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2018–19 Northwestern Wildcats women's basketball team

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2018–19 Northwestern Wildcats women's basketball
WNIT, Runner Up
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record21–15 (9–9 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaWelsh–Ryan Arena
Seasons
2018–19 Big Ten women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 9 Maryland 15 3   .833 29 5   .853
No. 8 Iowa 14 4   .778 29 7   .806
Rutgers 13 5   .722 22 10   .688
Michigan 11 7   .611 22 12   .647
Ohio State 10 8   .556 14 15   .483
Minnesota 9 9   .500 21 11   .656
Michigan State 9 9   .500 21 12   .636
Northwestern 9 9   .500 21 15   .583
Nebraska 9 9   .500 14 16   .467
Indiana 8 10   .444 21 13   .618
Purdue 8 10   .444 19 15   .559
Penn State 5 13   .278 12 18   .400
Wisconsin 4 14   .222 15 18   .455
Illinois 2 16   .111 10 20   .333
2019 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

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

Roster

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2018–19 Northwestern Wildcats women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Jess Sancataldo 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Turamurra Sydney, Australia
G 2 Lauryn Satterwhite 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Fr Valley Vista Avondale, AZ
G 3 Sydney Wood 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr St. John's College Olney, MD
F 4 Bryana Hopkins 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr William Fremd Palatine, IL
G 10 Lindsey Pulliam (C) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Our Lady of Good Counsel Silver Spring, MD
G 11 Brooke Pikiell 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Rutgers Prep Far Hills, NJ
G 12 Veronica Burton 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Newton South Newton, MA
F 14 Pallas Kunaiyi-Akpannah (C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School Abuja, Nigeria
F 15 Courtney Shaw 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Perry Hall Perry Hall, MD
F/C 21 Abbie Wolf 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Jr Greenwich White Plains, NY
G 22 Byrdy Galernik 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Toledo Central Catholic Perrysburg, OH
G 24 Jordan Hamilton 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Liberty Frisco, TX
F 32 Amber Jamison 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Jr Rochester Adams Rochester Hills, MI
F/C 44 Aby Scheid (C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Elk 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

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Regular Season Polls
Poll Pre-
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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

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2018–19 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team

References

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  1. ^ "2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule".