2018–19 Northwestern Wildcats women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Northwestern Wildcats women's basketball team represents Northwestern University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats are led by 11th-year head coach Joe McKeown. They returned play their home games at Welsh–Ryan Arena after a one year renovation. They are members of the Big Ten Conference.

2018–19 Northwestern Wildcats women's basketball
WNIT, Runner Up
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
2018–19 record21–15 (9–9 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaWelsh–Ryan Arena
2018–19 Big Ten women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 9 Maryland153 .833  295  .853
No. 8 Iowa144 .778  297  .806
Rutgers135 .722  2210  .688
Michigan117 .611  2212  .647
Ohio State108 .556  1415  .483
Minnesota99 .500  2111  .656
Michigan State99 .500  2112  .636
Northwestern99 .500  2115  .583
Nebraska99 .500  1416  .467
Indiana810 .444  2113  .618
Purdue810 .444  1915  .559
Penn State513 .278  1218  .400
Wisconsin414 .222  1518  .455
Illinois216 .111  1020  .333
2019 Big Ten Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2018–19 Northwestern Wildcats women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Jess Sancataldo 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrTuramurra Sydney, Australia
G 2 Lauryn Satterwhite 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS FrValley Vista Avondale, AZ
G 3 Sydney Wood 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrSt. John's College Olney, MD
F 4 Bryana Hopkins 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrWilliam Fremd Palatine, IL
G 10 Lindsey Pulliam (C) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoOur Lady of Good Counsel Silver Spring, MD
G 11 Brooke Pikiell 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoRutgers Prep Far Hills, NJ
G 12 Veronica Burton 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrNewton South Newton, MA
F 14 Pallas Kunaiyi-Akpannah (C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrRabun Gap-Nacoochee School Abuja, Nigeria
F 15 Courtney Shaw 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrPerry Hall Perry Hall, MD
F/C 21 Abbie Wolf 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) JrGreenwich White Plains, NY
G 22 Byrdy Galernik 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrToledo Central Catholic Perrysburg, OH
G 24 Jordan Hamilton 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoLiberty Frisco, TX
F 32 Amber Jamison 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS JrRochester Adams Rochester Hills, MI
F/C 44 Aby Scheid (C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrElk River Elk River, MN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/04/2018*
2:00 pm
Lewis W 84–69 
Welsh–Ryan Arena (350)
Evanston, IL
Non-conference regular season
11/06/2018*
7:00 pm
at Green Bay W 57–55  1–0
Kress Events Center (1,662)
Green Bay, WI
11/11/2018*
1:00 pm, BTN
No. 21 Duke W 84–58  2–0
Welsh–Ryan Arena (2,258)
Evanston, IL
11/15/2018*
7:00 pm
UIC W 87–44  3–0
Welsh–Ryan Arena (761)
Evanston, IL
11/18/2018*
1:00 pm
at Florida W 83–74 OT 4–0
O'Connell Center (1,379)
Gainesville, FL
11/25/2018*
2:00 pm
UT Martin W 90–64  5–0
Welsh–Ryan Arena (372)
Evanston, IL
11/29/2018*
7:00 pm
Pittsburgh
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
L 49–52  5–1
Welsh–Ryan Arena (411)
Evanston, IL
12/05/2018*
