<p>Is alive and well for lax.</p>
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But among the schools along the East Coast that had grown used to passing the title back and forth to each other there is something else: Resentment.</p>
<p>After four championships in a row - a streak second only to Marylands seven straight in Division I womens lacrosse history - there is a sense in Evanston that the East Coast schools dont give the Wildcats the same credit theyd give each other.</p>
<p>In the beginning it was, Oh, its a fluke. The second time it was a fluke and then the third and fourth time its We really dont like em, said Hannah Nielsen, an All-American who has more assists than any woman in Division I lacrosse history.</p>
<p>They see it on blogs, where there they read cracks about how theyre too physical, too aggressive, their play is hurting the womens sport, referees let them get away with practically mugging opponents, and that if the NCAA ever forces players to wear helmets, it will be the Wildcats fault.</p>
<p>They never give us 100 percent credit, said Meredith Frank, an All American midfielder. Because were Northwestern, theres something wrong with us, its How dare they.
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<p>Actually, a lot of the stuff that gets written on lax message boards about NU lax is pretty humorous, and yeah, there is a lot of resentment.</p>
<p>They can’t believe a school located in the Midwest (a region considered backwards and obscure to some people on both coasts) could be so good. :D</p>