2019–20 Northwestern Wildcats women's basketball team

The 2019–20 Northwestern Wildcats women's basketball team represented Northwestern University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season as members of the Big Ten Conference. The Wildcats were led by head coach Joe McKeown, in his 12th year coaching the team. They returned to play their home games at Welsh–Ryan Arena after a renovation relocated them the prior season.

2019–20 Northwestern Wildcats women's basketball
Big Ten Regular season co-champions
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 13
AP	No. 12
Record	26–4 (16–2 Big Ten)
Head coach	Joe McKeown (12th season)
Assistant coaches	Kate Popovec Preston Reid Tangela Smith
Home arena	Welsh–Ryan Arena
Seasons ← 2018–19 2020–21 →

2019–20 Big Ten women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 4 Maryland†	16	–	2		.889			28	–	4		.875
No. 12 Northwestern	16	–	2		.889			26	–	4		.867
No. 21 Iowa	14	–	4		.778			23	–	7		.767
No. 20 Indiana	13	–	5		.722			24	–	8		.750
Rutgers	11	–	7		.611			22	–	9		.710
Ohio State	11	–	7		.611			21	–	12		.636
Michigan	10	–	8		.556			21	–	11		.656
Michigan State	9	–	9		.500			16	–	14		.533
Purdue	8	–	10		.444			18	–	14		.563
Nebraska	7	–	11		.389			17	–	13		.567
Minnesota	5	–	13		.278			16	–	15		.516
Wisconsin	3	–	15		.167			12	–	19		.387
Illinois	2	–	16		.111			11	–	19		.367
Penn State	1	–	17		.056			7	–	23		.233
† 2020 Big Ten tournament winner As of May 20, 2024 Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2019–20 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) So Turamurra Sydney, Australia G 1 Kaylah Rainey 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Belleville East Belleville, IL G 2 Lauryn Satterwhite 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS So Valley Vista Avondale, AZ G 3 Sydney Wood 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So St. John's College Olney, MD F 4 Bryana Hopkins 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr William Fremd Palatine, IL G 10 Lindsey Pulliam (C) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Our Lady of Good Counsel Silver Spring, MD G 11 Brooke Pikiell 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Rutgers Prep Far Hills, NJ G 12 Veronica Burton 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Newton South Newton, MA F 15 Courtney Shaw 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Perry Hall Perry Hall, MD F/C 21 Abbie Wolf 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Sr Greenwich White Plains, NY G 22 Byrdy Galernik 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Toledo Central Catholic Perrysburg, OH G 24 Jordan Hamilton 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Liberty Frisco, TX F 32 Amber Jamison 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Sr Rochester Adams Rochester Hills, MI G 33 Laya Hartman 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Okemos Okemos, MI F/C 44 Aby Scheid (C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr 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
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.

Rankings

Main article: 2019–20 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	RV	RV	RV	22	23	21	19	18	14	11	12
Coaches				RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	25	RV	23	21	20	19	13

Legend

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

See also

2019–20 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team

References

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