Jonah Rosenblum
November 27, 2011
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Northwestern's 3-1 victory over No. 2 Nebraska on Saturday marked a triumphant end to the team's regular season, but it wasn't enough to lift the Wildcats into postseason play. The NCAA Championships bracket was released Sunday. W...
Steven Montero
November 25, 2011
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"Was that real?" senior Alex Ayers said. "Like someone wake me that." The Wildcats (16-15, 7-13) proved that they wouldn't be put down without a fight during the first set, as the lead changed six times during the set and NU...
Steven Montero
November 20, 2011
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Northwestern played 10 grueling sets last weekend, taking both No. 22 Michigan and Michigan State to a decisive fifth set, which they lost both times. The Wildcats (15-14, 6-12 Big Ten)managed to accumulate an impressive list of r...
Steven Montero
November 13, 2011
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The Friday night lights went out. Northwestern was at match point during the decisive fifth set as Caroline Niedospial served to No. 25 Ohio State, when Welsh-Ryan Arena thundered into darkness. The power outage interrupted the Wild...
Steven Montero
November 8, 2011
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Home court advantage may mean everything to Northwestern this weekend as it prepares to take on No. 22 Ohio State and No. 9 Penn State at Welsh-Ryan Arena. Facing these teams in their respective stadiums proved difficult for th...
Steven Montero
November 6, 2011
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Northwestern had mixed feelings upon its return home, as it stretched its winning streak to four with an easy 3-0 victory at Indiana on Friday , only to fall in the same fashion Saturday at the hands of then-No. 11 Purdue. "It was a sol...
Steven Montero
November 6, 2011
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Northwestern had mixed feelings upon its return home, as it stretched its winning streak to four with an easy 3-0 victory at Indiana on Friday, only to fall in the same fashion Saturday at the hands of then-No. 11 Purdue. "It was a sol...
Steven Montero
November 2, 2011
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Katie Dutchman set a Wildcats record Monday when she was named both the Big Ten's Defensive Player and Freshman of the Week for the third consecutive time. No other Northwestern volleyball player has ever received three straight co...
Steven Montero
October 26, 2011
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Revenge. That's what Northwestern seeks against No. 15 Minnesota and Wisconsin on Friday and Saturday, respectively. After falling to both teams in their opening weekend of Big Ten play, the Wildcats are pushing ahead after scou...
Steven Montero
October 24, 2011
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Northwestern pulled off its first victory on the road Saturday as it took down Iowa in three straight sets. The Wildcats earned the elusive win after losing their last five Big Ten matches. NU exhibited dominance in all aspec...
Dan Ryan
November 14, 2010
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It's becoming almost routine for the Wildcats: another weekend of Big Ten play, another one win, one loss showing to take back to practice. For the third consecutive week, No. 24 Northwestern (18-9, 8-8 Big Ten) split its match...
Dan Ryan
November 10, 2010
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Entering last weekend's action against Illinois and Wisconsin, No. 24 Northwestern needed one more key win against a top-25 opponent to essentially clinch a spot in December's NCAA Tournament. They got much more than that, cru...
