[NU Sports] NU Sports News Digest 2/25

[Roy S. Lamberton]

www.PurpleWildcats.com
for Purple Reign
& the NU Sports List


**  Weekend Wrap Edition **
Big wins by Basketball, Softball, Lacrosse, & Tennis. Baseball picks up 3 wins
too.Men's Swimming has some record setting All Conference guys. There's
Recruiting and Alumni updates too.


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that Fits We Link
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Index to News about
                                                             Northwestern
University Athletics, and more


As I move my office - things might get a little dicey around here. NU sports
News will continue, but might be abbreviated for a week or two...


Thanks

Men's BASKETBALL

     Wildcats Host Michigan Saturday Night
      http://nusports.collegesports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/022505aaa.html

     Bombs Away Redux - NU 69 - UM 53
      http://northwestern.scout.com/2/355376.html
     + Northwestern Rolls Over Michigan, 69-53
      http://nusports.collegesports.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/022605aaa.html
     + Incentive gets Wildcats in gear
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/northwestern/cs-050227037
6feb27,1,7831030.story?coll=cs-college-nwestern-print
     + Sharpshooting Cats thump Wolverines
      http://www.suntimes.com/output/campus/cst-spt-nu27.html
     + NIT berth still in sight for Cats
      http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/sports_story.asp?intID=3841099
     + Wildcats Outmatch Wolverines in Evanston
      http://chicago.comcastsportsnet.com/view_content.asp?ID=4958
     + Wildcats make full turnaround
      http://www.nwherald.com/SportsSection/college/307599364370683.php
     + Maize-shucking leaves Wildcats in hunt for NIT
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2005/02/28/4222b66c7fffe
     + Jenkins taking on role of floor general for Cats
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2005/02/28/4222b8021ae31

     Rothschild: Win or else -- Cats have 2 more chances
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2005/02/28/4222b9ff8110a

     From the Michigan Side
     Men's Basketball Falls Behind Early, Loses to Wildcats
      http://www.mgoblue.com/document_display.cfm?document_id=17305
     + Early Northwestern Lead Sinks UM in Evanston
      http://michigan.scout.com/2/355428.html
     + Postseason hopes dunked?
 
http://www.mlive.com/wolverines/aanews/basketball/index.ssf?/base/sports-0/11095
02695312920.xml
     + Michigan hits low in defeat
      http://www.detnews.com/2005/um/0502/27/C01-101770.htm
     + Harris is latest to Wolverine to be injured
      http://www.detnews.com/2005/um/0502/27/C08-101844.htm


Looking Ahead

     Michigan State 3/2
     No. 10 Michigan St. Falls To Indiana In Overtime, 78-74
      http://msuspartans.collegesports.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/022705aab.html

     + Spartans beginning to look like Final Four team
      http://michiganstate.scout.com/2/355024.html 
     + Post Game Quotes
      http://iuhoosiers.com/mensbasketball/news/04-05/mbk02-27-05a.html 
     + MSU loss gives Illini outright Big Ten title
 
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/cs-050227illini,1,7810379
.story?coll=cs-college-headlines 
     + Column: Simmer Down Spartan Fans
      http://michiganstate.scout.com/2/355661.html 
     + Indiana upsets #10 Michigan State in OT, 78-74
      http://michiganstate.scout.com/2/355656.html 
     + MSU-Indiana notebook: Spartans helpless during Whiteout
 
http://www.greenandwhite.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050228/GW0201/50228034
8/1023/GW 
     + Spartans suffer OT defeat to Hoosiers
      http://www.statenews.com/article.phtml?pk=28815 


     Indiana 3/5
     IU Upsets No. 9/10 Michigan State, 78-74 in OT
      http://iuhoosiers.com/mensbasketball/news/04-05/mbk02-27-05.html 
     + IU rallies for OT win
      http://www.indystar.com/articles/5/225548-7135-094.html 
     + IU's room for error has disappeared
      http://www.indystar.com/articles/9/225437-7459-036.html 
     + Wright healthy enough to thwart Spartans
      http://www.suntimes.com/output/campus/cst-spt-big28.html 
     + On the Wright path
      http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/sports_story.asp?intid=3841163 
     +  Meet the Alabama Slamma'
      http://idsnews.com/story.php?id=28080 
     $ IU works overtime
 
http://www.heraldtimesonline.com/stories/2005/02/28/sports.0228-HT-C1_PJB08263.s
to 
     $ Hoosiers' play puts them on the bubble
 
http://www.heraldtimesonline.com/stories/2005/02/28/sports.0228-HT-C1_RSZ24781.s
to 
     + Hoosiers post rare win over a ranked team
      http://www.indystar.com/articles/2/225611-7102-036.html 
     + Kravitz: Unless the bottom falls out, IU's in NCAA Tournament
      http://www.indystar.com/articles/7/225612-9297-036.html 

     Big 10
     '39' would bring Illini immortality
      http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/sports_story.asp?intID=38411106 

Women's BASKETBALL

     Wildcats Welcome No. 15 Minnesota in Final Regular-Season Game
      http://nusports.collegesports.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/022505aac.html 
     + Minnesota Edges Northwestern, 70-62
      http://nusports.collegesports.com/sports/w-baskbl/recaps/022705aad.html 
     + NU drops regular-season finale to Gophers despite halftime lead
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2005/02/28/4222bad4eec8b 
     + Four years later, class of '05 paces NU in last home game
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2005/02/28/4222bbc56858c 

