2018–19 Northwestern Wildcats women's basketball team

2018–19 Northwestern Wildcats women's basketball
WNIT, Runner Up
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	21–15 (9–9 Big Ten)
Head coach	Joe McKeown (11th season)
Assistant coaches	Kate Popovec Preston Reid Tangela Smith
Home arena	Welsh–Ryan Arena

2018–19 Big Ten women's basketball standings

v t e	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

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 Joe McKeown (Mercer) Assistant coach(es) Kate Popovec (Northwestern) Preston Reid (Ball State) Tangela Smith (Iowa) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt 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

Main article: 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls

Poll	Pre- Season	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Week 19	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

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