By Pritish BehuriaThe Daily Northwestern
With six Big Ten teams getting NCAA bids this season, Northwestern (10-14, 4-6 Big Ten) was left thinking of what might have been, falling just one win shy.
“It shows you how strong the conference is getting,” NU coach Paul Torricelli said. “We’re very disappointed we didn’t get into the tournament and if we had beaten Penn State, we would be in.”
The Wildcats’ schedule saw them face seven of the top 21 teams in the country during the season and it showed. They had their most regular season losses since 1991, but still finished in seventh place in the Big Ten.
“The strength of schedule was a great challenge for us, and I liked how we competed, but we couldn’t capitalize on it,” Torricelli said.
