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  "path": "/college-sports/2026/05/22/northwestern-womens-lacrosse-team-beats-johns-hopkins-to-return-to-ncaa-title-game",
  "publishedAt": "2026-05-23T02:43:54.118Z",
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  "textContent": "<p>Madison Taylor and Maddie Epke scored four goals apiece, and Northwestern’s women’s lacrosse team beat Johns Hopkins 16-11 in the national semifinals Friday in Evanston to return to the NCAA championship game. The Wildcats will face North Carolina, which beat Maryland 16-6 in the first semifinal, at 11 a.m. Sunday at Martin Stadium.</p><p>Northwestern (17-3), the first school to host the women’s lacrosse championship outside the Eastern Time Zone, lost to the Tar Heels in the national final last year 12-8. The Cats are looking for their first national title since 2023 and ninth under coach Kelly Amonte Hiller.</p><p>Aditi Foster scored three goals, and Taylor Lapointe and Kate Ratanaproeksa had two each for the Wildcats, who outshot the Blue Jays 40-22. Ava Angello led the Blue Jays (17-4) with three goals.</p><p>Northwestern trailed 1-0, tied the score almost two minutes later and never trailed again. The Wildcats led 10-3 at halftime before the Blue Jays cut the deficit to three late in the third quarter. After Epke and Lapointe scored about a minute apart, the Blue Jays never got closer than within four again.<br></p>",
  "title": "Northwestern women's lacrosse team beats Johns Hopkins to return to NCAA title game",
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