[NU Sports] NU Sports News Digest 2/20

Sun Feb 20 17:27:17 CST 2005

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**  Weekend Wrap Edition **

 The win that should have been for Basketball.

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                                   Northwestern University Athletics, and more

Men's BASKETBALL

     Northwestern Second-Half Run Finishes Penn State, 54-39
      http://nusports.collegesports.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/021905aaa.html 
     + Resurgent Wildcats over .500 again

http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/cs-050219nugamer,1,509815
2.story?coll=cs-college-headlines 
     + Wildcats' win total climbs
      http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/sports_story.asp?intID=38403146 
     + Cats on a roll... sort of
      http://www.dailysouthtown.com/southtown/dssports/pro/201sd3.htm 
     + Penn State's shooting woes boost NU
      http://www.nwherald.com/SportsSection/college/304331280237974.php 
     + Cats' run has them thinking postseason
      http://www.suntimes.com/output/campus/cst-spt-nu20.html 

     Penn State 2/19
     Nittany Lion Basketball Falls at Northwestern, 54-39
      http://www.gopsusports.com/pressreleases/pressrelease.cfm?anncid=7550 
     + Lions Hit Another Low Point
      http://pennstate.scout.com/2/353472.html 
     + Changes backfire on PSU

http://www.centredaily.com/mld/centredaily/sports/colleges/pennsylvania_state_un
iversity/10946223.htm 

Looking Ahead

     Illinois 2/23
     Crunch bunch

http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/cs-050219illinigamer,1,17
58248.story?coll=cs-college-headlines 
     + Mike Downey: Exciting Illini giving pressure cold shower

http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/cs-050219downey,1,2956136
.column?coll=cs-college-headlines 
     + 'The best team we've faced'

http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/cs-050219illiniside2,1,18
23731.story?coll=cs-college-headlines 
     + Overdue Smith big hero in clutch

http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/cs-050219illinibits,1,546
7339.story?coll=cs-college-headlines 
     + Illini stay out of hot water
      http://www.suntimes.com/output/campus/cst-spt-ill20.html 
     + Finding a way
      http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/sports_story.asp?intid=38403120 
     + Smith quiet after hitting silencer
      http://www.suntimes.com/output/campus/cst-spt-illnt20.html 

     Michigan 2/26 
     Horton Rejoins Men's Basketball Team But Will Not Play
      http://www.mgoblue.com/document_display.cfm?document_id=17227 
     + No easy task for Michigan today 

http://www.mlive.com/wolverines/aanews/basketball/index.ssf?/base/sports-0/11088
97841159010.xml 
     + Horton's ban gives U-M a fallback
      http://www.freep.com/sports/umich/um19e_20050219.htm 

     Michigan State 3/2
     Spartans now 10-2 in conference 
      http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/sports_story.asp?intID=38403144 
     + Michigan State spoils Keady's big day
      http://www.suntimes.com/output/campus/cst-spt-big20.html 

     Indiana 3/5

     Big 10

Women's BASKETBALL

     Lady Lions Secure Perfect Home Record
      http://www.gopsusports.com/pressreleases/pressrelease.cfm?anncid=7560 
     + Lady Lion Pre - Northwestern
      http://pennstate.scout.com/2/353596.html 
     + Lady Lions eye revenge in seniors' home finale

http://www.centredaily.com/mld/centredaily/sports/colleges/pennsylvania_state_un
iversity/10946271.htm 

FOOTBALL

     This is Junior Weekend - watch for reports on prospects next week on Purple
Reign.

     Minnesota defense: Mason promotes Lockwood to coordinator 
      http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/gen/wire?messageId=29121819 

RECRUITING

     Ron BrackenRecruiting goes glossy

http://www.centredaily.com/mld/centredaily/sports/colleges/pennsylvania_state_un
iversity/10946297.htm 

BASEBALL

     Cats in action down in Texas...
     Kansas State Downs Wildcats, 4-1
      http://www.collegesports.com/sports/m-basebl/stories/022005aau.html 
     Wildcats Go Hitless in 4-0 Loss to Arkansas State
      http://nusports.collegesports.com/sports/m-basebl/recaps/021905aae.html 
     Wildcats Fall to Mavericks, 11-3
      http://nusports.collegesports.com/sports/m-basebl/recaps/021805aaa.html 

GOLF

     Men are Playing in the Mercedes Benz Collegiate Championship starting today
     Day 1 Recap
      http://www.unf.edu/sports/golf/04-05golf_MBCCday1recap.htm 
     + Here's the Leaderboard

http://www.golfstatresults.com//public/leaderboards/team/static/team571.html 

LACROSSE

     Wildcats Top ALC Preseason Poll
      http://nusports.collegesports.com/sports/w-lacros/spec-rel/021805aab.html 
     + Four second-half goals lift Northwestern Past Tar Heels, 6-5
      http://tarheelblue.collegesports.com/sports/w-lacros/recaps/022005aaa.html

     + Wildcats Come Back on UNC, 6-5
      http://www.collegesports.com/sports/w-lacros/stories/022005aac.html 

SOFTBALL

     Is off until the 25th - then the Palm Springs Tournament...

SWIMMING

     Pair of Wildcats Earn All-Big Ten Honors
      http://nusports.collegesports.com/sports/w-swim/spec-rel/022005aab.html 

     Wildcats Finish Seventh At Big Ten Championships
      http://nusports.collegesports.com/sports/w-swim/recaps/021905aab.html 

TENNIS

     Men
     'Cats Down Ducks, 6-1
      http://nusports.collegesports.com/sports/m-tennis/recaps/021905aab.html 

     Women
     'Cats Beat Tar Heels, 4-3
      http://nusports.collegesports.com/sports/w-tennis/recaps/021905aab.html 

     No. 4 Northwestern Beats No. 5 Duke, 5-2
      http://nusports.collegesports.com/sports/w-tennis/spec-rel/022005aab.html 

WRESTLING

     No. 18 Wildcats Fall to No. 11 Wisconsin, 19-18
      http://nusports.collegesports.com/sports/m-wrestl/recaps/022005aac.html 

MISCELLANY

ALUMNI

     Luke Donald:
      http://www.pgatour.com/players/scorecard/291587/r007/2005 
     Was Even on Friday to drop to a 13th place tie at the Nissan Open
      http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/r007 
     + Rain washes out day's play at Nissan Open
      http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/sports_story.asp?intID=38403126 

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