2021–22 Northwestern Wildcats women's basketball team

The 2021–22 Northwestern Wildcats women's basketball team represented Northwestern University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats were led by 14th-year head coach Joe McKeown. They played their home games at Welsh–Ryan Arena as members of the Big Ten Conference.

2021–22 Northwestern Wildcats women's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record17–12 (8–8 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaWelsh–Ryan Arena
Seasons
2021–22 Big Ten women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 14 Ohio State 14 4   .778 25 7   .781
No. 8 Iowa 14 4   .778 24 8   .750
No. 12 Michigan 13 4   .765 25 7   .781
No. 13 Maryland 13 4   .765 23 9   .719
No. 11 Indiana 11 5   .688 24 9   .727
Nebraska 11 7   .611 24 9   .727
Northwestern 8 8   .500 17 12   .586
Michigan State 8 9   .471 15 15   .500
Purdue 7 11   .389 17 15   .531
Minnesota 7 11   .389 15 18   .455
Penn State 5 13   .278 11 18   .379
Wisconsin 5 13   .278 8 21   .276
Rutgers 3 14   .176 11 20   .355
Illinois 1 13   .071 7 20   .259
2022 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

They finished the season 17–12, 8–8 in Big Ten play to finish in seventh place. They received a bye into the second round of the Big Ten women's tournament where they defeated Minnesota before losing to eventual champions Iowa in the quarterfinals. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the WNIT.

Previous season

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The Wildcats finished the season 16–9, 11–7 in Big Ten play to finish in fifth place. They received a bye into the second round of the Big Ten women's tournament where they defeated Illinois and Michigan before losing to eventual champions Maryland in the semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament. As the seven seed in the Alamo Regional they defeated ten seed UCF in the first round before losing to two seed Louisville in the second round to end their season.

Roster

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2021–22 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) Sr Turamurra Sydney, Australia
G 1 Kaylah Rainey 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Belleville East Belleville, IL
G 2 Lauryn Satterwhite 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) GS Valley Vista Avondale, AZ
G 3 Sydney Wood 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr St. John's College Olney, MD
G 4 Jillian Brown 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr East Grand Rapids Grand Rapids, MI
F 10 Caileigh Walsh 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Gill St. Bernard's Sparta, NJ
G 11 Hailey Weaver 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Solon Solon, OH
G 12 Veronica Burton 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Newton South Newton, MA
F 13 Mercy Ademusayo 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Linden Hall Ode-Irele, Nigeria
F 15 Courtney Shaw 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Perry Hall Perry Hall, MD
F 20 Paige Mott 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Abington Friends Philadelphia, PA
G 21 Melannie Daley 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Hastings Hastings, NY
G 23 Jasmine McWilliams 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So North Central Indianapolis, IN
G 33 Laya Hartman 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Okemos Okemos, MI
F 42 Anna Morris 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Immaculate Heart Mahwah, NJ
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: May 3, 2022

