Film breakdown: Northwestern’s offense without the Abi/Abbies
Can Jordan Hamilton and Courtney Shaw fill the shoes left by Abi Scheid and Abbie Wolf? We looked at the tape to find out that and more.
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Preseason Big Ten women’s basketball power rankings
With just over a month to go until the return of Big Ten women’s basketball, Jacob Brown breaks down his preseason power rankings
Read morefirst-years adjust to college, pandemic
NUWBB’s first-years Paige Mott, Anna Morris and Jasmine McWilliams are faced with starting college, defending a Big Ten title and adapting to a pandemic. At once.
Read more2020 WBB Roster Breakdown
After its first Big Ten Championship in 20 years, it’s never too early to start talking about Northwestern women’s basketball.
Read moreThey Created the Magic
An oral history of the 2019-20 Northwestern women’s basketball season.
Read moreWBB Season Recap: Monumental Moments
By Eli Finkelstein Nobody expected the ‘Cats to finish close to the top of the Big Ten—not even us at WNUR Sports. Before the season, members of the station placed Northwestern anywhere from fourth to seventh in the conference, right in the middle of the pack. Our expectations were blown out of the water. The 26-4 Wildcats co-championed the Big
Read moreThe Last Time They Danced: The 2015 Women’s Basketball NCAA Run
By Margaret Fleming The 2019-2020 season was a dream. Northwestern won 26 games and the Big Ten. Northwestern had the best 3-point shooter in the nation and the Big Ten Coach of the Year (for the first time in 30 years). And the Wildcats were going to The Big Dance. We don’t have to talk about what happened. The fire
Read morePosting Up: Seniors Exit Interview
By Eric Rynston-Lobel In this special edition of Posting Up, I sat down with Abi Scheid, Abbie Wolf and Byrdy Galernik ahead of the final regular season home game of their Northwestern careers. The interview has been edited and condensed for clarity. You can also listen to the full conversation by clicking here. Let’s go back over four years ago.
Read moreHIGHLIGHTS: Northwestern WBB Slays Goliath (Indiana)
Northwestern pulled off an incredible overtime victory over No. 15 Indiana on Thursday night in Bloomington. Catch the highlights below!
Read moreTAKEAWAYS: Northwestern WBB Pounds Lewis in Exhibition
By John Volk For the second straight season, Northwestern Women’s Basketball opened its season with an exhibition showdown against Lewis University, a Division II school out of the Great Lakes Valley Conference. For the second straight season, Northwestern Women’s Basketball grabbed a win over the Flyers. This year, however, the game was a little more difficult to watch. With the
Read moreNotebook: Women’s Basketball Preps for Much-Anticipated 2019-20 Season
By Kevin Sweeney Coming off an exciting run to the WNIT Championship Game a season ago, Northwestern women’s basketball is in its final stages of preparation for the 2019-20 season. With four starters and all but one rotation player returning from a season ago, expectations are very high for this team as they look to get back to the NCAA
Read moreSeason Preview: Women’s Basketball
By Ben Krieger If you’ve moved the 2018-2019 winter sports season to the back of your mind, we understand. There was an entire quarter of sports in the spring, the sun is now shining here in August, and the thrill of fall sports is just around the corner. Let us refresh your memory. Northwestern Women’s Basketball came 14 points shy
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