Tournament. It is Northwestern's third time making it to the Sweet 16 in program history, and the third time it has reached 16 wins in a season.