Northwestern University Athletics

2024-25 Women's Basketball Roster

Jersey Number 0

Rachel Mutombo

Position F Academic Year So.Height 6' 3''
Hometown Silver Spring, Md.Last School Good Counsel
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Jersey Number 1

Xamiya Walton

Position G Academic Year Fy.Height 5' 7''
Hometown Chicago, Ill.Last School Butler College Prep
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Jersey Number 2

Kyla Jones

Position G Academic Year Gr.Height 5' 9''
Hometown Chicago, Ill.Last School Whitney Young
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Jersey Number 3

Claire Keswick

Position G Academic Year Fy.Height 6' 0''
Hometown Wrentham, Mass.Last School Tabor Academy
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Jersey Number 7

Caroline Lau

Position G Academic Year Jr.Height 5' 9''
Hometown Westport, Conn.Last School St. Luke's School
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Jersey Number 8

Kat Righeimer

Position G/F Academic Year Fy.Height 6' 1''
Hometown Costa Mesa, Calif.Last School Sage Hill School
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Jersey Number 10

Caileigh Walsh

Position F Academic Year Sr.Height 6' 3''
Hometown Sparta, N.J.Last School Gill St. Bernards
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Jersey Number 12

Casey Harter

Position G Academic Year So.Height 5' 11''
Hometown Harleysville, Pa.Last School Souderton High School
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Jersey Number 13

Mercy Ademusayo

Position F Academic Year Sr.Height 6' 4''
Hometown Ode Irele, NigeriaLast School Linden Hall School for Girls
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Jersey Number 21

Melannie Daley

Position G Academic Year Sr.Height 5' 11''
Hometown Hastings, N.Y.Last School Hastings High School
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Jersey Number 22

Grace Sullivan

Position F Academic Year Jr.Height 6' 4''
Hometown Antioch, Ill.Last School Carmel Catholic
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Jersey Number 23

Tayla Thomas

Position F Academic Year Fy.Height 6' 3''
Hometown East Orange, N.J.Last School IMG Academy
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Jersey Number 25

Lauren Trumpy

Position F Academic Year Jr.Height 6' 5''
Hometown Camp Hill, Pa.Last School Trinity High School
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Jersey Number 31

Crystal Fuqu Wang

Position F Academic Year So.Height 6' 2''
Hometown Beijing, ChinaLast School Sierra Canyon (California)
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Jersey Number 33

Taylor Williams

Position F Academic Year Gr.Height 6' 2''
Hometown New Baltimore, Mich.Last School Dakota
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October 7, 2024, Evanston, IL: Members of the Northwestern Women’s Basketball team pose for photos as part of Internal Media Days at Welsh-Ryan Arena in Evanston, IL on Monday, October 7, 2024. (Photo by Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics)

Rachel Mutombo

Jersey Number 0
Position F Academic Year So.Height 6' 3''
Hometown Silver Spring, Md.Last School Good Counsel
October 7, 2024, Evanston, IL: Members of the Northwestern Women’s Basketball team pose for photos as part of Internal Media Days at Welsh-Ryan Arena in Evanston, IL on Monday, October 7, 2024. (Photo by Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics)

Xamiya Walton

Jersey Number 1
Position G Academic Year Fy.Height 5' 7''
Hometown Chicago, Ill.Last School Butler College Prep
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October 7, 2024, Evanston, IL: Members of the Northwestern Women’s Basketball team pose for photos as part of Internal Media Days at Welsh-Ryan Arena in Evanston, IL on Monday, October 7, 2024. (Photo by Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics)

Kyla Jones

Jersey Number 2
Position G Academic Year Gr.Height 5' 9''
Hometown Chicago, Ill.Last School Whitney Young
October 7, 2024, Evanston, IL: Members of the Northwestern Women’s Basketball team pose for photos as part of Internal Media Days at Welsh-Ryan Arena in Evanston, IL on Monday, October 7, 2024. (Photo by Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics)

Claire Keswick

Jersey Number 3
Position G Academic Year Fy.Height 6' 0''
Hometown Wrentham, Mass.Last School Tabor Academy
October 7, 2024, Evanston, IL: Members of the Northwestern Women’s Basketball team pose for photos as part of Internal Media Days at Welsh-Ryan Arena in Evanston, IL on Monday, October 7, 2024. (Photo by Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics)

Caroline Lau

Jersey Number 7
Position G Academic Year Jr.Height 5' 9''
Hometown Westport, Conn.Last School St. Luke's School
October 7, 2024, Evanston, IL: Members of the Northwestern Women’s Basketball team pose for photos as part of Internal Media Days at Welsh-Ryan Arena in Evanston, IL on Monday, October 7, 2024. (Photo by Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics)

Kat Righeimer

Jersey Number 8
Position G/F Academic Year Fy.Height 6' 1''
Hometown Costa Mesa, Calif.Last School Sage Hill School
October 7, 2024, Evanston, IL: Members of the Northwestern Women’s Basketball team pose for photos as part of Internal Media Days at Welsh-Ryan Arena in Evanston, IL on Monday, October 7, 2024. (Photo by Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics)

