Roll Damn 'Cats
Chris Collins doesn’t want you to think that he’s getting reflective. Not yet. He’s “in a fight,” his focus locked on nothing but Wednesday night’s contest against Indiana. But the 13th-year Northwestern head coach can’t help himself. “No one’s more self critical of their team, of themself, than me,” Collins said when asked what he’s […]
With 4:26 to go in the first half of Monday night’s Big Ten Tournament opener against Penn State, Northwestern forward Tre Singleton picked up his third foul. He had played just five minutes up to that point, and Penn State was up 28-26, about to make it 29-26 with a free throw. The problem posed […]
After securing the win over Penn State last night, Northwestern will have to do it all again at 5:30 p.m. CT today against Indiana. The game serves as a rematch of the comeback win the Wildcats had over the Hoosiers in Bloomington, where Northwestern found themselves down as many as 13 points. Despite this game […]
The wind chill was 25 degrees, the sky was gray and a thick, dreary fog sat over Rocky and Bernice Miller Park. Yet that didn’t stop the persistent handful of fans who showed up to watch the return of baseball in Evanston. The 6-7 Wildcats took on the 4-10 University of Illinois-Chicago Flames in their […]
On a stormy night in Chicago, the ‘Cats rode their second-half momentum on the way to victory against the Nittany Lions. For Northwestern, Nick Martinelli led the way with 24 points on 10-of-17 shooting and pulled down nine rebounds. Jayden Reid had 14 points and nine assists. For Penn State, Ivan Jurić had 22 points […]
Northwestern fencing competed in its penultimate competition of the 2025-26 season from March 7 to 8, sending 12 fencers to the NCAA Midwest Regionals in Cleveland. A fencer’s performance at regionals, in addition to their overall season record, can help qualify them for the NCAA Championships. On Tuesday, Northwestern announced that six of its 12 […]
No. 15 Northwestern (13-18, 5-15 B1G) has a rematch with No. 18 Penn State (12-19, 3-17 B1G) in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament. Both teams have lost their last two games, but it’s the Wildcats that have been much more competitive in the losses, losing by a combined five points compared to […]
Washington Softball head coach Heather Tarr told the Big Ten Plus broadcast crew that she believes the Huskies’ tough early-season schedule helped “accelerate the development of the roster.” If this is the case for the Huskies, why can’t it be the case for the ’Cats? Heading into this series, Northwestern faced 14 unique opponents. Six […]
A grim sub-.500 record doesn’t reflect the fluorescent future that Northwestern baseball has in the hands of Nick Barron and Jay Slater, who shone under the bright lights of U.S. Bank Stadium. The ‘Cats (6-7, 0-0 Big Ten) went on a weekend bender in Minnesota, meeting South Dakota State (5-10, 0-0 Summit League), Omaha (4-10, […]
Northwestern softball has faced a gauntlet schedule to open this season. The toll of that slate caught up with the Wildcats at Husky Softball Stadium, where they were swept by No. 22 Washington this past weekend. The series accounted for three of NU’s 16 games against 11 2025 NCAA tournament teams the Wildcats were set […]
At the Indiana Last Chance Meet, Diego Nosack broke his own school record in the 200-yard butterfly, while four of five Wildcat swimmers posted new personal best times. The Indiana Last Chance Meet is an annual competition that offers Division I swimmers one final opportunity to qualify for the NCAA men’s championships, taking place Wednesday, […]
With a disappointing 5-15 Big Ten record, the Northwestern Wildcats are stuck playing on the Big Ten Tournament’s opening day. The Wildcats will take on Penn State on Tuesday at the United Center in Chicago, and they will seek to continue their momentum from a 94-73 victory over the Nittany Lions on Jan. 29. Northwestern […]
Northwestern’s regular season folded after a heartbreaking loss to Minnesota last Saturday, a failed attempt to avenge January’s home defeat. After that night, the Wildcats slotted to a 15th seed and will clash with 18th-seeded Penn State in the Big Ten Tournament. Led by senior Nick Martinelli, who shepherded this ship as a Big Ten […]
With big weeks from both Ohio State and UCLA, the Big Ten’s NCAA Tournament outlook is a lot cleaner. The conference will have five teams somewhere along the top four seed lines, led by No. 1 seed Michigan, with at least nine teams in the overall field. That number could grow to 11 if any […]
It was a confusing week and a half of Northwestern basketball. The Wildcats knocked off Oregon on a Nick Martinelli game winner after trailing by double digits. A week later, they trailed by double figures against Minnesota and Martinelli had a look for a game winner. It was deja vù right up until Northwestern’s two-time […]
Experience and youth shared the spotlight at the Wrestling Big Ten Championships. Northwestern graduate student Sean Spidle finished in seventh place and punched his ticket to the NCAA Championships, while freshman Billy Dekraker finished in eight place, the youngest Wildcat to reach the podium in over five years. Spidle will make his second-straight appearance at […]
While Nick Martinelli’s missed game-winner was the defining moment in Northwestern’s 67-66 loss to Minnesota, I want to call your attention to an extended sequence from ten minutes earlier. Northwestern scored 12 points in the first 5:48 of the second half, all courtesy of first-years Tre Singleton and Jake West. Throughout the eight possessions during […]
Northwestern rebooted its confidence with its three consecutive wins over Oregon, Indiana and Maryland, but these last two close losses against Purdue and Minnesota have slightly burst the bubble of optimism heading into the Big Ten Tournament. Saturday night’s one-point loss to Minnesota felt especially familiar. Here are three takeaways from Northwestern’s regular season finaly. […]
Northwestern (13-18, 5-15 B1G) erased a 15-point second half deficit against Minnesota (15-16, 8-12 B1G), but Nick Martinelli wasn’t able to replicate last week’s magic, as his go-ahead attempt with three seconds remaining clanked off the back iron. After a poor first half performance that saw the visitors fall down by as many as 16, […]
Northwestern men’s basketball (13-17, 5-14 B1G) travels to Minneapolis to take on Minnesota (14-17, 7-12 B1G in its regular season finale with major Big Ten Tournament implications. The ‘Cats lost 84-79 against the Golden Gophers on Jan. 3 early in the season. Northwestern will be missing forward Arrinten Page, who is out with an illness, […]
It has been an eventful couple weeks for Northwestern men’s basketball. The Wildcats strung together their largest win streak since November against Maryland, Indiana and Oregon before mounting an upset attempt against Purdue that fell short in heartbreaking fashion. The twists and turns of this late-season push have showcased improvement in many areas, but there […]
The opening paragraph of Inside NU’s 2024-2025 post-mortem is as follows: “On paper, Northwestern women’s basketball continued its streak of seasons to forget in 2025. It finished with a 9-18 record, went 2-16 in conference play and was one of just three teams that failed to qualify for the Big Ten Tournament. Since 2022, the […]
A rare somber song played over the loudspeakers as Nick Martinelli looked up at the jumbotron, watching his face flash across the screen before suiting up in Evanston one last time. A sold-out crowd packed Welsh-Ryan Arena for Senior Night, ready to celebrate Martinelli and the rest of the senior class as Northwestern tried to […]
As Nick Martinelli walked out for Senior Night and paused to take it in, Welsh-Ryan Arena rose with him. The Glenview, Illinois native has poured everything into this season, carrying Northwestern night after night. He leads the conference in scoring at 22.7 points per game and is on track to finish as the Big Ten’s […]
From a record-setting performance off the bench in Madison to a perfect conference record in Westwood, the Big Ten closed out its regular season with a week full of history, drama and dominant performances on both sides of the ball. Braeden Carrington torched opponents for a program-record nine threes in a single game while Nick […]