This afternoon, Northwestern (21-14, 9-9 B1G) will take on Arizona (23-13, 7-11 Pac-12) in the epitome of a hostile environment. NU has made it through 62 other teams already, and now just one remains. To win the WNIT, the Wildcats of Evanston will have to take down the Wildcats of Tucson, and they’ll have to do it at their place.
The hosts drew more than 10,500 fans for their semifinal win against TCU, and reportedly broke that mark by plenty already. Coach Joe McKeown and the Northwestern Wildcats can expect nearly 15,000 screaming fans this afternoon as they try for their fourth (!