LEBANON, Ill. – The Purdue Northwest women's basketball team led wire-to-wire in Saturday's 84-61 win over McKendree to wrap up the Midwest Region Crossover. PNW moves to 1-1 on the season following the non-conference victory.
 
HEAD COACH COURTNEY LOCKE:
"I'm extremely proud of the way our team bounced back and executed today," head coach Courtney Locke said. "I give McKendree a lot of credit for their toughness and grit. This one made us better because we had to adjust to so many different aspects throughout the game. This weekend was a great early-season test and we're looking forward to playing at home next week."
 
STAT LEADERS

• Dash Shaw tied her career-high and led all scorers with 22 points on 9-of-11 shooting
• Anjel Galbraith and Savaya Brockington each scored 16 points to reach double digits
• Galbraith grabbed a team-high six rebounds while Kennedy Jackson and Molly DeValkenaere each pulled down five boards
• Brockington dished out a team-best six assists

 
How it happened: PNW raced out to a 15-0 lead on DeValkenaere's layup midway through the first as the Pride made 6 of 8 shot attempts to open the game and never looked back.
 
The Pride led 46-31 at halftime and the margin swelled to as much as 32 in the fourth quarter.
 
Shaw poured in 13 of her game-high 22 points in the final period. In the first half, Brockington recorded 14 points and Galbraith added 11 as the duo combined for over half of the team's total through two quarters.
 
The 23-point win is the second-largest margin of victory in the team's NCAA Division II era. PNW previously defeated Lincoln College by a 24-point spread (92-68) two years ago for head coach Courtney Locke's first win at PNW.
 
An all-around solid team performance led to all nine players landing in the scoring column as PNW tallied 20 assists. The Pride shot 49.2% overall from the field including 10 of 24 (42%) from three-point range.
 
PNW won both the rebounding battle, 39-33, and had just 12 total turnovers in the contest.
 
McKendree's Clare Breden led the hosts with 21 points and Erin Golden recorded 17. The Pride limited the Bearcats to 38% shooting from the floor.
 
UP NEXT
PNW is set to host Roosevelt Thursday for the home opener at John Friend Court inside the Hammond Campus Fitness & Recreation Center. Tipoff is scheduled for 5 p.m. CST and the game will air live on JEDtv.com.
 
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