In Northwestern’s season-opening 70-47 win over Mercyhurst on Monday, coach Chris Collins delivered on his promise to deepen his rotation. The 13th-year sideline guru put 11 different Wildcats (1-0, 0-0 Big Ten) on the floor, including two garbage time minutes for freshman guard Phoenix Gill. Collins made substitutions at a frenetic pace, ultimately changing his... The post … [Read more...] about Men’s Basketball: Visualizing Chris Collins’ dynamic rotations in season-opening win over Mercyhurst
Men’s Soccer: Late Wisconsin goal sends Northwestern home with a 1-0 loss
Northwestern men’s soccer played a bend-don’t-break defensive style for the first 85 minutes of its match at Wisconsin, but broke in the 86th minute to fall 1-0 in its final road contest of the season. The Wildcats (7-6-3, 2-5-2 Big Ten), coming off an upset win against then-No. 17 Indiana, combated the Badgers’ (7-8-0, 4-6-0... The post Men’s Soccer: Late Wisconsin goal sends … [Read more...] about Men’s Soccer: Late Wisconsin goal sends Northwestern home with a 1-0 loss
Men’s Basketball: Windham delivers spark as Northwestern overcomes slow start to beat Mercyhurst, 70-47
K.J. Windham delivered a spark with three three-pointers despite being the eighth player in the rotation. Nick Martinelli appeared his usual self on a 17-point night, but took a backseat in the second half. Northwestern continued its optimistic exhibition play into the regular season, but it needs to shake off slow starts. It took over... The post Men’s Basketball: Windham … [Read more...] about Men’s Basketball: Windham delivers spark as Northwestern overcomes slow start to beat Mercyhurst, 70-47
Volleyball: Reid back with a bang as Wildcats take down Iowa and Maryland
After a disappointing weekend away, Northwestern marked its return to Welsh-Ryan Arena with Hallo-weekend wins against Iowa on Friday and Maryland on Sunday. Leading the team’s comeback with her own comeback from an injury, senior outside hitter Rylen Reid delivered 42 kills over the weekend. Graduate student middle blocker Bella Simkus dominated Sunday’s game with... The post … [Read more...] about Volleyball: Reid back with a bang as Wildcats take down Iowa and Maryland
Women’s Golf: Lee wins individual title as Northwestern loses East Lake Cup final to No. 3 Oregon
Senior Dianna Lee secured the individual stroke play title before No. 23 Northwestern fell to No. 3 Oregon in the finals of a rainy East Lake Cup in Atlanta from Monday to Wednesday. Inclement weather cut the tournament’s opening stroke play portion to just nine holes, in which Lee was one of two players to... The post Women’s Golf: Lee wins individual title as Northwestern … [Read more...] about Women’s Golf: Lee wins individual title as Northwestern loses East Lake Cup final to No. 3 Oregon