Schedule and results

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Source:[1]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 7, 2021*
5:00 p.m., B1G+
Parkside W 70–58 
Welsh–Ryan Arena (314)
Evanston, IL
Regular season
November 10, 2021*
7:00 p.m., B1G+
UIC W 72–49  1–0
Welsh–Ryan Arena (742)
Evanston, IL
November 14, 2021*
1:00 p.m., B1G+
UCSB W 72–46  2–0
Welsh–Ryan Arena (834)
Evanston, IL
November 17, 2021*
7:00 p.m., B1G+
Loyola W 63–47  3–0
Welsh–Ryan Arena (931)
Evanston, IL
November 21, 2021*
5:00 p.m., FloHoops
at DePaul L 75–78  3–1
McGrath-Philips Arena (1,140)
Chicago, IL
November 25, 2021*
4:45 p.m., ESPN3
vs. South Dakota
Paradise Jam
W 73–57  4–1
Sports and Fitness Center (0)
Saint Thomas, USVI
November 26, 2021*
4:45 p.m., ESPN3
vs. Pittsburgh
Paradise Jam
L 60–72  4–2
Sports and Fitness Center (0)
Saint Thomas, USVI
November 27, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
vs. No. 23 Texas A&M
Paradise Jam
L 68–77  4–3
Sports and Fitness Center (878)
Saint Thomas, USVI
December 2, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ACCN
at Clemson
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
W 72–61  5–3
Littlejohn Coliseum (502)
Clemson, SC
December 5, 2021
2:00 p.m., B1G+
Wisconsin W 61–49  6–3
(1–0)
Welsh–Ryan Arena (1,231)
Evanston, IL
December 11, 2021*
2:00 p.m., B1G+
Delaware W 76–53  7–3
Welsh–Ryan Arena (919)
Evanston, IL
December 14, 2021*
7:00 p.m., B1G+
Milwaukee W 55–46  8–3
Welsh–Ryan Arena (797)
Evanston, IL
December 17, 2021*
7:00 p.m., B1G+
Temple W 68–58  9–3
Welsh–Ryan Arena (802)
Evanston, IL
December 21, 2021*
8:00 p.m., B1G
Oregon Canceled Welsh–Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
December 31, 2021
1:00 p.m., B1G
at Minnesota Postponed to February 11 Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
January 3, 2022
7:00 p.m., B1G+
Michigan State Canceled Welsh–Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
January 6, 2022
7:00 p.m., B1G
at No. 22 Iowa W 77–69  10–3
(2–0)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (5,020)
Iowa City, IA
January 9, 2022
2:00 p.m., B1G+
Ohio State L 61–74  10–4
(2–1)
Welsh–Ryan Arena (1,232)
Evanston, IL
January 13, 2022
7:00 p.m., B1G+
Rutgers W 68–63  11–4
(3–1)
Welsh–Ryan Arena (670)
Evanston, IL
January 16, 2022
1:00 p.m., B1G+
at Michigan State L 46–65  11–5
(3–2)
Breslin Center (3,241)
East Lansing, MI
January 20, 2022
7:00 p.m., B1G+
Penn State L 59–63  11–6
(3–3)
Welsh–Ryan Arena (939)
Evanston, IL
January 23, 2022
Noon, B1G+
at No. 12 Maryland L 59–87  11–7
(3–4)
Xfinity Center (4,940)
College Park, MD
January 28, 2022
7:00 p.m., B1G+
No. 23 Iowa L 67–72 OT 11–8
(3–5)
Welsh–Ryan Arena (1,578)
Evanston, IL
January 30, 2022
2:00 p.m., B1G+
Illinois Canceled Welsh–Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
February 4, 2022
5:00 p.m., B1G+
at Purdue W 80–67  12–8
(4–5)
Mackey Arena (2,862)
West Lafayette, IN
February 6, 2022
1:00 p.m., B1G+
at Penn State W 78–72  13–8
(5–5)
Bryce Jordan Center (3,401)
University Park, PA
February 11, 2022
3:30 p.m., B1G+
at Minnesota
Rescheduled from December 31
L 68–74  13–9
(5–6)
Williams Arena (2,734)
Minneapolis, MN
February 13, 2022
Noon, B1G+
No. 4 Michigan W 71–69 2OT 14–9
(6–6)
Welsh–Ryan Arena (2,341)
Evanston, IL
February 17, 2022
5:00 p.m., B1G
at No. 5 Indiana L 58–69  14–10
(6–7)
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (3,632)
Bloomington, IN
February 20, 2022
4:00 p.m., B1G
at Illinois W 82–59  15–10
(7–7)
State Farm Center (942)
Champaign, IL
February 24, 2022
7:00 p.m., B1G+
Purdue W 68–51  16–10
(8–7)
Welsh–Ryan Arena (1,481)
Evanston, IL
February 27, 2022
3:30 p.m., B1G
at Nebraska L 59–73  16–11
(8–8)
Pinnacle Bank Arena (6,234)
Lincoln, NE
Big Ten Women's Tournament
March 3, 2022
5:30 p.m., B1G
(7) vs. (10) Minnesota
Second Round
W 65–60  17–11
Gainbridge Fieldhouse (0)
Indianapolis, IN
March 4, 2022
5:30 p.m., B1G
(7) vs. (2) No. 12 Iowa
Quarterfinals
L 59–72  17–12
Gainbridge Fieldhouse (0)
Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
AP
CoachesRV
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked and Did not receive votes
т   Tied with team above or below also with this symbol

The Coaches Poll did not release a Week 2 poll and the AP Poll did not release a poll after the NCAA Tournament.

References

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  1. ^ "2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule". nusports.com. Northwestern University. Retrieved May 3, 2022.