They Created the Magic
An oral history of the 2019-20 Northwestern women’s basketball season.
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WBB Season Recap: Monumental Moments
By Eli Finkelstein Nobody expected the ‘Cats to finish close to the top of the Big Ten—not even us at WNUR Sports. Before the season, members of the station placed Northwestern anywhere from fourth to seventh in the conference, right in the middle of the pack. Our expectations were blown out of the water. The 26-4 Wildcats co-championed the Big
Read moreThe Last Time They Danced: The 2015 Women’s Basketball NCAA Run
By Margaret Fleming The 2019-2020 season was a dream. Northwestern won 26 games and the Big Ten. Northwestern had the best 3-point shooter in the nation and the Big Ten Coach of the Year (for the first time in 30 years). And the Wildcats were going to The Big Dance. We don’t have to talk about what happened. The fire
Read morePosting Up: Seniors Exit Interview
By Eric Rynston-Lobel In this special edition of Posting Up, I sat down with Abi Scheid, Abbie Wolf and Byrdy Galernik ahead of the final regular season home game of their Northwestern careers. The interview has been edited and condensed for clarity. You can also listen to the full conversation by clicking here. Let’s go back over four years ago.
Read moreHIGHLIGHTS: Northwestern WBB Slays Goliath (Indiana)
Northwestern pulled off an incredible overtime victory over No. 15 Indiana on Thursday night in Bloomington. Catch the highlights below!
Read moreTAKEAWAYS: Northwestern WBB Pounds Lewis in Exhibition
By John Volk For the second straight season, Northwestern Women’s Basketball opened its season with an exhibition showdown against Lewis University, a Division II school out of the Great Lakes Valley Conference. For the second straight season, Northwestern Women’s Basketball grabbed a win over the Flyers. This year, however, the game was a little more difficult to watch. With the
Read moreNotebook: Women’s Basketball Preps for Much-Anticipated 2019-20 Season
By Kevin Sweeney Coming off an exciting run to the WNIT Championship Game a season ago, Northwestern women’s basketball is in its final stages of preparation for the 2019-20 season. With four starters and all but one rotation player returning from a season ago, expectations are very high for this team as they look to get back to the NCAA
Read moreSeason Preview: Women’s Basketball
By Ben Krieger If you’ve moved the 2018-2019 winter sports season to the back of your mind, we understand. There was an entire quarter of sports in the spring, the sun is now shining here in August, and the thrill of fall sports is just around the corner. Let us refresh your memory. Northwestern Women’s Basketball came 14 points shy
Read moreBig Ten Women’s Basketball Power Rankings: April Edition
By Ari Levin Well, here it is. The last Big Ten Women’s Basketball Power Rankings of the year. This is the last power rankings article I will write for WNUR Sports. It has been an amazing experience breaking down the entire conference all season long. First off, a huge thanks to HerHoopStats. They do absolutely incredible work. This column would
Read moreNorthwestern Nearly Won a National Championship in a Way I Never Expected
By Ari Levin Northwestern is a national runner-up. I’ve thought to myself at times how cool it would be for Northwestern to win a national championship in my time here. In any sport. Olivia Rosendahl did that. And she’s amazing. Two years ago, Northwestern women’s golf lost in the match play championships and finished as the national runner-up. And I’m
Read moreHow One WNIT Play Epitomizes the Career of Pallas Kunaiyi-Akpanah
By Jack Lido Pallas Kunayi-Akpanah will forever go down in Northwestern Women’s basketball lore. Beyond etching her name in the team’s record book with more than 1,000 career rebounds, she leads by example, has outstanding hustle up and down the court, and by all accounts is a fantastic young person. Tonight, Northwestern faces Arizona in the WNIT Finals, which will
Read morePreview: WNIT Title Game vs Arizona
By Ari Levin Northwestern is one game away from a postseason championship. This matchup might be their toughest test yet. Playing their sixth game in 17 days, the Northwestern Wildcats square off with another red-hot Wildcats team featuring one of the best scorers in the country, and a team that hasn’t had to travel in nearly a month. How to
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