Northwestern University Athletics
#B1GCats in France: Wildcats Set For Overseas Trip
8/4/2016 3:01:00 PM | Women's Basketball
EVANSTON, Ill. – The Northwestern women's basketball team will travel to France this month for an eight-day foreign excursion. The Wildcats will visit Paris, Massy and Chesnay, playing three exhibition games along the way.
Opponents, dates and times will be released later this month.
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.
Northwestern released its non-conference schedule for the 2016-17 season last month. The release can be found HERE.
Opponents, dates and times will be released later this month.
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.
Northwestern released its non-conference schedule for the 2016-17 season last month. The release can be found HERE.
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