Roser struggles, US rolls in Wildcat-vs-Wildcat gold medal game

Joe McKeown and Karly Roser faced off in the World University Games gold medal contest.
Read moreJoe McKeown and Karly Roser faced off in the World University Games gold medal contest.
Read moreWNUR’s Ben Goren (@BenG412) recaps the season for Northwestern women’s basketball and looks ahead to next year. Where did it all go so wrong? As February started, Northwestern was 14-7, fresh off a home win over an 18th ranked Nebraska and a road win over Indiana. Then the wheels fell off. 2 tough losses against Penn State and Michigan, a
Read moreWNUR’s Ben Goren (@BenG412) breaks down Northwestern’s Thursday night loss to Michigan State on senior day. In a perfect world, winter temperatures bottom out at 31 degrees, spring starts in mid February, and seniors win on senior day. It is not a perfect world. Last night’s game against Michigan State was a rough outing, to say the least. 75-44 games
Read moreWNUR’s Ben Goren (@BenG412) examines last night’s loss for Northwestern women’s basketball and explains how this team could make noise in the next month. There are losses, there are tough losses, and then there’s what happened Thursday in Welsh-Ryan Arena. Northwestern trailed by as much as 14 in the first half and eventually tied the game at 68 with under
Read moreWNUR’s Jim Sannes (@JimSannes) analyzes the first week of the regular season for the Northwestern Wildcats men’s and women’s basketball teams and breaks it down with his three up and three down. Thank the sweet baby Jesus we can take a brief reprieve from talking about football. One can only cry so many tears. Now, we get to turn to
Read moreWNUR’s Ben Goren and Joe Misulonas preview the 2013-14 Northwestern Wildcats women’s basketball season. The two discuss the departures of Kendall Hackney and Danielle Diamant, the arrival of Nia Coffey, and the transformation of the roles of Karly Roser, Maggie Lyon and Lauren Douglas.
Read moreWNUR Sports Online Content Director Cameron Songer (@CameronSonger) previews Northwestern’s women’s basketball team and imagines a world where a key player doesn’t transfer. Compared to the high expectations for the football and men’s basketball teams for their upcoming seasons, Northwestern’s women’s basketball team will enter 2013-2014 with relatively little fanfare. At some level, this makes sense. The team has won
Read moreJames Sannes and Brandon Liebhaber host the Sportsvoice on March 3rd, 2013. The show begins with a wrap-up of the Northwestern women’s basketball season. Later, the boys play some “Toss-Up,” with topics including the upcoming men’s and women’s Big Ten Tournaments, and the outlook for Northwestern’s spring sports teams. Also, Northwestern Women’s lacrosse player Alyssa Leonard, who tied an NCAA
Read moreWNUR Sports Director Jim Sannes (@JimSannes) profiles Northwestern women’s basketball freshman Maggie Lyon, who is a leading candidate to be named the Big Ten’s Freshman of the Year. The list of people that had a better weekend than my fantasy NASCAR team is extensive. That list includes everyone that doesn’t have a fantasy NASCAR team because that seems pretty lame.
Read moreWNUR Sports Director Jim Sannes (@JimSannes) takes a look at this past weekend in Northwestern Wildcat basketball, where both the men and women were able to pick up wins in impressive fashion. At the end of this weekend, it was apparent that there were a lot of winners. The obvious ones are Blue Ivy Carter (for having the coolest freaking
Read moreIn this week’s edition of Joe’s Corner, Joe Misulonas looks at the important roles point guards Dave Sobolewski and Karly Roser will need to play for the Northwestern basketball programs to have success both this year and in the years to come. Joe’s Corner: There’s Something About the Point Guards Physicist Niels Bohr once said, “Prediction is very difficult, especially
Read moreWNUR Sports Director Jim Sannes (@JimSannes) takes a look at Northwestern men’s and women’s basketball and gives reasons to be optimistic about both programs. As I ice-skated my way to campus last night through what some idiots call a wintry mix (which is far less conducive to frolicking than the phrase makes it seem), I realized I needed a reason
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