WEB UPDATE, May 27, 7:38 p.m.
Dartmouth's women's lacrosse team earned a spot in the NCAA Division I national championship after pummeling Notre Dame 14-8 in Friday's semifinal at Boston University's Nickerson Field.
The Big Green will play the defending champion Northwestern Wildcats on Sunday at noon in this year's final, which will also be held at Nickerson Field.
Dartmouth broke out to an early lead against Norte Dame and never looked back. Whitney Douthett '07 and Kristen Zimmer '06 each had six points for the Big Green, and Douthett led the team with four goals.
Entering the game, Dartmouth led the nation in scoring defense and caused turnovers. The defense remained exceptional Friday, holding Notre Dame to its first single-digit scoring performance of the season.
Northwestern earned its spot in the final by beating Duke 11-10 in overtime of Friday's earlier game.
The NCAA selection committee seeded Dartmouth seventh, and Northwestern fourth in this year's tournament.
Northwestern defeated Dartmouth in last year's national semifinal on its way to winning the 2005 national title.
Fan buses will leave from the Berry Center parking lot Sunday morning at 8:30 a.m. The bus costs $10 to ride, $5 for Dartmouth students. Seats are available on a first come, first served basis.
