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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

DIVISION I ATHLETICS
Graduate student guard Boo Buie runs the offense, while coach Chris Collins watches on from the bench.
Men’s Basketball: Northwestern’s second consecutive March Madness bid serves a testament to Buie, Collins’ mutual belief
Jake Epstein, Senior Staffer • March 18, 2024

Minutes after purple and white confetti shot atop an exuberant Northwestern men’s basketball squad, smothering each corner of Welsh-Ryan Arena’s floor for the second consecutive season, coach Chris...

Graduate student guard Boo Buie celebrates during game action at Welsh-Ryan Arena.
Men’s Basketball: Northwestern punches second consecutive March Madness ticket
March 17, 2024
Graduate student attacker Izzy Scane holds the ball in the offensive zone. Scane scored a season-high seven goals against No. 12 Johns Hopkins Saturday.
Lacrosse: Izzy Scane’s season-high seven goals leads No. 1 Northwestern to conference-opening victory over No. 12 Johns Hopkins
March 16, 2024
Wisconsin guard AJ Storr drives toward the hoop against Northwestern Friday.
Men’s Basketball: Wisconsin’s stars align behind Storr, Northwestern sputters apart from Buie in Big Ten Tournament loss
March 16, 2024
Graduate student guard Boo Buie gears up for play against Wisconsin Friday. Buie scored 16 first-half points in the battle with the Badgers.
Rapid Recap: Wisconsin 70, Northwestern 61
March 15, 2024
Northwestern quarterback Ben Bryant hugs receiver Cam Johnson at Wednesday’s Pro Day. Bryant, Johnson and linebacker Bryce Gallagher were NU’s three Pro Day participants.
Football: Bryant, Gallagher, Johnson perform at Northwestern Pro Day
March 7, 2024
Fitzgerald is seeking more than $130 million in compensatory damages related to his termination last July.
Judge sets April 2025 trial date, encourages settlement in Pat Fitzgerald lawsuit
February 13, 2024
Senior goalkeeper Annabel Skubisz. The Texan made four saves, including three in overtime, in No. 2 Northwestern’s national championship loss to No. 1 UNC Sunday.
Field Hockey: Skubisz’s late-game heroics not enough, No. 2 Northwestern falls in national championship to No. 1 UNC
November 19, 2023
Freshman back Ilse Tromp.
Rapid Recap: No. 1 UNC 1 (3), No. 2 Northwestern 1 (2)
November 19, 2023
A group of female runners line up before the start of a race on an indoor track.
Northwestern excels in unseeded races, Ava Earl crushes personal record at Valentine Invitational
February 11, 2024
Four tennis players shake hands over the net. Two of them wear black, and the other two wear white and green.
Women’s Tennis: Northwestern swept by Texas A&M but edges out Rice in ITA Kickoff Weekend
January 28, 2024
Northwestern volleyball players celebrate winning a point. Grand Canyon Universitys Tim Nollan has been named the Wildcats next head coach.
Volleyball: Northwestern taps Tim Nollan as next head coach
February 6, 2024
Sophomore outside hitter Averie Hernandez hits the ball. Hernandez tallied 20 total kills in this weekends matches against Rutgers and Penn State.
Volleyball: Northwestern defeats Rutgers, falls to No. 14 Penn State
November 19, 2023
Soccer coach in black polo yells to his players.
Men’s Soccer: Northwestern’s Russell Payne signs multi-year extension
January 25, 2024
Northwestern prepares for a throw-in. The Wildcats season came to a close in a 1-0 Friday loss to Michigan in the Big Ten Tournament.
Men’s Soccer: Upperclassmen lead Northwestern’s resurgence, come up short in Big Ten Tournament defeat
November 7, 2023
Senior midfielder Josie Aulicino dribbles the ball. Aulicino tallied Northwesterns lone goal in its 2-1 defeat to Rutgers on Sunday.
Women’s Soccer: Northwestern surrenders late winner, falls to Rutgers 2-1
October 22, 2023
Junior defender Emma Phillips heads the ball toward goal. Phillips now has seven goals on the season, the second-most on the team.
Women’s Soccer: Northwestern dominates in 3-0 victory over Minnesota
October 19, 2023
Graduate student attacker Izzy Scane charges toward the Albany cage Sunday. Scane scored a game-high four goals against the Great Danes.
Lacrosse: No. 1 Northwestern defeats Albany 25-8, eyes Big Ten opener against No. 15 Johns Hopkins
Jake Epstein, Sports Editor • March 10, 2024

Just two days after outdueling No. 10 Denver in a physically imposing battle, No. 1 Northwestern faced Albany in Ryan Fieldhouse Sunday. The two teams last crossed paths in April, when...

Graduate student guard Ryan Langborg passes the ball. In their wire-to-wire 90-66 victory, the ‘Cats dished out 23 assists, while only having one turnover.
Men’s Basketball: Fast offensive start highlights Northwestern’s wire-to-wire 90-66 senior night victory over Minnesota
Aayushya Agarwal, Senior Staffer • March 10, 2024

With all of the emotion surrounding Northwestern’s regular-season finale and postseason implications on the line, coach Chris Collins’s team needed a fast start Saturday night.  The...

Graduate student guard Boo Buie reaches out to a young fan courtside Saturday night. Buie played his final minutes at Welsh-Ryan Arena against Minnesota.
Men’s Basketball: Northwestern’s departing veterans write dream final home chapter against Minnesota
Jake Epstein, Sports Editor • March 10, 2024

With less than 90 seconds remaining in Northwestern’s blowout Senior Night victory over Minnesota, graduate student guard Boo Buie dutifully dribbled down the shot clock of his final...

