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Opinion | When sports writing is a symbiotic relationship
Graduation Issue 2021 I was the only print reporter in the Sharon J. Drysdale Field press box on April 25, 2018, as Northwestern softball hosted Loyola in a midweek non-conference game. That wasn’t a shock. The Wildcats were playing well at the time — and they kept up their winning ways that day — but... → Read More
AND is in her DNA: Morgan Newport has filled every role Northwestern softball has asked of her
Softball Northwestern’s second home game of the 2021 season had turned into a slugfest. The Wildcats led Wisconsin 13-7 in the top of the fourth inning, but after freshman starter Lauren Boyd reached 90 pitches before completing the fourth, coach Kate Drohan made a call to the bullpen. So, in came the right fielder. But... → Read More
No. 21 Northwestern women’s basketball falls at home to Rutgers
Women’s Basketball Mere minutes after the final buzzer sounded, mercifully bringing an end to No. 21 Northwestern’s 70-54 loss to Rutgers, junior guard Veronica Burton was back on the floor at Welsh-Ryan Arena, putting up free throws while coach Joe McKeown and fellow junior guard Sydney Wood addressed the media. It was that kind of... → Read More
Northwestern women’s basketball collapses late in loss to Indiana
Women’s Basketball For 25 minutes Sunday, Northwestern was passing the test. The No. 21 Wildcats were overcoming a deep size disadvantage, exacerbated by the absence of junior forward Courtney Shaw, and led No. 16 Indiana by 13 points. Then the Hoosiers stepped on the gas, and NU didn’t have an answer. Indiana (9-3, 7-1 Big... → Read More
No. 15 Northwestern women’s basketball upset by Nebraska
Women’s Basketball Northwestern’s run to the Big Ten title last season began in earnest on New Year’s Eve, 366 days ago. That was the day the Wildcats sent a message to the conference and the country by beating then-No. 12 Maryland by 23 points in a game they controlled from tip to buzzer. This New... → Read More
Veronica Burton leads Northwestern women’s basketball to win over Purdue
Women’s Basketball In just three games this season, Veronica Burton has sent a clear message to opposing defenses: key on Lindsey Pulliam at your own risk. Purdue’s strategy Thursday night was clearly to limit the senior guard Pulliam’s production, and for the most part it worked — Northwestern’s leading scorer last year was just 3-for-16... → Read More
Q&A: Northwestern softball star Rachel Lewis tries her hand at bobsled
Rachel Lewis has been one of Northwestern softball’s best players since she arrived on campus. The second baseman was a second-team all-American as a freshman in 2018, leading the Big Ten in RBIs and runs scored. But Lewis’ athletic talent extends well beyond the softball diamond. Now a senior, the southwest Ohio native had the... → Read More
Northwestern baseball adds Charlie Tilson as volunteer assistant coach
Baseball By hiring Charlie Tilson as a volunteer assistant coach, head coach Spencer Allen added both youth and experience to his staff. Tilson is just 27 years old, which should help him relate to Northwestern’s players on a personal level. But he’s also been where every ballplayer dreams about from the moment they start playing... → Read More
Longtime equipment manager Meli Resendiz celebrates 30 years at Northwestern
Over the past 30 years, Meli Resendiz has had a front-row seat for some of the most memorable moments in Northwestern sports history. Field hockey’s Final Four run in 1994? Resendiz was there. Women’s basketball winning a Big Ten title in her first year at NU in 1990, and then another in 2020? You bet.... → Read More
Northwestern women’s basketball routs Duke behind huge third quarter
Women’s Basketball Lindsey Pulliam and Northwestern needed to rebound from a rough second quarter. So when the junior guard sank a wide-open 3-pointer from the right corner less than two minutes into the second half, it was an encouraging sign. And when she hit another from the exact same spot 25 seconds later, the Wildcats... → Read More
