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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


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Women’s Basketball: Kate Popovec named head coach of Bradley women’s basketball

April 6, 2022

Women's Basketball Kate Popovec (Communication ’12, School of Professional Studies ’14), Northwestern women’s basketball associate head coach and recruiting coordinator, will be the next head...

Freshman guard Brooks Barnhizer reacts after scoring in Northwestern’s exhibition game against Lindenwood. Both the men’s and women’s squads are looking to their incoming recruiting classes to make a major impact.

Basketball Preview: 22 reasons you should be hyped for Northwestern basketball

November 8, 2021

Need a reason to make it out to Welsh-Ryan Arena this season for men’s and women’s basketball? Today, The Daily’s reporters will give you 22 of them. Here’s why you should be excited for Northwestern...

Lindsey Pulliam takes a shot during a 2018 game. The Wildcats played the 2017-18 season at Evanston Township High School while Welsh-Ryan Arena was under renovation.

Women’s Basketball: How Northwestern responded from a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad season

March 6, 2020

Women's Basketball Two years ago, guard Jordan Hamilton felt like Northwestern was stuck in a pit. The Wildcats played their 2017-18 season at Evanston Township High School, where the bleachers...

Abbie Wolf makes a move against Illinois. The senior forward/center has developed into one of the Big Ten’s best post-up players in her four years in Evanston.

Women’s Basketball: Abbie Wolf joined Northwestern without her own post-up game. Now she’s the anchor inside for the Big Ten champs

March 6, 2020

Greenwich High School girls’ basketball coach Chrys Hernandez took a long flight to attend the senior day of one of her program’s most famous alumni this past Saturday. Her decision proved to be a...

Joe McKeown calls out a play. The coach talked to The Daily about how he and his staff go about recruiting players to join his program.

Women’s Basketball: The 8 steps NU takes to recruit the best talent — and how it’s different from everyone else

May 8, 2019

Women's Basketball After securing three consecutive highly-rated recruiting classes, The Daily Northwestern spoke with coach Joe McKeown and assistant coach Kate Popovec, who oversees recruiting,...

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