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Rapid Recap: Northwestern 80, Eastern Illinois 56
Northwestern basketball is back, opening their season with a resounding 80-56 win over Eastern Illinois. The Wildcats started off slow. NU didn’t get its first lead of the game until just over 4 minutes in, but never trailed again after freshman guard Casey Simmons hit two free throws to pull the Cats ahead 8-7. In... → Read More
Northwestern men’s basketball’s first-years look to make an impact
Men’s Basketball For the past two seasons, Northwestern has put a lot of responsibility on its young players. In the early days of what coach Chris Collins regards as a rebuild in the 2019-20 season, three freshmen saw significant time for the Wildcats: guard Boo Buie, forward Robbie Beran and center Ryan Young. With NU’s... → Read More
Men’s basketball reporters preview life in the Big Ten for the Wildcats
Men’s Basketball Northwestern’s 2020-21 men’s basketball season saw the team ranked as high as 19th in the nation, but the season ended with a thud in the Big Ten Tournament. Eight months later, there are changes aplenty — sharpshooter Miller Kopp is out, while three exciting freshmen are in — and the Wildcats are preparing... → Read More
Rapid Recap: No. 22 Iowa 17, Northwestern 12
Football Northwestern kept it close throughout the game, but in the battle of inept offenses, the Wildcats (3-6, 1-5 Big Ten) came up just short in a 17-12 loss against No. 22 Iowa (7-2, 4-2). Northwestern made its third quarterback decision of the season and it was Andrew Marty. After sophomore Ryan Hilinski started the... → Read More
Carroll: The Jonathan Toews era of the Blackhawks needs to come to an end
Content warning: This article contains mention of sexual assault. Less than a week ago, the Chicago Blackhawks released an investigation into the handling of a reported sexual assault of a then-anonymous player perpetrated by video coach Brad Aldrich in 2010 just prior to the team’s Stanley Cup win. In a The Sports Network interview with... → Read More
Football: Minnesota’s 40 minutes of possession time provides massive challenge to Northwestern defense in 27-point loss
Football Under former defensive coordinator Mike Hankwitz, Northwestern’s philosophy was bend, don’t break. If they allowed a team into the red zone, they forced a field goal, but didn’t allow a touchdown. Against Minnesota, the Wildcats’ defense bent, but then they still broke. NU’s defense allowed two field goals on two red zone possessions in... → Read More
Missed kicks, blocked punts turn tides for NU football
Football ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Special teams weren’t Northwestern’s only problem against No. 6 Michigan (7-0, 4-0 Big Ten), but they certainly were a major issue. Two crucial plays early in the second half decided the Wildcats’ (3-4, 1-3) fate: a missed field goal and a blocked punt. Those two moments swung what could have... → Read More
Rapid Recap: Northwestern 21, Rutgers 7
After Northwestern’s 56-7 loss at Nebraska two weeks ago, one of the worst of Coach Pat Fitzgerald’s tenure, it looked like the Wildcats’ chances at bowl eligibility were slipping away. But, NU (3-3, 1-2 Big Ten) rebounded with a strong showing, both offensively and defensively, against Rutgers (3-4, 0-4 Big Ten) on Saturday during Homecoming... → Read More
Incoming Northwestern president Rebecca Blank transfers within the Big Ten West
Northwestern’s newest president comes to Chicago’s Big Ten Team from one of its biggest competitors — Wisconsin. Rebecca Blank, currently chancellor of University of Wisconsin-Madison, joins NU after overseeing one of the best eras in the history of Wisconsin sports. In the two highest revenue-producing sports, the Badgers have taken off throughout Blank’s tenure. They... → Read More
Rapid Recap: Nebraska 56, Northwestern 7
Football On Saturday night, Northwestern gave up its most yards under Pat Fitzgerald in one of its worst losses in recent history. A 56-7 to Nebraska (3-3, 1 -2 Big Ten) dropped the Wildcats (2-3, 0-2 Big Ten) started with a 70-yard pass from quarterback Adrian Martinez to give the Cornhuskers first and goal, and... → Read More
