Non-Rev Recap: May 21-23
Eli Finkelstein recaps NCAA Tournament play, including a quarterfinal win for lacrosse and a hard-fought run for softball, plus baseball’s series win over Iowa.
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Non-Rev Recap: May 12-16
The past week was filled with ups and downs for the Wildcats, highlighted by lacrosse’s dominant win over Denver in the second round of the NCAA tournament and softball’s own tournament berth with a series win over Nebraska. Avrami Hacker shares the latest non-rev happenings.
Read moreNon-Rev Recap: May 7-9
Baseball waits, softball strains and the quest for a championship is officially on. Jack Lido gives you a wrap-up of the past weekend’s action.
Read moreNON-REV RECAP: APRIL 23-25
Ryan Choe recaps all Northwestern non-rev sports in our weekly series.
Read moreNon-Rev Recap: April 16-18
Andrew Neville takes over the second non-rev recap of the spring season. Read all about how Northwestern’s non-revenue sports performed this past weekend.
Read moreSoftball season recap: a moot projection
By John Volk Under ordinary conditions, it would be unwise to draw big-picture conclusions 23 games into the collegiate softball season. In a sport so focused on the daily grind of four months of competition, a team’s strengths and weaknesses can’t truly be shown in the Kajikawa Classic and the Louisville Invitational.However, 2020 doesn’t count as an ordinary condition. Coming
Read morePitchside with Parker: It’s Midterm Season
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,
Read more‘Cats Take Norman: What you Need to Know
By Ari Levin Northwestern softball faces its toughest test of the year and perhaps in more than a decade this weekend as they take on No. 1 Oklahoma (52-3) in the super regionals. The Wildcats need to take two of three games to advance. Here’s what you need to know about Oklahoma before this weekend’s series. They’re really, really good
Read moreAfter Three Torn ACLs, Northwestern’s Kaley Winegarner Keeps Fighting Back
By Ari Levin February 16, 2018: Kaley Winegarner was one out away from extra innings and giving Northwestern softball a chance at an upset win over Louisville in the season’s second weekend. It was 58 degrees in Raleigh, N.C., site of the 2018 ACC-Big Ten Challenge, a drop from 80 degrees at the beginning of the Friday doubleheader. The junior
Read moreWildcats Beat Louisville Twice; Advance to Super Regionals
The Wildcats needed to beat the Louisville Cardinals twice on Sunday to win the Evanston regional. The ‘Cats took Game 1 by a final score of 7-0 before winning Game 2 4-3. The Wildcats move on to the Super Regionals for the first time since 2008 and will face the No. 1 Overall seed Oklahoma Sooners. Matt McHugh and Ben
Read more‘Cats Headed To Super Regionals After Sweeping Louisville
By Ari Levin When Nikki Cuchran came to the plate with the bases loaded in a tie game in the fifth inning, all she was thinking was “pass the bat.” Pitcher Danielle Watson was feeling the effects of a blister. So, when she left a pitch a little over the plate with not quite enough spin, Cuchran took advantage. A
Read moreAfter Game 1 Disappointment, Softball Fights Fog to Beat SIU
By Ari Levin After 11 hours of softball, the Wildcats stay alive for another day. Northwestern (45-11) rebounded from an early 2-1 loss against Louisville (35-21) to stave off elimination with an 8-1 win over Southern Illinois (34-15). Now, in order to advance to the Super Regionals, they must defeat Louisville twice on Sunday. “We just wanted to fight hard, get another chance to
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