After international journeys from Nigeria and the U.K., Achara and Kur
formed a friendship at a prep school in Massachusetts. It continues to blossom in Evanston.
With a Northwestern soccer season still on the table for spring 2021, we preview a men’s team coming off a roller coaster 2019 season.
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By Nicholas Guiang Gatorade showers are usually reserved for champions, but despite an average season, the Wildcats and Head Coach Tim Lenahan made it rain Gatorade. On paper, the 2019 season for the men’s soccer team was average. It went .500 overall with a 8-8-2 record. It was the year that many expected out of Lenahan’s squad. Nevertheless, there are
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By Nicholas Guiang From 1984-87, the Chicago Bulls, led by young star Michael Jordan, held a record of 100-146. It wasn’t until the ’87-’88 season that the Bulls achieved a winning record. Even with arguably the greatest player to ever play the game of basketball, the Chicago Bulls struggled to win. But after years of development, the Bulls had some
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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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By Nick Guiang Right now, the Northwestern Men’s Soccer team is riding the high of a four game winning streak, the 300th win in head coach Tim Lenahan’s career, and a massive victory over a 25th-ranked Maryland squad. I imagine Coach Lenahan is applauding their efforts against a magical UIC squad that seemed inches away from stealing a victory away
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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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After a fourth-straight trip to the NCAA Tournament, the Wildcats look to re-tool on the fly after losing the most successful senior class in program history. 2018 Review The season provided many ups and downs for this squad, and it ultimately ended in postseason heartbreak at the hands of North Carolina State. A 10-5-4 record was solid, but it was
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