2024–25 Northwestern Wildcats women's basketball team

2024–25 Northwestern Wildcats women's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record7–8 (0–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
Associate head coachTangela Smith
Assistant coaches
  • Maggie Lyon
  • Brittany Johnson
Home arenaWelsh–Ryan Arena
Seasons
2024–25 Big Ten women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 UCLA 4 – 0   1.000 15 – 0   1.000
No. 8 Maryland 4 – 0   1.000 14 – 0   1.000
No. 4 USC 4 – 0   1.000 14 – 1   .933
No. 9 Ohio State 3 – 0   1.000 14 – 0   1.000
Minnesota 3 – 1   .750 15 – 1   .938
No. 20 Michigan State 2 – 1   .667 12 – 2   .857
Washington 2 – 1   .667 11 – 4   .733
Indiana 2 – 1   .667 10 – 4   .714
No. 23 Iowa 2 – 2   .500 12 – 3   .800
Nebraska 2 – 2   .500 11 – 4   .733
Oregon 2 – 2   .500 11 – 4   .733
No. 25 Michigan 1 – 2   .333 10 – 4   .714
Illinois 1 – 3   .250 11 – 4   .733
Wisconsin 1 – 3   .250 10 – 5   .667
Northwestern 0 – 3   .000 7 – 7   .500
Purdue 0 – 3   .000 7 – 7   .500
Penn State 0 – 4   .000 9 – 6   .600
Rutgers 0 – 4   .000 8 – 7   .533
† 2025 Big Ten tournament winner
As of January 5, 2025
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2024–25 Northwestern Wildcats women's basketball team represents Northwestern University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats, are led by seventeenth-year head coach Joe McKeown and play their home games at the Welsh–Ryan Arena as members of the Big Ten Conference.

Previous season

The Wildcats finished the 2023–24 season 9–21, 2–16 in Big Ten play to finish in 13th place. They lost in the first round to Purdue in the Big Ten tournament.

Offseason

Departures

Northwestern Departures
Name Num Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Maggie Pina 3 G 5'7" Graduate student West Chester, PA Graduated
Hailey Weaver 11 G 5'11" Junior Solon, OH Left the team
Paige Mott 20 F 6'1" Senior Philadelphia, PA Transferred to George Washington
Alana Goodchild 22 F 6'2" Sophomore Sydney, Australia Transferred to Santa Clara
Jasmine McWilliams 23 G 5'11" Senior Indianapolis, IN Graduated

Incoming transfers

Northwestern Incoming Transfers
Name Num Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous School
Kyla Jones 2 G 5'9" Graduate student Chicago, IL Brown
Taylor Williams 33 F 6'2" Graduate student New Baltimore, MI Michigan

2024 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Xamiya Walton
PG 		Chicago, IL Butler College Prep 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) N/A  
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 94
Tayla Thomas
W 		Montclair, NJ IMG Academy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) N/A  
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 91
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2024 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on November 7, 2024.

