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Women’s lacrosse top 10 talk: Week 16 (The Finale)
At long last, the 2026 women’s lacrosse season has come to a close, and the IWLCA has released one final coaches poll, updating what was previously released on May 4. All of the teams in the top 10 remained the same between the May 4 and May 25 polls, but all 10 teams moved at […]
How former Northwestern star Veronica Burton found her footing in the WNBA
When Veronica Burton got the call that the Dallas Wings had waived her in 2024, she was at home in Newton, Massachusetts, with her family. She went back to her room, locked herself in and opened the Bible. “Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds” — James […]
Big Ten Football spring power rankings
In three months and two days, the 2026 college football season will kickoff in Dublin, Ireland. That’s 94 days until football is back! With the season approaching, it’s time for some 2026 spring Big Ten Football power rankings. No. 1: Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio State isn’t just the team to beat in the Big Ten; […]
Northwestern women’s golf closes title defense with 14th-place finish at the NCAA Championships
Northwestern competed in the NCAA Championships in Carlsbad, California, finishing 14th in the nation. The tournament was held at Omni La Costa Resort, the same course where the ‘Cats captured the national title a season ago. The 30-team field featured all top-50 programs along with nine of the nation’s top-10 teams. After three rounds of […]
Northwestern lacrosse played for each other. It resulted in a championship.
As Northwestern lacrosse hoisted the 2026 NCAA Championship trophy on Sunday afternoon, the plaque beaming brown and gold reflected all of the Wildcats’ efforts this season — the adversity, resilience and endurance required to battle the most talented teams. But despite coming out on top, the plaque often felt secondary in the way NU spoke […]
Three takeaways from Northwestern’s 14-11 national championship game victory over UNC
The hard fight is over. The ‘Cats are national champions. Northwestern picked up its ninth national championship in program history on Sunday afternoon, taking down the North Carolina Tar Heels 14-11 at Northwestern Medicine Field at Martin Stadium. After scoring just six goals all season long before the title game, Gabriella McCollester led the Wildcats […]
Northwestern lacrosse’s gift of adversity enabled an emotional re-ascension to the top
The ball was still in the air when Madison Taylor knew. Not the result. Not the final score. Something else. Something that had nothing to do with lacrosse and everything to do with why she was playing the sport. She had just assisted on her sixth goal of the afternoon, a feed to Gabriella McCollester, […]
Rapid Reaction: Northwestern rides fourth-quarter comeback to win NCAA Championship
They say the third time’s a charm. Northwestern Lacrosse (18-3, 7-1 B1G) defeated the University of North Carolina (19-1, 10-0 ACC 14-11, using a 5-0 fourth quarter, clutch plays and players rising up to the ocassion to win its first national championship since 2023. The ‘Cats became the first team to win a title on […]
Gamethread/How to watch Northwestern vs. UNC in the NCAA Championship
Same squads, different year on the women’s lacrosse world’s biggest stage, as No.1-seeded Northwestern faces No. 2-seeded UNC in the 2026 NCAA championship game. In Friday’s NCAA semifinals, The ’Cats advanced to their fourth-straight championship game with a 16-11 victory over Johns Hopkins, while UNC trounced Maryland 16-6 to become one win away from defending […]
A celebration of women’s lacrosse: Northwestern hosts the Final Four at Martin Stadium
On Friday afternoon, women’s lacrosse’s holiday season made its way to Evanston. Northwestern took down Johns Hopkins 16-11, just hours after UNC toppled Maryland 16-6, setting the stakes for a national championship rematch Sunday afternoon. But, with the Final Four taking place for the first time in its forty-four-year history outside of the Eastern Time […]
Three keys for Northwestern lacrosse’s championship Sunday against UNC
Every great show builds to a final act. For the ’Cats, that moment arrives Sunday. On their lake, in their time zone, in front of their crowd. The Lake Show has been waiting for this stage all season. The circumstances couldn’t be better. After defeating Johns Hopkins en route to the championship, NU is now […]
Northwestern flexes championship mentality and growth in NCAA semifinal win over Johns Hopkins
With seven minutes left in its first-ever Final Four appearance, Johns Hopkins found itself in a perilous spot: facing a five-goal deficit against Northwestern, the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament. The Blue Jays found life at the 5:52 mark in the form of a Paige Willard goal – one that seemed to […]
Rapid Reaction: Northwestern holds on against Johns Hopkins, advances to fourth-straight NCAA Championship
