2023–24 Northwestern Wildcats women's basketball team

The 2023–24 Northwestern Wildcats women's basketball team represents Northwestern University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats, are led by sixteenth-year head coach Joe McKeown and play their home games at the Welsh–Ryan Arena as members of the Big Ten Conference.^[1]

2023–24 Northwestern Wildcats women's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	9–21 (4–14 Big Ten)
Head coach	Joe McKeown (16th season)
Associate head coach	Tangela Smith
Assistant coaches	Maggie Lyon Brittany Johnson
Home arena	Welsh–Ryan Arena
Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 Big Ten women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 7 Ohio State	16	–	2		.889			26	–	6		.813
No. 2 Iowa †	15	–	3		.833			34	–	5		.872
No. 14 Indiana	15	–	3		.833			26	–	6		.813
Michigan State	12	–	6		.667			22	–	9		.710
Nebraska	11	–	7		.611			23	–	12		.657
Michigan	9	–	9		.500			20	–	14		.588
Penn State	9	–	9		.500			22	–	13		.629
Maryland	9	–	9		.500			19	–	14		.576
Illinois	8	–	10		.444			19	–	15		.559
Wisconsin	6	–	12		.333			15	–	17		.469
Minnesota	5	–	13		.278			20	–	16		.556
Purdue	5	–	13		.278			15	–	19		.441
Northwestern	4	–	14		.222			9	–	21		.300
Rutgers	2	–	16		.111			8	–	24		.250
† 2024 Big Ten tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Wildcats finished the 2022–23 season 9–21, 2–16 in Big Ten play to finish in last (14th) place.^[2] As the #14 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they were defeated by #11 seed Rutgers in the first round.^[3]