7:00 pm
at No. 20 DePaul L 60–76  5–2
McGrath-Phillips Arena (1,518)
Chicago, IL
12/09/2018*
1:00 pm, BTN
No. 18 Marquette L 57–76  5–3
Welsh–Ryan Arena (1,467)
Evanston, IL
12/17/2018*
11:00 am
Chicago State W 97–35  6–3
Welsh–Ryan Arena (5,799)
Evanston, IL
12/19/2018*
7:00 pm
vs. Wichita State
Duel in the Desert Desert Division semifinals
W 65–43  7–3
Cox Pavilion (952)
Paradise, NV
12/20/2018*
7:00 pm
vs. Kansas
Duel in the Desert Desert Division championship game
L 57–66  7–4
Cox Pavilion (751)
Paradise, NV
Big Ten regular season
12/28/2018
3:00 pm
at Rutgers L 41–45  7–5
(0–1)
Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,952)
Piscataway, NJ
12/31/2018
2:00 pm, BTN
Illinois W 68–45  8–5
(1–1)
Welsh–Ryan Arena (1,129)
Evanston, IL
01/03/2019
7:00 pm
No. 15 Michigan State W 70–62  9–5
(2–1)
Welsh–Ryan Arena (1,071)
Evanston, IL
01/08/2019
6:00 pm
at Michigan L 78–79 OT 9–6
(2–2)
Crisler Center (2,229)
Ann Arbor, MI
01/13/2019
4:00 pm, BTN
Purdue L 54–57  9–7
(2–3)
Welsh–Ryan Arena (1,349)
Evanston, IL
01/16/2019
6:00 pm
at No. 25 Indiana W 75–69  10–7
(3–3)
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (3,352)
Bloomington, IN
01/20/2019
3:30 pm
Wisconsin W 72–46  11–7
(4–3)
Welsh–Ryan Arena (1,524)
Evanston, IL
01/24/2019
7:00 pm
at Nebraska W 58–54  12–7
(5–3)
Pinnacle Bank Arena (3,660)
Lincoln, NE
01/27/2019
2:00 pm
at Illinois W 64–56  13–7
(6–3)
State Farm Center (1,532)
Champaign, IL
01/31/2019
7:00 pm
Minnesota L 54–61  13–8
(6–4)
Welsh–Ryan Arena (606)
Evanston, IL
02/03/2019
3:30 pm
Ohio State W 76–59  14–8
(7–4)
Welsh–Ryan Arena (1,283)
Evanston, IL
02/07/2019
5:30 pm
at No. 10 Maryland L 57–72  14–9
(7–5)
Xfinity Center (4,933)
College Park, MD
02/10/2019
1:00 pm, BTN
at Minnesota L 64–73  14–10
(7–6)
Williams Arena (5,475)
Lincoln, NE
02/14/2019
7:00 pm
Penn State W 78–63  15–10
(8–6)
Welsh–Ryan Arena (490)
Evanston, IL
02/17/2019
5:00 pm, BTN
at Purdue L 58–61  15–11
(8–7)
Mackey Arena (7,265)
West Lafayette, IN
02/21/2019
7:00 pm
Nebraska L 64–71  15–12
(8–8)
Welsh–Ryan Arena (446)
Evanston, IL
02/26/2019
7:00 pm
Indiana W 69–49  16–12
(9–8)
Welsh–Ryan Arena (531)
Evanston, IL
03/03/2019
3:00 pm, BTN
at No. 12 Iowa L 50–74  16–13
(9–9)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (12,051)
Iowa City, IA
Big Ten Women's Tournament
03/07/2019
11:00 am, BTN
(8) vs. (9) Michigan State
Second Round
L 52–68  16–14
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
WNIT
03/21/2019*
7:00 pm
Dayton
First Round
W 74–51  17–14
Welsh–Ryan Arena (325)
Evanston, IL
03/24/2019*
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at Toledo
Second Round
W 54–47  18–14
Savage Arena (1,879)
Toledo, OH
03/27/2019*
7:00 pm
at West Virginia
Third Round
W 56–54  19–14
WVU Coliseum (1,314)
Morgantown, WV
03/30/2019*
6:00 pm
Ohio
Quarterfinals
W 61–58  20–14
Welsh–Ryan Arena (1,031)
Evanston, IL
04/03/2019*
6:00 pm
at James Madison
Semifinals
W 74–69  21–14
JMU Convocation Center (1,992)
Harrisonburg, VA
04/06/2019*
2:00 pm, CBSSN
at Arizona
Championship Game
L 42–56  21–15
McKale Center (14,644)
Tucson, AZ
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

Regular Season Polls
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Final
AP RV RV RV RV
Coaches RV RV
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes

See also

2018–19 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team

References

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