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.
Megan Gustafson had 34 points and 12 rebounds for her 82nd career double-double in her final regular-season home game and No. 12 Iowa beat Northwestern 74-50 on Sunday.
Northwestern recruit Kaylah Rainey had open-heart surgery in November. A slew of complications followed. Today, she's determined to play the game she loves.
Stephanie Jones had 16 points and nine rebounds, reserve Sara Vujacic made all four of her shots during the decisive first half and No. 10 Maryland rolled past Northwestern 72-57 Thursday night for its sixth straight victory.
Lindsey Pulliam scored a season-high 27 points, Pallas Kunaiyi-Akpanah had the 30th double-double of her career and Northwestern defeated No. 25 Indiana 75-69 on Wednesday night.
The mother of Northwestern women's basketball player Jordan Hankins has sued a school sorority claiming hazing by its members led to her daughter's suicide in 2017.
Northwestern's men's basketball team played in Salt Lake City 35+ years ago against the host for its NCAA tournament debut Thursday vs. Vanderbilt. Utah defeated the Wildcats 88-69, 12/23/71. And while NU's men are in their first NCAAs, its women's team was in 7 from 1982-2015 and won 3 games.
Northwestern players had each other this past weekend, as a team and as a student body. But they weren't whole. Not without Jordan Hankins.
The Northwestern women's basketball team honored Jordan Hankins by wearing her name and number during warmups Saturday and then won in its first game since her death.
The Cook County medical examiner says Northwestern women's basketball player Jordan Hankins killed herself in her dorm room earlier this week.
Northwestern women's basketball player Jordan Hankins has been found dead in her room at the university.
Rachel Banham tied an NCAA single-game record with 60 points in leading Minnesota to a 112-106 double-overtime win over Northwestern on Sunday.
Thanks to new arrival Maryland, the Big Ten put a team in the Final Four for the first time since 2005. The Terps went unbeaten in league play last season, but Ohio State is this year's favorite.
UConn remains atop The Associated Press poll for another week after cruising to two easy wins.
Northwestern's Ryan Field is going "peanut-free" for the Wildcats' first three home football games this fall.
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland | 15-3 | - | 29-5 |
| Iowa | 14-4 | 1 | 29-7 |
| Rutgers | 13-5 | 2 | 22-10 |
| Michigan | 11-7 | 4 | 22-12 |
| Ohio State | 10-8 | 5 | 14-15 |
| Minnesota | 9-9 | 6 | 21-11 |
| Michigan State | 9-9 | 6 | 21-12 |
| Northwestern | 9-9 | 6 | 21-15 |
| Nebraska | 9-9 | 6 | 14-16 |
| Indiana | 8-10 | 7 | 21-13 |
| Purdue | 8-10 | 7 | 19-15 |
| Penn State | 5-13 | 10 | 12-18 |
| Wisconsin | 4-14 | 11 | 15-18 |
| Illinois | 2-16 | 13 | 10-20 |
| NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laya Hartman | SG | Signed | 90 |
| Kaylah Rainey | PG | Signed | 90 |
