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Northwestern guard Phoenix Gill announced his intent to return for another year with the program on Friday night, becoming the second confirmed member of the 2026-27 Wildcats squad. After Jake West announced his return via X minutes before, this news ensures that at least two members from last-year’s team will be coming back to play […]
Northwestern guard Jake West announced his intent to return for another year with the program on Friday night, cementing his spot on the 2026-27 Wildcats squad. After a flurry of outgoing activity within the last week, this news gives Chris Collins at least one piece of certainty as his team navigates the ever-evolving transfer portal […]
“Another game, another No. 1 to take down.” That was the subheadline of my piece on Wednesday, and the Wildcats followed the script to the letter. It really was that simple. On Thursday night, Northwestern knocked off top-ranked Maryland in the hostile environment of College Park. In doing so, it became the first Division I […]
With 6:24 remaining in the fourth quarter, Madison Taylor passed to freshman Kate Ratanaproeksa, who settled the ball in her pocket. She quickly spotted an opening on the right, sprinted past the Maryland defender, evaded a collapsing group of Terrapins and fired a shot past star goalkeeper JJ Suranio. After scoring her first goal of […]
In the 2025 Big Ten Championship game rematch, the Wildcats held the same script and replicated it. Despite trailing two goals for the first half while being dominated by Maryland (13-1, 5-1 B1G) in draw controls, Northwestern (10-3, 4-1 B1G) returned in better form in the final 30 minutes, making an 11-10 comeback at College […]
As we move forward with more men’s basketball player reviews, it’s now time to analyze the season of Angelo Ciaravino, the 6-foot-6 sophomore guard from Chicago. The Good The best news about Angelo Ciaravino is that he’s still on the roster. In just the past couple of weeks, eight Northwestern Wildcats have entered the transfer […]
Northwestern rode its hot bats to a dominant 15-4 road win over UIC Wednesday afternoon. In his weekly column, Inside NU’s Sandy Tecotzky wrote that “NU’s hitters this season go up to the plate looking to do damage.” That mentality was on full display at Curtis Granderson Stadium, as the ‘Cats (13-15-1, 5-7 B1G) mashed […]
Back then, when Northwestern’s former coach Joe McKeown prioritized student-athlete recruits over the transfer portal throughout his tenure, Veronica Burton and Nia Coffey exemplified his philosophy as two of his best recruits, both finding success with the ‘Cats at different points in the program’s history. But times have changed. The transfer portal has become essential […]
With the 2026 offseason underway, Northwestern is grappling with the departure of eight athletes to the transfer portal, including Tre Singleton — the highest ranked recruit in modern school history. With a roster overhaul needed, Chris Collins will be actively scouting the portal to locate talent that can replace those departing players. Below, Inside NU […]
One wild inning was all it took for DePaul (14-24, 4-11 Big East) to shock Northwestern (17-19, 5-7 B1G) in midweek action. The 9-5 loss marked the Wildcats’ first defeat to the Blue Demons since 2019 (9-7) and the largest margin of loss since 2014 (9-3). DePaul had an RPI of 223 entering the contest; […]
After a week eight shakeup, we’ve got lingering movement in week nine of college lax. The ‘Cats continue to impress and dominate, looking more like the program the world has come accustomed to seeing. But on a larger, national scale, this week was an extremely telling one: a week that may be hinting at who’s […]
Back in the preseason, our panel went around and picked the one game we were most excited about. A few said Boston College. More picked the North Carolina rematch. I said this one. Northwestern at Maryland. April 9. Turns out I was right to buy into the hype. Kelly Amonte Hiller returns to her old […]
After dropping the opening game of the series against Michigan State to fall to 3-7 in conference play, I’ll admit, I was worried. But the ‘Cats, as they have all season, fought tooth-and-nail, refused to let up, and stole the next two from the Spartans for their first Big Ten series win of 2026. It […]
It has been eight weeks. Eight weeks of typing, deleting, retyping. Eight weeks of scrolling through game logs late at night and rewatching innings I already know the outcome of, hoping they’ll look different the second time around. Eight weeks since I started writing this column. There have been highs and lows, all culminating in […]
Northwestern’s offensive line is looking to continue last season’s success, but will do so with some new guys up front. New offensive line coach Tim Drevno brings 33 years of coaching experience, mainly in college but also a three-year NFL stint, in which he has led six offensive linemen to being selected in the first […]
Northwestern softball suffered its second straight series loss in conference play, losing two of three to Michigan in Rosemont this past weekend. The Wildcats (17-18, 5-7 B1G) opened Friday’s game with a promising win before dropping the next two games, repeating the same pattern they showed in the previous weekend’s matchup against Oregon. However, unlike […]
Northwestern forward Tyler Kropp is bound for the transfer portal, he informed College Basketball Content. Entering Northwestern as a three-star prospect and the No. 2 high school player in Ohio, Kropp made 10 starts for the Wildcats last season, averaging 3.1 points per game. He was a consistent part of Collins’ rotation, appearing in 31 […]
Northwestern junior Jayden Reid is intending to hit the transfer portal, his agent has informed On3. After transferring to NU from USF, Reid served as NU’s primary point guard this season. He averaged 10.1 points and ranked top five in the conference with 5.0 assists per game. Reid is the seventh Wildcat to depart Chris […]
Northwestern junior Jordan Clayton is heading to the transfer portal, sources tell LeagueRDY. In his third season at NU, Clayton started in 10 games and averaged 3.9 points per game. While used throughout his career primarily as a defensive asset, Clayton emerged this year as one of the Wildcats’ strongest three-point shooters. He shot 41% […]
A program record crowd. A historic 300th career goal. A sixth straight win over an opponent that never really threatened. On paper, Saturday was a dream for No. 6 Northwestern. The 11-5 final against USC looked clean. The 5,805 fans at Lacrosse Day in Chicago went home happy. But if you watched closely, you saw […]
Northwestern (12-15-1, 5-7 Big Ten) earned its first Big Ten series win of the season over Michigan State (10-19, 5-10 Big Ten) thanks to several clutch hits in the final two games. Owen McElfatrick and Jackson Freeman led the way for the Wildcats, driving in five and four runs, respectively, over the weekend. Game 1: […]
Despite a strong weekend from Daniel Svärd, Northwestern struggled to contend in a loaded field at Forest Hills Golf Club in Augusta, Ga. The weekend offered one of the toughest fields of the Wildcats’ season, with three top-10 programs in the country making the trip: No. 4 LSU, No. 6 Oklahoma State and No. 10 […]
In the first quarter of Northwestern Lacrosse’s game against USC on Saturday, the sun shone over Northwestern Medicine Field at Martin Stadium. The ‘Cats netted four goals in front of a record crowd, and all felt good and right in Evanston. By the end of the game, however, the clouds had swallowed up the sun, […]
As we move forward with more men’s basketball player reviews, it’s now time to analyze the season of Jordan Clayton, the 6-foot-2 junior guard from Medford, Massachusetts. The Good Clayton entered his third-year in Evanston as a Wildcat with one of the most consistent game-to-game identities. His sophomore year, Clayton asserted himself as one of […]
The stands of Northwestern Medicine Field at Martin Stadium were packed for Lacrosse Day in Chicago, and the Wildcats gave them a performance to write home about. No. 6 Northwestern (9-3, 3-1 B1G) stayed red hot on Saturday, taking down the USC Trojans (6-8, 0-6 B1G) 11-5 for its fourth win on the bounce. Madison […]