Roster

2024–25 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) So Good Counsel Silver Spring, MD
G 1 Xamiya Walton 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Butler College Prep Chicago, IL
G 2 Kyla Jones 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) GS Brown Chicago, IL
G 3 Claire Keswick (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Tabor Academy Wrentham, MA
G 7 Caroline Lau 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr St. Luke's School Westport, CT
G/F 8 Kat Righeimer (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Sage Hill School Costa Mesa, CA
F 10 Caileigh Walsh 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Gill St. Bernard's Sparta, NJ
G 12 Casey Harter 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Souderton Harleysville, PA
F 13 Mercy Ademusayo 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Sr Linden Hall Ode-Irele, Nigeria
G 21 Melannie Daley 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Hastings Hastings-on-Hudson, NY
F 23 Tayla Thomas 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr IMG Academy East Orange, NJ
F 25 Lauren Trumpy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Jr Trinity Camp Hill, PA
F 31 Crystal Fuqu Wang 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Sierra Canyon Beijing, China
F 33 Taylor Williams 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) GS Michigan New Baltimore, MI
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 3, 2024*
6:00 p.m., B1G+ 		UW–Parkside W 88–64 
 18 – Jones   16 – Williams   9 – Lau  Welsh–Ryan Arena (312)
Evanston, IL
Regular season
November 6, 2024*
7:00 p.m., B1G+ 		Illinois State L 77–81  0–1
  28 – Jones   8 – Sullivan   5 – Lau  Welsh–Ryan Arena (1,119)
Evanston, IL
November 10, 2024*
2:00 p.m., B1G+ 		Lehigh L 68–85  0–2
  22 – Williams   11 – Williams   12 – Lau  Welsh–Ryan Arena (1,166)
Evanston, IL
November 14, 2024*
6:00 p.m., BTN 		Utah W 71–69  1–2
  23 – Daley   10 – Williams   10 – Lau  Welsh–Ryan Arena (1,114)
Evanston, IL
November 23, 2024*
12:00 p.m., B1G+ 		Harvard L 50–75  1–3
  13 – Walsh   6 – Lau   4 – Daley  Welsh–Ryan Arena (926)
Evanston, IL
November 26, 2024*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Loyola Chicago W 73–64  2–3
  22 – Williams   14 – Williams   5 – Williams  Joseph J. Gentile Arena (567)
Chicago, IL
December 1, 2024*
1:00 p.m., B1G+ 		Cornell W 67–54  3–3
  22 – Sullivan   13 – Williams   12 – Lau  Welsh–Ryan Arena (2,163)
Evanston, IL
December 4, 2024*
7:00 p.m., B1G+ 		DePaul W 64–56  4–3
  14 – Walsh   12 – Lau   7 – Lau  Welsh–Ryan Arena (1,045)
Evanston, IL
December 8, 2024
1:00 p.m., B1G+ 		at No. 23 Michigan L 54–60  4–4
(0–1) 		 14 – Jones   11 – Williams   7 – Lau  Crisler Center (3,636)
Ann Arbor, MI
December 15, 2024*
2:00 p.m., B1G+ 		Bradley W 67–57  5–4
  13 – Williams   11 – Williams   5 – Tied  Welsh–Ryan Arena (1,130)
Evanston, IL
December 18, 2024*
11:00 a.m., B1G+ 		UNLV W 79–76 OT 6–4
  21 – Daley   12 – Walsh   8 – Lau  Welsh–Ryan Arena (1,092)
Evanston, IL
December 20, 2024*
12:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		vs. Charleston
Hawk Classic semifinals 		L 62–68  6–5
  20 – Walsh   11 – Williams   7 – Lau  Hagan Arena (220)
Philadelphia, PA
December 21, 2024*
10:00 a.m., ESPN+ 		vs. Howard
Hawk Classic 3rd place game 		W 68–66  7–5
  17 – Sullivan   11 – Williams   5 – Lau  Hagan Arena 
Philadelphia, PA
December 28, 2024
2:00 p.m., B1G+ 		Washington L 71–90  7–6
(0–2) 		 15 – Lau   7 – Williams   5 – Daley  Welsh–Ryan Arena (1,439)
Evanston, IL
December 31, 2024
2:00 p.m., BTN 		Oregon L 65–85  7–7
(0–3) 		 15 – Walsh   4 – Tied   5 – Harter  Welsh–Ryan Arena (1,377)
Evanston, IL
January 5, 2025
12:00 p.m., B1G+ 		at No. 10 Ohio State L 62–92  7–8
(0–4) 		 15 – Jones   7 – Walsh   7 – Lau  Value City Arena (7,190)
Columbus, OH
January 8, 2025
7:00 p.m., B1G+ 		Indiana       Welsh–Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
January 12, 2025
4:00 p.m., B1G+ 		at No. 1 UCLA       Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
January 15, 2025
9:00 p.m., Peacock 		at USC       Galen Center 
Los Angeles, CA
January 19, 2025
2:00 p.m., B1G+ 		Minnesota       Welsh–Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
January 23, 2025
7:00 p.m., BTN 		Illinois       Welsh–Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
January 28, 2025
7:00 p.m., BTN 		at Iowa       Carver–Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
February 2, 2025
2:00 p.m., B1G+ 		Michigan State       Welsh–Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
February 6, 2025
6:00 p.m., B1G+ 		at Illinois       State Farm Center 
Champaign, IL
February 9, 2025
1:00 p.m., B1G+ 		Penn State       Welsh–Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
February 12, 2025
6:00 p.m., B1G+ 		at Purdue       Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
February 17, 2025
7:00 p.m., BTN 		at Rutgers       Jersey Mike's Arena 
Piscataway, NJ
February 20, 2025
6:30 p.m., BTN 		Maryland       Welsh–Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
February 23, 2025
2:00 p.m., B1G+ 		at Wisconsin       Kohl Center 
Madison, WI
March 2, 2025
2:00 p.m. 		Nebraska       Welsh–Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
Big Ten Women's Tournament
March 5–9, 2025
TBA 		vs. TBA       Gainbridge Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Source[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Northwestern University Official Athletic Site :: Women's Basketball". Nusports.com. Retrieved November 7, 2024.