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NORTHWESTERN WOMEN’S BASKETBALLC H I C A G O ’ S B I G T E N T E A M ™

NORTHWESTERN (4-0)vs. CHATTANOOGA (2-3), AUBURN (2-1), GEORGETOWN (2-1)

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HOME AWAY NEUTRAL

Overall Record: 4-0 Home 2-0; Away 2-0; Neutral 0-0Big Ten Record: 0-0 Home 0-0; Away 0-0

2017-18 RECORD BREAKDOWNS

NOV. 24-26, 2017 » MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM » NASHVILLE, TENN.

NORTHWESTERN WILDCATS MUSIC CITY CHALLENGEAT

TALE OF THE TAPE (2017-18 STATS)69.8 Points Per Game --54.0 Points Allowed Per Game --.510 Field Goal Percentage --.773 Free Throw Percentage --40.0 Rebounds Per Game --27.8 Opposing Rebounds Per Game --19.0 Assists Per Game --

@NUWBBall @MusicCityBball

TV: N/A | RADIO: N/A | STATS: SIDEARM

LAST GAME STARTERS

10 12 14 24 44ROHDE KUNAIYI-AKPANAH HAMILTON SCHEIDPULLIAMSR. • GUARD JR. • FORWARD FY. • GUARD SO. • FORWARDFY. • GUARD

THE OPENING TIP » Northwestern has started a season 4-0 for the eighth time in the last nine years.

» The Wildcats are playing Chattanooga and Georgetown for the first time in program history. Auburn

holds a 3-1 lead in the all-time series, but the teams have not met since Nov. 24, 1991, a 73-49 NU win

over No. 11 Auburn.

» Chicago’s Big Ten Team is 2-0 at home and 2-0 on the road. These will be the first neutral site games

of the year.

» McKeown, now in his 10th season at NU, holds an 88-26 (.772) record in non-conference play.

» Northwestern is 7-2 in regular season non-conference neutral contests under McKeown.

NUMBERS TO KNOW

4 20 51Northwestern is off to a 4-0 start for the eighth time in

the last nine years.

Pallas Kunaiyi-Akpanah is the third person in program history

with a 20-20 game and the first since 1983.

The Wildcats are shooting 51 percent from the field through

the first four games and averaging 69.8 points/game.

DECEMBER

MARCHFEB28-MARCH4

2017-18 #B1GCats

2 • GAME NOTES

RADIO/TV ROSTER NUMERICAL ROSTER

ALPHABETICAL ROSTER

COACHING STAFF

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LAURYN SATTERWHITE

BROOKE PIKIELL

ABBIE WOLF

JOE McKEOWN TASHA POINTER TIFFANY COPPAGE KATE POPOVEC TIANA MYERS KATIE SULLIVAN

BRYANA HOPKINS

LYDIA ROHDE

BYRDY GALERNIK

OCEANA HAMILTON

LINDSEY PULLIAM

PALLAS KUNAIYI-AKPANAH

JORDAN HAMILTON

ABI SCHEID

Fy. » G » 5-7

Fy. » G » 5-10

So. » F/C » 6-4

Head Coach // 10th Year Assistant Coach // 1st Year Assistant Coach // 2nd Year Assistant Coach // 1st Year Diretor of Operations // 6th Year Assistant Dir. of Operations // 2nd Year

So. » F » 6-2

Sr. » G » 5-10

So. » G » 5-8

Sr. » C » 6-4

Fy. » G » 5-10

Jr. » F » 6-2

Fy. » G » 5-8

So. » F/C » 6-2

Avondale, Arizona

Far Hills, New Jersey

Greenwich, Connecticut

Kent State ‘78 Rutgers ‘01 Missouri State ‘09 Northwestern ‘13 George Washington ‘12 St. Mary’s ‘12

Palatine, Illinois

Brookfield, Wisconsin

Toledo, Ohio

Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

Silver Spring, Maryland

Abuja, Nigeria

Frisco, Texas

Elk River, Minnesota

# NAME POS HT YR HOMETOWN2 Lauryn Satterwhite G 5-7 Fy. Avondale, Ariz.4 Bryana Hopkins F 6-2 So. Palatine, Ill.10 Lindsey Pulliam G 5-10 Fy. Silver Spring, Md.11 Brooke Pikiell G 5-10 Fy. Far Hills, N.J.12 Lydia Rohde G 5-10 Sr. Brookfield, Wis.14 Pallas Kunaiyi-Akpanah F 6-2 Jr. Abuja, Nigeria21 Abbie Wolf F/C 6-4 So. Greenwich, Conn.22 Byrdy Galernik G 5-8 So. Toledo, Ohio24 Jordan Hamilton G 5-8 Fy. Frisco, Texas 34 Oceana Hamilton C 6-4 Sr. Mississauga, Ontario44 Abi Scheid F/C 6-2 So. Elk River, Minn.

