Tickets For Northwestern Wildcats Evanston Events in Illinois

Get your sports caps ready, the Northwestern Wildcats are coming to your town to play at the Welsh-Ryan Arena in Evanston. This multi-purpose arena can accommodate approximately eight thousand sports fans. So book yourselves a seat by getting Northwestern Wildcats Evanston tickets. This is a chance to take some time off from your daily routines and enjoy your favorite sport. The Northwestern Wildcats have been appreciated for their performances in various sports. The women’s lacrosse team won the NCAA National Championship six times whereas the men’s basketball team has been appreciated as the ‘National Champion’ by the Helms Athletic Foundation.

Representing Northwestern University, the athletic teams-The Northwestern Wildcats are coming to Evanston to play games scheduled at the Welsh-Ryan Arena. Established in 1952, the arena is home to the Northwestern Wildcats wrestling, basketball and volleyball teams. Get Northwestern Wildcats Evanston tickets for your favorite sports and enjoy the games with your sports buddies.

The Northwestern University is the only private university amongst the founding members of the ‘Big Ten Conference’. Northwestern comprises of nineteen Division I sports teams in total, including men (eight) and women (eleven).  Willie the Wildcat is the mascot for their games and the Northwestern University Marching Band performs for the home games of football.  Previously their mascot was a live bear cub, named Furpaw. Athletic Director Jim Philips took charge of the teams in 2008. The teams of the university presently participate in multiple sports including football, men’s soccer, wrestling, men’s basketball, women’s lacrosse, women’s tennis, fencing, men’s golf, softball and men’s swimming. 

The athletic teams of Northwestern are referred to as the Wildcats. Previously they were known as The Purple and were referred to as The Fighting Methodists unofficially. A writer named Wallace Abbey referred the university with the name “Wildcats” in his article for the Chicago Daily Tribune. The name gained so much popularity that the board members selected “Wildcats” as the official name for the team.  Since then, the Wildcats have been successful in creating a big name for themselves in respective sports.