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2026 Northwestern baseball post-mortem: what went so wrong?
In my inaugural column for the 2026 season, I wrote, “This year could be one of the more consequential in recent Northwestern baseball history.” Unfortunately, I agree with my March self. I say this unfortunately because after wrapping the season with a series loss at Rutgers, the Wildcats have officially finished dead last in the […]
Women’s basketball player reviews: Casey Harter
Inside NU will wrap up our Northwestern women’s basketball player reviews with junior guard Casey Harter. The Harleysville, Pennsylvania, native stood out for maintaining her remarkable consistency and durability while improving her offensive production and efficient shotmaking. That growth is encouraging and must continue as Harter enters her senior year, where she may be tasked […]
Northwestern men’s basketball 2026-27 roster preview
Though a couple more additions may come in the coming months, Northwestern men’s basketball’s 2026-27 roster has essentially arrived. The past couple months have brought about a whirlwind of changes to head coach Chris Collins’ squad. Nine players hit the transfer portal and left for new homes, leaving Collins scrambling to rebuild his roster. Just […]
Meet the other teams in the Women’s Lacrosse Final Four
After a season of anticipation, this weekend the women’s Final Four is on its way to Evanston. To get here, the ‘Cats barely survived their regional bracket, squeaking by Colorado 13-12 in a 20T thriller. But now, Northwestern is just two games away from its ninth national championship, playing in its seventeenth Final Four. However, […]
Track: Northwestern ends four-decade absence with podium finishes at Big Ten Outdoor Championships
The last time Northwestern made an appearance in the Big Ten Outdoor Championships was in 1986 — when Carol Boyd Earls finished sixth in the 5,000m run. 38 years later, in Lincoln, Neb., the Wildcats made their highly-anticipated return to the Big Ten outdoor postseason and left with some podium finishes, courtesy of first-year Cary […]
Northwestern Men’s Basketball recruits and walk-on breakdown
Northwestern is amidst an identity crisis. The ‘Cats lost nine players in the transfer portal, leaving their roster with just three returning players. In addition to bringing in seven players out of the transfer portal, Chris Collins signed multiple recruits/preferred walk-ons to replenish Northwestern’s depleted roster. With all the change of this offseason, there are […]
If Northwestern teams were Dillo Day sets
One of the best days of the calendar year is here. Dillo Day, the biggest student-run musical festival in the nation, returns to Northwestern’s Lakefill on Saturday afternoon. Mayfest Productions has once again provided the Northwestern community with a star-studded setlist, headlined by artists like BabyChiefDoIt, Daya and Malcolm Todd. With sunny skies expected all […]
The Scorecard: Four Feet Under
Northwestern’s season has come to an end with the epitome of salt in the wound: the absence of an NCAA tournament berth. But this outcome was never particularly shocking. The Wildcats spent the entire season failing to answer the defining question every bubble team eventually faces: why should the committee trust this team with a […]
Going Portaling: LA Pratt
This is the third edition of Going Portaling, Inside NU’s Northwestern MBB transfer analysis column. The previous two articles have covered Jack Karasinski and Luke McEldon. This one will cover LA Pratt, the graduate transfer guard making the directional jump from Northeastern to Northwestern. Pratt is a true point guard at 6-foot-5 who ran Northeastern’s […]
Three takeaways from Northwestern lacrosse’s thrilling 13-12 quarterfinal takedown of Colorado
On Thursday, the game between Northwestern and Colorado ascended beyond anything you’d ever expect from your stereotypical midday ESPNU slot. It had everything you could want from a lacrosse game and drama that matched the immense magnitude of the moment. Double-digit card totals, posts that groaned instead of rippled, a tying goal from Colorado’s Maddie […]
BREAKING: Columbia forward Ryan Soulis commits to Northwestern men’s basketball
Columbia sophomore Ryan Soulis has committed to Northwestern, Jon Chepkevich (@JonChep) of DraftExpress announced on X. The 6-foot-10 forward from Athens, Greece averaged 5.8 points. 4.6 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 0.9 blocks in 20.0 minutes per game last season for the Lions. Soulis started 17 of the 26 games he played in, and spent the […]
Northwestern athletics’ 21st century Dillo Day track record
Dillo Day is right around the corner, and with an NCAA Women’s Lacrosse Quarterfinal wrapping up and Rutgers coming to town to take on Ben Greenspan and company, we at InsideNU put our minds to work to find what memories Northwestern athletics have given ‘Cats faithful on Dillo Day weekend. Here’s what we came up […]
Unshakable belief carries Kelly Amonte Hiller and Northwestern lacrosse back to the Final Four
