NU Sports News Digest 2/18

for, Purple Reign
Posted Feb 18, 2005


Basketball gets ready for the Lions, Women can't seem to get going again, Baseball, Softball, Tennis ready for the weekend, Swimming at the Big 10 Tourney, Golf & Lacrosse ready for the season, and some Alumni news too...


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Men's BASKETBALL

NU needs post help against Penn State

Lifeless Cats slip away with victory

Euro trip


Looking Ahead

Penn State 2/19
PSU looks for road win
+ Nittany Lions Visit Northwestern on Saturday

Illinois wants no surprises
+ Records keep falling along with opponents
+ Illini bring their fastbreak 'A' game
+ Illini roll past Penn St.
+ Reserves earn valuable extra minutes in rout
+ Illini Smoke PSU
+ Illinois too much for PSU
 

Illinois 2/23
Wild shootaround sets tone
+ Illini shellshock Penn State
+ Column: Get on with it
+ Time not on Smith's side

Michigan 2/26
Men's Hoops Drops Ninth Straight at No. 20 Wisconsin
+ Wolverines Drop Ninth Straight
+ Sims and Harris can't carry team alone

Michigan State 3/2
Michigan St. tips Gophers
+ #11 Spartans roll over Minnesota, 81-62
$ Postgame Quotables: MSU 81, Minnesota 62

Indiana 3/5
Hoosiers Need to Rally Down the Stretch
+ IU looks for every win to be able to 'dance'
+ Perry to leave IU basketball

Big 10
 

Women's BASKETBALL

Illini Defeat Cold-Shooting 'Cats, 68-33
+ Illini women demolish Northwestern Wildcats

Two big opportunities escape Wildcat women

FOOTBALL

Another conference follows the Big 10
Mountain West to use replay in football in 2005
+ ACC opts for instant replay in football in 2005

RECRUITING

Skylar Jessen Has first offer
$ Jessen plans spring trip to the Palouse

Willie Walker Names Favorite

BASEBALL

Recapping Last Weekend...
Rain washes out Wildcats' weekend

Wildcats Travel to Texas for UTA Invitational

GOLF

Men's and women's golf tee up for season openers

Northwestern Starts Spring Season at Central District Classic

Wildcats Anxious To Begin Spring Season

LACROSSE

Cats face Tar Heels in battle of top-10 squads
+ No. 4 'Cats Welcome Pair of ACC Powerhouses This Weekend

Koester, Kjellman Named to Tewaaraton Watch List

SOFTBALL

Big 10 Softball Weekly Release - February 15

Cats' offense fails to show for tourney's opening day
 

SWIMMING

Wildcats In Ninth At Big Ten Championships
+ NU remains in 9th place after 2nd day in Indiana
+ Penn State Leads Big Ten Women's Swimming and Diving Championships after Two Days of Record-Breaking Competition
+ 2005 Big Ten Women's Swimming and Diving Championships: Day 2 Recap

TENNIS

Men
'Cats Travel to Face No. 23 Fighting Irish
+ Men's tennis hits the road to face No. 23 Notre Dame

Women
Prousis Named Big Ten Athlete of the Week
+ Northwestern's Prousis Named Women's Tennis Athlete of the Week

Doubles flip-flop aids NU

WRESTLING

'Cats Fall at No. 3 Illinois, 29-6
+ No. 3 Illini shut down Wildcats
+ No. 18 Northwestern Travels to No. 3 Illinois

MISCELLANY

WNUR PHONEATHON IS HERE!
DIAL 847-491-WNUR TO DONATE

Neuheisel: Thousands 'bid' on NCAA tourneys were not a bet

ALUMNI

Luke Donald: Shot a -5 to tied for 2nd at the Nissan Open
+ Davis jumps out in front
+ Davis leads rainy opening round

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