Northwestern Wildcats
7-5 - 10th in Big Ten2025 Schedule
After losses to Notre Dame and USC, the Huskies' path to a 1-seed got a whole lot harder.
— Olivia Olson scored 18 points, Jordan Hobbs added 16 and No. 23 Michigan used a strong fourth quarter to turn back Northwestern 60-54 on Sunday in the Big Ten opener for both.
Seven new coaches at programs such as Stanford face big expectations. But five more from BC to Missouri are feeling a different kind of pressure.
Villanova's Mark Jackson will be the third athletic director at Northwestern since Jim Phillips left to accept the ACC commissioner job in December 2020.
— Abbey Ellis scored 25 points, 10 in the fourth quarter when she made six free throws in the last 40 seconds, and 12th-seeded Purdue rallied to beat 13th-seeded Northwestern 78-72...
— Mackenzie Holmes had 28 points and nine rebounds, Sydney Parrish added 11 points and 10 rebounds, and No. 14 Indiana beat Northwestern 84-64 on Tuesday night for its fourth straight win in the series.
— Caitlin Clark cruised right by Jackie Stiles and Kelsey Mitchell. Next up is Kelsey Plum.
— Mackenzie Holmes had 27 points and 11 rebounds, six Indiana players scored in double figures and the No. 14 Hoosiers routed Northwestern 100-59 on Sunday.
— Jacy Sheldon scored 18 points, Celeste Taylor added 15 points and No. 20 Ohio State beat Northwestern 90-60 on Friday night for its fourth straight win in the series.
— Sara Bejedi scored 17 points and No. 13 Florida State used a fast start to cruise to a 90-52 win over Northwestern on Wednesday in the Ball Dawgs Classic.
Big Ten Standings
TEAM | W | L | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|---|
Michigan State | 82.2 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
UCLA | 78.4 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
Michigan | 81.7 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
Oregon | 78.8 | - | 1 | 11 |
Maryland | 87.8 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
Penn State | 88.4 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
Nebraska | 77.7 | 1.5 | 2 | 9 |
Iowa | 87.8 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
Northwestern | 73.8 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
Indiana | 78.8 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
Illinois | 83.6 | 2.5 | 3 | 8 |
USC | 76.4 | 2.5 | 4 | 9 |
Ohio State | 81.1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
Purdue | 76.5 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
Rutgers | 78.8 | 4 | 5 | 7 |
Wisconsin | 81.5 | 1.5 | 3 | 10 |
Washington | 72.8 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
Minnesota | 66.1 | 4 | 5 | 7 |