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Wildcat Lacrosse Team Grinds Past Davenport, 9-6
 This story and photo are courtesy of NMU Sports Information MARQUETTE, Mich. - The Northern Michigan women's lacrosse team earned a 9-6 victory in a tough battle against the Davenport Panthers in the Superior Dome on Friday. A hat-trick from Josie Lakosky and goals from Maddi Bast (2) and Sophie Langsdale (1) in the first quarter gave the 'Cats a 6-1 lead after the first quarter and would carry that momentum from start to finish. Defensive stops, caused turnovers, crucial saves from Zoe Montgomery, and goals from Abby Sisson and Hannah Jabas closed out the game and ended in a Wildcat win. Lakosky led Northern in points, with six goals and one assist, along with recording a season-high in shots with 14. Jabas and Bast ended the night with two goals each, while Sophie Langsdale and Sisson contributed a goal of their own to the scoreboard. The Wildcats outshot the Panthers 32-20, 19 of those goals being on frame for the 'Cats versus DU's eight. Both teams went 10-10 in ground balls and 17-17 in turnovers, with six of those turnovers being caused by Davenport compared to three being from NMU. Northern completed 18 out of 19 clears in contrast to the Panthers' 17 out of 20 completed clears. The 'Cats 18 clears tie a season-high (3/7/25 vs Missouri Western). NMU now moves to 7-3 overall and remains perfect in GLIAC play, 2-0 to start the year. The Panthers slip to 5-3 overall and drop their first conference game of the season. The Green and Gold are now ready to face No. 17/16 Grand Valley State on Sunday, March 30, at noon. |
