BIG RAPIDS, Mich. – The Purdue Northwest women's basketball team suffered a 67-57 setback to Ferris State in the league opener for both squads Thursday night at Big Rapids High School.
 
PNW moved to 2-4 (0-1 GLIAC) overall after dropping its third straight decision. The host Bulldogs won their sixth straight game, improving to 7-1 (1-0 GLIAC) on the year.
 
STAT LEADERS

• Junior guard Anjel Galbraith (Vallejo, Calif./Salesian College Prep) led the Pride with 15 points for her third double-digit performance of the season
• Senior forward Molly DeValkenaere (Milwaukee, Wis./Brookfield) pulled down a team-high eight rebounds and scored nine points on 4-of-5 shooting
• Junior guard Savaya Brockington (Indianapolis, Ind./North Central) handed out a team-high four assists with five boards and eight points

How it happened: PNW trailed by five, 50-45, entering the final quarter after outscoring FSU in the third period. However, the Bulldogs opened the fourth with a 10-2 run and held the Pride scoreless for nearly five minutes. The Bulldogs would go up by as much as 13 with a 60-47 lead midway through the period, and the Pride couldn't climb back. Layups from Galbraith, Brockington and Abbie McDowell (Tecumseh, Mich./Tecumseh) cut the deficit to seven with two minutes remaining, but that was as close as the Pride would get.

Both teams shot 40% overall from the floor with FSU holding a 39-35 edge on the glass. The Bulldogs registered a 13-4 advantage in second-chance points and forced 18 PNW turnovers. The Pride outscored the Bulldogs 17-11 in bench scoring.

FSU's Adrienne Anderson led all scorers with 18 points on 8-of-9 shooting from the free-throw line. Two others reached double figures in the scoring column for the Bulldogs, including Chloe Idoni with 13 points and Mallory McCartney with 10.
 
UP NEXT
PNW closes out the weekend with Saturday's road matchup at Lake Superior State. The Pride will return to the Hammond Campus Fitness & Recreation Center next Thursday, Dec. 9, when they host Grand Valley State.

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