HAMMOND, Ind. – After withstanding an early charge, the No. 13 Purdue University Northwest women's basketball team regrouped in the second half to overcome No. 16 Olivet Nazarene's run-and-gun style of play in a 116-106 conference victory Tuesday.

The Pride (6-2, 3-0 Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference) remained unbeaten in league play with the win at the Fitness and Recreation Center, led by five players in double figures.

Junior post Ellie Michalski (Mukwonago, Wis./Mukwonago) (Mukwonago, Wis./Mukwonago) had a career day, recording bests in points (29), rebounds (18) and shooting a blistering 14-of-16 from the field. She added four blocks, two steals and two assists. Senior teammate Darien Thompson (Anderson, Ind./Anderson) (Anderson, Ind./Anderson) was just three points shy of her career high, recording 29 points on 11-of-20 from the field to go along with seven boards, seven assists, and three steals.

Freshman Shae Rhonehouse (Fremont, Ind./Fremont) (Fremont, Ind./Fremont) notched a career-high in scoring of her own, totaling 25 points on 12-of-24 from the field, adding nine rebounds and four assists, and senior Cassidy Deno (Otterbein, Ind./Benton Central) (Otterbein, Ind./Benton Central) was two assists shy of a triple-double, scoring 13 points with 12 rebounds and eight assists.

PNW senior Katie Wampler (Scottsburg, Ind./Scottsburg) (Scottsburg, Ind./Scottsburg) rounded out Pride players in double-figures, scoring 15 points on 7-of-13 from the field with five boards and four assists.

PNW led by one, 25-24, at the end of the first quarter, but the Tigers' (5-2, 1-2) five-in, five-out Grinnell style of play began to wear on the Pride, as ONU would drain 11 3-pointers in the first half to take a 56-50 lead heading onto the locker room. But that shooting from outside wouldn't last in the third quarter, as PNW stormed out of the break on a 16-1 run, led by Rhonehouse, Michalski, and Thompson.

PNW would outscore the Tigers 32-22 in the third quarter and hold them off down the stretch with a 34-28 advantage in the final frame.

Rhonehouse scored 17 of her 25 in the second half, shooting 8-of-16 from the field whole collecting all nine rebounds in the final 20 minutes.

PNW shot 53.8 percent (50-of-93) from the field and just 2-of-10 (20 percent) from the 3-point line, compared to 40.8 percent (42-of-103) for ONU, who fired 51 3's making 19 (37.3 percent).

The Pride owned the boards, 64-44, and scored 90 points in the paint compared to 44 for ONU.

Ashley Freeman scored 24 points and Jess Learned added 20 to lead the Tigers in the setback, which snapped a three-game winning streak over PNW.

Purdue Northwest returns to action this weekend with Saturday and Sunday's Siena Heights Thanksgiving Classic in Adrian, Mich. PNW opens play with a 2 p.m. CT matchup against Keiser (Fla.) Saturday.