NU Sports News Digest for 5/21

All the News that Fits We Link -- Your Original Index to online News about Northwestern University Athletics

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LACROSSE [#1]

Philly Here We Come! Top-Seed Northwestern Defeats Syracuse In NCAA Quarterfinals 14-9
+ NU has eyes on three-peat
+ Cats Beat Orange, Head To Semifinals
+ Wildcats keep quest for third straight title alive against SU
+ #1 Wildcats Top #7 Orange to Earn Final Four Spot
+ Philly Here We Come! Top-Seed Northwestern Defeats Syracuse In NCAA Quarterfinals 14-9
+ FINAL FOUR BOUND FOR PHILADELPHIA
+ Northwestern defeated Syracuse

2 Wildcats stick out in the crowd

Next up #4 Seed Penn
Penn Can Go Home Again
+ UM women fall to surging Penn

SOFTBALL [NCAA #2 Seed]

Game Times Set for Wildcats' Super Regional at Sharon J. Drysdale Field
+ Moving day for Wildcats, Demons
+ Northwestern, DePaul reach super-regionals
+ Wildcats Sit A Step Away From Series
+ NU, DePaul alive in softball
+ Bracket

Michigan, Northwestern Advance to NCAA Super Regionals

No. 6 Northwestern in Super Mood After Eliminating No. 22 Illinois State, 4-1
+ Box Score
+ NU Beats ISU, Advances to Supers
+ Wildcats claim regional crown
+ Not Pretty Yet Highly Effective

Softball's season comes to an end

Second-Seeded Wildcats Take Down No. 22 Redbirds, 5-2
+ Wildcats Win And Advance In NCAAs
+ Canney strikes out 14 in Wildcat victory

Wildcats win regional opener
+ No. 6 Northwestern Bests Wright State, 4-1, in NCAA Tourney Opener

Women's TENNIS [#5]

Wildcats Earn Three ITA Midwest Region Honors

Cats Shocked By UCLA, Fall Short Of NCAA Goals
+ UCLA eliminates Cats in first round
+ 'Cats Eliminated From NCAA Tournament; Fall to UCLA, 4-0

FOOTBALL & RECRUITING

Caputo Grabs First Offer

Out-of-State Stars at Stanford

Greater Houston Top 100 Seniors: 51-60

Ryan Turnley About to Add Third Offer

BASEBALL

Wildcat Seniors Sweep Series; Win Finale 11-5 Over Purdue

Wildcats Honor Seniors and Annual Award Winners at 2007 Banquet

BASKETBALL

Jaeschke Finalist For Spot On U21, U19 World Championship Teams

GOLF

'Cats Come Up Two Strokes Short of a Trip to Nationals; Finish 13th at NCAA Central Regional Championships

WRESTLING

Herbert To Use His "Olympic Year" (Wrestling)

MISCELLANY

Athletes of the week
+ Northwestern Spring Sports Release #9

Alumni

Mark Loretta Rangers pound Astros for worst loss of season
+ Astros swing for singles, make Rangers swoon

J.A. Happ No decision in team win

Dan Brauer Bad day in Fort Myers

PGA - AT&T Classic this week
Tom Johnson Finished at -2, T 56th

European Tour BMW PGA Championship, May 24th
Luke Donald - BMW PGA Championship ticks all the boxes

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Coach Roy's Comments on the stories are in Italics:
Remember that I try to only get one copy of an AP story.
$ before a story means its from a source requiring a subscription.
Opinion Columns usually have the name of the writer in bold at the front of the headline.
Yes, we use Google News, First Headlines and Yahoo as part of our search for Wildcat stories.

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