Following Maddie Zimmer’s final game in purple and white, Tracey Fuchs openly stated that the midfielder should be in conversation to be the greatest Wildcat of all time. Not just regarding field hockey, but regarding ALL Northwestern athletes. Now, it’s easy to dismiss this as Fuchs’ usual praise of her team captain who’s been riding […]
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Happy Thanksgiving to our U.S. readers! Before we all disperse to celebrate with our families, the Inside NU staff decided to share what they are thankful for in terms of Northwestern sports and the experiences covering them. Yanyan: I would make this about Northwestern field hockey again, but I’m gonna switch it up a bit […]
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From one catch in four years to 23 catches in one year, Hunter Welcing has walked an arduous journey. But he’s emerged from it a Wildcat star. After years of battling injuries and limited playing time, the graduate student tight end has suddenly blossomed into one of Northwestern’s most dynamic offensive weapons this season. With […]
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In Big Ten Power Rankings, we take a close look at each team’s body of work up to this point in the season. When comparing teams head-to-head, I will first answer the question: “Who would be favored if these teams were to play head-to-head on a neutral site?” From there, if no obvious favorite exists, […]
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What a weekend. After both myself and Inside NU’s Matt Campbell provided a litany of coverage from Durham, I’m going to keep the final column of the year short and focus on awards, instead of writing my usual two big takeaways. So here we go! First off, Northwestern winning it all aside, this past weekend […]
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Men’s Basketball Game of the Week: USC beats Troy in 3OT, 107-106 Hands down, this might have been the best game in college basketball all season so far. The Trojans had to stave off an upset bid from a motivated Troy team that beat San Diego State in double overtime just two days prior. Transfers […]
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Northwestern men’s basketball is many things, but the ‘Cats under Chris Collins have rarely been accused of being fun to watch. Games one through three offered a glimmer of hope that this year’s group could be a little easier on the eyes. Northwestern sauntered through its low-major tuneups by an average of 31 points. From […]
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Northwestern enters its game against Illinois after securing its sixth win of the season and earning bowl eligibility. It’s a huge accomplishment for NU, but the team is not satisfied and will look to build on that momentum and bring home the HAT. Here are three keys for Saturday: Preston Stone Stone was phenomenal on […]
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Thanks to a gripping comeback victory over Minnesota, David Braun’s Northwestern Wildcats are going to a bowl game for the second time in three seasons. Yet despite being the only coach in program history to make two postseason trips in his first three seasons, Braun is refusing to rest on his laurels. Here’s what Northwestern’s […]
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They did it. They finally did it. In what was likely the program’s final football game at the historic ballpark (at least for the foreseeable future), Northwestern finally exorcised its Wrigley Field demons. In a game that perfectly encapsulated their season, the Northwestern Wildcats (6-5, 4-4 B1G) showcased a package of immense resilience, offensive firepower […]
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It was quite the rollercoaster ride this weekend, to say the least. Northwestern men’s basketball has now completed three nail-biting finishes to open its high-major slate after a string of blowout victories over mid-major foes at home to begin the year. Yesterday evening, though, the ‘Cats might have just had their best non-conference game in […]
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DURHAM, N.C. — Listen to head coach Tracey Fuchs and midfielder Maddie Zimmer speak postgame after Northwestern field hockey’s 2025 NCAA championship, and it’s obvious that the victory is different from the rest. Those two were at the podium just a year ago in Ann Arbor, when the Wildcats captured their second of now-three titles. […]
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With the penultimate week of the College Football regular season coming to a close, most of the Big Ten games in Week 13 were blowouts. However, there were two one-score games plus one big upset. Here’s what happened in the conference this week: Bye Weeks: No. 2 Indiana (11-0, 8-0 B1G), Purdue (2-9, 0-8 B1G) […]
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One step forward, one step back. The story of Northwestern volleyball in 2025. The ‘Cats (16-14, 6-12 B1G) took to a different time zone for the final time in 2025, taking on Ohio State (6-20, 3-15 B1G) and 11th-ranked Purdue (23-5, 14-4 B1G). They’d win the first and lose the second, both matches being decided […]
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It was an up-and-down week in the Big Ten, highlighted by impressive neutral-court showings from No. 1 Purdue, No. 17 Michigan State and Nebraska but lackluster performances from the bottom three of the conference (Minnesota, Rutgers and Penn State). Next up for the conference will be four teams (Maryland, Michigan, Oregon and Rutgers) participating in […]
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Northwestern’s men’s and women’s swim and dive teams suited-up for the first time this season, ending the program’s fall season with travel meets at a couple of November invitationals spanning November 18-21. The Northwestern men’s team entered the meets ranked N0. 24 in the nation per the CSCAA’s November poll, while the women’s team came […]
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The Wildcats held onto a narrow lead late off of heroics from Arrinten Page and Nick Martinelli, as Northwestern (5-1, 0-0 B1G) held on for a 79-77 win over South Carolina (4-2, 0-0 SEC). After securing a 24-22 lead at the 7:23 mark in the first half, the ‘Cats would never go down again through […]
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After falling for the first time this season on Friday against Virginia in the opening game of the Greenbrier Tipoff, Northwestern will look to come away with something with another Power Five matchup against South Carolina today. With the start of Big Ten play around the corner and tougher matchups ahead, NU will look to […]
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On a cloudy Saturday afternoon at Wrigley Field, Northwestern picked up one of its biggest wins of the David Braun era. And it did so by turning areas of progress into strengths which carried the ‘Cats across the finish line. For much of this season — including last week against Michigan — Northwestern’s defense has […]
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No. 11 Northwestern spent the season rewriting its history, but in Columbia, it had one more chapter to pen. Throughout the past three months, the ‘Cats have run their way to a momentous season. From climbing to their highest national ranking (No. 8) to nabbing their highest finish ever in the Big Ten Championship, there […]
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It’s almost as if Hollywood wrote the script for Northwestern field hockey in 2025. Sunday was the ‘Cats ultimate opportunity at redemption. The only opponent to best them this season were the Princeton Tigers in a 3-2 loss where NU missed three consecutive penalty corners in the final 30 seconds. Fate would have the two […]
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After beating No. 1-seeded North Carolina in a 4-3 overtime bout, Northwestern field hockey will play the No. 2-seeded Princeton for the national championship. As Tracey Fuchs and co. play for their first-ever back-to-back title, here’s how to follow. Broadcast Information Location: Williams Field at Jack Katz Stadium (Durham, NC) Game Time: 12:00 p.m. CST TV/Streaming: ESPNU Injury […]
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It’s easy to spot Juliana Boon on a field hockey field. In a sport dominated by shorter players, she towers over most with her 6’1 frame. She’s the loudest voice amongst her teammates during games, waving her hands and her stick to set up her defense. The massive black pads and helmet she sports as […]
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Kory Schulze, father of Northwestern graduate forward Grace Schulze, described Sunday’s NCAA Championship game between NU and Princeton as “wonderful symmetry.” He looked back at his daughter’s six-year collegiate career, first in Princeton and now Evanston, full of hardship and characterized by perseverance. “Sometimes, these sports narratives write themselves,” Kory Schulze said of the Northwestern-Princeton […]
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With time running out on Northwestern football’s postseason hopes, the Wildcats (6-5, 4-4 B1G) won in dramatic fashion 38-35 against the Golden Gophers (6-5, 4-4 B1G). Northwestern’s first-ever win at Wrigley Field was monumental, as it could very well stamp the ‘Cats’ bowl game eligibility. Stock Up Hot Starts If Northwestern was going to have […]
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