Women’s Soccer: Entering final Big Ten game, Northwestern hopes for...
Women’s Soccer With one final home game remaining, Northwestern has the opportunity to at least earn a share of its first regular season Big Ten Championship. “We say ‘Big Ten Champs;’ it’s something...
View ArticleWomen’s Soccer: Northwestern gets just enough offense for historic season
No. 20 Northwestern had scored an overtime goal from a scrum in front of the net to claim a share of the Big Ten regular season title, and nobody was sure who was responsible. The official scorers...
View ArticleWomen’s Soccer: With overtime goal, Northwestern wins share of Big Ten...
Women’s Soccer It took 23 seasons and 98 minutes, but Northwestern is finally on top of the Big Ten. On a cold, wet and windy night at Martin Stadium, the No. 20 Wildcats (14-1-3, 7-1-3 Big Ten)...
View ArticleWomen’s Soccer: Wildcats look to improve offense ahead of Big Ten Tournament
Women’s Soccer With Wednesday’s win over Illinois, the Wildcats accomplished their regular season goal of winning the Big Ten. However, the night also saw wins from the conference’s other elite teams...
View ArticleWomen’s Soccer: Northwestern triumphs in penalties in Big Ten Tournament opener
Women’s Soccer Northwestern is one step closer to a conference tournament title. With emotions running high, the No. 20 Wildcats (14-1-4, 7-1-3 Big Ten) advanced past Nebraska (11-5-4, 5-3-3) on...
View ArticleWomen’s Soccer: No. 17 Wildcats face tough rematch in Big Ten semifinals
Women’s Soccer This Northwestern team has allowed five goals all season, and it will have to face the only team that scored two goals against it during the regular season. The No. 17 Wildcats (14-1-4,...
View ArticleWomen’s Soccer: Improved second half not enough for Wildcats in tourney...
Women’s Soccer When No. 17 Northwestern entered the second half of Friday’s contest against No. 25 Rutgers with a new fire, it seemed inevitable that the Wildcats would even the score after falling...
View ArticleWomen’s Soccer: Wildcats set to kick off NCAA Tournament in Evanston
Women’s Soccer No. 21 Northwestern will host an NCAA Tournament game at Martin Stadium for the first time in the program’s history on Saturday. To advance, the Wildcats (14-2-4, 7-1-3) will have to...
View ArticleWomen’s Soccer: Northwestern continues NCAA Tournament run, takes on underdog...
Women’s Soccer After advancing to the second round of the NCAA Tournament for its second-straight season, No. 21 Northwestern will seek to take a step further this year against the team that pulled...
View ArticleWomen’s Soccer: Wildcats fall to Duke, bring season to close
Women’s Soccer All good things must come to an end. After tournament wins against SIU-Edwardsville on Friday and Kent State last week, Northwestern (16-3-4, 7-1-3 Big Ten) came up short against No....
View ArticleWomen’s Soccer: Northwestern falls to Mexican U-20 national team in spring...
Women’s Soccer For Northwestern, accustomed to the comforts of Big Ten soccer, Tuesday’s matchup against Mexico’s under-20 national team was something new. “They were a great team — very fast, very...
View ArticleWomen’s Soccer: Offensive surge drives Wildcats to first-round NCAA...
Women’s Soccer It took just 18 minutes on Saturday for Northwestern to do what it hadn’t in the Big Ten Tournament: score. As sophomore defender Kayla Sharples headed in a perfectly-placed corner kick...
View ArticleWomen’s Soccer preview: Northwestern looks for second-straight conference title
Women’s Soccer A year after making history by earning a share of the conference title, Northwestern has a prime opportunity to again ascend to the Big Ten mantle. The Wildcats return many of the...
View ArticleWomen’s Soccer: Northwestern opens Big Ten title defense with shutout win
Women’s Soccer Northwestern celebrated. Then, on the same night, the Wildcats set even higher expectations. Right after unveiling the banner commemorating its first Big Ten championship, NU began...
View ArticleWomen’s Soccer: Lovera, Kennel bright spots on up-and-down road trip
Women’s Soccer The continued re-emergence of junior forward Brenna Lovera and breakout of freshman midfielder Madi Kennel helped Northwestern (2-1-1) salvage two results on a challenging three-game...
View ArticleWomen’s Soccer: Wildcats continue slow start, fall to Cincinnati
Women’s Soccer Not only did Northwestern fall to a disappointing 2-2-1 in its non-conference schedule to start the season, the Wildcats lost their first home game since 2015. NU fell 2-1 to Cincinnati...
View ArticleWomen’s Soccer: Freshmen lead Northwestern to win over Missouri
Women’s Soccer New faces shined against old foes in Northwestern’s 2-1 comeback victory over Missouri on Thursday night. Senior forward Jessica Johnson drew first blood for the Tigers (2-4-1) in the...
View ArticleWomen’s Soccer: Northwestern falls to Pepperdine ahead of Big Ten opener
Women’s Soccer It’s safe to say Northwestern has hit a few roadblocks as it prepares to defend its Big Ten championship. The Wildcats (3-3-1) concluded their nonconference slate Sunday in a 1-0 home...
View ArticleWomen’s Soccer: Northwestern falls to Penn State to open Big Ten play
Barely three minutes had passed when No. 8 Penn State struck its first blow against Northwestern (3-4-1, 0-1 Big Ten) and its Big Ten championship aspirations. Still, the Wildcats, the reigning...
View ArticleWomen’s Soccer: Northwestern beats Ohio State, snaps two-game losing streak
Women’s Soccer Northwestern understood that it had not beaten Ohio State since 2007 and knew that a two-match losing streak to start conference play would be detrimental toward its Big Ten title...
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