The “golden generation” of Northwestern women’s basketball will graduate in 2017, and there’s nothing we can do about it. With that reality looming, it’s up to the team to choose between a glorious swan song and a bitterly disappointing defeat.
As a unit, Nia Coffey, Ashley Deary and Christen Inman took a small step backward last year. From making the NCAA Tournament in their sophomore year, the team went 4-14 in conference and barely made the NIT thanks to a crazy run in the Big Ten Tournament. With last year’s huge expectations completely unfulfilled, this team is now entering a critical season.