TOPEKA, Kan. — There were a mere 22 seconds left on the clock in Lee Arena as Northwest women’s basketball faced a 3-point deficit against MIAA foe Washburn following a pair of made free throws from Ichabods senior guard Nuria Barrientos. Read more
TOPEKA, Kan. — There were a mere 22 seconds left on the clock in Lee Arena as Northwest women’s basketball faced a 3-point deficit against MIAA foe Washburn following a pair of made free throws from Ichabods senior guard Nuria Barrientos. Read more
With four seconds left on the clock, Evelyn Vasquez received the inbounds pass from teammate sophomore forward Jayna Green and immediately took the shot from beyond the three-point line. Read more
While everyone else was heading home and enjoying winter break, the Northwest women’s basketball team had business as usual, continuing on with its 2021-22 campaign. Read more
Graduate student guard Jaelyn Haggard made 256 3-point shots during her four years as a Bearcat between 2017-21 — a number that stands as No. 1 in the Northwest women’s basketball record books for career 3-pointers. But for the first time, she attempted a three against Northwest — a shot tha… Read more
WARRENSBURG, Mo. — When the Northwest women’s basketball team ran onto the court at the University of Central Missouri Multipurpose Building moments before a matchup with Central Missouri, the Bearcats were hoping to extend their seven-game win streak. Read more
When Northwest junior guard Trevor Hudgins walked off the court with 7:19 remaining in No. 2 Northwest’s matchup with Rogers State, he high-fived his teammates on the way to his chair, and behind him he left a historic performance. Read more
The whistle blew, the players looked at their coaches and walked over to their respective benches. Read more
Marc Gordon’s office, the impromptu home base for the Northwest soccer program, sits on the third floor of the Lamkin Activity Center. On the door is a 2021 Northwest soccer poster, and above it is a piece of yellow scratch paper. Read more
After being on the wrong side of a 21-point comeback in the season opener, the Northwest women’s basketball team rattled off four straight wins prior to starting its 2020-21 conference schedule. Read more
After using this fall to compile a record of 26-5, and for the first time since 2010, Northwest volleyball has earned a bid to the Division II NCAA Tournament. Read more
EMPORIA, Kan. — On the field stood roughly 30 soccer players, moments after their 90-minute contest. Read more
In a classroom on the second floor of the easternmost side of the Carl and Cheryl Hughes Fieldhouse, 30 Northwest soccer players sat in their seats waiting for the announcement they’ve been anticipating since the end of their MIAA Tournament game against Emporia State Nov. 12. Read more
Stepping up to the free-throw line at the west basket of Bearcat Arena with 30 seconds left in the fourth quarter was Northwest guard Molly Hartnett. She, like the rest of Northwest women’s basketball, was trying to forget a season-opening loss from 24 hours prior, when the Bearcats were def… Read more
WARRENSBURG, Mo. — The breath, made visible by the 37-degree temperature, came out in a collective cloud over the field from the players. One set of players exhaled in excitement, the other in disappointment as the clock hit zero at Jennies Field. Read more
Just west of the Carl and Cheryl Hughes Fieldhouse sits the near-120-foot-long patch of turf called Bearcat Pitch, and it serves as the site for Northwest soccer’s home games. Read more
Through the window, leaves float across the ground as the occasional car passes by on College Avenue below. It’s another cloudy, autumn day, and inside is an office on the third floor of Lamkin Activity Center — Marc Gordon’s office. Read more
The Northwest softball team recently wrapped up its first fall under the direction of new coach Naomi Tellez, with an emphasis on involvement in the Maryville community. Read more
As the temperature outside begins to lower, there are a few things it signifies: the end of fall, the potential for snow and the start of the holiday season. For Northwest women’s basketball, it signifies the beginning of a new season. Read more
As the seconds winded down, the team looked straight in the face of its fifth straight loss to end the season. It may have been against the No. 5 team in the nation, but a loss is never easy, especially with four more preceding it. Read more
The 2011 Northwest soccer team still had 20 minutes left on the clock. The Bearcats were up 3-1, and Emporia State had scored seven minutes before. The team was in need of one final goal to put the game away. That’s when, in the 72nd minute, Anna Calgaard scored her second goal of the match … Read more
Prior to Northwest volleyball’s matchup with then-No. 1 Washburn Oct. 15, setter Alyssa Rezac had recorded 18 total kills this season throughout 51 sets of action. Read more
It’s not an oddity for soccer matches to end up in overtime. In the case of Northwest soccer, though, that was all too common last weekend. Read more
After five consecutive home games at Bearcat Pitch, Northwest soccer will start a four-game road stretch this weekend against a pair of MIAA foes. Read more
Just nine days before Sept. 17, Northwest soccer was handed a 3-0 loss at the hands of Central Missouri. Nine days later, the Bearcats got another chance at the No. 19 Jennies for the first game in MIAA play. Read more
After conference foe Missouri Southern cancelled due to COVID-19 protocols, Northwest volleyball improved its record to 9-2 — including a 1-1 at home — with a 3-1 win against Pitt State Sept. 25 in the Carl and Cheryl Hughes Fieldhouse. Read more
With more than 700 attendees at Northwest volleyball’s home opener in the Carl and Cheryl Hughes Fieldhouse Sept. 17, the Bearcats were swept by then-No. 12 Central Missouri before bouncing back with a win against Missouri Western Sept. 18. Read more
There the Bearcats were, with possession of the ball and 20 seconds left in regulation of a 1-1 tie with Missouri Western Sept. 19 at the Bearcat Pitch. Read more
After competing on the road for the first two weeks of the season, Northwest volleyball will kick off the regular season in the irregular, impromptu venue of the Carl and Cheryl Hughes Fieldhouse. Read more
Welcome into another edition of Walk The Talk, a weekly mailbag column where all of your questions regarding Northwest Athletics get answered. Football is in full swing, and the questions that were asked this week show it. With that being said, let’s hop straight into it. Read more