No. 1-seeded Northwestern used offensive firepower and a big second quarter to outlast No. 4-seeded Johns Hopkins 16-11 in the NCAA Semifinals on Friday evening at Northwestern Medicine Field at Martin Stadium. Fans packed the stands to the brim, while purple jerseys and flags flooded the student section. Evanston became the first city not in […]
Gamethread/How to watch Northwestern vs. Johns Hopkins in the NCAA Semifinals
For the first time in NCAA lacrosse history, the Final Four has arrived to Evanston. No. 1-seeded Northwestern will square off against No. 4-seeded Johns Hopkins in the semifinals. NU has not lost to Johns Hopkins since 2014, and most recently beat them 16-12 inside the Ryan Fieldhouse on March 29. This marks the ‘Cats’ […]
Northwestern women’s basketball roster preview
With a majority of the college basketball transfer activity wrapped up, Head Coach Carla Berube basically has her first Northwestern roster for the ‘26-27 season. Over the course of the offseason, Northwestern lost four of its six main rotation players from last year’s team, with Grace Sullivan, Caroline Lau and Tate Lash graduating, and Tayla […]
ROUNDTABLE: Predictions for Northwestern lacrosse in Final Four
We are one day away from the NCAA lacrosse Final Four kicking off in Evanston. Northwestern is hoping to defend home turf while pursuing the program’s 9th championship and its first since 2023. Inside NU’s writers shared their predictions for how the ‘Cats will fare in the high-stakes battles set to occur on the lakefront. […]
Three keys for No. 1-seeded Northwestern lacrosse vs. No. 4-seeded Johns Hopkins in the Final Four
Northwestern got its revenge on No. 8-seeded Colorado in the NCAA Quarterfinals after losing back in February. The Wildcats and Buffaloes played arguably the best game of the tournament so far, but Johns Hopkins win over No. 5-seeded Stony Brook rivals it. Both quarterfinal matchups ended in favor of the home team, 13-12. With 5:04 […]
Men’s Golf: Northwestern finishes season tied for eighth at the NCAA Athens Regional
Northwestern wrapped up its season at the NCAA Athens Regional, finishing tied for eighth in a loaded 13-team field that featured eight top-50 programs, including No. 1 Auburn. The ‘Cats opened the tournament with a 2-over team score and sat in 10th place after the first round. Ethan Tseng provided the highlight of the day […]
Stick Season: One Final Hurdle
94 days after suffering their most shocking loss of the 21st century, the Lake Show found redemption and exercised its early-season demons in a 13-12 win over Colorado — an NCAA Quarterfinal to remember for ages. That is, of course, an objective statement. Memorable for Madison Taylor, who was clutch beyond the 12-meter arc last […]
Women’s lacrosse top 10 talk: Week 15
Alongside the women’s lacrosse Final Four comes the penultimate edition of top 10 talk in 2026. Similarly to last week, no new IWLCA coaches poll was released, but the top four teams from its most recent poll still ended up being the teams in this year’s national semifinals. Let’s see how they each stack up. […]
2026 Northwestern baseball post-mortem: what went so wrong?
In my inaugural column for the 2026 season, I wrote, “This year could be one of the more consequential in recent Northwestern baseball history.” Unfortunately, I agree with my March self. I say this unfortunately because after wrapping the season with a series loss at Rutgers, the Wildcats have officially finished dead last in the […]
Women’s basketball player reviews: Casey Harter
Inside NU will wrap up our Northwestern women’s basketball player reviews with junior guard Casey Harter. The Harleysville, Pennsylvania, native stood out for maintaining her remarkable consistency and durability while improving her offensive production and efficient shotmaking. That growth is encouraging and must continue as Harter enters her senior year, where she may be tasked […]
Northwestern men’s basketball 2026-27 roster preview
Though a couple more additions may come in the coming months, Northwestern men’s basketball’s 2026-27 roster has essentially arrived. The past couple months have brought about a whirlwind of changes to head coach Chris Collins’ squad. Nine players hit the transfer portal and left for new homes, leaving Collins scrambling to rebuild his roster. Just […]
Meet the other teams in the Women’s Lacrosse Final Four
After a season of anticipation, this weekend the women’s Final Four is on its way to Evanston. To get here, the ‘Cats barely survived their regional bracket, squeaking by Colorado 13-12 in a 20T thriller. But now, Northwestern is just two games away from its ninth national championship, playing in its seventeenth Final Four. However, […]
Track: Northwestern ends four-decade absence with podium finishes at Big Ten Outdoor Championships
The last time Northwestern made an appearance in the Big Ten Outdoor Championships was in 1986 — when Carol Boyd Earls finished sixth in the 5,000m run. 38 years later, in Lincoln, Neb., the Wildcats made their highly-anticipated return to the Big Ten outdoor postseason and left with some podium finishes, courtesy of first-year Cary […]
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