Northwestern Wildcats

Returning just three players from last year’s squad, Northwestern is ready to introduce fans to its “hungry” and “gritty” new identity. Junior guard Angelo Ciaravino, sophomore guard Jake West and...

Northwestern failed to maintain an early lead and lost to No. 22 Purdue at home Sunday. The Wildcats (5-9-3, 3-6-1 Big Ten) opened scoring with a goal from first-year midfielder Camryn Freeman...

Senior middle blocker Gabrielle Gerry saw the overpass coming both times. Early in the first set, Purdue defensive specialist Elle Schara dug a hard swing from junior outside hitter Mara Štiglic...

The Northwestern men’s basketball season tips off Monday against Binghamton. In advance of the season, The Daily’s men’s basketball staff gave their predictions for the upcoming season....

Northwestern women’s basketball tips off its 2026-27 season with an exhibition against Lewis on Friday before the opening regular season game against Milwaukee on Nov. 3.      Prediction: 8-24...

Dominant doubles play by the 85th-ranked duo of senior Neena Feldman and sophomore Marelie Raath anchored Northwestern at the TCU Fall Invitational from Friday to Sunday. Competing in Fort Worth,...

Northwestern men’s basketball is undergoing a season of change, following an offseason that resulted in just three players returning from last season’s roster.   The changes were not completely...

Both Northwestern squads took down Notre Dame in a dual meet Friday. The No. 16 men’s team won 186-114, and the women’s team won 180-120.  The victories were the Wildcats’ second at the Norris...

As the twilight of this column begins to set in, it is time to look back to the very beginning of this season in mid-August and reflect on the journey that Northwestern Women’s Soccer has taken us...

In nail-biting fashion, the ‘Cats clinch a share of the Big Ten title. Northwestern, coming off a wild win over No. 1 Maryland, had another in-conference matchup hosting Rutgers (10-6, 4-2 B1G) at...

Northwestern football? It has six wins and is bowl-eligible in October for the first time since 2015. NU’s 21 points in the first quarter? It’s the most in the first quarter of a game against a...

“We’ve gotta get better.” Northwestern men’s basketball’s head coach Chris Collins repeated that sentiment — or a similar phrase using “better” as a verb — 11 times during his postgame press...

No. 2 Northwestern clinched the Big Ten title with a 2-1 victory over Rutgers on Sunday. The Wildcats’ (16-1, 7-0 Big Ten) fourth consecutive regular-season title comes after they beat No. 1...

With just three returning players this season, Northwestern gets its first chance to form an on-court identity when the Wildcats open the season at ho

Northwestern lost to Iowa State 94-59 at Welsh-Ryan Arena on Sunday in its second and final exhibition ahead of the 2026-27 regular season. The loss marks the Wildcats’ first home exhibition loss...

Northwestern extended its losing streak to six after falling 3-2 to Illinois in Urbana-Champaign on Thursday night and 3-1 to No. 22 Purdue at home Sunday.   The Wildcats (5-9-3, 3-6-1 Big Ten)...

Northwestern defeated Rutgers 42-14 on Saturday in its fifth consecutive home win of the 2026 season. The Wildcats (6-1, 3-1 Big Ten) reached the end zone six times, with three rushing and three...

Northwestern played out a 0-0 draw against No. 4 Indiana in Bloomington on Friday night, marking the second consecutive draw against a ranked opponent after drawing with No. 10 UCLA in its last...

After 18 seasons under coach Joe McKeown, Northwestern is looking to set a tenacious new tone for the program with a season that will be defined by new faces and hard work.  After an underwhelming...

Northwestern led Michigan 15-13 at the first-set media timeout Thursday. The Wolverines (13-8, 4-6 Big Ten) outscored the Wildcats (7-14, 0-10 Big Ten) 12-3 the rest of the way, including three...

No. 18 Iowa State took an early lead and never looked back in a one-sided 94-59 win over Northwestern on Sunday afternoon. The Wildcats’ home loss follows another preseason loss to Illinois State...

It’s safe to say that Carla Berube has quite the project on her hands for Northwestern Women’s Basketball this season. With a mixed bag of three first-years, four transfers and eight returners,...

Northwestern is now bowl-eligible at 6-1 overall. So what? The expectations for this team are higher than ever before under David Braun, and winning games like this one against Rutgers in blowout...

