Six days after graduate student attacker Izzy Scane’s eight goals helped her team steamroll through then-No. 4 Stony Brook, No. 3 Northwestern commenced its conference slate against No. 17 Michigan in Ryan Fieldhouse Thursday. The Wildcats (7-1, 1-0 Big Ten) trounced the Wolverines (6-4, 1-1 Big Ten) for their seventh consecutive victory in a decisive.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — After a six-year hiatus, No. 7 Northwestern made its much awaited (and celebrated) return to the NCAA Tournament in Sacramento Thursday. Facing 10-seed Boise State, the Wildcats’ first-round matchup was a back-and-forth affair for all 40 minutes. The meeting pitted a pair of stout defenses against one another, setting up a likely.
At long last – the calendar has flipped to March, a month where Northwestern’s season long program heights will finally be on national display. Hoping to snap their two game losing streak, the Wildcats (20-10, 11-8 Big Ten) hosted Penn State (18-12,9-10 Big Ten) on senior night. While the Cats have essentially clinched a spot.
No. 21 Northwestern’s second half breakdown Thursday against Illinois was a tough pill to swallow for coach Chris Collins and his crew, especially when the group was 0.5 games back from clinching first place in the Big Ten conference. Despite the urge of getting back into the win column, the Wildcats (20-9, 11-7 Big Ten).
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Riding a five-game win streak and having been recently awarded with an AP Top 25 ranking, Northwestern traveled south on I-57 for round two against Illinois on Thursday. In a season of historical firsts and landmark achievements, the No. 21 Wildcats’ (20-8, 11-6 Big Ten) clash with the Illini (19-9, 10-7 Big.