Erin Matson, Tar Heels edge Northwestern for 10th field hockey title
Northwestern (20-5), the defending champion, got its first shot on goal off its first corner, a dramatic goal by Bente Beckers.
Purdue stays in title chase with 17-9 win over Northwestern
Northwestern has lost 10 straight, this one coming in the starting debut of second-year quarterback Cole Freeman.
With 28 from Buie, Northwestern holds off Fort Wayne
Boo Buie scored 28 points, making a career-high seven 3-pointers, and Northwestern held off Fort Wayne 60-53 Friday night in an on-campus game of the Cancun Challenge.
Citron, Miles lead No. 9 Irish to easy win over Northwestern
Sonia Citron finished with 24 points and 10 rebounds, Olivia Miles added 21 points before getting ejected and No. 9 Notre Dame pounded Northwestern 92-58 on Wednesday night.
Northwestern uses big 2nd half to beat Georgetown 75-63
Chase Audige scored 13 of his 17 points in the second half, Boo Buie had all 12 of his points after halftime and Northwestern beat Georgetown 75-63 on Tuesday night in the first meeting between the schools.
Mohamed Ibrahim, Minnesota stifle Northwestern in 31-3 drubbing
Northwestern played four quarterbacks, a function of injury and attempt to generate offense.
Northwestern rolls past N. Illinois for a 63-46 win
Robbie Beran scored eight of his 15 points in the first six minutes and Ty Berry posted a double-double and Northwestern beat Northern Illinois 63-46 Friday night.
Beran, Buie lead Northwestern's rout of Chicago State 85-54
Robbie Beran scored a career-high 20 points, Boo Buie added 16 points and Northwestern opened the season with an 85-54 rout of Chicago State on Monday night.
Northwestern heart surgeons successfully transplant heart from donor whose heart stopped beating
Heart surgeons at Northwestern's Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute announced they performed Illinois' first successful heart transplant using a heart from a naturally deceased donor.
Petras, Stevens help Iowa defeat Northwestern, 33-13
Northwestern had its losing streak reach seven games.
Hemby's 75-yard TD lifts Maryland over Northwestern 31-24
Northwestern tied it at 24 with 3:34 remaining on a 9-yard scoring run by Andrew Clair.
Collins, struggling Northwestern look for turnaround season
Northwestern gave coach Chris Collins at least another year to turn around his struggling program after the final buzzer sounded last March.
Wisconsin dominates Leonhard debut, pounds Northwestern 42-7
Graham Mertz threw for a career-high 299 yards and matched one with five touchdowns, Chimere Dike set personal bests with 185 yards receiving and three TD catches, and Wisconsin dominated in interim coach Leonhard’s first game, pounding struggling Northwestern 42-7 on Saturday.
No. 11 Penn State outlasts Northwestern 17-7 in sloppy game
Sean Clifford completed 10 of 20 passes for 140 yards with a touchdown.
Miami (Ohio) tops Northwestern 17-14 with late field goal
Graham Nicholson kicked a tiebreaking 36-yard field goal with 21 seconds left in regulation, and Miami (Ohio) rallied late to stun Northwestern 17-14 on Saturday.
Nic Baker, Southern Illinois stun Northwestern 31-24
A Missouri Valley Conference member, Southern Illinois' other win over a Big Ten foe -- against seven losses -- was against Indiana in 2006 when Salukis coach Nick Hill was their quarterback.
Jordan Waters rushes for 2 TDs, Duke beats Northwestern 31-23
Jordan Waters rushed for a career-best 91 yards, including a 42-yard scoring run for the Blue Devils (2-0).
Duke, Northwestern try to build on promising season openers
Both teams are looking to build on promising openers after Duke dominated Temple last week and Northwestern beat Nebraska.
