Following its return to the Big Ten Outdoor Championships 11 days prior, Northwestern sent five runners to the NCAA West Preliminary, hosted by Arkansas. Anna Hightower was the standout of the...

When the clock hit zero following the Wildcats’ national championship win last Sunday, the curtain closed on an unforgettable season for Northwestern women’s lacrosse. It was a season that had a...

After a 21-30-1 season and failing to qualify for the Big Ten Tournament, Northwestern baseball desperately needs to turn things around. While aggressive transfer portal activity hasn’t...

Feb. 11, 2023, was a chilly Saturday afternoon in Syracuse, New York. A star-studded Northwestern roster, ranked fourth in the nation, was set to begin its campaign toward its eighth national...

Former University of Pennsylvania guard Dylan Williams is transferring to Northwestern men’s basketball for his final year of eligibility, he confirmed to Conor Smith of the Philadelphia Inquirer...

Former Penn State guard Dylan Williams is transferring to Northwestern men’s basketball for his final year of eligibility, he confirmed to Conor Smith of the Philadelphia Inquirer. Williams is a...

Welcome back to the Going Portaling column, where I break down every incoming transfer that Chris Collins brings to Evanston. If you’ve missed the previous iterations, we’ve done Jack Karasinski,...

There are three things guaranteed in life: death, taxes and Northwestern finding a way to win in the clutch. The ‘Cats proved it against Maryland (twice), against Colorado and now against North...

Senior attacker Madison Taylor has won the 2026 Tewaaraton award, the most prestigious honor given to an NCAA lacrosse athlete. The accolade was announced at the Tewaaraton Award Ceremony in...

Four days after winning a national championship in her final game at Northwestern, senior attacker Madison Taylor earned another piece of hardware to close out her collegiate career. Taylor was...

At long last, the 2026 women’s lacrosse season has come to a close, and the IWLCA has released one final coaches poll, updating what was previously released on May 4. All of the teams in the top...

When Veronica Burton got the call that the Dallas Wings had waived her in 2024, she was at home in Newton, Massachusetts, with her family. She went back to her room, locked herself in and opened...

Junior Greyson Casey and sophomore Carter Pate will be one of four doubles teams competing for a 2026 US Open wild card entry at the USTA American Collegiate Player Wildcard Playoffs in June,...

Northwestern finished 14th at the NCAA Championship Finals in Carlsbad, California on Monday. The team placed ahead of eight teams ranked in Clippd’s most recent top-25 poll to close out the...

In three months and two days, the 2026 college football season will kickoff in Dublin, Ireland. That’s 94 days until football is back! With the season approaching, it’s time for some 2026 spring...

When senior attacker Lucy Munro tumbled into the turf just minutes into the first quarter of the national title game against North Carolina, Martin Stadium went quiet.  Sent in to replace her was...

Northwestern competed in the NCAA Championships in Carlsbad, California, finishing 14th in the nation. The tournament was held at Omni La Costa Resort, the same course where the ‘Cats captured the...

As Northwestern lacrosse hoisted the 2026 NCAA Championship trophy on Sunday afternoon, the plaque beaming brown and gold reflected all of the Wildcats’ efforts this season — the adversity,...

Donning a No. 27 practice pinnie and baggy blue shorts, Nick Martinelli stepped onto the hardwood floor at Wintrust Arena.  When he wore Northwestern’s No. 2 jersey, the Glenview, Illinois, native...

North Carolina attacker Chloe Humphrey wound up to take a shot. The game was tied 11-11, and any goal had the chance to completely shift the momentum of the game.  Humphrey, who was later named...

The hard fight is over. The ‘Cats are national champions. Northwestern picked up its ninth national championship in program history on Sunday afternoon, taking down the North Carolina Tar Heels...

The ball was still in the air when Madison Taylor knew. Not the result. Not the final score. Something else. Something that had nothing to do with lacrosse and everything to do with why she was...

Northwestern found itself in a familiar position Sunday morning. For the fourth straight season, the ’Cats were playing in the national championship. After winning it all in 2023, NU came up empty...