# NAME POS HT YR HOMETOWN22 Byrdy Galernik G 5-8 So. Toledo, Ohio24 Jordan Hamilton G 5-8 Fy. Frisco, Texas 34 Oceana Hamilton C 6-4 Sr. Mississauga, Ontario4 Bryana Hopkins F 6-2 So. Palatine, Ill.14 Pallas Kunaiyi-Akpanah F 6-2 Jr. Abuja, Nigeria11 Brooke Pikiell G 5-10 Fy. Far Hills, N.J.10 Lindsey Pulliam G 5-10 Fy. Silver Spring, Md.12 Lydia Rohde G 5-10 Sr. Brookfield, Wis.2 Lauryn Satterwhite G 5-7 Fy. Avondale, Ariz.44 Abi Scheid F/C 6-2 So. Elk River, Minn.21 Abbie Wolf F/C 6-4 So. Greenwich, Conn.

NAME POSITION // YEAR AT NU ALMA MATER // YEARJoe McKeown Head Coach // 10th year Kent State // 1978Tasha Pointer Assistant Coach // 1st year Rutgers // 2001Tiffany Coppage Assistant Coach // 2nd year Missouri State // 2009Kate Popovec Assistant Coach // 1st year Northwestern // 2013Tiana Myers Director of Operations // 6th year George Washington // 2012Katie Sullivan Assistant Director of Operations // 2nd year St. Mary’s // 2012

GAME NOTES • 3

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NORTHWESTERN 2017-18 WINS vs. LOSSES 2017-18 TEAM REGULAR SEASON HIGHS

2017-18 HIGH POINT TOTALS

2017-18 PLAYER REGULAR SEASON HIGHS

BOX SCORE BREAKDOWN

PRO-NUN-CEE-A-SHUNS

2017-18 LOW POINT TOTALS

2017-18 TEAM REGULAR SEASON LOWS

CAREER vs. OPPONENT

SITUATIONAL RECORDS

Category Wins LossesPoints per game 69.8 N/AOpp. points per game 54.0 N/AField goal pct. 51.0% N/AOpp. field goal pct. 31.9% N/A3FG percentage 36.4% N/AOpp. 3FG percentage 30.1% N/AFree throw pct. 77.3% N/ARebounds per game 40.0 N/ARebound margin +12.2 N/AAssists per game 19.0 N/ATurnovers per game 19.0 N/ATurnover margin -4.5 N/ASteals per game 7.3 N/ABlocks per game 4.8 N/A

Category ’Cats OpponentsField Goals 34 24Field Goal Attempts 63 63Field Goal Percentage 54.9% 40.7%3-pt. Field Goals 7 123-pt. Field Goal Attempts 17 273-pt. Field Goal Percentage 50.0% 48.0%Free Throws 15 13Free Throw Percentage 87.5% 86.7%Rebounds 47 34Offensive Rebounds 14 14Defensive Rebounds 39 20Assists 24 14Personal Fouls 17 22Steals 12 11Turnovers 22 17Blocks 7 6

Category ’Cats OpponentsPoints, game 88 70Points, 1st half 49 34Points, 2nd half 41 36Points, 1st quarter 25 12Points, 2nd quarter 24 23Points, 3rd quarter 19 21Points, 4th quarter 23 16Points, overtime -- --

Category ’Cats OpponentsPoints, game 27, Pallas Kunaiyi-Akpanah (11/16/17 vs. Oakland) 20, Sha’Keya Graves (Oakland, 11/16/17)Points, 1st half 14, Lindsey Pulliam (11/22/17 vs. Santa Clara) 13, Taylor Gleason (Oakland, 11/16/17)Points, 2nd half 14, Pallas Kunaiyi-Akpanah (11/16/17 vs. Oakland) 15, Sha’Keya Graves (Oakland, 11/16/17)Points, 1st quarter 8, Abi Scheid (11/18/17 at UT-Martin) 6, Ines Mata Boix (Chicago State, 11/10/17)Points, 2nd quarter 11, Lindsey Pulliam (11/22/17 vs. Santa Clara) 12, Kendall Spray (UT-Martin, 11/18/17)Points, 3rd quarter 8, Lydia Rohde (11/18/17 at UT-Martin) 9, Taylor Jones (Oakland, 11/16/17)Points, 4th quarter 10, Pallas Kunaiyi-Akpanah (11/16/17 vs. Oakland) 11, Sha’Keya Graves (Oakland, 11/16/17)Points, overtime -- --Field goals 12, Pallas Kunaiyi-Akpanah (11/16/17 vs. Oakland) 9, Sha’Keya Graves (Oakland, 11/16/17)3-point field goals 6, Lydia Rohde (11/18/17 at UT-Martin) 4 (2x) last, Kendall Spray (UT-Martin, 11/18/17)Free throws 6, Lindsey Pulliam (11/10/17 at Chicago State) 6 (2x) last, Ashlyn Herlihy (Santa Clara, 11/22/17)

Total rebounds 21, Pallas Kunaiyi-Akpanah (11/16/17 vs. Oakland) 10, Morgan McGwire (Santa Clara, 11/22/17)Defensive rebounds 15, Pallas Kunaiyi-Akpanah (11/16/17 vs. Oakland) 6, Morgan McGwire (Santa Clara, 11/22/17)Offensive rebounds 6, Pallas Kunaiyi-Akpanah (11/16/17 vs. Oakland) 5, Taylor Berry (Santa Clara, 11/22/17)Assists 9, Jordan Hamilton (11/22/17 vs. Santa Clara) 7, Taylor Gleason (Oakland, 11/16/17)Steals 4, Lydia Rohde (11/22/17 vs. Santa Clara) 3 (2x) last, Emanye Robertson (UT-Martin, 11/18/17)

