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Northwestern’s season has undoubtedly been about ups and downs.  From suffering a crushing defeat to Group of Five power Tulane, to coming out of Beaver Stadium with a win, to suffering a three-game losing streak, the Wildcats’ (6-5, 4-4 Big Ten) postseason chances have never been certain.  Down by 15 in the third quarter against...

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Junior center Arrinten Page made a go-ahead layup with just 0.8 seconds remaining, and Northwestern eked past South Carolina 79-77 in its second matchup at the Greenbrier Tip-Off in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia following its loss to Virginia on Friday.  The Wildcats (5-1, 0-0 Big Ten) held the lead for most of the game,...

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DURHAM, N.C. —  The Cardiac ’Cats are champions again.  Junior defender Ilse Tromp scored from a penalty corner just 19 seconds into the second sudden-death overtime period, and No. 2 Northwestern defended its title the hard way, taking down No. 3 Princeton 2-1 in a nail-biting odyssey.  Tromp was mobbed by her teammates at the...

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No 11. Northwestern finished up a historic season, finishing in 18th place at the NCAA Championship early Saturday morning in Columbia, Missouri. This was the team’s fourth-ever championship appearance and their highest placement since 1985. NU’s top four runners all broke personal records in the race. The Wildcats were led by junior Skye Ellis for...

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