Roll Damn 'Cats
After extending their conference losing streak to ten games on Friday, if you had told me Northwestern wouldn’t win another Big Ten series in 2026, I would’ve wholeheartedly believed you. College baseball, though, rarely makes much sense, so naturally the ‘Cats bounced back with two straight victories to take the series against Indiana and kickstarted […]
At last, the NCAA Tournament has arrived, and with it comes the penultimate 2026 IWLCA coaches poll. No further shifts in the poll will occur until after the NCAA Tournament’s conclusion, but top 10 talk will still be coming out each week until the season ends. Let’s take a look at where things stand entering […]
A sizzling hot start by Northwestern’s offense fueled its 7-1 win over Illinois State at Rocky and Bernice Miller Park on Tuesday. The Wildcats (20-25-1, 7-17 B1G) built off the momentum of a weekend series win over Indiana with a wire-to-wire victory over the Redbirds (30-18, 12-9 MVC). NU has scored 23 runs over its […]
The pieces are there for Northwestern. The question is whether they’ll come together before it’s too late. With the Big Ten Tournament looming, the outlook feels uncertain. There are flashes of potential that suggest this team can compete, but they’re undercut by recurring issues that haven’t been resolved. It’s a familiar feeling I have, caught […]
The fourth edition of the ‘Cats Classic was one that built hope for Northwestern baseball but left it distraught, demoralized and doubtful of its Big Ten Tournament hopes. A change of scenery seemed to be a “best case scenario” for NU at the time. Last season, Wrigley Field brought a change of the tide for […]
Northwestern opened postseason play with a tie for ninth place at the Big Ten Championships. The 18-team field was strong with six top-50 teams competing. In the first round, Jeremy Chen led the way with a 3-under performance that included four birdies, including back-to-back birdies on holes 17 and 18. Ethan Tseng also delivered a […]
According to the NCAA Tournament committee, Northwestern is the top team in the land. Prime positioning for a team in search of redemption. In the past two iterations of the NCAA Tournament, NU has finished as the runner-up. Last season, North Carolina shattered the dreams of a magical run in Foxborough and Boston College broke […]
Northwestern (29-20, 16-8 B1G) closed out its regular season with its fourth straight series win, besting Minnesota (16-35, 7-17 B1G) in two games out of three at The Ballpark at Rosemont. After a dominant 5-1 Friday victory, the ‘Cats had their 11 game win streak snapped on Saturday in a 2-3 loss, but rebounded on […]
On Friday, the ‘Cats and Hoosiers faced off in the annual ‘Cats Classic, where Northwestern baseball is played at the iconic Wrigley Field. Indiana won handedly, 9-2 amidst some May snow, handing the Wildcats their tenth consecutive Big Ten loss. Northwestern had been swept by Purdue, Michigan and Minnesota the past three weekends and was […]
They say home is where the heart is, and Northwestern Medicine Field at Martin Stadium certainly fits that billing. On Sunday night, the official bracket for the 2026 NCAA Division I women’s lacrosse tournament was revealed live on ESPNU. Northwestern (15-3, 7-1 B1G) was awarded the No. 1 overall seed for the third time in […]
As we move forward with more men’s basketball player reviews, it’s now time to analyze the season of Nick Martinelli, the 6-foot-7 senior forward from Glenview, Ill. The Good Some pundits of Big Ten basketball thought that Nick Martinelli would regress in his senior season without a supporting cast of Brooks Barnhizer, Jalen Leach, Ty Berry […]
Three and a half years ago, head coach Joe McKeown welcomed a four-star recruit from Connecticut into Welsh-Ryan Arena for the first time. That recruit took college life in stride, fully dedicating herself to the Northwestern women’s basketball program and appearing in all 30 games in her first year. Flash forward to about two months […]
The transfer portal continues to play a pivotal role in collegiate sports, especially for college basketball. The most recent national champions, Michigan, started an entire lineup of players who began their careers elsewhere. Nonetheless, with another portal cycle in the process (and with the portal entry deadline passed), it’s time to take a look at […]
Northwestern baseball’s cherished tradition of playing at Wrigley Field filled the dugout and the stands with joy and humility. But it did not deliver a win this year, as Indiana (21-25, 7-15 B1G) used two offensive spurts and stifling pitching to outlast the Wildcats (17-25-1, 5-17 B1G) 9-2 on Friday night. The fourth annual ‘Cats […]
On Friday night, Northwestern baseball takes the Purple Line Express to Wrigleyville for the fourth annual ‘Cats Classic in a marquee against Indiana. Both struggling Big Ten squads begin the first of a three-game set, with first pitch set for 7:02 p.m. Follow along on this site or at @insidenu on X for live game […]
Last weekend, the Minnesota Golden Gophers swept the ‘Cats, handing them their ninth straight Big Ten loss, the latest falter in a long line of disappointments for Northwestern baseball. Before they arrived in St. Paul, the Wildcats still had a chance to make the Big Ten tournament despite their ugly record. The top 12 teams […]
As we move forward with more men’s basketball player reviews, it’s now time to analyze the season of Jayden Reid, the 5-foot-10 junior guard from Westbury, New York. The Good ‘Cats fans were immediately excited about the offensive stability Jayden Reid would provide when he committed to Northwestern via the transfer portal in April of […]
With spring football now wrapped up, it’s time to project the potential Week 1 starters for Northwestern when they face FCS South Dakota State on Sept. 5, 2026, at Northwestern Medicine Field at Martin Stadium. Until then, there’s all of May, June, July and August to speculate who will be playing where. Offense There’s a […]
The NCAA Tournament is just nine days away, and there have been plenty of thrilling matchups as of late in the midst of conference tournament season. Meanwhile, five teams shifted from last week in the IWLCA coaches poll, while five stood pat. Let’s check out the results. NOTE: All rankings referenced in this article are […]
After a rough sweep at the hands of a capable Michigan squad a few weeks ago, I was hoping Northwestern had hit their rock bottom for 2026. I was wrong. The Wildcats played their least competitive conference series of the year over the weekend against a Minnesota squad who previously sat in a tie for […]
As of this writing, Northwestern has landed four incoming transfers in the portal. The first, Jack Karasinski, I wrote about here. The other three and future adds (Northwestern has just nine players on its roster right now) will be covered in the coming weeks. Today, we’ll take a look at the lone center landed by […]
Coming off yet another conference sweep at Minnesota that extended the Big Ten losing streak to nine, Northwestern needed something — anything — to go its way. And despite it coming against the Milwaukee Panthers of the Horizon League, sometimes all a team needs is to remember what winning feels like. The Wildcats (17-24-1, 5-16 […]
Aleksej Kostić is no stranger to high-level competition. Kostić, the sixth transfer addition for Northwestern men’s basketball this offseason, made his professional debut at 16 years old with the Arkadia Traiskirchen Lions of the Austrian Basketball Superliga. After four seasons in Austria, Kostić transitioned to the college game at BYU. He appeared in 27 games […]
A late-season surge is developing into something spectacular for a team that has always been capable. Last week, I positioned the series win against Purdue as a do-or-die moment for Northwestern’s season, a stretch that would reveal how much the team wanted it. By the end of the weekend, I think it’s safe to say […]
The season is starting to go off the rails for Northwestern (16-24-1, 5-16 B1G) as it failed to secure a single win in a weekend series at Minnesota (26-17, 8-13 B1G). The Wildcats lost all three games by multiple runs and have lost nine Big Ten games in a row. Northwestern and Minnesota entered the […]