Turnovers 6, Lindsey Pulliam (11/10/17 at Chicago State) 6, Taylor Jones (Oakland, 11/16/17)Blocks 4 (2x) last, Oceana Hamilton (11/18/17 at UT-Martin) 2, Nikita Telesford (Oakland, 11/16/17)

TEAM LEADER DOUBLE-DOUBLES TRIPLE-Player PTS REB AST MIN 10+ PTS 20+ PTS 30+ PTS 10+ REB 10+ AST PT/REB PT/AST REB/AST DOUBLESByrdy Galernik - - - - - - - - - - - - -Jordan Hamilton - - 2 2 1 - - - - - - - -Oceana Hamilton - - - - - - - - - - - - -Bryana Hopkins - - - - - - - - - - - - -P. Kunaiyi-Akpanah 1 4 - - 3 1 - 3 - 2 - - -Brooke Pikiell - - - - - - - - - - - - -Lindsey Pulliam 2 - - - 3 - - - - - - - -Lydia Rohde 1 - - 2 2 1 - - - - - - -L. Satterwhite - - - - - - - - - - - - -Abi Scheid - - 1 - 4 1 - - - - - - -Abbie Wolf - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Category ’Cats OpponentsPoints, game 57 36Points, 1st half 29 18Points, 2nd half 28 18Points, 1st quarter 14 8Points, 2nd quarter 13 7Points, 3rd quarter 12 11Points, 4th quarter 10 7Points, overtime -- --

Category ’Cats OpponentsField Goals 19 15Field Goal Attempts 47 54Field Goal Percentage 54.0% 23.8%3-pt. Field Goals 0 23-pt. Field Goal Attempts 8 203-pt. Field Goal Percentage 0.0% 10.0%Free Throws 7 4Free Throw Percentage 65.2% 50.0%Rebounds 34 24Offensive Rebounds 8 8Defensive Rebounds 24 14Assists 19 7Personal Fouls 9 14Steals 5 7Turnovers 15 12Blocks 1 1

Player Statistics vs. Santa ClaraByrdy Galernik 1 G, 2.0 MPGJordan Hamilton N/AOceana Hamilton 1 G, 2.0 RPG, 9.0 MPGBryana Hopkins N/APallas Kunaiyi-Akpanah N/ABrooke Pikiell N/ALindsey Pulliam N/ALydia Rohde 1 G, 6-6 FT, 8.0 PPG, 1.0 APG, 34.0 MPGLauryn Satterwhite N/AAbi Scheid 1 G, 5.0 PPG, 4.0 RPG, 2-2 FT, 1-1 3PTAbbie Wolf N/A

Situation ...................................................................................RecordHome ........................................................................................................2-0Away .........................................................................................................2-0Neutral ......................................................................................................0-0Against Big Ten Opponents .........................................................................0-0Against Top-25 Teams ................................................................................0-0Against Unranked Teams ............................................................................4-0Wildcats score 70+ points ..........................................................................2-0Wildcats score 60-69 points .......................................................................1-0Wildcats score 50-59 points .......................................................................1-0Wildcats score 50 or fewer points ...............................................................0-0Opponents held under 50 points .................................................................2-0Outrebounding opponents ..........................................................................3-0Recording more assists than the opponent ..................................................4-0Outshooting the opponent...........................................................................3-0Shooting .500 or better from the floor .........................................................3-0Opponent shoots .500 or better from the floor .............................................0-0Made more 3FG than the opponent .............................................................0-0Outscoring opponents in the paint ...............................................................3-0Outscoring opponents in 2nd chance points.................................................3-0Outscoring opponents in fast break points ...................................................0-0Bench outscores opponent’s bench .............................................................1-0When Abi Scheid scores 10+ points ............................................................4-0When Lydia Rohde scores 10+ points .........................................................2-0When Lindsey Pulliam scores 10+ points ....................................................3-0When Pallas Kunaiyi-Akpanah grabs 10+ rebounds .....................................3-0When Jordan Hamilton accumulates 10+ assists ........................................0-0When Lydia Rohde makes 3+ 3FG ..............................................................2-0On Tuesday ................................................................................................0-0On Wednesday ...........................................................................................1-0On Thursday ..............................................................................................1-0On Friday...................................................................................................1-0On Saturday ..............................................................................................1-0On Sunday.................................................................................................0-0On Weekends ............................................................................................1-0On BTN .....................................................................................................0-0At night .....................................................................................................2-0In the day ..................................................................................................2-0In purple ....................................................................................................2-0In white .....................................................................................................2-0In black .....................................................................................................0-0Longest winning streak .............................................................................. W4Longest losing streak ...................................................................................L0

