Northwestern Wildcats

Northwestern was four points away from a 2-1 set lead over No. 22 Michigan State on Saturday. Instead, it watched the Spartans (15-3, 5-3 Big Ten) win the final seven points of the third set...

Following a stretch of early fall tournament action, Northwestern put up strong performances in singles and doubles at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association’s Division I Midwest Regional...

Northwestern fell 64-70 on the road against Illinois State on Sunday. This was the first of two exhibition games before the start of regular season play on Nov. 2.  The returners from the 2025-26...

Email: a.gupta@dailynorthwestern.com  X: @aanyavgupta   Related Stories: — Football: No. 24 Northwestern comes out on top 24-21 against Michigan State — Football: Aidan Chiles leads No. 24...

No. 35 Northwestern secured a fourth-place finish at the Stanford Intercollegiate on Oct. 16-18.The Wildcats finished Sunday with a combined 862, shooting 10-over-par during the three-day stretch,...

Wow, we are into the double digits of this column’s existence! Thanks for sticking with me throughout this tumultuous season.  It felt as though USC, the fourth-from-bottom team in the Big Ten,...

Sunday was supposed to be a wholesome homecoming. It was a full-circle moment for Doug Collins, Illinois State’s all-time leading scorer and the father of Northwestern head coach Chris Collins. He...

Two days have passed and I still cannot believe that Northwestern won that football game. Saturday was a day where the ’Cats did more things wrong than they did right. It allowed its go-ahead...

Northwestern drew Penn State 1-1 Friday night in a Senior Day match that saw each team receive a red card at a windy, rainy Martin Stadium.  “I thought we did a great job to get one point out of...

Newly-ranked No. 25 Northwestern delivered a stunning finish worthy of its Cardiac ’Cats moniker in Saturday’s 24-21 road win over Michigan State.  Despite struggling on special teams throughout...

Northwestern lost 3-0 to USC on Saturday at Martin Stadium after competing with 10 players for most of the game. The loss extended the Wildcats’ (5-8-3, 3-5-1 Big Ten) losing streak to four and...

Senior back/midfielder Ilse Tromp led No. 2 Northwestern to a 4-1 victory over No. 11 Indiana on the road with a two-goal performance Friday.  The Wildcats (14-1, 5-0 Big Ten) capitalized on a...

Northwestern fell to No. 1 Nebraska in straight sets Thursday, extending its losing streak in Big Ten play to seven matches.  The Wildcats (7-12, 0-8 Big Ten) were level with the Cornhuskers...

After looking like a podium contender through the first two days, Northwestern fell five places on day three to finish 10th place at the Golf Club of Georgia on Sunday. The Wildcats’ final...

Returning to Michigan State to face his former team, then-No. 25 Northwestern senior quarterback Aidan Chiles was excited and prepared to handle any adversity or boos thrown his way. Early on, the...

Illinois State pulled off a nail-biter against a Northwestern side plagued by turnovers and struggles on the offensive glass in a tight 70-64 win for the Redbirds. The exhibition loss marks...

Northwestern men’s basketball heads south for its first exhibition game of the 2026-27 season, taking on the Illinois State Redbirds in Normal, Ill. Head coach Chris Collins has a personal stake...

The Wildcats’ teams of the past drop this game. They’d find a way to lose, usually in the most agonizing manner available. It looked like that was inevitable in the dying moments of this one. And...

Northwestern put forth a strong performance against Big Ten rival Penn State to get its record back to .500 for the year. The game ended 1-1 after both teams scored in the second half, yet the...

After getting swept 3-0 by No. 1 Nebraska on Thursday, Northwestern had yet another difficult matchup against No. 22 Michigan State, where the ‘Cats fell 3-1. Northwestern dropped to 7-12 overall...

What a win. Aidan Chiles, following an incredible 60-yard drive down the field with just a minute to go, allowed Jackson Kleather a chip-shot 34-yard kick to complete Northwestern’s comeback bid...

Well, that went just as everyone expected. Pat Fitzgerald’s and Aidan Chiles’ first games against their former teams more than lived up to the billing. A blocked kick at the other end led to a...

No. 25 Northwestern’s first game against former coach Pat Fitzgerald turned into an old-fashioned rock fight, but coach David Braun’s squad escaped with a 24-21 victory over Michigan State after a...

Chat about the game in the comments!

Head coach Chris Collins brought in five first-year players last season. Only two remained:  sophomore guards Jake West and Phoenix Gill.  Forward Tre Singleton transferred to Iowa State...

