Russell Payne
Head Coach
Northwestern
Conference
Big Ten
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2026 Fall
Shortlistr Team Strength
Shortlistr Team Strength rates every program 0–100 on results, opponent quality, and the chances they create and concede — 50 is the Division-I average. Unlike the NCAA’s traditional RPI, it rewards points for draws and weights every result by opponent strength — so a draw with a top side counts for more than a win over a weak one. It’s the same analytics engine behind player Impact scores across Shortlistr.
Overall Strength
60.7
Shortlistr Team Strength · Outside top 25% of D1 women's programs
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Northwestern Shortlistr Team Strength
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Coaching Staff
Head coach · assistants · contact details
Michael Moynihan
Head Coach
Russell Payne
Head Coach
Flo Liu
Assistant Coach
Joe Moulden
Assistant Coach
Jordan Betterman
Director of Analytics
Rich Manning
Assistant Coach
Reaghan Duval
Assistant Coach / GK Coach
Rowan Lapi
Assistant Coach
Christine McBeath
Assistant Coach
JR DeRose
Assistant Coach / Dir of Player Development
Jordan Betterman
Director of Analytics
Ronnie Bouemboue
Assistant Coach
Flo Liu
Assistant Coach
JR DeRose
Assistant Coach / Dir of Player Development
Ronnie Bouemboue
Assistant Coach
Roster
15 players this season · click a column to sort
| G | A | Impact | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nyamma Nelson | GoalkeeperShot-Stopper | 733 | — | — | — | — | |
 Holland Carey | Central MidfielderBall-Winner | 731 | — | — | — | — | |
 Maddie Finnerty | Center Back (R)Sweeper | 730 | — | — | 1 | — | |
 Megan Norkett | Left WingerInside Forward | 595 | 1 | 2 | — | — | |
| Alex Fallon | Right WingerShadow Striker | 572 | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
 Keira Wagner | Left WingerPlaymaking Winger · 2025 Fall | 486 | — | — | — | — | |
| Elle Phillips | Central MidfielderInsufficient mins | 447 | — | 1 | — | — | |
 Sarah O'Donnell | StrikerTarget Man | 445 | — | — | — | — | |
| Ava Goodin | Right BackDefensive FB | 417 | 1 | — | 1 | — | |
| Audrey Alberts | Left BackDefensive FB · 2025 Fall | 356 | — | — | — | — | |
| Olivia Elliott | Center Back (L)Insufficient mins | 186 | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Liz Cardwell | Right WingerInsufficient mins | 172 | — | — | — | — | |
| Kate Hennen | StrikerTraditional Winger · 2025 Fall | 152 | — | — | 1 | — | |
| Gabby Anderson | Central MidfielderInsufficient mins | 87 | — | — | — | — | |
| Mary Stroebel | Central MidfielderInsufficient mins | 75 | — | — | — | — |