Four and zero. Four and zero would have been the best possible option, and that’s what the Northwest soccer team was hoping to improve its record to during the second weekend of matches. However, the Bearcats were left with the exact opposite. Read more
A raucous sitcom starring four elderly friends first hit the air in 1985. “The Golden Girls” was known for its raunchy plotlines, one-liners and a cast well into their AARP memberships that acted as though they were just out of college. Four women with a passion for Northwest didn’t set out … Read more
The Northwest volleyball team started its season with a trip to Tampa, Florida, where the Bearcats took care of business at the Courtyard by Marriott Volleyball Classic. Read more
Northwest soccer has started its regular season, and the Bearcats got off on the right foot, earning a win in each of their first two games. Read more
Northwest soccer has played its last exhibition game on the schedule, which means the regular season is right around the corner. Read more
Welcome back to Walk The Talk, the weekly mailbag column where you submit questions about your favorite — or maybe least favorite, I suppose — Northwest sports program. If you’re reading for the first time, then welcome. It’s the first game week for Northwest football since December 2019, so… Read more
Northwest soccer has already played in one scrimmage, and now the Bearcats are looking ahead to their second preseason scrimmage. Read more
Despite a loss in the make-or-break set of the MIAA Tournament this spring, Northwest volleyball is ready to get back on the road to redemption. Read more
Welcome to Walk The Talk, a weekly mailbag column where I answer any questions you might have regarding Northwest Athletics. After a year mostly filled with questions about whether a sport was going to play or not, we’ve got light at the end of the tunnel. Northwest football kicks off its se… Read more
The Northwest softball team is starting the 2021-22 school year with a new head coach for the first time since Ryan Anderson was hired in 2007, as Naomi Tellez was named the 10th head coach in program history June 2. Read more
The Northwest softball team lost three of four games on a late-season road trip to Fort Hays State and Nebraska-Kearney. Read more
Welcome to this week’s Walk The Talk, the weekly mailbag column in which I — your self-proclaimed favorite Northwest sports reporter — answer any and all questions you might have about Northwest Athletics. This week’s edition is a little different, as we’re shying away from specific breakdow… Read more
As the unorthodox spring soccer season comes to an end, it only seems fit for the MIAA to end it in an unorthodox method. Northwest soccer will face Missouri Southern April 22 at Bearcat Pitch for the first round of the MIAA’s postseason tournament. Read more
Nearly 100 fans gathered around the Huether Tennis Centre in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, as Northwest’s No. 1 singles player Andrea Zamurri took the court against Augustana’s No. 1 Cade Damgaard April 18. Read more
Down 6-2 in the fifth set of the MIAA Tournament Championship, Northwest coach Amy Woerth remained calm and composed on her chair, a spot she hardly moved from during the entirety of the tournament. Read more
After four meets this spring, two more await the Northwest track and field team before the MIAA Outdoor Track Championships. Read more
With two games remaining in the regular season, Northwest soccer is looking to close out on a high note. The Bearcats hope to improve their ranking in the MIAA after matchups with Nebraska-Kearney and Fort Hays State April 16 and April 18, respectively. Read more
The Northwest softball team used strong pitching and timely hitting to finish a 10-game homestand with two wins over the Lincoln Blue Tigers April 13 at the Bearcat Softball Field in Maryville. Read more
No. 19 Northwest men’s tennis arrived in Topeka, Kansas, April 11, looking to push its match-winning streak to six in a row, but Southern Arkansas had a winning streak of its own to pursue. Read more
Up 24-17 in the third set, Northwest volleyball broke the huddle to fans rising to their feet. While fans were littered throughout the stands due to social distancing, their cheers gave the feeling of a packed Bearcat Arena. Read more
WARRENSBURG, Mo. — When the Northwest women’s basketball team ran onto the court at the University of Central Missouri Multipurpose Building moments before a matchup with Central Missouri, the Bearcats were hoping to extend their seven-game win streak.
When Northwest junior guard Trevor Hudgins walked off the court with 7:19 remaining in No. 2 Northwest’s matchup with Rogers State, he high-fived his teammates on the way to his chair, and behind him he left a historic performance.
The whistle blew, the players looked at their coaches and walked over to their respective benches.
Marc Gordon’s office, the impromptu home base for the Northwest soccer program, sits on the third floor of the Lamkin Activity Center. On the door is a 2021 Northwest soccer poster, and above it is a piece of yellow scratch paper.
After being on the wrong side of a 21-point comeback in the season opener, the Northwest women’s basketball team rattled off four straight wins prior to starting its 2020-21 conference schedule.
After using this fall to compile a record of 26-5, and for the first time since 2010, Northwest volleyball has earned a bid to the Division II NCAA Tournament.
EMPORIA, Kan. — On the field stood roughly 30 soccer players, moments after their 90-minute contest.
In a classroom on the second floor of the easternmost side of the Carl and Cheryl Hughes Fieldhouse, 30 Northwest soccer players sat in their seats waiting for the announcement they’ve been anticipating since the end of their MIAA Tournament game against Emporia State Nov. 12.
Stepping up to the free-throw line at the west basket of Bearcat Arena with 30 seconds left in the fourth quarter was Northwest guard Molly Hartnett. She, like the rest of Northwest women’s basketball, was trying to forget a season-opening loss from 24 hours prior, when the Bearcats were def…
WARRENSBURG, Mo. — The breath, made visible by the 37-degree temperature, came out in a collective cloud over the field from the players. One set of players exhaled in excitement, the other in disappointment as the clock hit zero at Jennies Field.
