It was like something out of a storybook.
After missing the NCAA Tournament for four consecutive seasons in which they never once threatened for a Big Ten title, much less a national one, the Northwestern Wildcats had entirely flipped the script in the 2019-2020 season.
Led by unanimous All-Big Ten first-teamer Lindsey Pulliam, who put up 20 points or more on 14 occasions, the ‘Cats were all of a sudden a force to be reckoned with. You could count the number of games they lost on one hand, and you wouldn’t even need to use all your fingers.