Roll Damn 'Cats
Northwestern women’s swim and dive set a new school record and took a series of promising steps forward at the 2026 NCAA Division I Championships in Atlanta. Six Northwestern swimmers participated in the four-day competition, and by the time the meet wrapped up on Saturday, Northwestern had earned eight team points and finished 33rd among […]
A promising entry into the NCAA Championships quickly turned into an abrupt exit for the Wildcats. Northwestern (3-9, 1-7 B1G) sent a blend of experience and emerging talent to Cleveland, Ohio, with a returning qualifier and a breakout first-year, both punching their tickets out of a loaded Big Ten field. Red-shirt second-year Sean Spidle (133 […]
After consecutive home losses to No. 14 Syracuse and unranked Ohio State, No. 11 Northwestern (6-3, 1-1 B1G) got back in the win column in a big way with a 17-3 trouncing of Oregon (6-4, 0-2 B1G) on Saturday afternoon’s contest in Eugene. Following Northwestern’s shocking loss to Ohio State on March 15 — its […]
For the first time since 1989, Northwestern fencing was mathematically capable of winning a national championship. After 36 years of Northwestern competing in a co-ed NCAA fencing championship with a women-only team, the NCAA reverted to separate gender championships this past season. That meant men’s and women’s scores were no longer combined to determine a […]
Northwestern wrapped up the 2025-26 season with a struggling but encouraging campaign. One remarkable change this year was Chris Collins playing a wider rotation — 35.7% of minutes went to the bench, per KenPom, ranking 78th nationally. Here’s my review of Northwestern’s reserves who contributed this season. Max Green Though he was a legitimate shooter […]
Despite Northwestern’s season coming to an end with the ‘Cats losing 21 of their last 23 games, there is still a lot of college basketball to be played elsewhere around the nation. The NCAA women’s Round of 64 kicks off on March 20, and a champion will be crowned on April 5. Yet, as NU […]
With Northwestern men’s basketball’s departure from the college basketball scene for the rest of this season comes a major void for ‘Cats faithful to fill. Without NU in the dance, what’s the team to hitch the Wildcat bandwagon onto this March? There are plenty of good options this year. A season filled with feel-good stories, […]
Northwestern football held its annual Pro Day on Monday as 17 former players worked out in front of NFL scouts in anticipation for the 2026 NFL Draft. From an NFL draft perspective, the headliner was Caleb Tiernan. On PFF’s 2026 NFL Draft Big Board, last updated March 16, Tiernan ranked No. 64 overall in the […]
For the first time this season, Northwestern women’s lacrosse has fallen out of the top 10. Losses to Syracuse and Ohio State have sent the Wildcats’ season spiraling, and at 5-3, the ‘Cats currently sit at No. 11 in the IWLCA coaches poll rankings. Frankly, it’s exceedingly hard to imagine a top 10 talk excluding […]
We’re about two weeks out from the conclusion of Northwestern women’s basketball’s season, and all eyes are on who will replace former head coach Joe McKeown at the helm. And while the nation’s top 68 teams are still competing in the NCAA Tournament, plenty of movement has happened elsewhere. Let’s dive into it all and […]
Let’s not sugarcoat it, the 2025-26 basketball season wasn’t the best for Northwestern. A 5-15 record in conference that had two separate five-plus game losing runs, multiple blown second-half leads, and a bow out of the Big Ten Tournament in uncompetitive fashion. It’s a far cry from the back-to-back March Madness dances the Wildcats saw […]
We’re about halfway through the regular season, and the official stretch of Big Ten play starts this week. Northwestern has already experienced its fair share of ups and downs, and if the first half is any indication, the rest of the season should bring plenty more twists and turns. Regretfully, there was no available broadcast […]
The snow was coming down harder by the inning at Rocky and Berenice Miller Park. The handful of fans who had braved the weather hunkered down, prepared to endure extra innings in the blistering cold. Until, with two outs and a full count, Logan de Groot shot a single through the infield, scoring Jake Yang […]