Joe McKeown: mick-Q-in; Kate Popovec: POP-uh-vick; Byrdy Galernik: guh-LARE-nick; Oceana Hamilton: OH-she-ana; Bryana Hopkins: BREE-ahn-uh; Pallas Kunaiyi-Akpanah: COON-eye-ee awk-PAWN-ah; Brooke Pikiell: PIKE-el; Lydia Rohde: ROAD-ee; Lauryn Satterwhite: SAT-er-white; Abi Scheid: SCHIDE

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4 • GAME NOTES

LARGEST MARGIN OF VICTORY

STARTING FIVE

LARGEST COMEBACK TO WIN

NUMBER OF GAMES

LARGEST LEAD

RECORD

27, 11/10 at Chicago State

Pulliam, Rohde, Kunaiyi-Akpanah, J. Hamilton, Scheid 4 4-0

4, 11/18 at UT Martin 29, 11/10 at Chicago State

THE LAST TIME. . .

BIG TEN/NCAA RANKINGS

AN INDIVIDUAL...Had 30-plus points:NU: 34, Nia Coffey (3/2/17 vs. Iowa)Opp: 33, Kelsey Mitchell (Ohio State, 1/3/17)

Had 20-plus points:NU: 22, Lydia Rohde (11/18/17 at UT Martin)Opp: 20, Sha’Keya Graves (Oakland, 11/16/17)

Had 10-plus points:NU: 22, Lydia Rohde (11/18/17 at UT Martin)Opp: 20, Sha’Keya Graves (Oakland, 11/16/17)

Had 20-plus rebounds:NU: 21, P. Kunaiyi-Akpanah (11/16/17 vs. Oakland)

Had 10-plus rebounds:NU: 10, P. Kunaiyi-Akpanah (11/18/17 at UT Martin)Opp: 11, Tori McCoy (Ohio State, 3/3/17)

Had 10-plus assists:NU: 14, Ashley Deary (1/3/17 vs. Ohio State)

Had 10-plus blocks:NU: 10, Amy Jaeschke (11/21/10 vs. Chicago St.)

Had 10-plus steals:NU: 10, Ashley Deary (11/26/15 vs. E. Wash.)

Made 10+ FGs:NU: 12, P. Kunaiyi-Akpanah (11/16/17 vs. Oakland)Opp: 11, Megan Gustafson (Iowa, 3/2/17)

Made 5+ 3-point FGs:NU: 6, Lydia Rohde (11/18/17 at UT Martin)Opp: 6, Kelsey Mitchell (Ohio State, 3/3/17)

Shot better than 50% FG (min. 12 att.)NU: (.692; 9-13), Abi Scheid (11/18/17 at UT Martin)Opp: (.538; 7-13), Taylor Jones (Oakland, 11/16/17)

Shot 100% FT (min. 8):NU: Nia Coffey (10-10) (2/19/17 vs. Illinois)

Shot 100% FT (min. 12):NU: Nia Coffey (12-12) (2/13/17 at Minnesota)

TEAM...Scored 100 points:NU: 106, vs. Minnesota (2/7/16)Opp: 112 (Minnesota, 2/7/16)

Scored 90 points:NU: 106, vs. Minnesota (2/7/16)Opp: 99 (Ohio State, 3/3/17)

Scored 80 points:NU: 88, vs. Oakland (11/16/17)Opp: 99 (Ohio State, 3/3/17)

50 rebounds:NU: 51, vs. UIC (12/13/16)Opp: 50 (Ohio State, 3/3/17)

25 assists:NU: 27, vs. Evansville (11/27/16)Opp: 34 (Minnesota, 2/7/16)

15 steals:NU: 19, vs. UIC (12/13/16)Opp: 16 (Rutgers, 2/23/17)

10 blocks:NU: 11, vs. Oral Roberts (11/11/16)Opp: 10 (Ohio State, 3/3/17)

Made 30+ FGs:NU: 34, vs. Oakland (11/16/17)Opp: 35 (Ohio State, 3/3/17)

Attempted 75 FGs:NU: 75, vs. Ohio State (3/3/17)Opp: 76 (Ohio State, 3/3/17)

Made 10+ 3-point FGs:NU: 12, vs Ohio State (1/3/17)Opp: 12 (UT Martin, 11/18/17)

Attempted 25 3-point FGs:NU: 27, vs. Ohio State (1/3/17)Opp: 25 (UT Martin, 11/18/17)

Made 25+ FTs:NU: 29, at Santa Clara (12/17/16)Opp: 25 (Arizona State, 12/21/14)

Attempted 35 FTs:NU: 38, at Santa Clara (12/17/16)

POINTS PER GAMEB1G (NCAA) Player PPG12 (250) Abi Scheid 15.3

REBOUNDS PER GAMENo. Player RPG3 (15) Pallas Kunaiyi-Akpanah 12.3

DEFENSIVE REBOUNDS PER GAMEB1G (NCAA) Player DRPG2 (9) Pallas Kunaiyi-Akpanah 9.0

ASSISTS PER GAMEB1G (NCAA) Player APG3 (29) Jordan Hamilton 6.5

FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGEB1G (NCAA) Player PCT.3 (31) Pallas Kunaiyi-Akpanah 63.27 (103) Abi Scheid 55.8

