2021-22 Women's Basketball Roster
Walsh, Caileigh
Jersey Number 10
Caileigh Walsh
- Height:
- 6-3
- Class:
- First-Year
- High School:
- Gill St. Bernards
- Hometown:
- Sparta, N.J.
- Major:
- Learning & Organizational Change
Bio
+ Academic All-Big Ten - 2022-23, 2023-24
+ CSC Academic All-District - 2024-25
2024-25: Started in 14 of her 25 appearances ... Led Northwestern in scoring, averaging 12.4 points, en route to joining the program's 1,000-point club ... Scored in double figures 19 times ... Also added 4.5 rebounds per game and 1.1 blocks per game ... Had six games with multiple rejections ... Made season debut against Utah (11/14), coming off the bench to finish with seven points (3-6 FGs, 1-1 FTs) in thrilling win over the Utes ... Added 13 points (5-11 FGs, 3-4 FTs) in matchup with Harvard (11/23) ... Chipped in 10 points (4-10 FGs, 2-4 FTs) in road win over local foe Loyola Chicago (11/26) ... Surpassed 1,000 points for her collegiate career in home victory against DePaul (12/4), finishing with 14 points (3-6 FGs, 1-2 3FGs, 7-7 FTs) versus the Blue Demons ... Chipped in 10 points (4-8 FGs, 2-5 3FGs) in Big Ten Conference opener at No. 23 Michigan (12/8) ... Posted 10 points (4-10 FGs, 2-4 3FGs), eight rebounds, and a season-high five assists in home triumph against Bradley (12/15) ... Tallied the sixth double-double of her career in come-from-behind win over UNLV (12/18), closing her day with 13 points (5-14 FGs, 1-5 3FGs, 2-2 FTs) and 12 rebounds ... Named to the Hawk Classic All-Tournament Team after averaging 15.5 points and 6.0 rebounds in clashes with Charleston and Howard ... Poured in 20 points (7-12 FGs, 2-4 3FGs, 4-4 FTs), in addition to corralling nine rebounds against Charleston (12/20) ... Contributed 11 points (3-11 FGs, 5-5 FTs) in win over Howard (12/21) to close out event ... Put up 15 points (5-12 FGs, 5-5 FTs) against Big Ten newcomer Oregon (12/31) ... Scored 12 points (4-9 FGs, 4-4 FTs) in road tilt at No. 10 Ohio State (1/5) ... Matched that effort against Indiana (1/8), finishing with 12 points (4-9 FGs, 2-2 3FGs, 2-2 FTs) in battle with the Hoosiers ... Drilled a season-high three triples as part of a 15-point showing (6-11 FGs, 3-5 3FGs) at Iowa (1/28) ... Finished with 12 points (4-10 FGs, 1-1 3FGs, 3-4 FTs) against No. 16 Michigan State (2/2) ... Led Northwestern in road clash at Illinois (2/6) with 17 points (7-18 FGs, 1-5 3FGs, 2-2 FTs) ... Was active at both ends of the floor in win over Penn State (2/9), putting up nine pints (3-10 FGs, 1-3 3FGs, 2-2 FTs), five rebounds, two assists, and three blocks ... Posted another three-block effort at Purdue (2/12) ... Scored 13 points (5-18 FGs, 2-7 3FGs, 1-2 FTs) in return to her home state as part of a win at Rutgers (2/17) ... Chipped in 15 points (5-14 FGs, 1-2 3FGs, 4-4 FTs) against No. 21 Maryland (2/20) ... Paced Northwestern on the road at Wisconsin (2/23), posting 18 points (6-15 FGs, 2-7 3FGs, 4-6 FTs), eight rebounds, three blocks, and two steals ... Closed out Northwestern career with a season-high 22 points (8-15 FGs, 6-7 FTs) against Nebraska (3/2) ... College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District.
