2019–20 Northwestern Wildcats women's basketball team

The 2019–20 Northwestern Wildcats women's basketball team represents Northwestern University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats are led by 12th-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.

2019–20 Northwestern Wildcats women's basketball
Big Ten Regular season co-champions
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 13
APNo. 12
2019–20 record26–4 (16–2 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaWelsh–Ryan Arena
2019–20 Big Ten women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 4 Maryland†162 .889  284  .875
No. 12 Northwestern162 .889  264  .867
No. 21 Iowa144 .778  237  .767
No. 20 Indiana135 .722  248  .750
Rutgers117 .611  229  .710
Ohio State117 .611  2112  .636
Michigan108 .556  2111  .656
Michigan State99 .500  1614  .533
Purdue810 .444  1814  .563
Nebraska711 .389  1713  .567
Minnesota513 .278  1615  .516
Wisconsin315 .167  1219  .387
Illinois216 .111  1119  .367
Penn State117 .056  723  .233
2020 Big Ten Tournament winner
As of January 19, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2019–20 Northwestern Wildcats women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Jess Sancataldo 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoTuramurra Sydney, Australia
G 1 Kaylah Rainey 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) FrBelleville East Belleville, IL
G 2 Lauryn Satterwhite 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS SoValley Vista Avondale, AZ
G 3 Sydney Wood 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SoSt. John's College Olney, MD
F 4 Bryana Hopkins 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrWilliam Fremd Palatine, IL
G 10 Lindsey Pulliam (C) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrOur Lady of Good Counsel Silver Spring, MD
G 11 Brooke Pikiell 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrRutgers Prep Far Hills, NJ
G 12 Veronica Burton 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoNewton South Newton, MA
F 15 Courtney Shaw 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoPerry Hall Perry Hall, MD
F/C 21 Abbie Wolf 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) SrGreenwich White Plains, NY
G 22 Byrdy Galernik 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SrToledo Central Catholic Perrysburg, OH
G 24 Jordan Hamilton 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrLiberty Frisco, TX
F 32 Amber Jamison 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS SrRochester Adams Rochester Hills, MI
G 33 Laya Hartman 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrOkemos Okemos, MI
F/C 44 Aby Scheid (C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrElk 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
Nov 6, 2019*
7:00 pm
Lewis W 89–34 
Welsh–Ryan Arena (112)
Evanston, IL
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10, 2019*
3:30 pm
Loyola (MD) W 67–46  1–0
Welsh–Ryan Arena (760)
Evanston, IL
Nov 14, 2019*
7:00 pm
at Marquette W 64–56 OT 2–0
Al McGuire Center (879)
Milwaukee, WI
Nov 17, 2019*
2:00 pm, ACCN
at Duke W 63–42  3–0
Cameron Indoor Stadium (4,118)
Durham, NC
Nov 21, 2019*
7:00 pm
Valparaiso W 69–48  4–0
Welsh–Ryan Arena (678)
Evanston, IL
Nov 27, 2019*
2:00 pm
Colgate W 73–44  5–0
Welsh–Ryan Arena (945)
Evanston, IL
Dec 1, 2019*
2:00 pm
No. 16 DePaul L 68–70  5–1
Welsh–Ryan Arena (1,416)
Evanston, IL
Dec 4, 2019*
7:00 pm
Boston College
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
W 66–63  6–1
Welsh–Ryan Arena (610)
Evanston, IL
Dec 7, 2019*
2:00 pm
Dartmouth W 79–37  7–1
Welsh–Ryan Arena (866)
Evanston, IL
Dec 16, 2019*
11:00 am
UT Arlington W 74–47  8–1
Welsh–Ryan Arena (3,432)
Evanston, IL
Dec 20, 2019*
1:30 pm
vs. East Carolina
West Palm Invitational
W 64–45  9–1
Student Life Center (125)
West Palm Beach, FL
Dec 21, 2019*
1:30 pm
vs. Xavier
West Palm Invitational
W 79–59  10–1
Student Life Center (125)
West Palm Beach, FL
Big Ten regular season
Dec 28, 2019
2:00 pm
at Illinois W 77–50  11–1
(1–0)
State Farm Center (2,099)
Champaign, IL
Dec 31, 2019
4:00 pm, BTN
No. 12 Maryland W 81–58  12–1
(2–0)
Welsh–Ryan Arena (1,003)
Evanston, IL
Jan 5, 2020
1:00 pm, BTN
Iowa L 51–77  12–2
(2–1)
Welsh–Ryan Arena (1,843)
Evanston, IL
Jan 9, 2020
7:00 pm
at Minnesota W 56–54  13–2
(3–1)
Williams Arena (3,001)
Minneapolis, MN
Jan 12, 2020
4:00 pm
Purdue W 61–56  14–2
(4–1)
Welsh–Ryan Arena (1,464)
Evanston, IL
Jan 16, 2020
6:00 pm
at No. 15 Indiana W 71–69 OT 15–2
(5–1)
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (3,805)
Bloomington, IN
Jan 19, 2020
2:00 pm
Penn State W 85–59  16–2
(6–1)
Welsh–Ryan Arena (1,424)
Evanston, IL
Jan 23, 2020
5:30 pm
No. 22 at Michigan State W 76–48  17–2
(7–1)
Breslin Center (3,963)
East Lansing, MI
Jan 26, 2020
12:00 pm
No. 22 at No. 20 Maryland L 61-70  17–3
(7–2)
Xfinty Center (8,276)
College Park, MD
Jan 30, 2020
5:30 pm
No. 23 Michigan W 81–73  18–3
(8–2)
Welsh–Ryan Arena (1,133)
Evanston, IL
Feb 2, 2020
11:00 am
No. 23 at Penn State W 82–59  19–3
(9–2)
Bryce Jordan Center (2,362)
University Park, PA
Feb 10, 2020
8:00 pm, BTN
No. 19 Michigan State W 85–55  20–3
(10–2)
Welsh–Ryan Arena (864)
Evanston, IL
Feb 13, 2020
6:00 pm
No. 19 at Michigan W 66–60  21–3
(11–2)
Crisler Center (2,354)
Ann Arbor, MI
Feb 16, 2020
2:00 pm
No. 19 Nebraska W 60–56  22–3
(12–2)
Welsh–Ryan Arena (2,172)
Evanston, IL
Feb 16, 2020
2:00 pm
No. 18 Rutgers W 82–65  23–3
(13–2)
Welsh–Ryan Arena (1,142)
Evanston, IL
Feb 22, 2020
11:00 am
No. 18 at Wisconsin W 82–66  24–3
(14–2)
Kohl Center (4,172)
Madison, WI
Feb 25, 2020
5:00 pm, BTN
No. 14 at Ohio State W 69–55  25–3
(15–2)
Value City Arena (4,403)
Columbus, OH
Feb 29, 2020
1:00 pm, BTN
No. 14 Illinois W 75–58  26–3
(16–2)
Welsh–Ryan Arena (4,016)
Evanston, IL
Big Ten Women's Tournament
Mar 6, 2020
5:30 pm, BTN
(2) No. 11 vs. (7) Michigan
Quarterfinals
L 59–67  26–4
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

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Legend
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  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes

See also

2019–20 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team

References

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