Roll Damn 'Cats
94 days after suffering their most shocking loss of the 21st century, the Lake Show found redemption and exercised its early-season demons in a 13-12 win over Colorado — an NCAA Quarterfinal to remember for ages. That is, of course, an objective statement. Memorable for Madison Taylor, who was clutch beyond the 12-meter arc last […]
Alongside the women’s lacrosse Final Four comes the penultimate edition of top 10 talk in 2026. Similarly to last week, no new IWLCA coaches poll was released, but the top four teams from its most recent poll still ended up being the teams in this year’s national semifinals. Let’s see how they each stack up. […]
In my inaugural column for the 2026 season, I wrote, “This year could be one of the more consequential in recent Northwestern baseball history.” Unfortunately, I agree with my March self. I say this unfortunately because after wrapping the season with a series loss at Rutgers, the Wildcats have officially finished dead last in the […]
Inside NU will wrap up our Northwestern women’s basketball player reviews with junior guard Casey Harter. The Harleysville, Pennsylvania, native stood out for maintaining her remarkable consistency and durability while improving her offensive production and efficient shotmaking. That growth is encouraging and must continue as Harter enters her senior year, where she may be tasked […]
Though a couple more additions may come in the coming months, Northwestern men’s basketball’s 2026-27 roster has essentially arrived. The past couple months have brought about a whirlwind of changes to head coach Chris Collins’ squad. Nine players hit the transfer portal and left for new homes, leaving Collins scrambling to rebuild his roster. Just […]
After a season of anticipation, this weekend the women’s Final Four is on its way to Evanston. To get here, the ‘Cats barely survived their regional bracket, squeaking by Colorado 13-12 in a 20T thriller. But now, Northwestern is just two games away from its ninth national championship, playing in its seventeenth Final Four. However, […]
The last time Northwestern made an appearance in the Big Ten Outdoor Championships was in 1986 — when Carol Boyd Earls finished sixth in the 5,000m run. 38 years later, in Lincoln, Neb., the Wildcats made their highly-anticipated return to the Big Ten outdoor postseason and left with some podium finishes, courtesy of first-year Cary […]
Northwestern is amidst an identity crisis. The ‘Cats lost nine players in the transfer portal, leaving their roster with just three returning players. In addition to bringing in seven players out of the transfer portal, Chris Collins signed multiple recruits/preferred walk-ons to replenish Northwestern’s depleted roster. With all the change of this offseason, there are […]
One of the best days of the calendar year is here. Dillo Day, the biggest student-run musical festival in the nation, returns to Northwestern’s Lakefill on Saturday afternoon. Mayfest Productions has once again provided the Northwestern community with a star-studded setlist, headlined by artists like BabyChiefDoIt, Daya and Malcolm Todd. With sunny skies expected all […]
Northwestern’s season has come to an end with the epitome of salt in the wound: the absence of an NCAA tournament berth. But this outcome was never particularly shocking. The Wildcats spent the entire season failing to answer the defining question every bubble team eventually faces: why should the committee trust this team with a […]
This is the third edition of Going Portaling, Inside NU’s Northwestern MBB transfer analysis column. The previous two articles have covered Jack Karasinski and Luke McEldon. This one will cover LA Pratt, the graduate transfer guard making the directional jump from Northeastern to Northwestern. Pratt is a true point guard at 6-foot-5 who ran Northeastern’s […]
On Thursday, the game between Northwestern and Colorado ascended beyond anything you’d ever expect from your stereotypical midday ESPNU slot. It had everything you could want from a lacrosse game and drama that matched the immense magnitude of the moment. Double-digit card totals, posts that groaned instead of rippled, a tying goal from Colorado’s Maddie […]
