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
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Northwestern men’s basketball earns NCAA Tournament berth as No. 9 seed, will play Florida Atlantic
David Banks-USA TODAY Sports Dance on. Update: At about 7:30 p.m. CT, the NCAA announced that Northwestern will play Florida Atlantic at 11:15 a.m. CT on Friday afternoon in Brooklyn. Northwestern’s dance continues with an Irish jig. On Sunday afternoon, CBS announced on its Selection Sunday show that Northwestern (21-11, 12-8 B1G) was selected to participate in the … [Read more...] about Northwestern men’s basketball earns NCAA Tournament berth as No. 9 seed, will play Florida Atlantic
Softball: Five things to know from a 3-1 weekend in South Carolina
@NUSBCats on Twitter. A return to form for the ‘Cats. After a weekend off, Northwestern softball hit the road again, traveling to South Carolina for a four-game stand against an array of quality opponents, including a conference rival and two ranked clubs. With a disappointing stretch of games in the rearview mirror, the Wildcats looked like the reigning Big Ten champs, … [Read more...] about Softball: Five things to know from a 3-1 weekend in South Carolina
Lacrosse: Northwestern takes care of businesses against No. 12 Johns Hopkins
John Konstantaras/Northwestern Athletics Izzy Scane ran the show all afternoon. No. 1 Northwestern women’s lacrosse (8-1, 1-0 B1G) strengthened its national title defense credentials with a commanding 14-9 victory over No. 12 Johns Hopkins (7-3, 0-1 B1G) at Ryan Fieldhouse on Saturday afternoon. The ‘Cats scored just over a minute into the game and never looked back, … [Read more...] about Lacrosse: Northwestern takes care of businesses against No. 12 Johns Hopkins
Baseball: Northwestern drops two of three against UTSA
@NUCatsBaseball on Twitter The bats continue to go cold. Looking to rebound from last weekend’s performance against Louisville, Northwestern lost two of three at UTSA on Saturday and Sunday. Game 1 of a Saturday doubleheader was brutal for the ‘Cats. The Roadrunners pounced early and often, plating the game’s first eight runs — one in the first, four in the fourth, one … [Read more...] about Baseball: Northwestern drops two of three against UTSA