Northwestern didn’t know it would be the last game of the season; North Carolina didn’t know it would be the last game of the season. Izzy Scane didn’t know it would be the last game of 2020 either, but she certainly played like it, scoring a career-high 8 goals on Monday against No. 1 UNC. The ‘Cats pushed the Tar
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By Parker Johnson Northwestern women’s basketball was off to its best start sine 2014-15 before Iowa gave the ‘Cats a 77-51 heat check on Sunday in Evanston. Joe McKeown’s team still holds a strong 12-2 record but faces a stiff road test against Minnesota on Thursday night. Here’s three things to keep an eye on — while you’re tuned into
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By Parker Johnson And then there was one. It has been a while since I last wrote about the men’s soccer team, but in that time period the ‘Cats have managed to wrap up Big Ten play with a .500 record and the 4-seed in the Big Ten tournament. They will host a first-round game against Maryland this Sunday at
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By Parker Johnson A lot has happened since I gave my midterm grades for Northwestern soccer. The women’s season is now officially over, and I am here to reflect on the agonizing but encouraging ride that many have called a “rebuild.” I’m going to do this season wrap-up as its own piece and then write a separate Pitchside on the
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Pitchside is back, baby. This week, I’m going with the academic theme since we have reached the October crossroads of the halfway point in Big Ten play and also Northwestern midterm season. I have two midterms next week, and the ‘Cats soccer teams are facing some evaluations of their own in the form of pivotal Big Ten contests. This week,
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Ahh, welcome back Wildcat fans. It’s the first week of classes for us students, and as things gear up in the classroom, they follow suit on the field with both our soccer teams entering conference play. It’s been a divergent start for the men and the women; the latter starting conference 0-1 in the midst of a three-game losing streak,
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By Parker Johnson In honor of Labor Day weekend, it appears our favorite ‘Cats decided to put in some serious work on the pitch, with both the men’s and women’s teams coming away with their first wins of the young season. If you missed last week’s opening edition of Pitchside, I’ll let you know what this is all about before
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Relive the Wildcats’ draw and win from the weekend featuring goals from Rowan Lapi, Mikayla Hampton, and Aurea Martin. Parker Johnson, Henry Ettinger, and Jake Liker had the call for WNUR Sports.
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By Parker Johnson Hi, Wildcat fans. I’m Parker, co-director of WNUR Sports and one of the station’s resident soccer fanatics. I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve broadcasted games for Northwestern men’s and women’s soccer, but those teams have brought me some of my best memories at the station without a doubt. I also used to run the “Kickin’
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By Parker Johnson Susan Stone stood anxiously while she watched her decorated daughter, Olivia, do warmup drills on an outdated artificial turf pitch near Austin, Texas in February 2018. An uneasiness crept in – the uniquely maternal sense that something was just … off. This was Olivia Stone’s swan song. It was the last game the 17-year-old forward would play
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By Parker Johnson There’s been a whole lot of soccer going on this summer. Whether your loyalty lies with South America (Copa America), Europe (congrats to Portugal on the debut Nations League title), Africa (AFCON), or the good ol’ Yanks trying to prove themselves to the world (Women’s World Cup … well, and the Gold Cup, I guess), there’s been
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Parker Johnson was on the call from Piscataway, NJ as Northwestern baseball took two of three games from Rutgers. Relive the Game 1 win when NU scored five runs with two outs in the seventh to complete a 5-3 comeback victory.
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