South Carolina tops women's college basketball's Way-Too-Early Top 25
While we still reluctantly say goodbye to 2019-20 and wonder what might have been, we also can't wait to look ahead at what's to come next season.
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2020 Schedule
26-4, 1st in Big Ten
- 11/10W 67-46
- 11/14W 64-56
- 11/17W 63-42
- 11/21W 69-48
- 11/27W 73-44
- 12/116L 70-68
- 12/4W 66-63
- 12/7W 79-37
- 12/16W 74-47
- 12/20W 64-45
- 12/21W 79-59
- 12/28W 77-50
- 12/3112W 81-58
- 1/5L 77-51
- 1/9W 56-54
- 1/12W 61-56
- 1/1615W 71-69
- 1/19W 85-59
- 1/23W 76-48
- 1/2620L 70-61
- 1/30W 81-73
- 2/2W 82-59
- 2/10W 85-55
- 2/13W 66-60
- 2/16W 60-56
- 2/19W 82-65
- 2/22W 82-66
- 2/25W 69-55
- 2/29W 75-58
- 3/6L 67-59
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Hillmon, Brown give Michigan women upset of No. 11 N'western
Naz Hillmon scored 20 points, Hailey Brown added 19 and seventh-seeded Michigan upset second-seeded and 11th-ranked Northwestern 67-59 Friday night in the Big Ten Conference quarterfinals.
Pulliam on sharing Big Ten title and more
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Why the NCAA committee has No. 2 seed UConn in the Portland Regional
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Latest reveal has 5 Pac-12 teams in top 16 seeds
The Pac-12 once again placed five seeds in the top 16, as revealed by the NCAA women's basketball selection committee on Monday.
Wolf leads No. 14 Northwestern women to Big Ten title
Abbie Wolf scored 21 points and No. 14 Northwestern defeated rival Illinois 75-58 on Saturday to clinch a share of its first Big Ten title in 30 years and set a school record with its 26th win.
No. 14 Northwestern women beat Ohio State 69-55
Abi Scheid scored 19 points with five 3-pointers, Lindsey Pulliam added 16 points and No. 14 Northwestern beat Ohio State 69-55 on Tuesday night to remain in first place in the Big Ten Conference.
Women's Bracketology: Duke continues to climb, up to No. 7 seed
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How Lindsey Pulliam put Northwestern on track for a top-16 seed
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Pulliam nets 28, No. 18 Northwestern women top Badgers 82-66
Lindsey Pulliam scored 28 points with six rebounds and five assists and No. 18 Northwestern won its seventh straight game, putting away Wisconsin in the fourth quarter for an 82-66 victory on Saturday.
Duo leads No. 18 Northwestern women past Rutgers 82-65
Lindsey Pulliam and Veronica Burton combined for 50 points, 30 in a dominate middle two quarters as No. 18 Northwestern won its sixth straight by blitzing Northwestern 82-65 on Wednesday night.
Burton helps No. 19 Northwestern rally past Nebraska 60-56
Veronica Burton scored 21 points and No. 19 Northwestern scored the last nine points of the game to pull out a 60-56 win over Nebraska on Sunday.
Burton, Wood help No. 19 Northwestern women edge Michigan
Veronica Burton hit a tie-breaking 3-pointer with 2:35 to play, Sydney Wood drained the clinching free throws with 8.1 seconds left and No. 19 Northwestern edged Michigan 66-60 on Thursday night.
No. 19 Northwestern women trounce Michigan State 85-55
Lindsey Pulliam scored 31 points and No. 19 Northwestern beat Michigan State 85-55 on Monday night for its third straight win.
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No. 23 Northwestern women blitz Penn State 82-59
Lindsey Pulliam and Veronica Burton scored 19 points apiece and No. 23 Northwestern took over in the third quarter and cruised to an 82-59 win over Penn State on Sunday.
Pulliam scores 32, No. 23 Northwestern women beat Michigan
Lindsey Pulliam scored a season-high 32 points on Thursday night, and No. 23 Northwestern led throughout the fourth quarter in an 81-73 win over Michigan.
No. 20 Maryland women beat No. 22 Northwestern 70-61
Stephanie Jones had 14 points and 11 rebounds, and No. 20 Maryland defeated 22nd-ranked Northwestern 70-61 Sunday in a duel between Big Ten contenders.
Pulliam, Burton each score 22, No. 22 Northwestern women win
Lindsey Pulliam and Veronica Burton scored 22 points apiece, and No. 22 Northwestern beat Michigan State 76-48 on Thursday night for its fifth straight victory.
Burton leads Northwestern women past No. 15 Hoosiers in OT
Veronica Burton scored 15 points, including the three-point play that forced overtime and the two free throws that put Northwestern ahead with 33 seconds left in the extra session, and the Wildcats rallied to defeat No. 15 Indiana 71-69 on Thursday...
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Unranked N'western's 81-58 win Tue. vs. #12 Maryland was its highest-ranked W since beating #5 Ohio St. 1/14/16. It was the Terps' largest loss since a 25-pt defeat at UConn 11/19/17 & largest conf. L since they joined the Big Ten. NU coach Joe McKeown, honored pregame for his recent 700th career win, last beat Maryland 1/12/94 when he was at George Washington.
Pulliam scores 24, Northwestern women upset No. 12 Maryland
Lindsey Pulliam scored 24 points, Veronica Burton added a career-high 23 points with six steals and Northwestern beat No. 12 Maryland 81-58 on Tuesday to snap a seven-game losing streak in the series.
Morris’ basket gives No. 16 DePaul women victory, 70-68
Sonya Morris’ short jumper in the final minute lifted No. 16 DePaul to a 70-68 victory over Northwestern on Sunday, handing the Wildcats their first loss and giving Doug Bruno his 700th victory as the Blue Demons’ coach.
Colley, Michigan St women pull away from Northwestern 68-52
Shay Colley scored 10 of her 14 points in the second, leading a balanced that helped ninth-seeded Michigan State pull away from eighth-seeded Northwestern in the second round of the Big Ten conference tournament on Thursday.
2019-20 Big Ten Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland | 16-2 | - | 28-4 |
| Northwestern | 16-2 | - | 26-4 |
| Iowa | 14-4 | 2 | 23-7 |
| Indiana | 13-5 | 3 | 24-8 |
| Rutgers | 11-7 | 5 | 22-9 |
| Ohio State | 11-7 | 5 | 21-12 |
| Michigan | 10-8 | 6 | 21-11 |
| Michigan State | 9-9 | 7 | 16-14 |
| Purdue | 8-10 | 8 | 18-14 |
| Nebraska | 7-11 | 9 | 17-13 |
| Minnesota | 5-13 | 11 | 16-15 |
| Wisconsin | 3-15 | 13 | 12-19 |
| Illinois | 2-16 | 14 | 11-19 |
| Penn State | 1-17 | 15 | 7-23 |
2020 Polls & Rankings
| AP | COACHES |
|---|---|
| 11 | 15 |
2020 Recruits
| NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anna Morris | PF | Signed | 96 |
| Jasmine McWilliams | SG | Signed | 90 |
| Jasmine McWilliams | SG | Signed | 90 |
| Paige Mott | PF | Signed | 88 |