2023-24: Appeared in all 30 games, starting in 28 ... Ranked second on the team in scoring, averaging 13.0 points, while pulling down a team-best 5.3 rebounds per game ... Posted three double-doubles ... Reached double figures in scoring 19 times ... Nearly logged a triple-double in the opener against UIC, scoring 19 points and grabbing 12 rebounds while dealing out seven assists (11/9)... Scored in double figures for the second straight game with 11 points against Omaha (11/12)... Set career highs in points (27) and rebounds (14) en route to her second double-double of the season in the win over SEMO (11/19) ... Added 11 points and eight rebounds in a matchup with Belmont (11/24) ... Chipped in 13 points versus Georgetown (12/3) ... Poured in 19 points in a home win over Bradley (12/17), kicking off a stretch of six straight games in double figures in scoring ... Finished with 19 points in a road triumph at Temple (12/21) ... Helped lead the 'Cats to victory against Rutgers (12/30), leading all scorers with 22 points ... Fell just shy of a double-double at Penn State (1/2), finishing with 16 points and eight rebounds ... Put up 14 points versus Ohio State (1/5) ... Flirted with another double-double at Wisconsin (1/10), scoring a game-best 19 points and grabbing eight rebounds in a road win against the Badgers ... Was active on both ends of the floor in return clash with Penn State (1/25), tallying 17 points and 12 rebounds ... Scored 17 points and collected seven rebounds as 'Cats completed season sweep of Wisconsin (2/4) ... Contributed 16 points on the road at Minnesota (2/17) ... Finished with 14 points in home tilt with Michigan (2/24) ... Led the way for Northwestern in regular season finale at Rutgers (3/3), finishing with 22 points in road win over the Scarlet Knights ... Fell just short of matching her career high in Big Ten Tournament matchup with Purdue (3/6), leading all scorers with 26 points in addition to eight rebounds.
2022-23: Started 29 of NU's 30 games ... Averaged a team-high 12.1 points per game ... Led the team in points (15), rebounds (6) and blocks (2) in the opener at Oregon (11/7) ... Came one point shy of her first career double-double against Penn after tallying ten rebounds and nine points (11/13) ... Scored seven points and added an assist and a block against Notre Dame (11/16) ... Set a career high with 24 points against Southern Illinois (11/19) ... Scored 18 against Valparaiso (11/27) ... Scored 12 and blocked four shots at Michigan (12/4) ... Hit career highs in rebounds (11), free throws (5) and minutes (38) while also tying her career high for steals (3) and collecting her first-career double-double at UIC (12/14) ... Scored in double digits for the sixth-straight game with 13 points against Air Force (12/17) ... Posted 22 points on 9-of-18 shooting and 2-of-3 from deep against Iowa (1/11) ... Notched a 17-point, 10-rebound double-double against Chicago St. (1/25) ... Scored 18 points at Wisconsin (1/29) ... Scored 22 points on 8-of-13 shooting against Minnesota (2/23) ... Tied her career high with 24 points in the season finale against Rutgers (3/1).
2021-22: Started in her collegiate debut against UIC while bringing in four rebounds leading the team with four blocks (11/10) ... Scored in double digits (11) in her second game and added seven rebounds against UCSB (11/14) ... Contributed 9 points, four blocks, and two rebounds against Loyola (11/17) ... Recorded 9 points and six rebounds against DePaul (11/21) ... Led the team with a career high 20 points and tallied five rebounds in win against South Dakota (11/25) ... Led with six blocks , and recorded two points, three rebounds, and a steal against Pittsburgh (11/26) ... Recorded six points, five rebounds, and a block against Texas A&M (11/27) ... Tallied 10 points, four rebounds, three blocks, and an assist in Clemson win (12/2) … Added 14 points and three rebounds against Wisconsin (12/5) ... Led scoring with 18 points, along with five rebounds, two assists and two blocks in win over Delaware (12/11) … Led with 17 points, five rebounds, three blocks and steals against Milwaukee (12/14) … Recorded eight points, two blocks and rebounds, and an assist in win over Iowa (1/6) … Tallied 13 points, three rebounds, and two assists against Rutgers (1/13) … Led with 10 points, and recorded three blocks, three rebounds, and a steal against Michigan State (1/16) ... Recorded 11 points, two rebounds and one steal against Penn State (1/20) ... Contributed 11 points and four rebounds at Purdue (2/4) ... Recorded seven points and five rebounds at Illinois (2/20).
High School:Ranked the No. 4 recruit at her position by ESPN … Averaged 21 points, 12 rebounds and 6 blocks per game her junior year … All-Conference and All-Area First Teams … All-State Second Team … Jersey Sports Zone Top-50 players … Team captain … Senior season canceled due to COVID-19 … Played seven years on club team Exodus NYC. Personal: Born Caileigh Ann Walsh … Parents Laurie and Tim Walsh … High Honor Roll … Chose Northwestern over offers from UCLA and Vanderbilt among others … Anticipated major is political science.
