Northwestern's Katrina Dowd finished with three goals and broke the NCAA record with 18 in the tournament. The top-seeded Wildcats (22-0) also broke the Division I single-season scoring record with 381 goals. Danielle Spencer added three goals for Northwestern. Ali DeLuca scored four goals for the Quakers (15-3), playing in their third consecutive semifinal.
A goal by Spencer gave the Wildcats a 11-7 lead with 9:14 remaining. Penn then scored four straight goals, with Samantha Bird tying the game with 1:30 left. That set up the overtime periods.
Penn's Erin Brennan and Dowd traded goals in the first three-minute overtime. Neither team scored in second extra period, which set up Frank's goal in sudden death.
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