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
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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
Rapid Recap: Northwestern takes down Lewis 82-49 in exhibition
After only two conference wins last season, Northwestern opened its season with a commanding 82-49 exhibition win against Division II Lewis. Senior forward Grace Sullivan led all scorers with 23 points, dominating in the post on both ends of the floor. Sophomore forward Tayla Thomas complemented Sullivan in the frontcourt to punishing effect, finishing with... The post Rapid … [Read more...] about Rapid Recap: Northwestern takes down Lewis 82-49 in exhibition
Women’s Soccer: Norkett’s late strike stuns USC in 1-0 Big Ten Tournament first round win
In the 85th minute of Northwestern’s Big Ten Tournament first-round matchup with USC, the Wildcats (9-3-7, 4-2-5 Big Ten) had weathered forty minutes of second-half pressure, losing territory as the Trojans (7-7-3, 4-5-2 Big Ten) pelted their goal and contained their attack with a disciplined offside trap. As a 0-0 nail-biter drifted toward extra time,... The post Women’s … [Read more...] about Women’s Soccer: Norkett’s late strike stuns USC in 1-0 Big Ten Tournament first round win