Category: Sports

BSE: 'Cats defeat UIC in a late-inning thriller

By Max Gelman Northwestern (10-24, 3-6) ended the game with a bang, winning a nail-biter against the UIC Flames (16-14-1, 11-4) on Wednesday, 4-3. In the bottom of the ninth inning, UIC was down a by a run after cutting their deficit to one. With two outs and runners on first and second, UIC third […]

Northwestern season over: falls to Indiana in second round of B1G Tournament

Final Score: Indiana, 71, Northwestern, 56 James Blackmon Jr. and Yogi Ferrell clearly did not forget the 72-65 loss to the ‘Cats on Feb. 25. The two guards combined for 42 points, leading No. 7 Indiana to a 71-56 victory over No. 10 Northwestern in the  second round of the B1G Tournament. “We felt like we owed them […]

Wildcats Start Off 2nd Half Hot To Claim Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinal Victory

By Greg Mroz Hoffman Estates, Ill – As has been their trademark in many games this season, Northwestern got down early and trailed by ten going into halftime. Yet as they have throughout the whole year, the Wildcats found a way to win by dominating the second half. Five different Wildcats scored in double figures […]

FINAL: Northwestern 62 Rutgers 57

By Greg Mroz Hoffman Estates, Ill Rapid Reaction to Northwestern’s 62-57 victory over Rutgers. Starting the 2nd Half Hot Often when a team is down by ten at halftime, the immediate start to the second half is the best and only opportunity to get back in the game. The Wildcats took full advantage of this, going […]

Halftime Reaction: Rutgers 37, Northwestern 27

By Greg Mroz Hoffman Estates, Ill – Here is a recap of the first half of Northwestern’s Big Ten Tournament game against Rutgers. 1. Turnovers This has been a big problem for the Wildcats in the past, and it proved to be huge in the first half. Northwestern turned the ball over 14 times and just looked […]

B1G Womens Tournament Game Preview: #5 Rutgers vs #4 Northwestern

By Greg Mroz Hoffman Estates, Ill – As Northwestern begins its postseason journey today against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights, here are some things to think about coming into the game Home Cooking One advantage that Northwestern has on the rest of the field is that they essentially don’t have to travel. Since their game at Wisconsin on […]

SportsNight (3/5/15)

Axel Boada and Mike Marut take you through the men’s basketball team’s thrilling overtime defeat of Michigan. Special guests Claire Hansen and Jason Dorow talk women’s basketball postseason. And, could the lacrosse team beat a the 2nd ranked North Carolina Tar Heels? All of that, and more, coming up on SportsNight.

Wildcats Winning Streak Ends As Illini Dominate From Start To Finish

By Greg Mroz Champaign, Ill – As with most things in life, nothing lasts forever. With the case of the Northwestern men’s basketball team, the way they had been playing over the past two weeks, it looked as if they would be able to keep their winning streak alive for the foreseeable future. Yet the […]