Sophomore forward Nick Martinelli unleashes his signature lefty floater against Minnesota Wednesday.
Rapid Recap: Northwestern 90, Minnesota 66
Lucas Kim, Senior Staffer • March 9, 2024

Losers of its last two games, Northwestern entered Saturday’s Senior Night contest against Minnesota with more than just pride on the line.  With a victory, the Wildcats would...

Sophomore attacker Madison Taylor converts a flying finish against Denver Friday. Taylor scored five goals in Northwesterns top-10 victory.
Lacrosse: No. 1 Northwestern deals fatal blow to No. 10 Denver in 14-10 defeat
Jake Epstein, Sports Editor • March 9, 2024

Long after night fell upon No. 1 Northwestern’s climate-controlled palace on Lake Michigan, No. 10 Denver’s Ryan Fieldhouse invasion charged forward into Friday’s second half....

Sophomore forward Nick Martinelli and freshman guard Jordan Clayton pickup junior guard Brooks Barnhizer. In Northwestern’s defeat at Michigan State, Martinelli and Barnhizer combined for 20 of the team’s 35 rebounds.
Men’s Basketball: Small ball lineup plagues Northwestern on the boards in 53-49 defeat at Michigan State
Aayushya Agarwal, Senior Staffer • March 8, 2024

EAST LANSING, MICH. — Ahead of Northwestern’s trip to Michigan State, injury news surrounding two of its starters — senior center Matthew Nicholson and graduate student guard...

Graduate student guard Boo Buie drives toward the lane.
Rapid Recap: Michigan State 53, Northwestern 49
Jake Epstein, Sports Editor • March 6, 2024

Four days after falling to Iowa in Welsh-Ryan Arena, a battered Northwestern entered East Lansing, seeking its fourth consecutive victory over Michigan State Wednesday. Coach Chris...

 Graduate student guard Boo Buie attempts to tie up possession. In NU’s 87-80 loss to Iowa on Saturday, the Hawkeyes 51 second half points proved too costly.
Men’s Basketball: Second-half Iowa explosion dooms Northwestern in 87-80 defeat
Aayushya Agarwal, Senior Staffer • March 4, 2024

When coach Chris Collins spoke to the media ahead of Northwestern’s penultimate home clash versus Iowa, he stressed the defense’s necessity to counter an exceptionally fast paced...

Graduate student guard Boo Buie prepares to attempt a free throw against Iowa Saturday night.
Men’s Basketball: Injury-riddled Northwestern falls 87-80 to Iowa
Lucas Kim, Senior Staffer • March 4, 2024

When senior guard Ty Berry suffered a season-ending meniscus tear last month against Nebraska, it took a concerted team effort to replace his career-best efficiency and elite 3-point...

Graduate student attacker Izzy Scane cradles the ball in the offensive zone against Central Michigan Sunday. Scoring four goals in the winning effort, Scane shattered Northwestern’s career points record.
Lacrosse: No. 3 Northwestern’s Izzy Scane shatters program points record in Central Michigan thrashing
Jake Epstein, Sports Editor • March 3, 2024

Five years ago, a 5-foot-7 freshman phenom from Cranbrook, Michigan introduced herself to the purple and white faithful in emphatic fashion, collecting the 2019 campaign’s opening...

Sophomore forward Luke Hunger battles inside against Iowa Saturday.
Rapid Recap: Iowa 87, Northwestern 80
Jake Epstein, Sports Editor • March 2, 2024

Three days after reaping an unlikely College Park campaign’s spoils, Northwestern looked to prevail in its penultimate home battle against Iowa Saturday night. Fresh off a nine-point...

Graduate student attacker Erin Coykendall winds up for a free-position shot against Marquette on Feb. 19. Coykendall secured a first-quarter hat trick at Boston College Thursday.
Lacrosse: No. 3 Northwestern’s big-three rises to the occasion in 14-11 victory over No. 1 Boston College
Jake Epstein, Sports Editor • February 29, 2024

More than two years ago, coach Kelly Amonte Hiller’s squad traveled to Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts to face the nation’s No. 1 ranked opponent in the 2022 season opener. Recovering...

Graduate student midfielder Jane Hansen advances the ball upfield against Marquette Feb. 19.
Lacrosse: No. 3 Northwestern closes in on Chestnut Hill clash at No. 1 Boston College
Jake Epstein, Sports Editor • February 29, 2024

Under Cary, North Carolina’s late spring rain showers, coach Kelly Amonte Hiller’s squad scaled sensational summits to lift coveted national championship hardware on May 28, 2023....

Sophomore guard Blake Smith looks to make a pass against Indiana. Smith logged 27 minutes at Maryland Wednesday night.
Men’s Basketball: Northwestern secures unlikely victory at Maryland
Jake Epstein, Sports Editor • February 29, 2024

After knocking off the defending champions in a 38-9 Super Bowl XVIII smackdown of Washington, then-Los Angeles Raiders owner and general manager Al Davis delivered a three-word statement...

Melannie Daley fights traffic to get to the rim.
Women’s basketball: Lau and Daley continue to stand out against ranked opponents, despite loss to No. 14 Indiana
Audrey Pachuta, Reporter • February 28, 2024

In a season where relative success hasn’t been defined by marks in the win column, Northwestern’s fortunes have relied heavily on the potential of junior guard Melannie Daley and...

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