They say the third time’s a charm. Northwestern Lacrosse (18-3, 7-1 B1G) defeated the University of North Carolina (19-1, 10-0 ACC 14-11, using a 5-0 fourth quarter, clutch plays and players...

For the first time in three years, the Wildcats are back on top. Northwestern defeated North Carolina 14-11 in the NCAA National Championship game in front of a Martin Stadium lacrosse-record...

The Tar Heels look to repeat in 2026.

Same squads, different year on the women’s lacrosse world’s biggest stage, as No.1-seeded Northwestern faces No. 2-seeded UNC in the 2026 NCAA championship game. In Friday’s NCAA semifinals, The...

Will the Tar Heels repeat or will the Wildcats get back to the top? Here's everything you need to know to watch the title game rematch.

After one half of Friday’s NCAA Tournament Semifinal at Martin Stadium, Northwestern held a strong 10-3 lead over Johns Hopkins. The advertised battle between top-10 offenses was shaping up for an...

Junior midfielder Taylor Lapointe scored three goals and five assists during her entire freshman season. In Friday afternoon’s NCAA Tournament Semifinal, she tallied two goals and a career-high...

On Friday afternoon, women’s lacrosse’s holiday season made its way to Evanston. Northwestern took down Johns Hopkins 16-11, just hours after UNC toppled Maryland 16-6, setting the stakes for a...

Every great show builds to a final act. For the ’Cats, that moment arrives Sunday. On their lake, in their time zone, in front of their crowd. The Lake Show has been waiting for this stage all...

With seven minutes left in its first-ever Final Four appearance, Johns Hopkins found itself in a perilous spot: facing a five-goal deficit against Northwestern, the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA...

No. 1-seeded Northwestern used offensive firepower and a big second quarter to outlast Johns Hopkins 16-11 in the NCAA Semifinals on Thursday evening at Northwestern Medicine Field at Martin...

A raucous Martin Stadium, holding a lacrosse-record crowd of 6,242, witnessed Northwestern overwhelm Johns Hopkins in a 16-11 win. The Wildcats (18-3, 7-1 Big Ten) had seen this stage before,...

For the first time in NCAA lacrosse history, the Final Four has arrived to Evanston. No. 1-seeded Northwestern will square off against No. 4-seeded Johns Hopkins in the semifinals. NU has not lost...

With a majority of the college basketball transfer activity wrapped up, Head Coach Carla Berube basically has her first Northwestern roster for the ‘26-27 season. Over the course of the offseason,...

This is Northwestern’s season to get back on top of the lacrosse world. But after the team’s first eight games, the idea seemed impossibly far from reality. After falling to Ohio State on March...

For lacrosse coach Kelly Amonte Hiller, playing against “family” is familiar. Northwestern’s coach of 25 years has developed a coaching tree spanning the whole country, from Brown coach Katrina...

We are one day away from the NCAA lacrosse Final Four kicking off in Evanston. Northwestern is hoping to defend home turf while pursuing the program’s 9th championship and its first since 2023....

Northwestern got its revenge on No. 8-seeded Colorado in the NCAA Quarterfinals after losing back in February. The Wildcats and Buffaloes played arguably the best game of the tournament so far,...

Northwestern wrapped up its season at the NCAA Athens Regional, finishing tied for eighth in a loaded 13-team field that featured eight top-50 programs, including No. 1 Auburn. The ‘Cats opened...

No. 50 Northwestern’s season came to an end Wednesday following an eighth place finish at the NCAA Athens Regional in Athens, Georgia. The Wildcats finished nine-under par after three rounds of...

94 days after suffering their most shocking loss of the 21st century, the Lake Show found redemption and exercised its early-season demons in a 13-12 win over Colorado — an NCAA Quarterfinal to...

Alongside the women’s lacrosse Final Four comes the penultimate edition of top 10 talk in 2026. Similarly to last week, no new IWLCA coaches poll was released, but the top four teams from its most...

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...

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...

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...

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...