McKeown on Walsh: "Caileigh is one of the top players in the country and in her class. Her size and her ability to shoot the ball from anywhere make her a difficult matchup. Her toughness and basketball IQ separated her in the class of 2021. I feel like she brings an ability to play both inside and out, and comes from a wonderful family that embraces the student-athlete concept that is the focal point of Northwestern Women's Basketball."
+ CSC Academic All-District - 2024-25
2024-25: Started in 14 of her 25 appearances ... Led Northwestern in scoring, averaging 12.4 points, en route to joining the program's 1,000-point club ... Scored in double figures 19 times ... Also added 4.5 rebounds per game and 1.1 blocks per game ... Had six games with multiple rejections ... Made season debut against Utah (11/14), coming off the bench to finish with seven points (3-6 FGs, 1-1 FTs) in thrilling win over the Utes ... Added 13 points (5-11 FGs, 3-4 FTs) in matchup with Harvard (11/23) ... Chipped in 10 points (4-10 FGs, 2-4 FTs) in road win over local foe Loyola Chicago (11/26) ... Surpassed 1,000 points for her collegiate career in home victory against DePaul (12/4), finishing with 14 points (3-6 FGs, 1-2 3FGs, 7-7 FTs) versus the Blue Demons ... Chipped in 10 points (4-8 FGs, 2-5 3FGs) in Big Ten Conference opener at No. 23 Michigan (12/8) ... Posted 10 points (4-10 FGs, 2-4 3FGs), eight rebounds, and a season-high five assists in home triumph against Bradley (12/15) ... Tallied the sixth double-double of her career in come-from-behind win over UNLV (12/18), closing her day with 13 points (5-14 FGs, 1-5 3FGs, 2-2 FTs) and 12 rebounds ... Named to the Hawk Classic All-Tournament Team after averaging 15.5 points and 6.0 rebounds in clashes with Charleston and Howard ... Poured in 20 points (7-12 FGs, 2-4 3FGs, 4-4 FTs), in addition to corralling nine rebounds against Charleston (12/20) ... Contributed 11 points (3-11 FGs, 5-5 FTs) in win over Howard (12/21) to close out event ... Put up 15 points (5-12 FGs, 5-5 FTs) against Big Ten newcomer Oregon (12/31) ... Scored 12 points (4-9 FGs, 4-4 FTs) in road tilt at No. 10 Ohio State (1/5) ... Matched that effort against Indiana (1/8), finishing with 12 points (4-9 FGs, 2-2 3FGs, 2-2 FTs) in battle with the Hoosiers ... Drilled a season-high three triples as part of a 15-point showing (6-11 FGs, 3-5 3FGs) at Iowa (1/28) ... Finished with 12 points (4-10 FGs, 1-1 3FGs, 3-4 FTs) against No. 16 Michigan State (2/2) ... Led Northwestern in road clash at Illinois (2/6) with 17 points (7-18 FGs, 1-5 3FGs, 2-2 FTs) ... Was active at both ends of the floor in win over Penn State (2/9), putting up nine pints (3-10 FGs, 1-3 3FGs, 2-2 FTs), five rebounds, two assists, and three blocks ... Posted another three-block effort at Purdue (2/12) ... Scored 13 points (5-18 FGs, 2-7 3FGs, 1-2 FTs) in return to her home state as part of a win at Rutgers (2/17) ... Chipped in 15 points (5-14 FGs, 1-2 3FGs, 4-4 FTs) against No. 21 Maryland (2/20) ... Paced Northwestern on the road at Wisconsin (2/23), posting 18 points (6-15 FGs, 2-7 3FGs, 4-6 FTs), eight rebounds, three blocks, and two steals ... Closed out Northwestern career with a season-high 22 points (8-15 FGs, 6-7 FTs) against Nebraska (3/2) ... College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District.
