HAMMOND, Ind. — The Purdue Northwest women's basketball team fell 73-49 to 19th-ranked Grand Valley State at the Fitness & Recreation Center.
PNW dropped to 2-6 on the season and 0-3 in conference play, while GVSU goes to 7-1 and 2-1 in conference play.
STAT LEADERS
- Dash Shaw (Crown Point, Ind./Crown Point) stuffed the stat sheet with a game high of 20 points, and team highs of five rebounds and two steals for the Pride
- Kennedy Jackson (Carson, Calif./Redondo Union) nabbed three assists while Molly DeValkenaere (Milwaukee, Wis./Brookfield) and Antreese Shelton (Elkhart, Ind./Penn) each totaled four rebounds
- Abbie McDowell (Tecumseh, Mich./Tecumseh) added seven points with Reagan Courier (Delavan, Wis./Big Foot) giving six points
How it happened: PNW started the first quarter strong until a post-timeout 8-0 run by GVSU gave the Lakers a lead that they wouldn't give up for the rest of the game.
Dash Shaw (Crown Point, Ind./Crown Point) gave the Lakers all they could handle with 20 points, including scoring the first nine points for the Pride to open the third quarter.
PNW fought until the very end, outscoring the Lakers for most of the fourth quarter due in large part to their 2-3 defense.
GVSU had five players get to double-digits with three scoring 14 (Droste, Risballe, Spitzley).
PNW played aggressive all night, generating 22 free throw attempts and drawing 20 fouls.
UP NEXT
PNW stays at
John Friend Court to face the Davenport Panthers Saturday at 1 p.m. CST.
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