FREE-THROW PERCENTAGEB1G (NCAA) Player PCT.1 (31) Lindsey Pulliam 93.88 (168) Abi Scheid 83.3

BLOCKS PER GAMEB1G (NCAA) Player BPG8 (96) Jordan Hamilton 1.7512 (141) Oceana Hamilton 1.50

ASSIST / TURNOVER RATIOB1G (NCAA) Player RATIO9 (142) Lydia Rohde 2.17

DOUBLE-DOUBLESB1G (NCAA) Player TOTAL6 (25) Pallas Kunaiyi-Akpanah 2

3-POINT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGEB1G (NCAA) Player PCT.8 (183) Lydia Rohde 40.9

3-POINT FIELD GOALS MADE PER GAMEB1G (NCAA) Player 3PT-FG8 (198) Lydia Rohde 2.25

MINUTES PLAYED PER GAMEB1G (NCAA) Player AVG.5 (71) Lydia Rohde 36.08 (148) Jordan Hamilton 34.5

GAME NOTES • 5

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JOE McKEOWNHEAD COACH

Kent State ‘78

@JoeMckeown650

10th SEASON At NORthWEStERN32Nd SEASON OVERALL

COACHING CAREERYEAR TEAM RECORD CONF. CONF. FINISH1986-87 NMSU 23-7 10-2 --1987-88 NMSU 26-3 10-0 --1988-89 NMSU 19-10 8-2 --1989-90 GW 14-14 8-10 6th1990-91 GW 23-7 15-3 T-2nd1991-92 GW 25-7 11-5 T-2nd1992-93 GW 20-11 11-3 2nd1993-94 GW 23-8 13-3 T-1st1994-95 GW 26-6 14-2 1st1995-96 GW 26-7 14-2 1st1996-97 GW 28-6 16-0 1st1997-98 GW 20-10 12-4 1st1998-99 GW 19-9 12-4 3rd1999-00 GW 26-6 14-2 1st2000-01 GW 22-10 14-2 2nd2001-02 GW 21-9 15-1 1st2002-03 GW 25-7 15-1 1st2003-04 GW 22-8 14-2 1st2004-05 GW 23-9 13-3 T-1st2005-06 GW 23-9 13-3 T-1st2006-07 GW 28-4 14-0 1st2007-08 GW 27-7 12-2 T-1st2008-09 Northwestern 7-23 3-15 10th 2009-10 Northwestern 18-15 7-11 T-8th2010-11 Northwestern 19-14 6-10 8th2011-12 Northwestern 14-16 4-12 11th2012-13 Northwestern 13-17 5-11 10th2013-14 Northwestern 17-16 5-11 T-8th2014-15 Northwestern 23-9 12-6 T-4th2015-16 Northwestern 18-17 4-14 10th2016-17 Northwestern 20-11 8-8 9th2017-18 Northwestern 4-0 -- --TOTALS 662-312 (.679) 43-87 (NU) (.331)

WILD FACTS » Named sixth head coach in Northwestern women’s basketball

history in 2008 after 19 successful season at George Washington.

» Second-winningest coach in NU history (152). » 662 wins in 31 seasons ranks 12th among active D-1 coaches. » 18 NCAA tournament appearances (2 NMSU, 15 GW, 1 NU). » Proud native of Philadelphia, Pa. He is married to his wife,

Laura, and they have three children, Meghan, Joey, and Ally.

COACHING CAREER » Amassed more wins in his first six seasons at Northwestern

(94) than the team had in the previous 11 before his arrival (77 from 1997-2008).

» Coached the first First-Team All-Big Ten selection by a first-year student-athlete in program history (Nia Coffey - 2014).

» Developed the 2013 Big Ten Freshman of the Year (Maggie Lyon).

» Led Ashley Deary to back-to-back Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year awards (2016, 2017).

» Oversaw the first Wildcats’ student-athlete to be taken in the WNBA draft (Amy Jaeschke, 2011).

» 41 combined victories in 2014-15 and 2015-16 are the best back-to-back seasons in program history.

» Taken Northwestern to five postseason tournaments, including the 2015 NCAA Tournament, the team’s first appearance in the tournament since 1997.

» Reached the Big Ten Tournament semifinals in consecutive years (2015, 2016).

» Coached 11 student-athletes to multiple All-Big Ten honors. » First year (7-23; 2008-09) to second year (18-15; 2009-10)

improvement was tied for the 10th best turnaround in the country.

» Won gold as the head coach of the United States in the World University Games held in Seoul, South Korea in 2015.

» Compiled a 441-154 record in 19 seasons at GW.

» Made 15 NCAA tournament appearances at George Washington, advancing out of the first round 13 times, making four Sweet Sixteen appearances (1995, 1997, 2007, 2008) and reaching the Elite Eight once (1997).

» Five-time Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year (1991, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2007).

» Two-time National Coach of the Year nominee (1995, 1997). » Compiled a 68-20 record in three seasons at New Mexico

State. » Served as an assistant at Kent State from 1979-80 and

Oklahoma from 1983-86.

