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Wildcats Sports
News:
Northwestern Sweeps 2015 Big Ten Women's Golf Awards
Northwestern’s
Emily Fletcher is the Big Ten Coach of the Year for the third time in
five seasons, Hannah Kim is the Player and Freshman of the Year and
five Wildcats earned All-Big Ten distinction, the Conference. The five
All-Big Ten honors for Northwestern are a program record, eclipsing the
four earned last season.
Wildcats Battle Back to Stun Badgers in OT, 86-83
Northwestern
furiously rallied from 15 points down in the second half to force
overtime with less than two seconds remaining, and eventually win the
game in the extra period, 86-83. The Wildcats won their seventh
consecutive contest and improved to 21-6 overall this season and 11-5
in Big Ten play. NU also remained unbeaten in overtime at 3-0.
Cats Complete Comeback to Drop Cardinal 20-19
Northwestern
won the dual's final three bouts, including two in overtime and No. 1
heavyweight Mike McMullan sealed the match in the final dual to
complete the turnaround victory for NU.
Incoming 'Cats Lead USA All-Star Team for Dapper Dan Wrestling Classic
Three
incoming members of the Northwestern wrestling class have been selected
to represent the USA All-Star Team at the 40th Dapper Dan Wrestling
Classic. Bryce Brill (Mt. Carmel, Ill.), Stevan Micic (Hanover Central,
Ind.) and Johnny Sebastian (Bergen Catholic, N.J,), all signed to
National Letters of Intent in November by Northwestern head coach Drew
Pariano, were chosen for the prestigious high school all-star meet.
No. 14 Northwestern Falls to No. 1 Penn State
The
three-time defending NCAA champions Penn State Nittany Lions proved too
much to handle for Northwestern. No. 1 Penn State won eight of
the ten individual bouts to upend No. 12 NU 39-8.
No.
13 NU Pulls Away From No. 23 Indiana 27-12
EVANSTON,
Ill. – No. 13 Northwestern opened it’s Big Ten home schedule by
defeating the No. 23 ranked Indiana Hoosiers 27-12 Saturday at
Welsh-Ryan Arena.
NU won seven of the 10 bouts, including two by bonus points to improve
to 6-1 and 1-1 in conference play.
Wildcats
Blank RedHawks 3-0
EVANSTON,
Ill. -- Senior Kristin Wirtz tallied her first collegiate goal in the
first half and No. 11 Northwestern added two more scores after the
break in taking down Miami (Ohio) 3-0 at Lakeside Field.
Wildcats
Win Conference Opener at Vandy, 15-8
NASHVILLE,
Tenn. -- A 7-0 Northwestern run early in the second half allowed the
top-ranked Wildcats to subdue Vanderbilt, 15-8, in their American
Lacrosse Conference opener Sunday in Nashville. Senior attacker Amanda
Macaluso sparked the 'Cats with career-bests of five points and three
goals on the afternoon.
Precin,
Herbert Ready for U.S. Olympic Team Trials
EVANSTON,
Ill. – Former Northwestern wrestlers Brandon Precin and Jake Herbert
will compete at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials this weekend in Iowa City,
Iowa, with the hopes of achieving their Olympic dreams.
Welch
in Semifinals, McMullan Still Competing at NCAA's
Welch
assured All-America status, meets Iowa's Derek St. John in semifinal
bout
ST.
LOUIS, Mo. -- Junior Jason Welch assured himself All-America status
Friday morning, winning his quarterfinal bout and will place in the top
eight at 157.
Dauch
Tabbed Big Ten Co-Freshman of the Week
Outfielder
went 5-for-7 at the plate with three extra-base hits
EVANSTON,
Ill. - Northwestern outfielder Luke Dauch (Bloomfield Hills,
Mich./Lahser) has been named the Big Ten Baseball Co-Freshman of the
Week the conference office announced Monday. He shares the honor with
Illinois pitcher John Kravetz.
'Cats
Improve to 5-0 in Nonconference Action, Defeat NIU 24-18
NU
wins six bouts, including four with bonus points
EVANSTON,
Ill. – No. 19 Northwestern took a break from its Big Ten dual schedule
Friday night at and won its eighth match of the year, defeating
Northern Illinois, 24-18, at Welsh-Ryan Arena. The Wildcats won six of
10 bouts, including four with bonus points, improving to a perfect 5-0
in nonconference action.
First-Period
Falls Help 'Cats Edge Purdue, 21-18
Lee
Munster records fastest fall of the season in 13 seconds
WEST
LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Jason Welch and Lee Munster made quick work of their
Purdue opponents Sunday and scored key bonus points for Northwestern as
the ’Cats hung on for a 21-18 victory over the Boilermakers.
