The beginning of last week’s Inside NU recap of Northwestern’s series win over Maryland reads as follows:
“If the Northwestern Wildcats have any plans of letting up this season, they surely haven’t shown them as their season approaches its midpoint.”
Famous last words.
After an 18-2 start to the season — during which they never once yielded the top spot in the Big Ten — the ‘Cats were served a large slice of humble pie this weekend, dropping all four of their contests against Minnesota. In the process, they tripled their number of losses this season and relinquished their cherished place atop the standings.