Northwestern Athletics The ‘Cats had a strong performance last weekend in Charlotte. No. 3 Northwestern headed down south last weekend to compete in USA Fencing’s Junior Olympics in Charlotte, North Carolina. Led by podium finishes from Amanda Pirkowski and Natalie Shearer, the ‘Cats finished the weekend strong. Pirkowski won four of her five pool bouts in the Division … [Read more...] about Fencing: Pair of Wildcats reach podium at Junior Olympics
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Stick Season, Week Two: Growing pains, but they’re solvable
Northwestern Athletics Northwestern’s loss to Boston College taught us that the ‘Cats still have plenty to improve upon. Welcome back to Stick Season, Inside NU’s weekly lacrosse column. This week’s column will discuss Northwestern’s matches against No. 1 Boston College and Niagara from this past week. However, heavy emphasis will be placed on the former game, as I … [Read more...] about Stick Season, Week Two: Growing pains, but they’re solvable
SMU 97, Notre Dame 73: The program did not turn around
Matt Cashore-Imagn Images The Irish got outclassed and steamrolled from the jump (which they ironically won) The SMU Mustangs galloped into town for a Wednesday night tilt against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, who were looking to respond to getting outplayed by the Louisville Cardinals on Sunday. The story of the week has been Micah Shrewsberry’s angry (and seemingly … [Read more...] about SMU 97, Notre Dame 73: The program did not turn around
Big Ten Spotlight: Quarterback storylines to follow this spring
Four-star quarterback Jonas Williams committed to Oregon in August. … [Read more...] about Big Ten Spotlight: Quarterback storylines to follow this spring
Lacrosse: Taylor scores six goals, Lapointe turns in hat trick as No. 3 Northwestern smashes Niagara 22-5
Junior attacker Madison Taylor scored six times and sophomore midfielder Taylor Lapointe logged her first career hat trick as No. 3 Northwestern routed Niagara, winning 22-5 in running clock fashion. Two days removed from suffering their first loss of the season, falling 13-9 to No. 1 Boston College, the Wildcats (3-1, 0-0 Big Ten) attacked... The post Lacrosse: Taylor scores … [Read more...] about Lacrosse: Taylor scores six goals, Lapointe turns in hat trick as No. 3 Northwestern smashes Niagara 22-5