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Halftime Recap

By Mike Marut The Wildcats looked to catch a break after a personal foul resulted in NU entering Nebraska territory early in the 2nd quarter but the very next play, quarterback Trevor Siemian threw to the endzone looking for receiver Mike McHugh who was triple covered. The attempt resulted in an interception. On the Cornhuskers […]

1st Quarter Recap

By Mike Marut Nebraska started out strong with running back Ameer Abdullah getting 4 carries for some strong yards and wide receiver Kenny Bell getting one 29 yard reception but Northwestern fought off the Cornhuskers forcing two punts and a missed field goal, only the third missed field goal by kicker Drew Brown this season. […]

FH: Michigan Defeats Northwestern, 2-1

  By Axel Boada In a battle for first place in the Big Ten conference, No. 9 Northwestern fell on the road to 14th-ranked Michigan Friday night. The Wildcats got on the board quickly as Dominique Masters scored the team’s lone goal about eight minutes into the game. Masters was able to get her stick […]

SportsNight (10/16/14)

This week, Greg Mroz and Tara Wendell bring you the top news in Northwestern sports — including a big recruiting get by Chris Collins. http://youtu.be/3t3hLfVj_xA

Special Teams, Missed Opportunities Let Down NU

By Greg Mroz MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Northwestern had seen their special teams play improve over the course of the past few weeks. But when they needed them the most, they proved to be anything but special. Northwestern fell to the Minnesota Golden Gophers, 24-17 on Saturday. A 100-yard kickoff return touchdown by Minnesota’s Jalen Myrick […]

Rapid Reaction: Minnesota 24, Northwestern 17

By Greg Mroz Special Teams: Northwestern’s special teams had been playing fairly well coming into this game, but in the 4th quarter they cost the Wildcats the game. After tying the game up at 17 with 7:32 left in the 4th, the ensuing kickoff was returned 100 yards for a touchdown by Minnesota’s Jalen Myrick. […]

3rd Quarter Recap

By Greg Mroz 1. Northwestern is back in the takeaway department. Nick VanHoose early in the 3rd quarter picked off a sideline pattern from Mitch Leidner. 3rd straight game Northwestern has picked off at least 1 pass.. 2. Minnesota receivers are getting a lot of cushion on sideline patterns. Twice on 3rd down, Leidner was […]