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Bonus
Points Big for Northwestern in 33-9 Win Over Wisconsin
'Cats
get two pins, three major decisions, Pierce Harger upsets No. 8 Ben
Jordan
MADISON,
Wis. – No. 15 Northwestern won eight of 10 bouts, including five with
bonus points, Sunday afternoon in its 33-9 victory over Wisconsin at
the UW Field House. Despite all the bonus point victories, redshirt
freshman Pierce Harger won the biggest match of the day for
Northwestern, upsetting No. 8 Ben Jordan 4-2 in the 165 lbs. bout.
NU
has Best Midlands Finish in School History and Two More
Champions
Welch
and Munster win titles, Northwestern takes second
EVANSTON,
Ill – Friday night’s finale of the 49th Annual Ken Kraft Midlands
Championships was a memorable one for Northwestern as two Wildcat
wrestlers won titles, two others placed and the team achieved its best
finish in school history at second place.
Elite
Meet to Compete at 49th Annual Ken Kraft Midlands
Championships
EVANSTON,
Ill. – Some of the top wrestlers in the country will be in Evanston
Thursday and Friday as Northwestern hosts the 49th Annual Ken Kraft
Midlands Championships. Competition runs all day inside Welsh-Ryan
Arena as more than 40 Division I, II and III teams are scheduled to
compete in the annual tournament.
Northwestern
Improves to 3-0, Sweeps NU Duals
Five
pins, four tech falls and a major decision helps NU down SIUE 43-3 and
Indianapolis 44-3
EVANSTON,
Ill. – No. 19 Northwestern won 18 of 20 bouts Sunday defeating
SIU-Edwardsville 43-3 and Indianapolis 44-3 at the NU Duals. The ’Cats
relied heavily on bonus points using five pins, four tech falls and a
major decision to dominate the competition at Welsh-Ryan Arena.
Precin
Qualifies for 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials
NU
volunteer assistant coach is one step closer to 2012 Olympic Games,
placing second at Las Vegas qualifier
EVANSTON,
Ill. – Northwestern volunteer assistant coach and three-time
All-American Brandon Precin qualified for the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team
Trials with his second place finish in the men's freestyle 55 kg/121
lbs.
Northwestern
Drills 20 3-Pointers in 92-67 Win Over MVSU
Wildcats
scorch nets for 59 first-half points
EVANSTON,
Ill. -- Behind a school-record-tying 20 3-pointers and 59 first-half
points, Northwestern cruised to a 92-67 victory over Mississippi Valley
State Friday night in Welsh-Ryan Arena.
The 20 makes from
downtown matches the team record set on Dec. 13, 2009 against North
Carolina A&T, while the team's 30 assists ranks only second
all-time to the 32-assist effort against Benedictine (Ill.) on Nov. 20,
2007.
WIN
Magazine Ranks 2012 Recruiting Class in Top 10
Second
top 10 recruiting class in last three seasons for Northwestern
EVANSTON,
Ill. – Northwestern has pulled in another top 10 recruiting class
according to WIN Magazine. The wrestling publication recently released
its annual recruiting rankings and the group of five new Wildcats is
slated as the 10th best class in the country.
Crawford
Tabbed Big Ten Player of the Week
Averaged
24.0 points and 6.0 rebounds per game in leading NU to Charleston
Classic title
EVANSTON,
Ill. -- Northwestern junior forward Drew Crawford (Naperville,
Ill./Naperville Central) has been honored as the Big Ten Men's
Basketball Player of the Week the conference office announced Monday.
It is the second such honor of his career. He also earned the award
Dec. 14, 2009.
Northwestern
Wins 2011 Keystone Classic
NU's
140 points dominates team competition, Levi Mele places first at 125
lbs.
PHILADELPHIA,
Pa. - Northwestern won the 2011 Keystone Classic Sunday in
Philadelphia, Pa., and overpowered the 11-team field, finishing with
140 team points, 43 points ahead of runner-up Appalachian State
Pariano
Signs Five to NLIs for 2012-13 Season
Talented
class includes ranked wrestlers from throughout the country
EVANSTON,
Ill. - Northwestern head coach Drew Pariano announced today the signing
of five current high school seniors to National Letters of Intent to
wrestle for NU beginning in 2012. This year's recruiting class has
multiple state titles amongst them and spans the country as Dominick
Malone (Granby, Conn./Wyoming Seminary), Garrison White (Concord,
N.C./Jay M. Robinson), Matt Greene (Slingerlands, N.Y./Columbia), Jason
Tsirtsis (Crown Point, Ind./Crown Point) and Ben Sullivan (Eagle River,
Alaska/Apple Valley) and are set to join the Wildcats.
