With a chance to claim its first Big Ten Tournament title since 2014, No. 2 Northwestern fell short in the conference championship game, losing 2-1 to No. 6 Michigan.
It was a clash of the titans in Columbus, OH. Sunday; the Wildcats dominated recently in the postseason to win the NCAA Championship last season, while the Wolverines were national runners-up in 2020. Michigan has been quite strong among the Big Ten recently as well, having made the Big Ten Tournament final in 15 of the last 20 years, winning in 2020. With Sunday’s win, the Wolverines claimed their eighth Big Ten Tournament title, the most in conference history.