Rarely does it feel appropriate to say that a team has Kelly Amonte Hiller’s number. Widely considered to be one of the greatest coaches in the history of women’s lacrosse, Coach Amonte Hiller is usually the one getting the better of the X’s and O’s. This year, Colorado head coach Ann Elliott Whidden schemed things […]
Rapid Reaction: Northwestern punches ticket to Final Four, taking down Colorado 13-12 in a 2OT instant classic
No. 1 Northwestern (17-3, 7-1 in B1G) avenged its February loss and advanced to its seventh-straight Final Four, defeating No. 8 Colorado (16-4, 4-1 in Big 12) 13-12 in a 2OT thriller. Colorado’s Maddie Shoup’s eight points, four goals and four assists were all game highs. Madison Taylor had four goals of her own, while […]
Gamethread/How to watch Northwestern vs. Colorado in the NCAA Quarterfinals
After downing James Madison 17-5 in the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament, the No. 1 Northwestern Wildcats are set to enter the draw circle against the No. 8 Colorado Buffaloes. In the second game of the season, the ‘Cats suffered their first loss of the season against the Buffs, falling 10-9 in the Ryan […]
Women’s Golf: Northwestern advances to NCAA Championships, Ashley Yun wins Ann Arbor Regional
Northwestern competed in the NCAA Regionals in Ann Arbor, Michigan, finishing fourth at the event. The 12-team field featured eight top-50 programs. The highest-ranked team in the field was USC, led in part by former Northwestern golfer Elise Lee. With only five teams in the regional advancing to the NCAA Championships, the Wildcats rose to […]
More of the same: Northwestern swept in ugly series against the rival Illini
The dim hope of generating momentum for the offseason all but died over the weekend as Illinois dominated the ‘Cats. The Illini swept Northwestern in every sense of the word: NU didn’t lead for a single half-inning, the ‘Cats committed almost as many errors as RBIs and went 4 for 18 with runners in scoring […]
Stick Season: Rewriting the Narrative
Northwestern’s epic 17-5 tromping of James Madison last weekend has placed the ‘Cats in an unprecedented position. But they have some cleaning up to do in order to solidify themselves as the true “best in the nation.” NU has something to prove, a first for Kelly Amonte Hiller’s squad in the modern era of Northwestern […]
Women’s lacrosse top 10 talk: Week 14
Eight teams remain in the 2026 NCAA Tournament, and as expected, there were a number of shakeups in the tournament’s first weekend. No new IWLCA coaches poll came out this week, but all eight teams still alive were ranked in the previous week’s top 10. Let’s see where each team stands in its title push. […]
Three keys for No. 1-seeded Northwestern lacrosse vs No. 8-seeded Colorado in the NCAA Quarterfinals
On Feb. 9, Colorado opened its season on the road against Northwestern. Heading into the game, the Wildcats were considered heavy favorites. Buffaloes coach Ann Elliott Whidden, a six-time national champion with Northwestern lacrosse (three as a player, three as an assistant coach), guided her team to achieve the impossible — a 10-9 upset win […]
The moments that cost Northwestern softball a 2026 NCAA Tournament berth
At 6:45 p.m. CT Sunday, a cold, riveting, bone-chilling sensation was felt by every fan, player, coach and alum of Northwestern softball. For the first time in nearly a decade, the ‘Cats wouldn’t be playing late-May softball. They entered the night on the bubble and exited the night left on the bubble as part of […]
Northwestern in the WNBA: Veronica Burton, Nia Coffey enter 2026 season at the crossroads of their careers
The WNBA officially kicked off this past Friday, and Northwestern has two former Wildcats playing on opposite ends of the country. Two years ago, Golden State Valkyries guard Veronica Burton was trying to carve her way back into the league after being waived by the Dallas Wings. Last season, Minnesota Lynx forward Nia Coffey averaged […]
Baseball: Northwestern’s Big Ten Tournament hopes die at the hands of Illinois
The math finally drowned Northwestern. The Wildcats (20-28-1, 7-20 B1G) entered Champaign needing a big showing to keep its Big Ten Tournament pulse alive. Three games later, NU heads back to Evanston riding an L-shaped broomstick after being shellacked by rival Illinois (27-23, 13-14 B1G) and eliminated from postseason contention. The ’Cats have been mathematically […]
Three takeaways from Northwestern’s 17-5 thrashing of JMU
All year long, top-seeded Northwestern has padded its resume with major win after major win against the top teams in the nation. However, despite having two wins against then-No. 1 ranked opponents (North Carolina and Maryland), the ‘Cats’ 17-5 routing of James Madison — fueled by an eight-goal offensive gem from Madison Taylor — might […]
Against James Madison, Northwestern Lacrosse proved its versatility will take it far
To the average viewer, Northwestern Lacrosse’s 17-5 victory over James Madison in the NCAA Tournament second round appeared ordinary, perhaps par for the course: a top-ranked team beating an unseeded opponent, a Tewaaraton finalist in Madison Taylor netting eight goals and a draw unit dominating the game. But Northwestern head coach Kelly Amonte Hiller viewed […]
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