It took a long time, but it was a good time.
Following a two-game losing streak and eight-day gap between games, it was anyone’s guess what kind of Northwestern team would show up to Welsh-Ryan Arena Monday. Would it be a sluggish group, recovering from COVID and dealing with the aftermath of not having team practice for a week? Or was it going to be the Wildcats we saw take down the Spartans, Illini and Hoosiers in the span of a month via strong, athletic defense?
It was more of the latter Monday, as Northwestern showed up ready to play, taking the early lead and not looking back in the first half.