Roster

2023–24 Northwestern Wildcats women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown F 0 Rachel Mutombo 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Good Counsel High School Silver Spring, Maryland G 2 Caroline Lau 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So St. Luke's School Westport, Connecticut G 3 Maggie Pina 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) GS Boston University West Chester, Pennsylvania F 10 Caileigh Walsh 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Gill St. Bernard's School Sparta, New Jersey G 11 Hailey Weaver 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Solon High School Solon, Ohio G 12 Casey Harter 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Souderton High School Harleysville, Pennsylvania F 13 Mercy Ademusayo 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Jr Linden Hall Ode-Irele, Nigeria F 20 Paige Mott 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Abington Friends School Philadelphia, Pennsylvania G 21 Melannie Daley 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Hastings High School Hastings-on-Hudson, New York F 22 Alana Goodchild 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Australian Institute of Sport Sydney, Australia G 23 Jasmine McWilliams 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr North Central High School Indianapolis, Indiana F 25 Lauren Trumpy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) So Trinity High School Camp Hill, Pennsylvania F 31 Crystal Fuqu Wang 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Sierra Canyon School Beijing, China	Head coach Joe McKeown (Kent State) Assistant coach(es) Tangela Smith (Iowa) Maggie Lyon (Northwestern) Brittany Johnson (Ohio State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster Last update: January 13, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 2, 2023* 7:00 p.m., BTN+		Lewis	W 80–54		Welsh–Ryan Arena  Evanston, IL
Regular season
November 9, 2023* 7:00 p.m., BTN+		UIC	W 92–86 ^OT	1–0	Welsh–Ryan Arena (1,623) Evanston, IL
November 12, 2023* 2:00 p.m., BTN+		Omaha	W 87–69	2–0	Welsh–Ryan Arena (1,566) Evanston, IL
November 15, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ACCN		at No. 16 Notre Dame	L 52–110	2–1	Purcell Pavilion (7,065) Notre Dame, IN
November 19, 2023* 2:00 p.m., BTN+		Southeast Missouri State	W 76–68	3–1	Welsh–Ryan Arena (1,439) Evanston, IL
November 22, 2023* 1:00 p.m., FloSports		vs. No. 13 Florida State Ball Dawgs Classic semifinals	L 52–90	3–2	Dollar Loan Center (1,634) Henderson, NV
November 24, 2023* 11:00 p.m., FloSports		vs. Belmont Ball Dawgs Classic 3rd place game	L 61–83	3–3	Dollar Loan Center (1,584) Henderson, NV
November 29, 2023* 11:00 a.m., BTN+		Loyola Chicago	L 68–73	3–4	Welsh–Ryan Arena (1,018) Evanston, IL
December 3, 2023* 3:00 p.m., BTN		Georgetown	L 58–82	3–5	Welsh–Ryan Arena (1,587) Evanston, IL
December 10, 2023 12:00 p.m., BTN+		at Maryland	L 58–71	3–6 (0–1)	Xfinity Center (5,127) College Park, MD
December 13, 2023* 7:00 p.m., FloSports		at DePaul	L 65–90	3–7	Wintrust Arena (1,050) Chicago, IL
December 17, 2023* 2:00 p.m., BTN+		Bradley	W 86–66	4–7	Welsh–Ryan Arena (1,797) Evanston, IL
December 21, 2023* 10:00 a.m., ESPN+		at Temple	W 72–68	5–7	Liacouras Center (2,233) Philadelphia, PA
December 30, 2023 2:00 p.m., BTN+		Rutgers	W 77–70	6–7 (1–1)	Welsh–Ryan Arena (1,820) Evanston, IL
January 2, 2024 5:00 p.m., BTN+		at Penn State	L 55–95	6–8 (1–2)	Bryce Jordan Center (1,730) State College, PA
January 5, 2024 7:00 p.m., BTN+		No. 20 Ohio State	L 60–90	6–9 (1–3)	Welsh–Ryan Arena (1,872) Evanston, IL
January 10, 2024 6:30 p.m., BTN+		at Wisconsin	W 74–69	7–9 (2–3)	Kohl Center (2,827) Madison, WI
January 14, 2024 2:00 p.m., BTN+		Illinois	L 52–93	7–10 (2–4)	Welsh–Ryan Arena (2,322) Evanston, IL
January 17, 2024 5:30 p.m., BTN+		at Michigan State	L 72–91	7–11 (2–5)	Breslin Center (2,816) East Lansing, MI
January 25, 2024 7:00 p.m., BTN		Penn State	L 65–76	7–12 (2–6)	Welsh–Ryan Arena (1,664) Evanston, IL
January 28, 2024 1:00 p.m., BTN+		at No. 14 Indiana	L 68–71	7–13 (2–7)	Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (7,132) Bloomington, IN
January 31, 2024 7:00 p.m., Peacock		No. 3 Iowa	L 74–110	7–14 (2–8)	Welsh–Ryan Arena (7,039) Evanston, IL
February 4, 2024 2:00 p.m., BTN+		Wisconsin	W 69–43	8–14 (3–8)	Welsh–Ryan Arena (2,721) Evanston, IL
February 8, 2024 6:00 p.m., BTN+		at Illinois	L 71–82	8–15 (3–9)	State Farm Center (3,002) Champaign, IL
February 14, 2024 7:00 p.m., BTN+		Purdue	L 48–74	8–16 (3–10)	Welsh–Ryan Arena (1,949) Evanston, IL
February 17, 2024 2:00 p.m., BTN+		at Minnesota	L 63–88	8–17 (3–11)	Williams Arena (4,882) Minneapolis, MN
February 20, 2024 8:00 p.m., BTN		at Nebraska	L 50–75	8–18 (3–12)	Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,238) Lincoln, NE
February 24, 2024 2:00 p.m., BTN+		Michigan	L 60–74	8–19 (3–13)	Welsh–Ryan Arena (2,942) Evanston, IL
February 27, 2024 6:00 p.m., BTN		No. 14 Indiana	L 64–84	8–20 (3–14)	Welsh–Ryan Arena (2,864) Evanston, IL
March 3, 2024 1:00 p.m., BTN+		at Rutgers	W 72–61	9–20 (4–14)	Jersey Mike's Arena (3,571) Piscataway, NJ
Big Ten Women's Tournament
March 6, 2024 8:00 p.m., Peacock	(13)	vs. (12) Purdue First Round	L 72–78	9–21	Target Center  Minneapolis, MN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ^[4]^[5]

See also

• 2023–24 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team

References

1. Frieman, Henry (October 24, 2023). "Women's Basketball: McKeown, players talk upcoming season at WNUR 'Fired Up' event". The Daily Northwestern. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
2. "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Big Ten Conference. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
3. "Walsh Scores 24 in 63-59 Loss to Rutgers". Northwestern Athletics. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
4. "Women's Basketball Announces Non-Conference Schedule". nusports.com. August 7, 2023. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
5. "Women's Basketball Unveils 2023-24 Big Ten Schedule". nusports.com. September 21, 2023. Retrieved December 4, 2023.