Northwestern Women's Basketball 2021 NCAA Tournament Capsule

Northwestern Wildcats

Big Ten (15-8, 11-7)

 
 
Big Wins: 1/28 at Iowa (87-80), 2/1 Ohio State (69-57), 2/7 at Michigan State (63-60)
Bad Losses: 12/31 at Nebraska (63-65), 2/11 Rutgers (54-70), 2/17 Nebraska (64-71)
Coach: Joe McKeown
 
Probable Starters:
Veronica Burton, Junior, Guard, 16.9 ppg, 5.0 apg, 5.2 rpg, 4.0 spg
Lindsey Pulliam, Senior, Guard, 15.6 ppg, 1.4 apg, 5.5 rpg
Jordan Hamilton, Senior, Guard, 8.7 ppg, 3.0 apg
Sydney Wood, Junior, Guard, 11.6 ppg, 2.9 apg, 5.6 rpg, 2.7 spg, 1.0 bpg
Paige Mott, Freshman, Forward, 3.5 ppg, 3.4 rpg
 
Key Role Players:
Courtney Shaw, Junior, Forward, 6.9 ppg, 6.4 rpg
Jasmine McWilliams, Freshman, Guard, 1.8 ppg
Lauryn Satterwhite, Junior, Guard, 2.5 ppg
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 69.8 (100th in nation, 9th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 61.9 (103, 3)
Field-Goal Percentage: 41.0 (131, 12)
Field-Goal Defense: 42.9 (277, 10)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 4.2 (299, 14)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 26.3 (308, 14)
Free-Throw Percentage: 65.2 (274, 14)
Rebound Margin: -1.9 (230, 13)
Assists Per Game: 16.0 (31, 4)
Turnovers Per Game: 11.5 (9, 2)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2019NITFirst Round win over Dayton
2019NITSecond Round win over Toledo
2019NITThird Round win over West Virginia
2019NITQuarterfinal win over Ohio
2019NITSemifinal win over James Madison
2019NITChampionship loss to Arizona
2016NITFirst Round loss to San Diego
2015NCAARound of 64 loss to Arkansas
2014NITFirst Round win over Ball State
2014NITSecond Round win over IUPUI
2014NITThird Round loss to Indiana
2011NITRound of 64 win over Creighton
2011NITRound of 32 loss to Alabama
2010NITRound of 64 win over Duquesne
2010NITRound of 32 win over St. Bonaventure
2010NITRegional Semifinal loss to Michigan
1997NCAARound of 64 loss to George Washington
1993NCAAFirst Round win over Georgia Tech
1993NCAASecond Round loss to Tennessee
1991NCAAFirst Round win over Washington State
1991NCAASecond Round loss to Arkansas
 
*all team stats through 3/4