SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – Anjel Galbraith scored 18 points and Danielle Nennig recorded a double-double to lead Purdue Northwest women's basketball to its first win of the season Sunday at Lake Superior State, 61-52.

PNW improved to 1-3 following the win and snapped a 10-game losing streak in league play, dating back to last season. Lake Superior State also moved to 1-3 overall.

HEAD COACH COURTNEY LOCKE
"I'm proud of our effort and ability to bounce back after yesterday. This team never stops fighting and we found a way to close out the game. Anjel, Danielle and Mercedes were huge for us today. Our conference is tough and you have to show up every game, and we showed up today."

STAT LEADERS
Galbraith recorded her season-high 18 points, including 12 in the second half, with a pair of three's and going 6 for 8 at the free-throw line. The sophomore also had a team-high three assists, three steals and two rebounds. It was her 13th career outing with double-digit points.

Nennig produced the first double-double of her career with 15 points and career-high 13 rebounds. She scored 10 points in the second half, including a pair of treys, while finishing the game 4 for 4 at the charity stripe. The senior has scored double figures in three straight games.

Freshman Mercedes Simmons broke out with a career-high 13 points in 15 minutes off the bench. She went 6 of 9 (67%) to lead PNW in made field goals while grabbing four rebounds.

LSSU's Margot Woughter led all scorers with 22 points and doing most her damage from beyond the arc with four 3-pointers. She had six rebounds and six turnovers.

SUMMARY
PNW had to grind out its first win in a low-scoring game that featured just 37 combined points in the first half.

The Pride overcame nine turnovers in the first quarter to lead 11-5, and then rode out a lengthy scoreless stretch on offense late in the second quarter.

Back-to-back three's from Galbraith and Simmons gave PNW its largest lead of the first half, 19-11, with 4:06 until the break, but the Pride didn't score again until the third quarter.

It didn't matter though.

After LSSU closed the gap to make it one-point game at halftime, the veteran Nennig opened the third quarter with a three and sparked an 8-0 run for the Pride.

Then, freshman Ce'Niyah Hampton drained her first collegiate 3-pointer with four minutes left in the third, increasing the PNW lead to 10 as the Pride moved ahead, 32-22. The Pride outscored the Lakers 15-9 in the third and carried a 34-27 advantage into the final quarter.

The scoring picked up on both ends in the fourth as PNW outscored LSSU 27-25 over the final 10 minutes of action. The Pride led by double digits the majority of the final stanza, extending its lead to as much as 16 when a layup by Simmons put PNW ahead, 46-30.

Sophomore Savaya Brockington scored all eight of her points in the fourth, while Galbraith also turned in eight points. Both combined to go 10 of 13 (77%) at the free-throw line to seal the victory.

KEY TEAM STATS

• Season-high eight 3-pointers (8-22/37%).
• Season-high 15 made free throws (15-19) and a season-high free-throw percentage (79%).
• The Pride won the rebounding battle for the third straight game by holding a 34-25 advantage.

NEXT UP
PNW returns home to host Davenport on Friday-Saturday, Jan. 22-23. Tipoff times have been moved up from the originally scheduled contests against the Panthers with Friday's game scheduled for 3 p.m. CST and Saturday at noon CST.