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CARY, N.C. — Following a season of remarkable rises, stunning upsets and scintillating superstar showcases, the two teams widely considered the foremost national title contenders during the preseason ultimately reached a Sunday rematch in WakeMed Soccer Park. Placed on opposite ends of the bracket, No. 1 Northwestern and No. 2 Boston College passed their preliminary...

The Northwestern women's lacrosse team lost the NCAA Championship rematch 14-13 to Boston College on Sunday.

The Terps host the top-ranked Wildcats.

Midway through the fourth quarter in No. 3 Northwestern’s Monday evening Chapel Hill crusade, coach Kelly Amonte Hiller’s team appeared primed to put the past week’s Penn State woes on the backburner with a 14-5 lead over No. 13 North Carolina. The hosts launched a last-ditch salvage mission, but the comeback push proved too little,...

After defeating then-No. 12 Johns Hopkins in its Big Ten opener last Sunday, Northwestern traveled east for the first of a two-game road trip at Penn State Friday. Coach Kelly Amonte Hiller’s team entered University Park, Pennsylvania fresh off seven consecutive victories and looked to knock off an opponent it has bested in five straight...

Just two days after outdueling No. 10 Denver in a physically imposing battle, No. 1 Northwestern faced Albany in Ryan Fieldhouse Sunday. The two teams last crossed paths in April, when the 2023 America East champions provided an early test for the purple and white. The Wildcats (7-1, 0-0 Big Ten) comprehensively controlled Sunday’s matchup...

Under Cary, North Carolina’s late spring rain showers, coach Kelly Amonte Hiller’s squad scaled sensational summits to lift coveted national championship hardware on May 28, 2023. Eleven years of near misses, pitfalls and anguish lifted off the veteran coach’s shoulders, as her program once again stood atop the collegiate landscape. For Boston College coach Acacia...

As a pregame drizzle compounded into a steady stream of rain and snow atop Kittredge Field Thursday, No. 4 Northwestern’s high-octane attack blasted beyond Boulder’s battalion, toppling No. 20 Colorado from their undefeated ranks. With the snow-capped Rocky Mountains overlooking the turf, the sport’s most established stars soared more than a mile above sea level....

Three days after thrashing Marquette 21-3, No. 4 Northwestern will take on No. 20 Colorado in the first of a two-game road spell Thursday. The Boulder-based battle marks the first regular season matchup between the two teams since 2018. The nonconference foes — who last met in a 2023 preseason scrimmage at the hosts’ indoor...

Under Ryan Fieldhouse’s blinding lights, the No. 4 Northwestern squad shone bright, defeating Marquette and returning to the victory column.  The 21-3 win comes after the Wildcats (2-1, 0-0 Big Ten) snapped their 22-game win streak against then-No. 8 Notre Dame last week.  For coach Kelly Amonte Hiller, the key to Monday’s success was key...