2023-24: Appeared in all 30 games, starting in 28 ... Ranked second on the team in scoring, averaging 13.0 points, while pulling down a team-best 5.3 rebounds per game ... Posted three double-doubles ... Reached double figures in scoring 19 times ... Nearly logged a triple-double in the opener against UIC, scoring 19 points and grabbing 12 rebounds while dealing out seven assists (11/9)... Scored in double figures for the second straight game with 11 points against Omaha (11/12)... Set career highs in points (27) and rebounds (14) en route to her second double-double of the season in the win over SEMO (11/19) ... Added 11 points and eight rebounds in a matchup with Belmont (11/24) ... Chipped in 13 points versus Georgetown (12/3) ... Poured in 19 points in a home win over Bradley (12/17), kicking off a stretch of six straight games in double figures in scoring ... Finished with 19 points in a road triumph at Temple (12/21) ... Helped lead the 'Cats to victory against Rutgers (12/30), leading all scorers with 22 points ... Fell just shy of a double-double at Penn State (1/2), finishing with 16 points and eight rebounds ... Put up 14 points versus Ohio State (1/5) ... Flirted with another double-double at Wisconsin (1/10), scoring a game-best 19 points and grabbing eight rebounds in a road win against the Badgers ... Was active on both ends of the floor in return clash with Penn State (1/25), tallying 17 points and 12 rebounds ... Scored 17 points and collected seven rebounds as 'Cats completed season sweep of Wisconsin (2/4) ... Contributed 16 points on the road at Minnesota (2/17) ... Finished with 14 points in home tilt with Michigan (2/24) ... Led the way for Northwestern in regular season finale at Rutgers (3/3), finishing with 22 points in road win over the Scarlet Knights ... Fell just short of matching her career high in Big Ten Tournament matchup with Purdue (3/6), leading all scorers with 26 points in addition to eight rebounds.
2022-23: Started 29 of NU's 30 games ... Averaged a team-high 12.1 points per game ... Led the team in points (15), rebounds (6) and blocks (2) in the opener at Oregon (11/7) ... Came one point shy of her first career double-double against Penn after tallying ten rebounds and nine points (11/13) ... Scored seven points and added an assist and a block against Notre Dame (11/16) ... Set a career high with 24 points against Southern Illinois (11/19) ... Scored 18 against Valparaiso (11/27) ... Scored 12 and blocked four shots at Michigan (12/4) ... Hit career highs in rebounds (11), free throws (5) and minutes (38) while also tying her career high for steals (3) and collecting her first-career double-double at UIC (12/14) ... Scored in double digits for the sixth-straight game with 13 points against Air Force (12/17) ... Posted 22 points on 9-of-18 shooting and 2-of-3 from deep against Iowa (1/11) ... Notched a 17-point, 10-rebound double-double against Chicago St. (1/25) ... Scored 18 points at Wisconsin (1/29) ... Scored 22 points on 8-of-13 shooting against Minnesota (2/23) ... Tied her career high with 24 points in the season finale against Rutgers (3/1).
2021-22: Started in her collegiate debut against UIC while bringing in four rebounds leading the team with four blocks (11/10) ... Scored in double digits (11) in her second game and added seven rebounds against UCSB (11/14) ... Contributed 9 points, four blocks, and two rebounds against Loyola (11/17) ... Recorded 9 points and six rebounds against DePaul (11/21) ... Led the team with a career high 20 points and tallied five rebounds in win against South Dakota (11/25) ... Led with six blocks , and recorded two points, three rebounds, and a steal against Pittsburgh (11/26) ... Recorded six points, five rebounds, and a block against Texas A&M (11/27) ... Tallied 10 points, four rebounds, three blocks, and an assist in Clemson win (12/2) … Added 14 points and three rebounds against Wisconsin (12/5) ... Led scoring with 18 points, along with five rebounds, two assists and two blocks in win over Delaware (12/11) … Led with 17 points, five rebounds, three blocks and steals against Milwaukee (12/14) … Recorded eight points, two blocks and rebounds, and an assist in win over Iowa (1/6) … Tallied 13 points, three rebounds, and two assists against Rutgers (1/13) … Led with 10 points, and recorded three blocks, three rebounds, and a steal against Michigan State (1/16) ... Recorded 11 points, two rebounds and one steal against Penn State (1/20) ... Contributed 11 points and four rebounds at Purdue (2/4) ... Recorded seven points and five rebounds at Illinois (2/20).
High School:Ranked the No. 4 recruit at her position by ESPN … Averaged 21 points, 12 rebounds and 6 blocks per game her junior year … All-Conference and All-Area First Teams … All-State Second Team … Jersey Sports Zone Top-50 players … Team captain … Senior season canceled due to COVID-19 … Played seven years on club team Exodus NYC. Personal: Born Caileigh Ann Walsh … Parents Laurie and Tim Walsh … High Honor Roll … Chose Northwestern over offers from UCLA and Vanderbilt among others … Anticipated major is political science.
McKeown on Walsh: "Caileigh is one of the top players in the country and in her class. Her size and her ability to shoot the ball from anywhere make her a difficult matchup. Her toughness and basketball IQ separated her in the class of 2021. I feel like she brings an ability to play both inside and out, and comes from a wonderful family that embraces the student-athlete concept that is the focal point of Northwestern Women's Basketball."
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