The 2024–25 Northwestern Wildcats women's basketball team represented Northwestern University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by 17th-year head coach Joe McKeown, played their home games at the Welsh–Ryan Arena in Evanston, Illinois as members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 9–18, 2–16 in Big Ten play to finish in 17th place. They failed to qualify for the Big Ten tournament.
Due to the wildfires in the Los Angeles and Ventura counties, Northwestern's road games at UCLA on January 12 and USC on January 15 were postponed. Northwestern forfeited the games in February 2025. UCLA and USC each were credited with a win, and the Wildcats were assessed two losses.
Previous season The Wildcats finished the 2023–24 season 9–21, 2–16 in Big Ten play, to finish in 13th place. They lost in the first round of the Big Ten tournament to Purdue.
Offseason Departures Northwestern departures Maggie Pina 3 G 5' 7" Graduate student West Chester, PA Graduated Hailey Weaver 11 G 5' 11" Junior Solon, OH Left the team Paige Mott 20 F 6' 1" Senior Philadelphia, PA Transferred to George Washington Alana Goodchild 22 F 6' 2" Sophomore Sydney, Australia Transferred to Santa Clara Jasmine McWilliams 23 G 5' 11" Senior Indianapolis, IN Graduated
Incoming transfers Northwestern incoming transfers Kyla Jones 2 G 5' 9" Graduate student Chicago, IL Brown Grace Sullivan 22 F 6'4" Junior Antioch, IL Bucknell Taylor Williams 33 F 6' 2" Graduate student New Baltimore, MI Michigan
2024 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
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See also 2024–25 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team
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