Northwestern women’s basketball will hit the road this weekend, heading first to Milwaukee to clash with a 2018-19 Sweet 16 team in Marquette before journeying down to Durham to take on the Blue Devils of Duke. After cruising by Loyola-Maryland in its season opener, the team will be put to the test with early-season matchups against some of the tougher teams on its non-conference slate.
Joe McKeown and co. faced the Golden Eagles last season at the tail end of a tough three-game losing streak for the Wildcats. At the time, Marquette was the No. 18 team in the country, and Northwestern fell 76-57.