Northwestern University Athletics
Big Ten Unveils 2016-17 Women's Basketball Conference Schedule
8/29/2016 2:07:00 PM | Women's Basketball
EVANSTON, Ill. – A 29-game regular-season campaign awaits Northwestern with today's release of the Big Ten schedule. The Wildcats are prepared for their challenging list of opponents, which features 16 league matchups, including eight conference contests at Welsh-Ryan Arena.
Ticket information for the upcoming season will be made available later this week.
The Big Ten is returning to a 16-game women's basketball conference schedule this season after schools played 18 games the past two years. Each school will face three opponents twice in a home-and-away series, while playing the other 10 schools once (five at home, five on the road).
The Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament will be held in Indianapolis for the 20th time, with the event to remain at Bankers Life Fieldhouse through 2022. All 14 conference schools will participate in the tournament, which tips off Wednesday, March 1, with first-round games between the No. 11 and 14 seeds, and the No. 12 and 13 seeds. The top four teams during regular season play will earn first- and second-round byes and make their tournament debuts in the quarterfinal round on Friday, March 3, with the championship game slated for Sunday, March 5.
Times and television designations for the 2016-17 Big Ten Conference women's basketball season and the 2017 Big Ten Tournament will be announced at a later date.
This year, the Wildcats welcome four new freshmen, featuring Bry Hopkins, Abbie Wolf, Abi Scheid and Byrdy Galernik. The class was ranked No. 34 by Blue Star and No. 37 by Prospects Nation.
The #B1GCats finished the year with their fifth postseason appearance under head coach Joe McKeown after finishing the season 18-16 overall. Northwestern won 10-straight games to open the season for the second-straight year. NU was one of just two Big Ten teams to open the season with 10-consecutive wins before dropping its first game of the year against No. 16 DePaul on Dec. 19. Northwestern closed out its non-conference slate with an 11-1 mark for the best start to a season under McKeown.
For the first time in school history, Northwestern won three games in the Big Ten Tournament. Despite the absence of sharpshooter Maggie Lyon, the 'Cats defeated Wisconsin, then pulled out upset victories over fifth-seeded Minnesota and No. 4 seed Indiana. With the wins, the Wildcats reached the Big Ten Tournament semifinals for the second-consecutive year.
The 'Cats non-conference schedule, which was release earlier this month, can be found here.
Ticket information for the upcoming season will be made available later this week.
The Big Ten is returning to a 16-game women's basketball conference schedule this season after schools played 18 games the past two years. Each school will face three opponents twice in a home-and-away series, while playing the other 10 schools once (five at home, five on the road).
The Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament will be held in Indianapolis for the 20th time, with the event to remain at Bankers Life Fieldhouse through 2022. All 14 conference schools will participate in the tournament, which tips off Wednesday, March 1, with first-round games between the No. 11 and 14 seeds, and the No. 12 and 13 seeds. The top four teams during regular season play will earn first- and second-round byes and make their tournament debuts in the quarterfinal round on Friday, March 3, with the championship game slated for Sunday, March 5.
Times and television designations for the 2016-17 Big Ten Conference women's basketball season and the 2017 Big Ten Tournament will be announced at a later date.
| 2016-17 Big Ten Schedule | |
| Wednesday, Dec. 28 | at Nebraska |
| Saturday, Dec. 31 | vs. Purdue |
| Tuesday, Jan. 3 | vs. Ohio State |
| Saturday, Jan. 7 | at Maryland |
| Wednesday, Jan. 11 | at Minnesota |
| Saturday, Jan. 14 | vs. Indiana |
| Tuesday, Jan. 17 | vs. Michigan State |
| Wednesday, Jan. 25 | at Michigan |
| Sunday, Jan. 29 | at Rutgers |
| Wednesday, Feb. 1 | vs. Wisconsin |
| Sunday, Feb. 5 | vs. Penn State |
| Saturday, Feb. 11 | at Indiana |
| Thursday, Feb. 16 | at Iowa |
| Sunday, Feb. 19 | vs. Illinois |
| Thursday, Feb. 23 | vs. Rutgers |
| Sunday, Feb. 26 | at Purdue |
| March 1-5 | B1G Tournament (Indianapolis, Ind.) |
This year, the Wildcats welcome four new freshmen, featuring Bry Hopkins, Abbie Wolf, Abi Scheid and Byrdy Galernik. The class was ranked No. 34 by Blue Star and No. 37 by Prospects Nation.
The #B1GCats finished the year with their fifth postseason appearance under head coach Joe McKeown after finishing the season 18-16 overall. Northwestern won 10-straight games to open the season for the second-straight year. NU was one of just two Big Ten teams to open the season with 10-consecutive wins before dropping its first game of the year against No. 16 DePaul on Dec. 19. Northwestern closed out its non-conference slate with an 11-1 mark for the best start to a season under McKeown.
For the first time in school history, Northwestern won three games in the Big Ten Tournament. Despite the absence of sharpshooter Maggie Lyon, the 'Cats defeated Wisconsin, then pulled out upset victories over fifth-seeded Minnesota and No. 4 seed Indiana. With the wins, the Wildcats reached the Big Ten Tournament semifinals for the second-consecutive year.
The 'Cats non-conference schedule, which was release earlier this month, can be found here.
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