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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

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

The Daily Northwestern


Coach in purple shirt and black pants stands on a basketball court with his arms crossed.

Women’s Basketball: Northwestern’s vaunted “Blizzard” defense freezes No. 22 Iowa in 77-69 victory

January 7, 2022

"The Blizzard" is Northwestern women’s basketball’s nickname for its 1-1-3 match-up zone.  It depends on agitation and chaos, turning basketball into a kind of Iditarod. Not so much a game against...

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The Blizzard