Football: Northwestern runs wild, beats UMass 45-6 to snap 7-game skid
Football Northwestern has been through a lot in the last two months. Offensive ineptitude. Problems taking care of the football. An extreme lack of discipline. Key players injured nearly every week. The Wildcats’ 45-6 win over UMass on Saturday did little to change the trajectory of their season. But NU (2-8, 0-7 Big Ten) was... → Read More
Rapid Recap: Purdue 24, Northwestern 22
Football It appeared Northwestern’s seemingly eternal losing streak was about to end. Instead, the Wildcats found heartbreak again. After Charlie Kuhbander hit the left upright on a field goal attempt, Purdue (4-6, 3-4 Big Ten) took over with just over two minutes to play. NU committed three penalties to help the Boilermakers drive the length... → Read More
Northwestern men’s swimming wins first Big Ten dual since 2014
Swimming and Diving It may have come against lowly Michigan State, but Northwestern has finally broken its Big Ten dual meet drought. The Wildcats (3-0, 1-0 Big Ten) blew out the Spartans 172-126 on Saturday in East Lansing to claim their first win in a Big Ten dual since January 2014 against Iowa. NU had... → Read More
Northwestern football receivers struggling with consistency, injuries
Football Somewhat ironically, one of the few good plays Aidan Smith made last Saturday against Iowa might have been the most damaging for Northwestern. Midway through the first quarter, the junior quarterback and the Wildcats (1-6, 0-5 Big Ten) — trailing just 7-0 at that point — faced a third and four on their own... → Read More
Rapid Recap: No. 8 Wisconsin 24, Northwestern 15
Football MADISON, Wis. — Northwestern’s defense can only bail out the Wildcats’ inept offense so many times. Saturday at Camp Randall Stadium, NU (1-3, 0-2 Big Ten) held No. 8 Wisconsin (4-0, 2-0) to under 300 yards of total offense, but the Cats failed to find the end zone until the fourth quarter and lost,... → Read More
Northwestern football’s anemic offense dooms team in loss to Stanford
Football STANFORD, Calif. — At 12:58 p.m. on Saturday, Northwestern made a long-awaited announcement — the highly-touted sophomore transfer from Clemson, Hunter Johnson, would be the Wildcats’ starting quarterback. But instead of leading NU to victory in his first collegiate start, Johnson sputtered, completing just six of 17 passes and throwing two interceptions as the... → Read More
Northwestern football coach Pat Fitzgerald says QB battling to start
Football At Big Ten Media Days last month, Big Ten Network announced sophomore Hunter Johnson as Northwestern’s starting quarterback. Johnson may be the favorite to win the job, but the Clemson transfer has not won the job yet. Coach Pat Fitzgerald reiterated that Wednesday at the Wildcats’ Media Day. “The reality is it’s a battle,”... → Read More
Scouting every game on Northwestern football’s 2019 schedule
Football Coming off a 9-5 season that featured the program’s first-ever trip to the Big Ten Championship Game, expectations have been understandably raised for Northwestern in 2019. The Wildcats will be breaking in a new quarterback following the graduation of four-year starter Clayton Thorson. Clemson transfer Hunter Johnson is viewed as most likely to win... → Read More
Q&A: Stella Frentress talks research on ‘urban temples’ in Bogotá
While many students who receive Summer Undergraduate Research Grants remain in Evanston, Stella Frentress ventured all the way to Bogotá to study public libraries in the Colombian capital city. The Weinberg junior is pursuing an ad hoc major in urban sustainability, and is specifically examining why libraries are so popular in Bogotá — Frentress said... → Read More
Former Northwestern swimmer Jordan Wilimovsky qualifies for Olympics
Swimming and Diving Former Northwestern swimmer Jordan Wilimovsky was the first male athlete to qualify for the 2020 U.S. Olympic team, placing fifth in the 10-kilometer open water event at the World Championships in Gwangju, South Korea on Tuesday. Wilimovsky, who competed for the Wildcats from 2012 to 2017, was also an Olympian in Rio... → Read More