Full circle moments are awesome in sports. We’ve got multiple on our hands. Last time Northwestern was ranked was in the Pat Fitzgerald era. Now, the ‘Cats travel to East Lansing to face their...

The Northwestern Wildcats have plenty of new faces this season, including new head coach Carla Berube. But only three of them are new to college basketball.  The Wildcats are bringing in three...

In a much anticipated game between Northwestern (7-11, 0-7 B1G) and No. 1 Nebraska (18-0, 7-0 B1G), the Cornhuskers showed 5,329 fans, the most at a NU volleyball game this year, why they are the...

The college basketball offseason will never be the same. What used to be a mild, high-school-recruit-focused six months has now turned into a mad dash, with coaches like Northwestern’s Chris...

Week 6 was a pivotal week for the Big Ten, with teams like Purdue and UCLA making massive jumps with their victories. Here’s how our power rankings changed based on this week’s results: 1. Ohio...

Two shocking losses, separated by 363 days, have a couple commonalities. Same opponent, wearing the same uniforms, beating Northwestern by the same scoring margin. But the most important...

Head coach David Braun had a media availability Monday afternoon to address the upcoming Michigan State game. Here are our notes, with some edited for clarity: Braun on Ball State win: The truth...

Northwestern handled Ball State this past weekend and finds itself ranked at No. 25 in the AP Poll — the first time the Wildcats have been ranked since the end of the 2020 season. Although the...

It was two sets to two as Northwestern and Maryland headed into the fifth and final set on Saturday. College Park was on its feet as two of the Big Ten’s basement dwellers traded haymakers, trying...

The AP top 25 rankings just got a huge shake-up this week.

As coach David Braun readied the team for a new era, No. 25 Northwestern brought in the highest-rated transfer portal class in program history in the offseason.  Coming off a 7-6 season, the...

As the team enters a matchup against former coach Pat Fitzgerald ranked in the AP Top 25 for the first time since 2020, chatter is growing loud around Northwestern football. After weeks of...

Senior quarterback Aidan Chiles has been transformative for No. 25 Northwestern in his first five games this season.   He has shown off his arm, speed and athleticism — recording nine passing...

Does anybody remember what they were doing on the night of Oct. 24, 2025? It’s OK if you don’t exactly remember, it’s a pretty innocuous date on the calendar. A Google search on events that...

31 seconds. That is all the time it took for the Northwestern Wildcats to concede a goal to Maryland in an eventual 2-1 loss Sunday. 59 minutes. That is the average time it took the ‘Cats to...

No. 1 Northwestern went into its matchup with No. 10 Princeton undefeated, but left the East Coast with its first loss after a late surge from the Tigers (8-4, 3-1 Ivy League) on Sunday.  The...

Northwestern first-year setter Ellie Stiernagle stuffed Maryland outside hitter Sydney Bryant at the net twice in the closing stretch of the fourth set on Saturday. The first block, shared with...

Despite a hard-fought battle, Northwestern lost in five sets to Maryland on Saturday, marking its first loss to the Terrapins (12-5, 2-4 Big Ten) since 2022 and extending its losing streak to six...

Northwestern lost 2-1 to Maryland in a tight game Sunday at Ludwig Field in College Park, Maryland.  It was the Wildcats’ (5-7-3, 3-4-1 Big Ten) third consecutive loss since beating Indiana at...

Earlier this week, entrenched in the hype on social media surrounding ESPN’s new Nick Saban docuseries, I stumbled upon one of his best speeches from his time as head coach at Alabama. “And they...

The ‘Cats are no longer undefeated. Northwestern (13-1, 4-0 B1G) split it games against two NFHCA top 10 opponents this past week, beating No. 6 Iowa 2-1 at home before dropping its first game of...

No. 1 Northwestern defeated No. 6 Iowa in a conference clash at Lakeside Field on Friday, earning its 600th program victory. Senior forward Ashley Sessa scored both goals for the home side, her...

Late in the third set Friday night, Northwestern had a chance to steal a set from No. 18 Penn State. After trailing by nine points, the Wildcats (7-9, 0-5 Big Ten) rattled off an 8-0 run. Seven of...

No. 11 Northwestern secured an 11th place finish at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational.  The race was held in Madison, Wisconsin, at the Thomas Zimmer Championship Cross Country Course, which...

Northwestern dropped another away game, with back-to-back late goals propelling No. 14 Washington to the win.  The Wildcats (5-5-1, 2-3 Big Ten) could not mount a response in the final 10 minutes...