     2005 Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament Bracket
 
http://www.fansonly.com/photos/schools/big10/sports/w-baskbl/auto_pdf/WBBTournam
entBracket.pdf 
     + 2005 Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament Bracket Determined
 
http://www.fansonly.com/schools/big10/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/022705aab.html 


RECRUITING

     Alex Loukas "...Not afraid to make decisions."
      http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=179&p=9&c=2&cid=355006&nid=1758488&fhn=1 

BASEBALL

     Weather Reschedules Baseball
      http://nusports.collegesports.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/022705aaa.html 
     Wildcats Sweep Doubleheader; Defeat Huskies 7-1
      http://nusports.collegesports.com/sports/m-basebl/recaps/022605aac.html 
     Wildcats Top Mountaineers, 30-2
      http://nusports.collegesports.com/sports/m-basebl/recaps/022605aaa.html 

FENCING

     'Cats Head to Midwest Conference Championships
      http://nusports.collegesports.com/sports/w-fenc/spec-rel/022505aaa.html 

GOLF

     Wildcats in 15th Place at Puerto Rico Classic
      http://nusports.collegesports.com/sports/m-golf/recaps/022705aaa.html 

LACROSSE

     Cats with Sticks take a pair by a wide margin
     Wildcats Destroy Denver, 20-9
      http://nusports.collegesports.com/sports/w-lacros/recaps/022705aaa.html 
     + No. 3 Northwestern Works Pioneers, 20-9
      http://www.collegesports.com/sports/w-lacros/stories/022705aah.html 
     + Inside Lacrosse recap
 
http://insidelacrosse.com/page.cfm?Cat=2&tabbar=0&pagerid=2&news=fdetail&storyid
=72681 

     Wildcats Overwhelm Oregon, 21-2
      http://nusports.collegesports.com/sports/w-lacros/recaps/022605aab.html 
     + BOX SCORE
 
http://www.insidelacrosse.com/page.cfm?Cat=2&tabbar=0&pagerid=2&news=fdetail&sto
ryid=72648 

SOFTBALL

     The Diamond Girls go 4-1 over the weekend!
     Northwestern Takes Down No. 12 Washington, 3-2
      http://nusports.collegesports.com/sports/w-softbl/recaps/022505aac.html 

     Wildcats Pitch 2-0 Shutout Over Long Beach State
      http://nusports.collegesports.com/sports/w-softbl/recaps/022505aab.html 

     Northwestern Throttles No. 20 Pacific, 10-1
      http://nusports.collegesports.com/sports/w-softbl/recaps/022705aaa.html 

     Arizona State Silences Northwestern, 1-0
      http://nusports.collegesports.com/sports/w-softbl/recaps/022605aab.html 

     Wildcats Defeat Loyola Marymount, 5-2
      http://nusports.collegesports.com/sports/w-softbl/recaps/022605aaa.html 

SWIMMING

     The Pool Cats are rolling
     Wildcats Land Six First-Team All-Big Ten Honors
      http://nusports.collegesports.com/sports/m-swim/spec-rel/022705aaa.html 
     + Cats notch 4th at Big Tens, win array of awards
 
http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2005/02/28/4222ba6f8ac04 

     Wildcats Finish Fourth at Big Ten Championships
      http://nusports.collegesports.com/sports/m-swim/recaps/022705aaa.html 

     Record-Setting Performances Highlight NU's First Day at Big Ten
Championships
      http://nusports.collegesports.com/sports/m-swim/recaps/022505aaa.html 
     + Wildcats Win Three of Friday Afternoon's Five Big Ten Swimming
Preliminaries
      http://nusports.collegesports.com/sports/m-swim/spec-rel/022505aaa.html 
     + Northwestern Wins Four More Events; Remain in Third Place at Big Ten
Championships
      http://nusports.collegesports.com/sports/m-swim/recaps/022605aaa.html 

TENNIS

     Women
     'Cats Beat Texas, 5-2
      http://nusports.collegesports.com/sports/w-tennis/recaps/022705aac.html 

     Men
     Spartans Edge 'Cats, 4-3
      http://nusports.collegesports.com/sports/m-tennis/recaps/022705aac.html 
     + Michigan State Men's Tennis Pulls Off Win Against Northwestern
      http://msuspartans.collegesports.com/sports/m-tennis/recaps/022705aaa.html


ALUMNI

     Luke Donald:  Taking the week off...
     at the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship
      http://www.worldgolfchampionships.com/r470/ 

     Its hard to beat 7 Birdies
      http://www.worldgolfchampionships.com/scoring/brackets/r470/player 
     + Viewable Brackets
      http://www.worldgolfchampionships.com/scoring/viewable/r470/ 

     Brian Payne - Puts himself on e-bay
      http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/sports/11000658.htm 

     Mark Loretta Padres notes: Loretta's offseason has pop
 
http://sandiego.padres.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/sd/news/sd_news.jsp?ymd=20050224&conte
nt_id=950256&vkey=spt2005news&fext=.jsp 

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