PLAYING CAREER » Began his career at Mercer College in Trenton, N.J. in 1975-

76, earning Junior College National Small Player of the Year honors while leading his team to a 33-1 record and a spot in the NJCAA championship game.

» Transferred to Kent State prior to the 1976-77 season. » Became team co-captain as a senior and earned Honorable

Mention All-MAC honors. » School-record 15 assists in a game still stands. » Inducted into the Father Judge High School Hall of Fame in

1999 in Philadelphia.

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LAURYN SATTERWHITE • Fy. • 5-7 • AVONDALE, ARIZ.

BRYANA HOPKINS • So. • 6-2 • PALATINE, ILL.

SEASON HIGHLIGHTS » Will miss the 2017 season with a lower-body injury.

SEASON HIGHLIGHTS » Set career highs in minutes (11) and rebounds (4) in the season

opener against Chicago State.

SEASON & CAREER HIGHSSEASON CATEGORY CAREER-- Points ---- Rebounds ---- Assists ---- Steals ---- Blocked Shots ---- FGM ---- FGA ---- 3PTM ---- 3PTA ---- FTM ---- FTA ---- Minutes --

SEASON & CAREER HIGHSSEASON CATEGORY CAREER4 Points 44 Rebounds 41 Assists 11 Steals 10 Blocked Shots 02 FGM 22 FGA 30 3PTM 10 3PTA 12 FTM 42 FTA 411 Minutes 11

2

4

LAST FIVE GAMES

LAST FIVE GAMES

Date Opp Min FG-FGA 3FG-3FGA FT-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT A PF Stl TO Blk PTS

Date Opp Min FG-FGA 3FG-3FGA FT-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT A PF Stl TO Blk PTS11/5 UMSL (exhibition) 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 1 0 0 0 011/10 at Chicago State 12 2-2 0-0 0-0 2-2-4 0 0 0 0 0 4 11/16 Oakland 8 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 1 0 0 1 0 011/18 at UT Martin 4 1-2 0-0 2-2 1-0-1 0 0 0 0 0 411/22 Santa Clara 11 0-3 0-0 2-2 2-0-2 1 2 1 0 0 2

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LINDSEY PULLIAM • Fy. • 5-10 • SILVER SPRING, MD.

BROOKE PIKIELL • Fy. • 5-10 • FAR HILLS, N.J.

SEASON HIGHLIGHTS » Scored 18 points in her first career game, the most in a debut

since Nia Coffey scored 19 against UIC on Nov. 10, 2013. » Rattled off 14 points in an 88-70 win over Oakland in the home

opener ... Played a career high 32 minutes in that contest. » Scored a game-high 16 in a win over Santa Clara ... Third time

in four career games scoring in double figures. » Shooting 93.8 percent from the free-throw line, tops in the Big

Ten.

SEASON HIGHLIGHTS » Made her first career appearance in a 63-36 win at Chicago

State in the season opener.



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LAST FIVE GAMES

LAST FIVE GAMES

Date Opp Min FG-FGA 3FG-3FGA FT-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT A PF Stl TO Blk PTS11/5 UMSL (exhibition) 31 2-14 0-2 3-3 1-1-2 2 1 3 0 0 711/10 at Chicago State 29 6-11 0-0 6-6 1-5-6 3 1 2 6 0 1811/16 Oakland 32 5-12 0-0 4-4 2-0-2 2 1 0 0 0 1411/18 at UT Martin 32 2-7 0-1 2-2 0-3-3 2 3 1 4 0 611/22 Santa Clara 34 6-10 1-2 3-4 0-5-5 0 2 0 1 0 16

Date Opp Min FG-FGA 3FG-3FGA FT-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT A PF Stl TO Blk PTS11/5 UMSL (exhibition) 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 011/10 at Chicago State 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 0 1 0 0 0 0

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LYDIA ROHDE • Sr. • 5-10 • BROOKFIELD, WIS.

PALLAS KUNAIYI-AKPANAH • Jr. • 6-2 • ABUJA, NIGERIA

SEASON HIGHLIGHTS » Reached double digits in points for the first time shooting 4-5

from the field in an 88-70 win over Oakland in the home opener. » In a game of career-highs against UT-Martin, Rohde went 7-of-

11 from the field and 6-of-10 on three-pointers, finishing the game with 22 points ... Also had five assists. » Recorded a career high four steals in a win over Santa Clara.

SEASON HIGHLIGHTS » Recorded a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds

against Chicago State. » Became the third player in program history to record a 20-20

game and the 12th Big Ten player to do so since 2000 when she had 27 points and 21 rebounds in a win over Oakland on 11/16. » 12 career games with double-digit rebounds » Named to the Big Ten Weekly Honor Roll after averaging 15.5

points and 15.5 rebounds per game during the week of 11/13. » Ranks third in the Big Ten with 12.3 rebounds per game and

fourth in shooting percentage at 63.2 percent.



