Roll Damn 'Cats
In a game filled with small-scale comebacks, No. 4 Northwestern Lacrosse (11-3, 5-1 B1G) extended its win streak to six with a 17-12 victory over No. 18 Penn State (11-4, 3-3 B1G). The win marked Northwestern head coach Kelly Amonte Hiller’s 400th career win, a feat that only three other active coaches have bested. Yet, […]
On Friday afternoon, Northwestern was riding a three-game winning streak after scoring 15 runs on 18 hits just two days earlier against UIC. In their next three games against the visiting Boilermakers, the Wildcats could only manage to score nine total in 28 innings. Purdue (25-10, 12-6 Big Ten) swept Northwestern this past weekend, with […]
Northwestern men’s basketball’s 2025-26 season certainly left much to be desired. A 15-19 overall record, a 5-15 mark in conference play, and a year defined by waves of highs and lows. We saw a historic scoring campaign from Nick Martinelli, a roster filled with newcomers and constant lineup changes, inconsistent conference play and a deeper-than-expected […]
Northwestern track secured three event titles and broke two program records in a strong performance at the Chicagoland Championships on Friday. Skye Ellis and Cary Drake were the stars in Elmhurst, Illinois, as both etched themselves into the NU history books with historic races. Ellis had already broken the school’s top 1,500-meter mark in May […]
Sophomore Angelo Ciaravino is staying at Northwestern, he announced Saturday afternoon. The Chicago native appeared in 33 games for the Wildcats this season, making 18 starts while averaging 6.3 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game. Known for his efficiency, versatility and high-IQ play, Ciaravino crafted his niche on the Wildcat roster by doing […]
Northwestern went 15-19 (5-15 in Big Ten) this season, totaling the most losses since its lowly 8-23 season in 2020. Here are three statistics that defined the ’Cats’ season: No individual defensive talent EvanMiya.com — one of the best college basketball statistical platforms — has a statistic called Bayesian player rating (BPR), an advanced metric […]
As one of three transfers for Northwestern’s 2025-26 season, Tate Lash was arguably the most prolific player among the newcomers. Lash brought a scoring pedigree to the team after averaging 11.4 points during her four years at Furman before playing her final year at Northwestern. Despite some initial struggles adapting to the high major level, […]
Northwestern guard Phoenix Gill announced his intent to return for another year with the program on Friday night, becoming the second confirmed member of the 2026-27 Wildcats squad. After Jake West announced his return via X minutes before, this news ensures that at least two members from last-year’s team will be coming back to play […]
Northwestern guard Jake West announced his intent to return for another year with the program on Friday night, cementing his spot on the 2026-27 Wildcats squad. After a flurry of outgoing activity within the last week, this news gives Chris Collins at least one piece of certainty as his team navigates the ever-evolving transfer portal […]
“Another game, another No. 1 to take down.” That was the subheadline of my piece on Wednesday, and the Wildcats followed the script to the letter. It really was that simple. On Thursday night, Northwestern knocked off top-ranked Maryland in the hostile environment of College Park. In doing so, it became the first Division I […]
With 6:24 remaining in the fourth quarter, Madison Taylor passed to freshman Kate Ratanaproeksa, who settled the ball in her pocket. She quickly spotted an opening on the right, sprinted past the Maryland defender, evaded a collapsing group of Terrapins and fired a shot past star goalkeeper JJ Suranio. After scoring her first goal of […]
In the 2025 Big Ten Championship game rematch, the Wildcats held the same script and replicated it. Despite trailing two goals for the first half while being dominated by Maryland (13-1, 5-1 B1G) in draw controls, Northwestern (10-3, 4-1 B1G) returned in better form in the final 30 minutes, making an 11-10 comeback at College […]
As we move forward with more men’s basketball player reviews, it’s now time to analyze the season of Angelo Ciaravino, the 6-foot-6 sophomore guard from Chicago. The Good The best news about Angelo Ciaravino is that he’s still on the roster. In just the past couple of weeks, eight Northwestern Wildcats have entered the transfer […]
Northwestern rode its hot bats to a dominant 15-4 road win over UIC Wednesday afternoon. In his weekly column, Inside NU’s Sandy Tecotzky wrote that “NU’s hitters this season go up to the plate looking to do damage.” That mentality was on full display at Curtis Granderson Stadium, as the ‘Cats (13-15-1, 5-7 B1G) mashed […]
Back then, when Northwestern’s former coach Joe McKeown prioritized student-athlete recruits over the transfer portal throughout his tenure, Veronica Burton and Nia Coffey exemplified his philosophy as two of his best recruits, both finding success with the ‘Cats at different points in the program’s history. But times have changed. The transfer portal has become essential […]
With the 2026 offseason underway, Northwestern is grappling with the departure of eight athletes to the transfer portal, including Tre Singleton — the highest ranked recruit in modern school history. With a roster overhaul needed, Chris Collins will be actively scouting the portal to locate talent that can replace those departing players. Below, Inside NU […]
One wild inning was all it took for DePaul (14-24, 4-11 Big East) to shock Northwestern (17-19, 5-7 B1G) in midweek action. The 9-5 loss marked the Wildcats’ first defeat to the Blue Demons since 2019 (9-7) and the largest margin of loss since 2014 (9-3). DePaul had an RPI of 223 entering the contest; […]
After a week eight shakeup, we’ve got lingering movement in week nine of college lax. The ‘Cats continue to impress and dominate, looking more like the program the world has come accustomed to seeing. But on a larger, national scale, this week was an extremely telling one: a week that may be hinting at who’s […]
Back in the preseason, our panel went around and picked the one game we were most excited about. A few said Boston College. More picked the North Carolina rematch. I said this one. Northwestern at Maryland. April 9. Turns out I was right to buy into the hype. Kelly Amonte Hiller returns to her old […]
After dropping the opening game of the series against Michigan State to fall to 3-7 in conference play, I’ll admit, I was worried. But the ‘Cats, as they have all season, fought tooth-and-nail, refused to let up, and stole the next two from the Spartans for their first Big Ten series win of 2026. It […]
It has been eight weeks. Eight weeks of typing, deleting, retyping. Eight weeks of scrolling through game logs late at night and rewatching innings I already know the outcome of, hoping they’ll look different the second time around. Eight weeks since I started writing this column. There have been highs and lows, all culminating in […]
Northwestern’s offensive line is looking to continue last season’s success, but will do so with some new guys up front. New offensive line coach Tim Drevno brings 33 years of coaching experience, mainly in college but also a three-year NFL stint, in which he has led six offensive linemen to being selected in the first […]
Northwestern softball suffered its second straight series loss in conference play, losing two of three to Michigan in Rosemont this past weekend. The Wildcats (17-18, 5-7 B1G) opened Friday’s game with a promising win before dropping the next two games, repeating the same pattern they showed in the previous weekend’s matchup against Oregon. However, unlike […]
Northwestern forward Tyler Kropp is bound for the transfer portal, he informed College Basketball Content. Entering Northwestern as a three-star prospect and the No. 2 high school player in Ohio, Kropp made 10 starts for the Wildcats last season, averaging 3.1 points per game. He was a consistent part of Collins’ rotation, appearing in 31 […]
Northwestern junior Jayden Reid is intending to hit the transfer portal, his agent has informed On3. After transferring to NU from USF, Reid served as NU’s primary point guard this season. He averaged 10.1 points and ranked top five in the conference with 5.0 assists per game. Reid is the seventh Wildcat to depart Chris […]