Tommy Gilligan-Imagn Images In another week that was chock-full of upsets, the Big Ten fell victim to them yet again. Week 8 saw a lot of upsets in the Big Ten, not to mention a new number one team in the country in this very conference. Here’s how the Big Ten did in Week 8: Bye Weeks: No. 3 Penn State, No. 4 Ohio State, Minnesota and Washington The Upsets UCLA 35 @ … [Read more...] about Around the Big Ten: Week 8
Swimming and Diving: Men’s and women’s teams defeat Miami-Ohio and Cincinnati to kick off season
nusports.com Both the men’s and women’s Wildcats opened their seasons strong. The Northwestern swimming and diving team completed its first two dual meets of the 2024-25 season, sweeping Miami-Ohio and Cincinnati at home over the course of the last two weeks. The women’s team defeated Miami-Ohio 203-97 before beating Cincinnati 185.5-110.5, while the men’s team scored … [Read more...] about Swimming and Diving: Men’s and women’s teams defeat Miami-Ohio and Cincinnati to kick off season
Five Things We Learned From Northwestern-Wisconsin
Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images It wasn’t all sunshine and rainbows for the ‘Cats this week. Expectations were relatively elevated for Northwestern coming into Saturday’s matchup against the 4-2 Wisconsin Badgers. The ‘Cats - coming off a blowout win over Maryland - seemed to have the momentum necessary to keep their final 2024 game at Northwestern Medicine Field … [Read more...] about Five Things We Learned From Northwestern-Wisconsin
Men’s soccer: Northwestern’s defense shines in pivotal homestand
Photo by Henry Frieman/Northwestern Athletics The ‘Cats got their revenge on Michigan. Northwestern has extended its unbeaten run to four games after defending Martin Stadium in two crucial matchups this week. On Tuesday, the men’s soccer team played a struggling Wisconsin squad to a scoreless draw, holding the Badgers without a shot on goal in the second half. Then, … [Read more...] about Men’s soccer: Northwestern’s defense shines in pivotal homestand
Costly decisions blended with an inefficient offense is never a recipe for success
Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images Going 2-for-14 on third downs probably doesn’t help either. While trailing 7-0, with 50 seconds left in the first half against Wisconsin, Northwestern made a decision that cost it the game. With the Badgers starting the second half with the ball, coach David Braun elected to stay aggressive, likely thanks to the two timeouts in his … [Read more...] about Costly decisions blended with an inefficient offense is never a recipe for success