Northwestern
to Compete in Charleston Classic
Northwestern
opens play at the DirecTV Charleston Classic presented by Foster Grant
at 2 p.m. Central time Thursday as the Wildcats square off against LSU.
The contest is being televised by ESPNU.
Defending
Champion Northwestern Announces 2012 Women's Lacrosse Schedule
NU
to play in NFL stadium for second consecutive season
EVANSTON, Ill. -- Winter may be on the horizon in Chicago, but the
release of Northwestern's 2012 women's lacrosse schedule means the
defending champion Wildcats will soon be back in action. Head coach
Kelly Amonte Hiller has assembled a schedule for her 11th season at the
helm that includes eight games against 2011 NCAA Tournament teams.
Northwestern
Women's Lacrosse Receives 2011 Championship Rings at Sold-Out Ryan
Field
2011
Wildcats brought home NU's sixth national title in seven years
EVANSTON, Ill. -- Just over five months removed from capturing the 2011
NCAA Women's Lacrosse championship, head coach Kelly Amonte Hiller and
her title-winning Northwestern squad received their championship rings
on Saturday. The Wildcats were
recognized in front of a sold-out Ryan Field crowd of 47,330 during
halftime of NU's football game against Michigan.
Solid
Defense Gives 'Cats 1-0 Win in Ann Arbor
Northwestern
battles through 18 Michigan shot attempts, scores on an own goal
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Northwestern used a combination of solid defense and
a crafty in-bounds play to defeat Michigan 1-0 Saturday night in Ann
Arbor. Michigan fired off 18 shots while NU goalies Sam Hatfield
(Crossfield, Alberta/W.G. Murdoch) and Anna Cassell (Salt Lake City,
Utah/Skyline) combined to save five shots and Northwestern scored on an
own goal for the 1-0 victory.
Purdue
Edges Northwestern 2-1 in 'Cats Big Ten Home Opener
Jill
Dunn registers her second goal of the season
EVANSTON, Ill. – Senior Jill Dunn (Naperville, Ill./Neuqua Valley)
scored her second goal of the season to tie the game at 1-1 in the
second half but Purdue notched a goal in the 59th minute to secure the
2-1 victory at Lakeside Field. After playing their first three Big Ten
games on the road, tonight’s game was the first conference match for
Northwestern at Lakeside Field this season.
Northwestern
Sets 2011-12 Men's Basketball Schedule
NU is set to have three nonconference games televised by Big Ten
Network beginning with the Nov. 13 season- and home-opener against
Texas-Pan American. The two other games prior to the start of
conference play that are being broadcast on BTN are the Dec. 4 contest
against Baylor and the Dec. 18 matchup with Eastern Illinois.
WILDCATS
FALL TO FLYERS IN OVERTIME, 2-1
EVANSTON, Ill. -- Senior Emily
Langston (Los Altos, Calif./Los Altos) scored her second goal in as
many games Sunday, but Northwestern gave up a goal 1:42 into overtime
and fell to Dayton, 2-1, in the final game of the 2011 Lakeside Classic.
Langston’s goal came in the 38th minute off a throw-in by sophomore
Nicole Jewell (Raleigh, N.C./Leesville Road). Jewell launched her throw
into the box, where it
bounced through traffic and allowed Langston to get a head on it. Her
initial header was deflected by Dayton goalkeeper Katherine Boone, but
Langston followed her shot and drove it into the back of the
net.
Northwestern's
Shannon Smith Tabbed Suzy Favor Big Ten Female Athlete of the Year
CHICAGO -- Already the national player of the year in NCAA women's
lacrosse, Northwestern junior Shannon Smith (West Babylon, N.Y./West
Babylon) on Monday was recognized as the year's most outstanding
performer in all of Big Ten women's athletics, winning the 2011 Suzy
Favor Big Ten Female Athlete of the Year award.
Smith is the fourth Northwestern student-athlete to receive the
prestigious distinction, following the likes of her former teammate on
the lacrosse team Hannah Nielsen in 2008 as well as two-sport athlete
Jennifer Averill in 1987 and softball's Lisa Ishikawa in 1984. Smith
joins Nielsen as the only two recipients in the 31-year history of the
award to play a sport not sponsored by the Big Ten Conference.
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