Northwestern’s football defensive line holds Ohio’s run game at bay
Football Defending the run is one of Northwestern’s biggest weaknesses going back to the 2020 season, and games against Duke and Michigan State this season didn’t show many signs of improvement. Spartan running back Kenneth Walker III ran for 264 yards and four touchdowns against the Wildcats in the season opener, while Blue Devils running... → Read More
Northwestern football suffers second loss of 2021
Football DURHAM, N.C. — In the first 30 minutes of its non-conference contest at Wallace Wade Stadium, Northwestern failed to generate any offense or make a defensive stop against a Duke team that lost to Charlotte two weeks ago. Yet in the second half, the Wildcats mounted an ill-fated comeback, allowing no points and scoring... → Read More
Evan Hull leads Northwestern football’s offense against Indiana State
Football Northwestern’s two touchdown drives came on its first two drives of the game. Sophomore running back Evan Hull rushed for 51 yards and a touchdown on the first possession, and 106 yards in the first half. Quarterback Hunter Johnson attempted just one pass, as Hull and his fellow running backs — graduate Andrew Clair... → Read More
Rapid Recap: No. 2 Northwestern 13, No. 3 Syracuse 21
TOWSON, MD— Northwestern picked a bad time to play their worst game of the season. The Wildcats’ bid for perfection, and an eighth national championship, ended Friday in a loss to Syracuse in the Final Four. The 21-13 final score was NU’s lowest goal total of the season. Lindsey McKone opened the scoring less than... → Read More
Rapid Recap: No. 2 Northwestern 22, No. 7 Duke 10
Northwestern defeated Duke 22-10 in the NCAA quarterfinals to return to the Final Four and keep their bid for a perfect season and an eighth national championship alive. After a shaky performance in the opening minutes, the Wildcats bounced back in dominant fashion, dispatching the seventh-ranked Blue Devils with a 21-4 scoring run to close... → Read More
Northwestern 19, Denver 4
Lacrosse If there was any worry about Northwestern not being up to the challenge after an easy conference schedule, those worries are all over now. The Wildcats took down Denver in dominating fashion, not allowing a single goal in the second half en route to a 19-4 victory. NU got out to a quick start,... → Read More
Northwestern relied on its penalty corner defense in postseason play
Field Hockey In the Big Ten Tournament, Northwestern lived and died by its penalty corner defense. On Wednesday, the Wildcats shut down Rutgers’ penalty corners to get the win. A day later, Ohio State equalized its Big Ten semifinal matchup against NU on a quick penalty corner, stunting the Cats’ momentum. Eventually, the Buckeyes would defeat NU in overtime. In the regular season, the Scarlet… → Read More
Northwestern field hockey prepares for postseason rematch with Rutgers
Field Hockey After a 10-win regular season, Northwestern secured the No. 3 seed in the Big Ten Tournament. But for the first round, which begins on Wednesday, the Wildcats (10-4, 5-3 Big Ten) drew sixth-seeded Rutgers (9-5, 5-4 Big Ten) — the only team who beat them twice this season. NU rebounded from those two losses by sweeping No. 4 Iowa last weekend, but in order to advance in the… → Read More
Northwestern lacrosse defeats Michigan in final regular season game
Lacrosse No. 2 Northwestern took down Michigan 19-10 on Sunday, finishing the regular season with an undefeated record. The Wildcats (11-0, 11-0 Big Ten) jumped out to an early 5-0 lead over the Wolverines (3-6, 3-6 Big Ten), in large part due to winning five consecutive draw controls to start the game. Each one led... → Read More
Cats Corner: Breaking down Northwestern’s spring seasons
Cats Corner is back, and we’re breaking down what’s been happening in NU Sports this Spring. In this episode, we’re talking lacrosse, tennis, field hockey, soccer, and golf. In all things sports, we’ve got it covered. GABRIELA CARROLL: From the Daily Northwestern, I’m Gabriela Carroll. LAWRENCE PRICE: And I’m Lawrence Price, and this is Cats... → Read More