Columbia sophomore Ryan Soulis has committed to Northwestern, Jon Chepkevich (@JonChep) of DraftExpress announced on X. The 6-foot-10 forward from Athens, Greece averaged 5.8 points. 4.6 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 0.9 blocks in 20.0 minutes per game last season for the Lions. Soulis started 17 of the 26 games he played in, and spent the […]
Dillo Day is right around the corner, and with an NCAA Women’s Lacrosse Quarterfinal wrapping up and Rutgers coming to town to take on Ben Greenspan and company, we at InsideNU put our minds to work to find what memories Northwestern athletics have given ‘Cats faithful on Dillo Day weekend. Here’s what we came up […]
Rarely does it feel appropriate to say that a team has Kelly Amonte Hiller’s number. Widely considered to be one of the greatest coaches in the history of women’s lacrosse, Coach Amonte Hiller is usually the one getting the better of the X’s and O’s. This year, Colorado head coach Ann Elliott Whidden schemed things […]
No. 1 Northwestern (17-3, 7-1 in B1G) avenged its February loss and advanced to its seventh-straight Final Four, defeating No. 8 Colorado (16-4, 4-1 in Big 12) 13-12 in a 2OT thriller. Colorado’s Maddie Shoup’s eight points, four goals and four assists were all game highs. Madison Taylor had four goals of her own, while […]
After downing James Madison 17-5 in the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament, the No. 1 Northwestern Wildcats are set to enter the draw circle against the No. 8 Colorado Buffaloes. In the second game of the season, the ‘Cats suffered their first loss of the season against the Buffs, falling 10-9 in the Ryan […]
Northwestern competed in the NCAA Regionals in Ann Arbor, Michigan, finishing fourth at the event. The 12-team field featured eight top-50 programs. The highest-ranked team in the field was USC, led in part by former Northwestern golfer Elise Lee. With only five teams in the regional advancing to the NCAA Championships, the Wildcats rose to […]
The dim hope of generating momentum for the offseason all but died over the weekend as Illinois dominated the ‘Cats. The Illini swept Northwestern in every sense of the word: NU didn’t lead for a single half-inning, the ‘Cats committed almost as many errors as RBIs and went 4 for 18 with runners in scoring […]
Northwestern’s epic 17-5 tromping of James Madison last weekend has placed the ‘Cats in an unprecedented position. But they have some cleaning up to do in order to solidify themselves as the true “best in the nation.” NU has something to prove, a first for Kelly Amonte Hiller’s squad in the modern era of Northwestern […]
Eight teams remain in the 2026 NCAA Tournament, and as expected, there were a number of shakeups in the tournament’s first weekend. No new IWLCA coaches poll came out this week, but all eight teams still alive were ranked in the previous week’s top 10. Let’s see where each team stands in its title push. […]
On Feb. 9, Colorado opened its season on the road against Northwestern. Heading into the game, the Wildcats were considered heavy favorites. Buffaloes coach Ann Elliott Whidden, a six-time national champion with Northwestern lacrosse (three as a player, three as an assistant coach), guided her team to achieve the impossible — a 10-9 upset win […]
At 6:45 p.m. CT Sunday, a cold, riveting, bone-chilling sensation was felt by every fan, player, coach and alum of Northwestern softball. For the first time in nearly a decade, the ‘Cats wouldn’t be playing late-May softball. They entered the night on the bubble and exited the night left on the bubble as part of […]
The WNBA officially kicked off this past Friday, and Northwestern has two former Wildcats playing on opposite ends of the country. Two years ago, Golden State Valkyries guard Veronica Burton was trying to carve her way back into the league after being waived by the Dallas Wings. Last season, Minnesota Lynx forward Nia Coffey averaged […]
The math finally drowned Northwestern. The Wildcats (20-28-1, 7-20 B1G) entered Champaign needing a big showing to keep its Big Ten Tournament pulse alive. Three games later, NU heads back to Evanston riding an L-shaped broomstick after being shellacked by rival Illinois (27-23, 13-14 B1G) and eliminated from postseason contention. The ’Cats have been mathematically […]