Caileigh Walsh

Jersey Number 10
Position F Academic Year Sr.Height 6' 3''
Hometown Sparta, N.J.Last School Gill St. Bernards
October 7, 2024, Evanston, IL: Members of the Northwestern Women’s Basketball team pose for photos as part of Internal Media Days at Welsh-Ryan Arena in Evanston, IL on Monday, October 7, 2024. (Photo by Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics)

Casey Harter

Jersey Number 12
Position G Academic Year So.Height 5' 11''
Hometown Harleysville, Pa.Last School Souderton High School
October 7, 2024, Evanston, IL: Members of the Northwestern Women’s Basketball team pose for photos as part of Internal Media Days at Welsh-Ryan Arena in Evanston, IL on Monday, October 7, 2024. (Photo by Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics)

Mercy Ademusayo

Jersey Number 13
Position F Academic Year Sr.Height 6' 4''
Hometown Ode Irele, NigeriaLast School Linden Hall School for Girls
October 7, 2024, Evanston, IL: Members of the Northwestern Women’s Basketball team pose for photos as part of Internal Media Days at Welsh-Ryan Arena in Evanston, IL on Monday, October 7, 2024. (Photo by Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics)

Melannie Daley

Jersey Number 21
Position G Academic Year Sr.Height 5' 11''
Hometown Hastings, N.Y.Last School Hastings High School
October 7, 2024, Evanston, IL: Members of the Northwestern Women’s Basketball team pose for photos as part of Internal Media Days at Welsh-Ryan Arena in Evanston, IL on Monday, October 7, 2024. (Photo by Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics)

Grace Sullivan

Jersey Number 22
Position F Academic Year Jr.Height 6' 4''
Hometown Antioch, Ill.Last School Carmel Catholic
October 7, 2024, Evanston, IL: Members of the Northwestern Women’s Basketball team pose for photos as part of Internal Media Days at Welsh-Ryan Arena in Evanston, IL on Monday, October 7, 2024. (Photo by Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics)

Tayla Thomas

Jersey Number 23
Position F Academic Year Fy.Height 6' 3''
Hometown East Orange, N.J.Last School IMG Academy
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October 7, 2024, Evanston, IL: Members of the Northwestern Women’s Basketball team pose for photos as part of Internal Media Days at Welsh-Ryan Arena in Evanston, IL on Monday, October 7, 2024. (Photo by Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics)

Lauren Trumpy

Jersey Number 25
Position F Academic Year Jr.Height 6' 5''
Hometown Camp Hill, Pa.Last School Trinity High School
October 7, 2024, Evanston, IL: Members of the Northwestern Women’s Basketball team pose for photos as part of Internal Media Days at Welsh-Ryan Arena in Evanston, IL on Monday, October 7, 2024. (Photo by Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics)

Crystal Fuqu Wang

Jersey Number 31
Position F Academic Year So.Height 6' 2''
Hometown Beijing, ChinaLast School Sierra Canyon (California)
October 7, 2024, Evanston, IL: Members of the Northwestern Women’s Basketball team pose for photos as part of Internal Media Days at Welsh-Ryan Arena in Evanston, IL on Monday, October 7, 2024. (Photo by Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics)

Taylor Williams

Jersey Number 33
Position F Academic Year Gr.Height 6' 2''
Hometown New Baltimore, Mich.Last School Dakota
Coaching Staff
MCKEOWN, JOE

Joe McKeown

Head Coach /Women's Basketball
Phone
Tangela Smith 2023

Tangela Smith

Associate Head Coach /Women's Basketball
tangela.smith@northwestern.edu
Maggie Lyon 2023

Maggie Lyon

Assistant Coach /Women's Basketball
Phone 467-5234
maggielyon@northwestern.edu
Brittany Johnson 2023

Brittany Johnson

Assistant Coach /Women's Basketball
Phone 491-5866
brittany.johnson@northwestern.edu
karen umlauf stack headshot

Karen Stack Umlauf

Director of Women's Basketball Operations /Women's Basketball
Phone 491-2166
karen.umlauf@northwestern.edu
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Sean Cha

Assistant Director of Women's Basketball Operations/Video Coordinator /Women's Basketball
Phone 491-2224
sean.cha@northwestern.edu
Support Staff
Ivy Abiona

Ivy Abiona

Director of Player Development /Women's Basketball
ivy.abiona@northwestern.edu
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Sarah Woodruff

Program Assistant /Women's Basketball
sarah.woodruff@northwestern.edu
Kathleen Buckingham - Sports Medicine

Kathleen Buckingham

Associate Athletic Trainer /Women's Basketball
Phone 491-8864
kathleen.buckingham@nm.org
October 17, 2025, Evanston, IL: Northwestern Staff Members pose for Headshots at Welsh-Ryan Arena in Evanston, IL on Friday, October 17, 2025. (Photo by Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics)

Jeren McGhee

Assistant Equipment Manager (MBB, WBB, SPIRIT) /Women's Basketball
Phone 491-3419
jeren.mcghee@northwestern.edu

Taylor Ford

Strength Coach /Women's Basketball

Ryan Curran

Graduate Assistant /Women's Basketball
ryancurran2026@u.northwestern.edu
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