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Tayla Thomas ascended to new heights in her second season with Northwestern, becoming a staple of the starting lineup and a necessary sidekick to Grace Sullivan. While Thomas only played less than eight minutes per game in her first-year as a ‘Cat, she averaged over 24 minutes in her sophomore season. The increase saw her […]
The semifinal field is set. As the top seed in this week’s Big Ten Tournament, Northwestern arrives in Ann Arbor not just as the defending regular season champions, but as the standard by which everyone else in the conference is measured. The path to a fourth straight tournament title is a treacherous one. With the […]
Northwestern and Michigan are back at it again. Less than one week after they last faced off against each other in the regular season finale, the ‘Cats and the Wolverines are playing each other once again in Ann Arbor, this time in the Big Ten Tournament semifinals. The stakes are high for both sides: Michigan […]
Former Syracuse forward Jasmyn Cooper has announced her commitment to Northwestern, per her X and Instagram. The 6-foot-1 Massachusetts native becomes the third player and first forward in this season’s transfer class for NU and follows teammate Camdyn Nelson to Evanston. Cooper played in 24 of 33 games last season for the Orange, averaging 3.3 […]
It’s the best day of the year: draft day. The 2026 NFL Draft begins tonight (Thursday, April 23) with the first round, followed by the second and third rounds on Day 2 (Friday, April 24) and rounded out with rounds four, five, six and seven on Day 3 (Saturday, April 25). For Northwestern, there is […]
What you read above wasn’t a typo. Northwestern has claimed six of the past seven (no pun intended) Big Ten Tournament championships. The run NU is on right now cannot be simply characterized as a “dynasty” anymore. Rather, it should be seen as a tyrannical death grip on one of the best conferences in college […]
A dominant offensive performance and eight-run seventh inning propelled Northwestern to a 15-5 win over St. Thomas on Wednesday afternoon at Rocky and Bernice Miller Park. The ‘Cats (16-21, 5-13 B1G) earned their second straight win in as many days, carrying over momentum from their victory over Bradley the day before. The Wildcats’ 15 runs […]
Drake sophomore Okku Federiko is committing to Northwestern, he announced on X and Instagram. The 6-foot-9 forward from Helsinki, Finland becomes the fifth player of this transfer cycle to join the Wildcats after averaging 8.6 points, 4.8 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.0 blocks per game while shooting 52.2% from the field. Federiko started in all […]
Conference tournament season is here, and its arrival is accompanied by a host of IWLCA coaches poll shifts from the past week. Things remained more stable in the top 10 than they did a week ago, but there were still plenty of shifts to break down. Let’s take a look. NOTE: All rankings referenced in […]
The ’Cats had owned the Huskies for years, but on Tuesday night, they had to claw their way back to avoid getting bitten. In a midweek matchup, Northwestern (24-19, 11-7 B1G) traveled to Northern Illinois University (21-13, 14-5 MAC) to face the Huskies for the 18th meeting all-time. So far, the ’Cats had yet to […]
Sweeps are never easy to stomach. Sweeps that extend a losing streak and slide your team to the bottom of the conference standings are even more unpleasant. With three losses in Ann Arbor over the weekend, Northwestern baseball sits at the basement of the Big Ten and the benchmarks for success in 2026 have officially […]
Northwestern delivered big in its first of two midweek matchups this week with an 11-6 win over Bradley. After being swept by Michigan, including a one-hit performance as a team in Sunday’s 2-1 loss, the Wildcats (15-21-1, 5-13) bounced back as they started the week on a positive note. Jackson Freeman, Ryan Kuckerak and Jack […]
Detail-oriented football. That’s what playing on the defensive line is all about. Paying attention to what seems to be a little thing can mean the difference between a 2-yard loss and a 70-yard touchdown. For Northwestern’s D-line, it’s all about the small details. That’s something that new defensive line coach Ross Kolodziej preaches to his […]
Northwestern faced tough conditions all week and finished tied for seventh at the Hoosier Collegiate Invitational. The ‘Cats competed in a strong 15-team field that featured four top-50 programs. Heavy rain and wind defined the opening round. Monty Holcombe led the way at 1-over with a birdie and 15 pars. Daniel Svärd at 3-over and […]
Northwestern softball secured its second straight sweep in conference play, outlasting Michigan State across three games at Rosemont this past weekend. These wins — two decisive victories and one nail-biter — lifted the Wildcats (23-19, 11-7 B1G) in the Big Ten standings, extended their winning streak to six and continued their recent momentum in conference […]
A win is a win, but the stats are getting louder. Truthfully, it is nice to see this team victorious, and I’m glad things seem to finally be going right. But this last weekend is slightly reminiscent of a certain weekend in Kentucky, where NU faced less-than-good teams and took care of business in all […]
We’ve reached the end of Big Ten play on the courts, which means our attention turns to postseason play for Northwestern tennis. The No. 57 women’s team (14-11, 6-7 B1G) has locked down the No. 10-seed in the conference tournament after bouncing back from a narrow defeat at the hands of 45th-ranked Maryland (16-6, 8-5 […]
Three of Northwestern’s last six games in conference play have been decided by one run. The ‘Cats have lost every single one. The danger zone is imminent for Northwestern (14-21-1, 5-13 B1G) in its quest for its 10th Big Ten Tournament appearance in program history, which would be its first since reaching the finals back […]
Northwestern women’s golf’s season came to a close Saturday, but a good final day wasn’t good enough to salvage a rough start to the weekend. The Wildcats finished eighth out of 14 programs at the Therese Hession Buckeye Invitational, going 49-over par in their three rounds at the Scarlet Course at Ohio State Golf Club. […]
It got testy and the waters got mucky, but the ‘Cats got the job done in Ann Arbor on Saturday. Northwestern (13-3, 7-1 B1G) went on the road to face off against Michigan (11-6, 5-3 B1G) in its Big Ten regular season finale, with the No. 1 seed on the line. Four teams were still […]
Northwestern’s first transfer of the cycle was forward Jack Karasinski. Karasinski is a 6-foot-7 grad transfer from Bellarmine who led the ASUN in scoring at 21.7 points per game as a senior. He shot 56.1% from the field and 41.5% from three on 5.7 attempts per game. Karasinski added 4.7 rebounds (one offensive) and 1.2 […]
Northwestern went 8-21 (2-16 Big Ten) in yet another season that its fans will hope to soon forget. Here are three numbers that defined the Wildcats’ disappointing season: 50.2 Northwestern’s effective field goal percentage allowed was 50.2, according to BartTorvik.com. This number reflects the problems that plagued the ‘Cats on the defensive end. Effective field […]
Northeastern transfer LA Pratt is joining Northwestern, he announced on X Friday afternoon. A 6-foot-5 guard from Colombus, Ohio, Pratt opened the 2025-26 season with a career-high 26 points, but suffered a broken foot that ended his season after three games. He is set to be healthy this upcoming year and will look to build […]
‘Cats faithful, it’s been a long, long time. 323 days, to be exact. 323 days that this column has been on the shelf. 323 days without a deep dive into Northwestern lacrosse. 323 days since the Lake Show has gotten its proper flowers. 323 days is quite a lengthy drought. But that drought will be […]
As we move forward with more men’s basketball player reviews, it’s now time to analyze the season of Arrinten Page, the 6-foot-11 junior forward from Atlanta. The Good Page caught national attention during his first month bearing Northwestern purple. After starting just 4-of-58 games in his first two seasons of college basketball, Page started for […]