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2009–10 Northwestern Wildcats women's basketball team

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2009–10 Northwestern Wildcats women's basketball
WNIT, Third Round
ConferenceBig Ten
Record18–15 (7–11 Big 10)
Head coach
Home arenaWelsh–Ryan Arena
Seasons
2009–10 Big Ten women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 8 Ohio State 15 3   .833 31 5   .861
No. 24 Michigan State 12 6   .667 23 10   .697
Wisconsin 10 8   .556 21 11   .656
Iowa 10 8   .556 20 14   .588
Purdue 9 9   .500 15 17   .469
Michigan 8 10   .444 20 13   .606
Penn State 8 10   .444 17 14   .548
Illinois 7 11   .389 19 14   .576
Northwestern 7 11   .389 18 15   .545
Indiana 7 11   .389 14 16   .467
Minnesota 6 12   .333 13 17   .433
2010 Big Ten tournament winner
As of 3-27-2010
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2009–10 Northwestern Wildcats women's basketball team represented the Northwestern University in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats were coached by Joe McKeown. The Wildcats were a member of the Big Ten Conference.

Offseason

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  • May 5: Northwestern will host Clemson in the third-annual Big Ten/ACC Challenge Women's Basketball Challenge. The contest pits the two teams in a re-match from Clemson's 78–75 overtime victory in South Carolina last season.[1]
  • May 11: Northwestern announced the signing of Inesha Hale to a National Letter of Intent. Hale is a 5–9 point guard from Raytown, MO and joins two early period signees, Inga Orekhova and Dannielle Diamant as part of next year's class. According to ESPN HoopGurlz, Northwestern's class was ranked as 27th nationally prior to Hale's signing. Hale was ranked No. 14 at the point guard position by Scouts, Inc., and was tabbed No. 87 nationally overall by ESPN's Hoopgurlz.[2]
  • May 13: Center Amy Jaeschke was selected to participate in the USA Basketball 2009 Women's World University Games National Trials. The tryouts will be held May 14–17 at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo.[3]
  • July 1: Kendall Hackney (Cincinnati, Ohio/Mount Notre Dame) was added to the 2009–10 Wildcat freshmen class. Hackney is Ohio's Miss Basketball and joins fellow top-100 signees Inga Orekhova (No. 40), Inesha Hale (No. 87) and Dannielle Diamant.[4]

Exhibition

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Date Location Opponent Score Record
Nov. 1 Evanston, IL. Robert Morris 119–60 1–0

Regular season

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Roster

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Number Name Height Position Class

Schedule

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Date Location Opponent Score Record
Nov. 13 Toledo, OH Toledo 73–64 1–0
Nov. 20 Evanston, IL SIUE 68–37 2–0
Nov. 22 Evanston, IL IPFW 78–58 3–0
Nov. 24 Evanston, IL DePaul 59–55 4–0
Nov. 27 Evanston, IL College of Charleston 50–54 4–1
Nov. 28 Evanston, IL Penn 61–39 5–1
Dec. 3 Evanston, IL Clemson
Dec. 6 Evanston, IL Purdue
Dec. 13 Manhattan, KS Kansas State
Dec. 17 Evanston, IL Arkansas
Dec. 19 Evanston, IL Chicago State
Dec. 22 Evanston, IL Loyola

Player stats

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Player Games Played Minutes Field Goals Three Pointers Free Throws Rebounds Assists Blocks Steals Points

Postseason

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NCAA basketball tournament

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Awards and honors

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Team players drafted into the WNBA

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Round Pick Player NBA Club

References

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  1. ^ "Big Ten and ACC Announce Matchups for Third-Annual Women's Basketball Challenge - Northwestern University Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on September 28, 2011. Retrieved May 21, 2009.
  2. ^ "'Cats Add Another To 2009 Class - Northwestern University Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on September 28, 2011. Retrieved May 21, 2009.
  3. ^ "Jaeschke To Participate in USA Basketball Trials - Northwestern University Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on September 28, 2011. Retrieved May 21, 2009.
  4. ^ "Wildcats Add Kendall Hackney to Roster for 2009-10 Season - Northwestern University Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on July 15, 2012. Retrieved September 9, 2009.
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