Nia Coffey didn’t want to go home just yet
Coffey had 34 points for Northwestern (20-10, 8-8 B1G) as the Wildcats knocked off No. 8 seed Iowa (17-13, 8-8) in the Big Ten Tournament on Thursday. The Hawkeyes had no answer as Northwestern’s offense woke up from its month-long slump to ensure the Wildcats will fight another day.
After a disheartening loss at the buzzer against Purdue, Northwestern needed a miracle in the Big Ten Tournament to send the best class in Northwestern women’s basketball history to the NCAA Tournament. The first part of that process was to take out Iowa, a team that had blown out Northwestern 78-59 in in their last meeting.