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Joe’s Corner: Northwestern Lacrosse Series Finale
WNUR Sports Director Joe Misulonas (@jmisulonas) compares the end of Northwestern’s lacrosse season to the end of a TV series. Last week, NBC aired the series finale of “The Office.” A beloved comedy show came to a sweet end which tied up all the character arcs and delivered the bittersweet moments fans expected for the […]
The NUmbers Guy: The Last Time… Northwestern Women’s Lacrosse
Former WNUR Sports Director Jim Sannes (@JimSannes) takes a look at the last time the Northwestern women’s lacrosse team was not in the Final Four and what has happened in the nine years since then. If I were looking for a way to accurately sum up Northwestern women’s lacrosse’s 15-7 defeat of Penn State Saturday […]
HIGHLIGHTS: Northwestern 15, Penn State 7
Click on the player below to listen to highlights from Northwestern’s 15-7 win over Penn State in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Divison I Women’s Lacrosse Championship. Michael Anders and Ryan Holmes had the call for WNUR Sports. With the win, the Wildcats advance to their ninth consecutive final four. This year’s final four will […]
PREVIEW: Northwestern lacrosse vs. Penn State
WNUR’s Lynden Ostrander previews tonight’s NCAA lacrosse quarterfinals matchup between Northwestern and Penn State. Northwestern will meet the Penn State Nittany Lions in the NCAA Quarterfinals on Friday for the right to play in the NCAA semifinals. So, you could say this is kind of a big game. Even more so this holds true for […]
Interview with Paul Stevens
WNUR’s Greg Mroz sat down with Northwestern Wildcats baseball head coach Paul Stevens to discuss the team’s season as they head into their final weekend of play for 2013.
What If? Dan Persa’s Achilles
WNUR Sports Online Content Director Cameron Songer (@CameronSonger) asks how Northwestern football would have fared in the past two years if Dan Persa never tore his Achilles. In light of the recent buzz surrounding Northwestern football’s recruiting class, it might seem appropriate to do a “What If” that involves Northwestern signing a famous, top-5 recruit […]
Joe’s Corner: Northwestern Recruiting Takes a Huge Step Forward
WNUR Sports Director Joe Misulonas (@jmisulonas) looks at Northwestern football’s recruiting class of 2014 and how the Wildcats have drastically improved their recruiting success. In my column from February 8th, I expressed my disappointment with the Northwestern Recruiting Class of 2013. The Wildcats recruiting class ranked 51st in the nation this year, even though the […]
The NUmbers Guy: Taylor Thornton
Former WNUR Sports Director Jim Sannes (@JimSannes) profiles the career of Northwestern women’s lacrosse’s Taylor Thornton and shows where she ranks among Northwestern’s all-time greats. Sunday, in the second round of the 2013 NCAA Women’s Lacrosse tournament, Taylor Thornton lost her mind. The senior for the Wildcats dodged, ducked, dipped, dove and dodged her way […]
HIGHLIGHTS: Northwestern Lacrosse defeats Stanford, 15-8
Click on the player below to listen to the highlights of Northwestern’s 15-8 win over Stanford in the second round of the NCAA Women’s Lacrosse Championship. Ali Cassera, Taylor Thornton and Alyssa Leonard each scored three goals for the Wildcats. With the win, Northwestern advances to the quarterfinals to face Penn State.
PREVIEW: Northwestern women’s lacrosse vs. Stanford
WNUR Sports’s Lynden Ostrander (@Lynden_O) previews today’s match-up in the second round of the NCAA women’s lacrosse tournament between the Northwestern University Wildcats and the Stanford University Cardinal. Is it any surprise that the Cats’ are a number 2 seed in the NCAA tourney? I mean they’ve only won seven of the last eight championships… […]
