It was a Thursday night at the end of October. Over 2,000 people were packed into Huff Hall, watching the Fighting Illini and the Wildcats go blow for blow. Northwestern had battled to a 2-1 set advantage and was on the verge of eking out its first conference win of the season.
It was a Saturday night at the end of October. As the words “trick” and “treat” reverberated throughout Evanston, the words “Let’s go ‘Cats” reverberated throughout Welsh-Ryan Arena as over 1,000 people watched the Wildcats and Scarlet Knights trade haymakers on NU’s senior night. Northwestern had battled to a 2-1 set advantage and was on the verge of eking out its first conference win of the season.