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Text by Michelle R. Martinelli
\nVideo by Hannah Gebresilassie<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Northwestern women’s basketball team’s performance\u00a0\u00a0in the Big Ten tournament left an obvious question: Where\u00a0has that team been all season?<\/p>\n

Despite a disappointing 4-14 finish in the Big Ten regular season, the Wildcats (18-15) played like they had finally found their chemistry and became the lowest-seeded team in tournament history to advance to the semifinals, defeating No. 13-seed Wisconsin, No. 5-seed Minnesota and No. 4-seed Indiana. Against their tournament opponents, they beat only the Badgers in the regular season.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s definitely a mix of anger but also heart and passion,\u201d junior guard Christen Inman said after beating the Hoosiers 79-73 on Friday. \u201cWe really challenge ourselves and challenge each other to step up and not to go out like wimps. We knew that we didn\u2019t play our best during the conference season, and you\u2019re seeing what we\u2019re capable of, what we\u2019ve been capable of.\u201d<\/p>\n

Top-seeded Maryland ultimately blocked their path to the championship game\u00a0with a dominating 83-62 win Saturday at Bankers Life Fieldhouse on its way to a second-consecutive Big Ten Tournament title.
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Junior guard Christen Inman shoots a jumpshot against Indiana at the Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament on Friday. The Wildcats defeated the Hoosiers 79-73 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. (Keshia Johnson)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

But the Wildcats\u2019 overall tournament performance was emblematic of the team they could be \u2014 the one that upset then-No. 5 Ohio State in January \u2014 and provided a glimpse of next season\u2019s potential. Even with guard Maggie Lyon, Northwestern\u2019s only senior starter, sidelined for the tournament with an undisclosed lower-body injury, the team excelled.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt really helped bring some life back in our team and really showed us that we\u2019re not down and out,\u201d junior point guard Ashley Deary said after losing to the Terrapins. \u201cWe still have some fight in us, [and] it gave us a really positive outlook on next year.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The Northwestern Wildcats made history in the Big Ten Women’s Basketball tournament as the lowest seeded team to advance to the semifinals. (Hannah Gebresilassie\/MEDILL)<\/div>\n

Hot off the bench<\/h2>\n

Averaging just 1.5 points going into the tournament, junior center Allie Tuttle netted a career-high 10 points and shot 5-for-5 from the floor in her 21 minutes against Maryland.<\/p>\n

Additionally, freshman guard Amber Jamison hit the go-ahead jumper in overtime against Wisconsin in the first game and had a dominating block with four seconds left to help secure the win. Then Thursday against Minnesota, freshman guard Jordan Hankins scored a career-high 14 points and made two key 3-pointers in each of the Wildcats\u2019 three victories.<\/p>\n

Coach Joe McKeown described his team as \u201cdangerous\u201d as the bench players develop their roles, and he said the Wildcats wouldn\u2019t have made it past the Badgers in the first round if not for Jamison\u2019s basket with 55 seconds left in overtime.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m just so happy with the underclassmen,\u201d junior forward Nia Coffey said. \u201cThey really stepped up when the time was right, and that\u2019s all that matters.\u201d<\/p>\n

Coffey makes history<\/h2>\n

In each of Northwestern\u2019s tournament games, Coffey was the driving force behind the team. When everyone else seemed plagued with fatigue by the fourth game in as many days, she shot 50 percent from the field and scored a career-high 31 of the team\u2019s 62 points against Maryland.<\/p>\n

Finishing the weekend with 100 points in four games, Coffey set a new single-tournament record, passing Buckeye Peggy Evans\u2019 96-point record in the 1995 Big Ten tournament.<\/p>\n

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Junior forward Nia Coffey goes in for a layup against Indiana at the Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament. The Wildcats defeated the Hoosiers 79-73 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. (Keshia Johnson)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cThis whole tournament, she\u2019s just been letting the game come to her a little bit,\u201d McKeown said after Coffey\u2019s 26-point performance against Indiana. \u201cShe\u2019s being aggressive, but she\u2019s not taking shots that are out of the flow of what we\u2019re doing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Phillips\u2019 two cents<\/h2>\n

Showing his confidence in the Wildcats, Northwestern Athletics Director Jim Phillips said he packed for the whole weekend in Indianapolis because with the parity of Big Ten women\u2019s basketball, especially in the tournament, anything was possible.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re really proud of our young women [because] it\u2019s been a tough year,\u201d Phillips said after the 84-74 win over the Golden Gophers on Thursday. \u201cWe\u2019ve had injuries and we\u2019ve been so close in so many games, so the last two days have just been exceptional to watch because it\u2019s been a complete team effort.\u201d<\/p>\n

Photo at top: Junior point guard Ashley Deary shoots a 3-pointer at the beginning of the fourth quarter against Minnesota. The No. 12-seed Wildcats upset the No. 5-seed Golden Gophers 84-74 on Thursday at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. (Michelle R. Martinelli\/MEDILL)<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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