Southland opponents face off when the Incarnate Word Cardinals and the Northwestern State Demons match up on Saturday, October 31, 2026 at Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium. Hoping to attend this game...

Aidan Chiles threw three touchdowns and ran for two scores as No. 24 Northwestern raced out to a big lead in the first half and rolled to a 42-14 vict

A triumphant victory for the Wildcats. From start to finish, Northwestern kept the pedal to the metal on the Scarlet Knights, hopping out to a quick 21-3 lead and holding onto that margin the rest...

No. 24 Northwestern entered Saturday’s matchup against Rutgers looking for a fast start, and delivered with a 28-point first-half jolt in a 42-14 victory. With the win, Wildcats (6-1, 3-1 Big Ten)...

It was a family affair in Evanston. OR:  The Wildcats made Mom and Dad proud.  No. 24 Northwestern (6-1, 3-1 B1G) seized a parents’ weekend victory over Rutgers (2-5, 1-3 B1G) on Saturday...

Northwestern (5-5-3, BIG 2-3-2) entered this week in eighth place in the Big Ten with six points in five games of conference play. There first match of the week took place in Evanston on Monday...

Northwestern entered the offseason in rebuilding mode, returning just three players from its 2025-26 season. With eight incoming transfers and little film on the team, head coach Chris Collins...

Northwestern swimming and diving got back on its feet on Friday, with its men’s and women’s teams both picking up resounding wins over Notre Dame. The ‘Cats returned home to the Norris Aquatic...

A red-hot Northwestern squad (5-1, 2-1 B1G) returns to Ryan Field after gutting out an ugly three-point victory over former head coach Pat Fitzgerald and Michigan State, and a red-hot Inside NU...

Things looked less than stellar for the Wildcats as the buzzer sounded for halftime. The No. 1 Terrapins were outshooting the hosts 4-2 and had effectively punched NU in the mouth by converting...

Traveling to Champaign last night, Northwestern (5-8-3, 3-6-1 B1G) hoped to end their four-game losing streak in hopes to keep its Big Ten Tournament chances alive. And while the ‘Cats played a...

After a heartbreaking defeat in New Jersey, Northwestern field hockey has its feet under itself once again. A dominant win over No. 11 Indiana is the “get-right game” that Tracey Fuchs and friends...

That was a doozy. Northwestern almost lost to Michigan State in East Lansing, but a blocked field goal late plus an impressive drive with no timeouts got the Wildcats into position for a Jackson...

Northwestern has gotten used to having new faces in the building, as in the offseason it welcomed in new head coach Carla Berube, who coached Princeton’s women’s basketball team the past seven...

Coming off a nail-biting win against Michigan State, Northwestern has its eyes set on another Big Ten opponent, Rutgers, this week. A win on Saturday would have Northwestern sitting at 6-1, making...

Northwestern Football head coach David Braun had a media availability Monday afternoon to address the upcoming game against Rutgers and recap the win over Michigan State. Here are our notes, with...

Northwestern hasn’t won a game since Sept. 18. That’s over a month. That’s 33 days. That’s more than 45,000 minutes. Back then, Northwestern’s school year hadn’t started. Northwestern football was...

Northwestern drew 0-0 with No. 10 UCLA on Monday at Martin Stadium in a match riddled with missed opportunities.  The Wildcats (5-5-3, 2-3-2 Big Ten) held a 4-1 edge in shots on goal and a 3-1...

Senior kicker Jackson Kleather is Northwestern’s man of the hour after drilling a game-winning field goal to beat Michigan State 24-21.  “He’s so calm, so steady,” coach David Braun said Monday at...

Halfway through No. 24 Northwestern football’s season, the results have not been what many expected. With the only blemish on the Wildcats’ (5-1, 2-1 Big Ten) resume being a six-point loss on the...

Earlier this fall, The Daily’s Gameday staff gave its season-long predictions after No. 24 Northwestern’s first two games.   Since then, the Wildcats (5-1, 2-1 Big Ten) have broken into the...

I’m going to preface by saying two things. For one,  I will not be talking much in depth about the UCLA game outside of the result of it. I haven’t had time to give it the substantive analysis it...

Northwestern’s golf programs competed coast to coast this week, with the women heading west and the men heading east. The women had a strong outing at the Stanford Intercollegiate, finishing...

In a week where it felt like every highly ranked team in the country added a loss to its resume, the B1G fared better than most, ending the week with three teams ranked in the top 10 of the AP...