Last winter, a Northwestern men’s basketball student section seat became the hottest ticket in town. Seemingly overnight, Wildcat fever overtook the Evanston campus, with students turned away from Welsh-Ryan Arena’s doors just minutes following NU’s January 2023 tipoff against Illinois. With high demand for student section tickets, NU Athletics implemented a ticket standby … [Read more...] about Men’s Basketball: Northwestern Wildside looks to break student attendance record against Maryland
Women’s Tennis: Northwestern snatches victory from FAU in doubles season opener
Northwestern started its doubles season opener with a tight matchup against Florida Atlantic, securing a 4-3 victory on a sunny Monday in Boca Raton, Florida. The Wildcats (1-0, 0-0 Big Ten) looked to bounce back from a sub-.500 2022-23 campaign with a statement road victory over the Owls (0-1, 0-0 American). However, FAU nabbed an... The post Women’s Tennis: Northwestern … [Read more...] about Women’s Tennis: Northwestern snatches victory from FAU in doubles season opener
Women’s basketball: Northwestern’s prolonged scoring droughts to blame in rivalry loss to Illinois
A game that could’ve delivered Northwestern its first back-to-back conference wins in two years easily turned into the Wildcats graciously gifting Illinois its first conference win of the season Sunday. Freshman guard Casey Harter opened the game for the Wildcats (7-10, 2-4 Big Ten) with a driving layup, bringing NU its sole lead of 2-0. ... The post Women’s basketball: … [Read more...] about Women’s basketball: Northwestern’s prolonged scoring droughts to blame in rivalry loss to Illinois
Rapid Recap: No. 15 Wisconsin 71, Northwestern 63
Three days after storming back from a double-digit deficit to stun Penn State on the road, Northwestern traveled through an old-fashioned midwestern snowstorm to square off against No. 15 Wisconsin in the Kohl Center on Saturday. After the Wildcats (12-4, 3-2 Big Ten) swept last season’s series, the Badgers (13-3, 5-0 Big Ten) looked to... The post Rapid Recap: No. 15 … [Read more...] about Rapid Recap: No. 15 Wisconsin 71, Northwestern 63
Football: Northwestern relieves associate head coach (defensive backs) Matt McPherson of duties
In perhaps the final shakeup to Northwestern’s past coaching staff ahead of the 2024 season, head coach David Braun has relieved associate head coach (defensive backs) Matt MacPherson of his duties, The Inside Zone’s Matt Fortuna reported Thursday. MacPherson spent the past 18 seasons on the Wildcats’ staff, serving in a bevy of roles on... The post Football: Northwestern … [Read more...] about Football: Northwestern relieves associate head coach (defensive backs) Matt McPherson of duties