After stumbling against Central Michigan , they responded with 3 wins over Western Michigan , UIC , and Northern Kentucky , handling lesser competition the way Big Ten teams are supposed to .
Northwestern escaped the end of the non-conference schedule without incident .
After stumbling against Central Michigan , Northwestern responded with 3 wins over Western Michigan , UIC , and Northern Kentucky , handling lesser competition the way Big Ten teams are supposed to .
Northwestern escaped the end of the non-conference schedule without incident .