Northwestern softball dominated in Highland Heights, Kentucky this past weekend, sweeping four games against Detroit Mercy, Northern Kentucky and Northern Iowa. The Wildcats controlled the weekend from start to finish, as they outscored their opponents 45-8 over four games, while winning three of them on a run-rule. The series marked a major turnaround and confidence […]
The Big Ten Tournament ended with the teams that had the two most interesting season-long storylines facing off against each other. Purdue was the preseason AP No. 1 team and started 17-1, but it was Michigan who went 19-1 in conference play and beat Wisconsin in the conference semifinals to claim wins against every team […]
The confetti has fallen in Chicago and Indianapolis, the brackets are set and the Big Ten’s best teams have made their cases as March Madness is finally upon us. From Washington’s overtime stunner over USC on the men’s side, to UCLA’s 51-point domination in the women’s championship game, the Big Ten tournament delivered all the […]
Across Northwestern Lacrosse’s five seasons between 2021 and 2025, the program lost just two games at Ryan Fieldhouse. Barring a few hiccups against the likes of Boston College and North Carolina, the ‘Cats were an unstoppable force in Evanston — a label that, in 2026, seems to have shifted. Already this year, Northwestern (5-3, 0-1 […]
Speaking to the media just moments after Northwestern’s season-ending loss to Purdue on Thursday, head coach Chris Collins outlined what he believes to be the key to returning his program to the NCAA tournament: a commitment from the administration to invest heavily in men’s basketball. “It’s big business now,” said Collins. “You’ve got to invest…it’s […]
Nick Martinelli has finished his Northwestern basketball journey. The hug Martinelli shared with coach Chris Collins after checking out embodies that fact, along with the moments he shared with each player and assistant coach as he went down and was hugged by everyone on the bench at the time. His embrace with Collins was an […]
While the rest of the team had already found themselves back in the locker room, Nick Martinelli stayed behind just a moment longer. The senior from Glenview, Illinois, who had spent all four years with Northwestern, had just played his final game for the Wildcats. He was caught up with emotion as he stood in […]
Two times this season, Northwestern lacrosse lost a game. Two times this season, opposing teams rushed the Ryan Fieldhouse turf after the final buzzer sounded, hugging each other as their cheers echoed through the indoor facility. First, it was Northwestern’s 10-9 loss Feb. 9 against an unranked Colorado team, which celebrated by taking group photos […]
No. 4 Northwestern dropped its second game of the season Thursday, falling to No. 14 Syracuse 9-6 at Ryan Fieldhouse. The Wildcats opened with the night’s first goal but were outperformed the rest of the way. NU showed flashes of life — pulling within one in the second quarter before the game fell out of […]
Northwestern had very little margin for error Thursday night, and against a bigger, deeper Purdue team, that margin disappeared quickly. Playing its third game in three days, Northwestern looked worn down from the start in an 81-68 loss to the Boilermakers in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals. The Wildcats were already facing a difficult turnaround, but the challenge became even steeper with Arrinten Page out due to illness and Tre Singleton limited after injuring his wrist the night before...
It was fun while it lasted. Northwestern’s (15-19, 5-15 B1G) Big Ten Tournament is over as a motivated Purdue (23-8, 13-7 B1G) defeated the exhausted Wildcats 81-68 in the United Center. The Boilermakers rode hot shooting from guards Braden Smith, Fletcher Loyer and Gicarri Harris to a 45-21 lead at halftime as Northwestern was forced […]
Following back-to-back wins over No. 18-seeded Penn State and No. 10-seeded Indiana, No. 15-seeded Northwestern (15-18, 5-15 B1G) is looking to extend its season once more, this time against No. 7-seeded Purdue (23-8, 13-7 B1G). The Boilermakers won the last matchup 70-66 eight days ago in Evanston, but the Wildcats have been a problem for […]