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...this should be a pretty exciting season for [Northwestern] women’s basketball, which is coming...

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...this should be a pretty exciting season for [Northwestern] women’s basketball, which is coming off two straight WNIT berths, and I’m not just saying that to entice you to read on. While we lose one of the best players in NU history in All-American Amy Jaeschke, along with four-year starting PG Beth Marshall, we’ve got five hyped newcomers — three highly touted freshmen, including a McDonald’s high school All-American, and two solid transfers — all of whom could make immediate impacts, as we search for our first NCAA tournament berth since 1997. NU, which finished 19-14 last year, 6-10 in the Big Ten, with a second-round exit in the WNIT, will have some really good depth that it hasn’t seen for years.

From Women's basketball: First look via SB Nation's Northwestern site Sippin' On Purple. Herman is looking to fill the void of women's basketball coverage for Northwestern this season and starts with a position-by-position breakdown of the team, including a look at the chances of the granddaughter of legendary UNLV coach Jerry Tarkanian earning a starting spot.