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Date Opp Min FG-FGA 3FG-3FGA FT-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT A PF Stl TO Blk PTS11/5 UMSL (exhibition) 12 2-4 2-4 0-0 0-0-0 2 4 0 1 0 611/10 at Chicago State 32 2-9 0-5 0-1 1-1-2 0 1 1 0 0 411/16 Oakland 35 4-5 3-4 0-0 2-2-4 4 2 1 0 0 11 11/18 at UT Martin 38 7-11 6-10 2-2 0-3-3 5 0 0 3 1 2211/22 Santa Clara 39 1-5 0-3 2-4 1-3-4 2 1 4 3 0 4


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ABBIE WOLF • So. • 6-4 • GREENWICH, CONN.

BYRDY GALERNIK • So. • 5-8 • TOLEDO, OHIO

SEASON HIGHLIGHTS » Finished the team’s exhibition game against UMSL with six total

rebounds, two higher than her career high.

SEASON HIGHLIGHTS » Posted several career highs in the season opener at Chicago

State: Points (8), Field Goals Made (4), Field Goal Attempts (6), Minutes (25)



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Date Opp Min FG-FGA 3FG-3FGA FT-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT A PF Stl TO Blk PTS11/5 UMSL (ehibition) 10 1-4 0-0 0-0 2-4-6 1 1 1 0 1 211/10 at Chicago State 8 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-1-2 0 2 1 5 1 011/16 Oakland 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0-1 0 0 0 1 0 011/18 at UT Martin 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 1 011/22 Santa Clara 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0


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JORDAN HAMILTON • Fy. • 5-8 • FRISCO, TEXAS

OCEANA HAMILTON • Sr. • 6-4 • MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO

SEASON HIGHLIGHTS » Seven assists at Chicago State in the season opener led the

team. » Set career highs with 11 points, four blocks, five FGM, eight

FGA, and 37 minutes played in the home opener against Oakland. » Played a career high 38 minutes against UT-Martin, scoring nine

points and dishing out seven assists in a 71-63 win. » Did it all in the Wildcats’ 57-47 win over Santa Clara, setting

career highs in assists (9), rebounds (7), steals (3), and free throws (4-of-7). » Ranks third in the Big Ten with 6.5 assists per game.

SEASON HIGHLIGHTS » Set season highs with five points, two steals, and an assist and

career highs with three FTM on four attempts in a 88-70 win over Oakland in the home opener. » Blocked four shots at UT Martin, her career best.



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ABI SCHEID • So. • 6-2 • ELK RIVER, MINN.SEASON HIGHLIGHTS

» Set career highs with seven assists, five 3PTA, four FTM and 32 minutes played in an 88-70 win over Oakland in the home opener. » Scored 21 points at UT Martin, her careeer best, shooting 9-of-

13 from the field. » Has scored double digit points in every game this season. » Ranks 12th in the Big Ten with 15.3 points per game.


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Date Opp Min FG-FGA 3FG-3FGA FT-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT A PF Stl TO Blk PTS11/5 vs. UMSL (exhibition) 31 5-14 2-7 0-0 2-4-6 1 2 1 1 0 1211/10 at Chicago State 29 5-7 0-1 1-2 1-5-6 4 1 1 0 0 1111/16 vs. Oakland 32 5-11 1-5 4-4 0-4-4 7 1 1 4 0 1511/18 at UT Martin 37 9-13 0-1 3-4 3-5-8 1 2 3 4 0 21

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SEASON STATISTICS2017-18 Northwestern Women's BasketballNorthwestern Combined Team Statistics (as of Nov 23, 2017)

All games

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRALALL GAMES 4-0 2-0 2-0 0-0CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0NON-CONFERENCE 4-0 2-0 2-0 0-0

Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg04 Bryana Hopkins 4-0 35 8.8 3-8 . 3 7 5 0-0 . 0 0 0 4-4 1.000 5 3 8 2.0 2 0 2 1 0 1 10 2.510 Lindsey Pulliam 4-4 127 31.8 19-40 . 4 7 5 1-3 . 3 3 3 15-16 . 9 3 8 3 13 16 4.0 7 0 7 11 0 3 54 13.511 Brooke Pikiell 1-0 3 3.0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 1 1 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.012 Lydia Rohde 4-4 144 36.0 14-30 . 4 6 7 9-22 . 4 0 9 4-7 . 5 7 1 4 9 13 3.3 4 0 13 6 1 6 41 10.314 P. Kunaiyi-Akpanah 4-4 100 25.0 24-38 . 6 3 2 0-0 . 0 0 0 5-8 . 6 2 5 13 36 49 12.3 12 0 6 9 3 3 53 13.321 Abbie Wolf 4-0 15 3.8 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 2 2 4 1.0 2 0 0 6 2 1 0 0.022 Byrdy Galernik 4-0 64 16.0 7-14 . 5 0 0 0-1 . 0 0 0 1-2 . 5 0 0 1 6 7 1.8 2 0 8 11 0 0 15 3.824 Jordan Hamilton 4-4 138 34.5 11-28 . 3 9 3 3-8 . 3 7 5 6-9 . 6 6 7 1 13 14 3.5 7 0 26 16 7 6 31 7.834 Oceana Hamilton 4-0 42 10.5 4-6 . 6 6 7 0-0 . 0 0 0 6-8 . 7 5 0 0 13 13 3.3 12 0 1 4 6 2 14 3.544 Abi Scheid 4-4 132 33.0 24-43 . 5 5 8 3-10 . 3 0 0 10-12 . 8 3 3 5 17 22 5.5 4 0 13 11 0 7 61 15.3

