{"id":318,"date":"2026-05-13T20:32:58","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T20:32:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=318"},"modified":"2026-05-13T20:32:58","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T20:32:58","slug":"colorado-lacrosse-continues-magical-season-in-ncaa-quarterfinals-at-northwestern","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=318","title":{"rendered":"Colorado lacrosse continues magical season in NCAA quarterfinals at Northwestern"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div><strong>Getting your Trinity Audio player ready&#8230;<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>With program history already in the books, and another historic step there for the taking, the Colorado women\u2019s lacrosse team is returning to where the magic started.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=316\">Capitol updates: Colorado House kills gun barrels bill, workplace protections bill dies in Senate<\/a><\/p>\n<p>It was more than three months ago when a Buffaloes squad with tepid outside expectations began the season at perennial powerhouse Northwestern, which was coming off consecutive national title game appearances as well as six consecutive berths in the Final Four. The Wildcats also were only three days removed from an impressive opener of their own, winning 20-12 on the road at No. 3 Boston College.<\/p>\n<p>The Buffs, meanwhile, hadn\u2019t reached the NCAA Tournament since 2019. Colorado didn\u2019t crack the preseason top 25 and was picked third in a mediocre, six-team Big 12.<\/p>\n<p>Then CU went out and served notice the 2026 campaign would be different.<\/p>\n<p>On Feb. 9, the Buffs upset the Wildcats on the road, outscoring Northwestern 4-1 in the fourth quarter to kick off the season with a 10-9 victory. CU returns to top-seeded Northwestern on Thursday as the eighth seed in the NCAA Tournament to make the program\u2019s first appearance in the quarterfinals.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe knew all preseason and leading up into that first game the talent that we had and the experience and the leadership we had coming back into the team,\u201d CU senior defender Mary Carson said. \u201cFor us, I don\u2019t know if it was as surprising that game that happened as it was to the viewers and maybe to the fans, but it lit a fire under us to show us and reaffirm that we\u2019re capable of a lot more than we\u2019ve achieved in other seasons.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It will be a high-stakes homecoming for head coach Ann Elliott Whidden, the only coach in the 13-season history of the CU program.<\/p>\n<p>Elliott Whidden played for longtime Northwestern coach Kelly Amonte Hiller early in Amonte Hiller\u2019s tenure with the Wildcats, winning three consecutive national championships as a premier defender between 2005 and 2007. Elliott Whidden cut her teeth as a coach under Amonte Hiller at Northwestern, winning three more national championships in 2009, 2011 and 2012 before leaving to start the new program at Colorado.<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The teams have grown familiar since. Thursday will be the first postseason matchup between Elliott Whidden\u2019s Buffs and her alma mater, but CU has faced Northwestern each of the past three seasons. The programs also meet regularly for fall exhibitions.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=315\">Gunfire breaks out in Philippine Senate where authorities tried to arrest a senator<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAn awesome opportunity for us. Having gone there the beginning of the season, we\u2019re a little familiar,\u201d Elliott Whidden said. \u201cObviously we\u2019ve both played a lot of games since then. But it\u2019s a team we\u2019re a little familiar with. Just what an exciting opportunity for us. Similar to how we started the season and how we\u2019ve gotten here, we\u2019ll have a lot of respect for Northwestern. We\u2019ll know them well. But my team is going to focus on ourselves and just getting ourselves ready for that battle.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The quarterfinal showdown will offer another huge test for the Buffs\u2019 standout defense, which has held every opponent to single-digit goal totals and enters the matchup leading the nation in goals allowed at 6.63 per game. Northwestern features one of the top scorers in the nation in Taylor Madison, who ranks second in the nation in goals (88) and third in points (119).<\/p>\n<p>Madison scored six goals during the season-opener against the Buffs, but she scored only one over the final 21 minutes as CU rallied.<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cThat game was one of the most fun I ever had,\u201d said CU junior attack Teagan Ryan. \u201cIt felt like every single part of our offense, defense and midfield was just connecting and working. And it was all things we knew we were capable of, but it was almost a validation that we can do it. The rest of the season was our time to prove that we deserved that win.\u201d<\/p>\n<h4>(8) CU Buffs women\u2019s lacrosse at (1) Northwestern Wildcats<\/h4>\n<p><strong>OPENING DRAW<\/strong>: NCAA Tournament quarterfinal, Thursday, 12:30 p.m. MT, Martin Field, Evanston, Illinois.<\/p>\n<p><strong>TV<\/strong>: ESPNU<\/p>\n<p><strong>RECORDS<\/strong>: Colorado 16-3; Northwestern 16-3.<\/p>\n<p><strong>KEY PLAYERS<\/strong>: <strong>Colorado<\/strong> \u2014 A Maddie Shoup, Sr. (43 goals, 20 assists); M Lily Assini, Sr. (30 goals, 21 assists); A Rachel Kennedy, R-Jr. (30 goals, 13 assists); A Teagan Ryan, Jr. (37 goals, three assists); A Jaimey Hill, Jr. (23 goals, 16 assists); A Rowan Edson, Fr. (27 goals, six assists); GK Elena Oh, So. (.465 save percentage, 6.61 goals-against average). <strong>Northwestern<\/strong> \u2014 A Taylor Madison, Sr. (88 goals, 31 assists); A Aditi Foster, So. (47 goals, 12 assists); M Taylor Lapointe, Jr. (28 goals, 15 assists); A Maddie Epke, Sr. (19 goals, 13 assists); A Olivia Adamson, Gr. (17 goals, 13 assists); M Noel Cumberland, Jr. (20 goals, five assists); GK Jenika Cuocco, Gr. (.519 save percentage; 8.79 goals-against average).<\/p>\n<p><strong>NOTES<\/strong>: The winner will play either fifth-seeded Stony Brook or fourth-seeded Johns Hopkins in the Final Four semifinals, which also will be played at Northwestern\u2019s Martin Stadium on May 22. The championship match is on May 24. \u2026 The Buffs have won nine consecutive games, which trails only the 11-0 start by the 2017 team as the longest winning streak in program history. \u2026 Shoup owns 134 career points and needs two more to move into the Buffs\u2019 all-time top 10. \u2026 The Buffs have tied the 16-4 team of 2017 for the most wins in program history. \u2026 Northwestern goalie Jenika Cuocco ranks fourth in the nation in save percentage. \u2026 Northwestern\u2019s roster includes Boulder native and former Fairview star Gabriella McCollester. She has recorded six goals and three assists in 14 games, including an assist in the Wildcats\u2019 second-round win against James Madison.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=307\">Aurora student arrested after bringing loaded gun to school<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Colorado women&#8217;s lacrosse team returns to top-seeded Northwestern for a quarterfinal battle in the NCAA Tournament. 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