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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

Senior draw specialist Alyssa Leonard reaches for the ball against Penn in last season’s Senior Day contest. Leonard pulled for 10 draw controls in Sunday’s season opener and now has the most career draw controls of any active Division I women’s player with 316.

Lacrosse: Kate Macdonald’s late goal gives Northwestern season-opening win against Virginia

February 9, 2014

Sunday's game against Virginia marked the beginning of a new season, but featured the same old Northwestern. In their first contest since coach Kelly Amonte Hiller received a contract extension through...

Fencing: Wildcats emerge from busy weekend with strong results

February 3, 2014

Northwestern (31-6) welcomed schools from around the country to Evanston this weekend and walked away from the NU Duals with eight wins and two losses. The No. 7 Wildcats split the four matches they...

Chris Collins is the latest former Duke assistant to take a head coaching job. He’ll look to mirror the success of Mike Krzyzewski proteges at other schools.

Men’s Basketball: With Chris Collins, Northwestern joins an elite coaching family

November 13, 2013

As Northwestern takes on Stanford on Thursday night, college basketball fans everywhere will bear witness to an increasingly familiar sight: one former Duke assistant coaching against another. Wildcat...

Junior guard Dave Sobolewski will be part of an NU effort to slow Chasson Randle and the Cardinal, who scored 103 points in a loss to BYU on Monday. “We’re really taking pride on the defensive end,” Sobolewski said.

Men’s Basketball: Wildcats hope to slow Cardinal in battle of similar programs

November 13, 2013

As basketball programs and schools, Stanford and Northwestern are so similar that Kale Abrahamson could barely choose between them. Two years ago, the forward from Iowa narrowed his college decision...

Julia Retzky has started in every game for Northwestern this season. The midfielder has two assists in two victories. The No.15 Wildcats begin Big Ten play on home turf this weekend when the No. 14 Hawkeyes and Wolverines travel to Evanston.

Field Hockey: Defense leads the way for Wildcats on the field

September 26, 2013

Offense is generally a lot more exciting to talk about than defense. The statistics are more quantifiable, and it's the team that scores the most that ends up winning the game. However, the defense...

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