Northwestern Wildcats women's basketball

The school competes in the Big Ten Conference in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).The Wildcats play home basketball games at Welsh-Ryan Arena on the university campus in Evanston, Illinois,[2] but played the 2017–18 season at Beardsley Gym on the nearby campus of Evanston Township High School during renovations to Welsh–Ryan Arena.June Olkowski took over, coaching Northwestern for five seasons, but she was fired after finishing 10th or worse each time, never winning more than three conference games.Beth Combs was hired to coach the Wildcats in 2004, but she was fired after four seasons, highlighted with winning only 7 conference games in 4 years and never finishing higher than 10th place.The Wildcats have appeared in the Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) five times, having a combined record of 10–5.
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