MBB Preview: Northwestern vs Houston Baptist
The Northwestern men’s basketball team begins its 2014-2015 regular season at home against Houston Baptist 7 p.m. tonight. The Wildcats are looking to win their seventh-straight season opener and second under coach Chris Collins. Northwestern (14-19, 6-12 B1G last season) will be facing the Huskies for the first time ever. Fans will finally get to […]
Northwestern falls to Michigan after failed two-point conversion
by: Noah Fromson Evanston, Ill.— In a game lacking offensive execution, the Michigan Wolverines beat Northwestern by a final score of 10-9 after the Wildcats failed to complete a game-winning two point conversion with three seconds left in the game. The first quarter started slowly as both struggling squads’ drives stalled near midfield. Michigan’s rush […]
Halftime Reaction
NU started the game in no huddle offense fueled by a 19 yard strike from Siemian to Prater. However, an illegal formation penalty negated a Justin Jackson huge gain, and the Cats were forced to punt. Matt Alviti entered the game for a few snaps rushing two times for five yards. NU could not get […]
Men's Basketball: McIntosh, freshmen lead Wildcats to victory
By Mike Marut In their season opener against McKendree University, Northwestern showed off its new freshmen and high-octane offense in a 102-52 victory. Freshmen Bryant McIntosh, Vic Law, Johnnie Vassar, Gavin Skelly and Scottie Lindsey put the pedal to the metal in the game. The Freshmen Five have taken well to the coach Chris Collins […]
Northwestern vs McKendree Exhibition Fast Break
By Mike Marut In the first half, Northwestern ran the floor with extreme aggressiveness. In the second half, although still aggressive, the Wildcats seemed to turn the intensity dial to the left and slowed down the pace of their game. The freshmen still showed off their athleticism with Scottie Lindsey attempting a dunk and all […]
Northwestern vs McKendree Halftime Rapid Reaction
By Mike Marut NU Era Round 2 is officially underway with half of coach Chris Collins’s squad being freshmen. The Wildcats started out strong, winning the tip and scoring 15 unanswered points and forcing McKendree to take rushed shots and make hurried plays. If NU didn’t have enough momentum, a charge taken within the first […]
SportsNight (11/6/14)
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvwfhvnnV7c&w=420&h=315] Ethan Cohen and Megan O’Brien take you to Iowa where Northwestern football took on the Hawkeyes and to the Big Ten Tournament where women’s soccer was faced with a tough opening draw. Noah Fromson previews women’s basketball and Michael Stern is here to give you a Stern Talk. It’s all on SportsNight, Right Now.
MSOC: Two Calistri goals help the 'Cats clinch third seed in Big Ten tournament
Coming into Wednesday’s match with Wisconsin (3-10-3, 0-6-1 B1G), the future of the Wildcats men’s soccer team (8-5-3, 3-1-3 B1G) was very much in flux. One thing was certain, however. They were going to the Big Ten tournament. With all nine Big ten teams in action, it was a scoreboard-watcher’s dream. For the number one […]
Monday Football Press Conference (11/3/2014)
By Preston R. Michelson Coming off of a rough loss at Iowa, Pat Fitzgerald took to the dais on Monday to give updates on the team. — On academics, Fitz says: “We’re best in the Big Ten by ten percentage points, so we’re doing something positive.” — Fitz: “I don’t know if we won more […]
Iowa Crushes Northwestern 48-7
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Despite having two weeks to prepare for their matchup against the Iowa Hawkeyes, Northwestern fell, 48-7, at Kinnick Stadium on Saturday. Iowa (6-2, 3-1 B1G) dominated the game on both sides of the ball, outgaining Northwestern (3-5, 2-3 B1G) 483 yards to 180 and sacking quarterback Trevor Siemian five times. The […]