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Why you should be excited about Northwestern women’s basketball

One of the nation's best basketball team's resides in Welsh Ryan Arena and it's coached by Joe McKeown

As we officially enter autumn in Evanston, it can only mean one thing: Basketball is back! The men's season officially began Friday with a comfortable yet uninspiring win over UMass Lowell.

But there's another, more exciting basketball team at Northwestern, and they're coached by Joe McKeown. The 19th ranked Northwestern Women's basketball team begins its own season Sunday against Howard, and there are plenty of reasons why you should be excited for the season. Here are just a few:

They are really good at basketball

Let's play a quick game, which team would you rather watch?