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Minutes after purple and white confetti shot atop an exuberant Northwestern men’s basketball squad, smothering each corner of Welsh-Ryan Arena’s floor for the second consecutive season, coach Chris Collins and graduate student point guard Boo Buie sat side-by-side in the media room on Selection Sunday. An underrecruited prospect and a coach considered down and out... The post … [Read more...] about Men’s Basketball: Northwestern’s second consecutive March Madness bid serves a testament to Buie, Collins’ mutual belief

Two days after bowing out of the Big Ten Tournament with a 70-61 loss to Wisconsin in the Target Center, Northwestern awaited its March Madness fate with the rest of the college basketball landscape during its Selection Sunday party at Welsh-Ryan Arena. The Wildcats (21-11, 12-8 Big Ten) breathed a sigh of relief, as they... The post Men’s Basketball: Northwestern punches … [Read more...] about Men’s Basketball: Northwestern punches second consecutive March Madness ticket

MINNEAPOLIS — Just over two months ago, Northwestern navigated through blizzard-like conditions to challenge a then-dominant Wisconsin squad in the Kohl Center. Coach Chris Collins’ team scratched and clawed to the finish line, but still came up short in a 71-63 defeat. Since that Jan. 13 test, much has changed for the two foes that... The post Men’s Basketball: Northwestern … [Read more...] about Men’s Basketball: Northwestern gears up for Big Ten Tournament grudge match with Wisconsin

MINNEAPOLIS — Northwestern traveled to the Target Center to square off against Wisconsin in Friday afternoon’s conference tournament quarterfinal.  For the second consecutive year, the Wildcats earned a double-bye in the Big Ten Tournament and looked to outlast the Badgers and clinch a semifinal spot.  Both teams struggled to score from the game’s onset, going... The post Rapid … [Read more...] about Rapid Recap: Wisconsin 70, Northwestern 61

After receiving a $5 million gift from Northwestern Trustee Harreld N. “Kip” Kirkpatrick III (Weinberg ’94, Kellogg‘’97) and his wife Sara Kirkpatrick, Northwestern will begin construction on a new softball stadium to house the reigning Big Ten regular season and tournament champions, the University announced Wednesday.  The stadium, which will be named Kip and Sara... The post … [Read more...] about Softball: Northwestern announces plan to build new stadium