And that’s a wrap for your 7-9-1 (3-6-1 B1G) Wildcats.
What began as a season full of postseason prospects has come to an unfortunate end as NU finished the regular season at 12th place in the Big Ten, failing to qualify for the conference tournament.
Hope was not lost for Northwestern until the very end, though. Even after losing three straight contests to Indiana, Wisconsin and Minnesota, the ‘Cats were still in a position to make a postseason run. Wins in their last two matchups against Purdue and Ohio State would have boosted them into contention — one loss and a win would have also potentially sent them through, albeit they would have needed to depend on the outcomes of other games as well.