Team 6 7 13 1Total.......... 4 800 106-208 . 5 1 0 16-44 . 3 6 4 51-66 . 7 7 3 40 120 160 40.0 53 0 76 76 19 29 279 69.8Opponents...... 4 800 75-235 . 3 1 9 28-93 . 3 0 1 38-50 . 7 6 0 44 67 111 27.8 69 - 45 58 10 34 216 54.0

TEAM STATISTICS NU OPPSCORING 279 216 Points per game 69.8 54.0 Scoring margin +15.8 -FIELD GOALS-ATT 106-208 75-235 Field goal pct . 5 1 0 . 3 1 93 POINT FG-ATT 16-44 28-93 3-point FG pct . 3 6 4 . 3 0 1 3-pt FG made per game 4.0 7.0FREE THROWS-ATT 51-66 38-50 Free throw pct . 7 7 3 . 7 6 0 F-Throws made per game 12.8 9.5REBOUNDS 160 111 Rebounds per game 40.0 27.8 Rebounding margin +12.3 -ASSISTS 76 45 Assists per game 19.0 11.3TURNOVERS 76 58 Turnovers per game 19.0 14.5 Turnover margin -4.5 - Assist/turnover ratio 1.0 0.8STEALS 29 34 Steals per game 7.3 8.5BLOCKS 19 10 Blocks per game 4.8 2.5ATTENDANCE 1200 1659 Home games-Avg/Game 2-600 2-830 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 0-0

Score by Periods 1st 2nd 3rd 4th TotalsNorthwestern 75 66 65 73 279Opponents 40 62 63 51 216

Date Opponent Score Att.11/10/17 at Chicago State W 63-36 25011/16/17 OAKLAND W 88-70 57211/18/17 at UT Martin W 71-63 140911/22/17 SANTA CLARA W 57-47 628

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TEAM COMPARISON2017-18 Northwestern Women's Basketball

Northwestern Team Game-by-Game Comparison (as of Nov 23, 2017)All games

Opponent 1st 2nd Score Mar Total FG FG Pct 3-Pointers 3FG Pct Free Throws FT Pct Rebounds Assist T/Over Block Steal FoulsChicago State 33/18 30/18 63-36 +27 28-51/15-63 .549/.238 0-8/2-20 .000/.100 7-9/4-8 .778/.500 47/29 +18 19/10 19/13 6/2 6/8 9/14OAKLAND 49/34 39/36 88-70 +18 34-63/24-59 .540/.407 5-10/9-27 .500/.333 15-18/13-15 .833/.867 42/24 +18 24/14 20/16 5/6 6/11 13/22UT Martin 30/32 41/31 71-63 +8 25-47/21-59 .532/.356 7-17/12-25 .412/.480 14-16/9-11 .875/.818 37/24 +13 19/14 22/12 7/1 5/7 17/14SANTA CLARA 29/18 28/29 57-47 +10 19-47/15-54 .404/.278 4-9/5-21 .444/.238 15-23/12-16 .652/.750 34/34 - 14/7 15/17 1/1 12/8 14/19

Note: Game totals are displayed in the format TEAM/OPPONENT for each category

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TEAM GAME-BY-GAME2017-18 Northwestern Women's Basketball

Northwestern Team Game-by-Game (as of Nov 23, 2017)All games

TEAM STATISTICS

Total 3-Pointers Free throws ReboundsOpponent Date Score fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avgat Chicago State 11/10/17 63-36 W 28-51 . 5 4 9 0-8 . 0 0 0 7-9 . 7 7 8 8 39 47 47.0 9 19 19 6 6 63 63.0OAKLAND 11/16/17 88-70 W 34-63 . 5 4 0 5-10 . 5 0 0 15-18 . 8 3 3 14 28 42 44.5 13 24 20 5 6 88 75.5at UT Martin 11/18/17 71-63 W 25-47 . 5 3 2 7-17 . 4 1 2 14-16 . 8 7 5 8 29 37 42.0 17 19 22 7 5 71 74.0SANTA CLARA 11/22/17 57-47 W 19-47 . 4 0 4 4-9 . 4 4 4 15-23 . 6 5 2 10 24 34 40.0 14 14 15 1 12 57 69.8Northwestern 279 106-208 . 5 1 0 16-44 . 3 6 4 51-66 . 7 7 3 40 120 160 40.0 53 76 76 19 29 279 69.8Opponents 216 75-235 . 3 1 9 28-93 . 3 0 1 38-50 . 7 6 0 44 67 111 27.8 69 45 58 10 34 216 54.0

Games played: 4Points/game: 69.8FG Pct: 51.03FG Pct: 36.4FT Pct: 77.3

Rebounds/game: 40.0Assists/game: 19.0Turnovers/game: 19.0Assist/turnover ratio: 1.0Steals/game: 7.3Blocks/game: 4.8

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