HAMMOND, Ind. – The Purdue Northwest women's basketball team suffered a 60-49 setback to Saginaw Valley State on Thursday night inside the Fitness & Recreation Center.
PNW moved to 2-6 in Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play and fell to 5-10 overall. SVSU improved to 10-3 (5-1 GLIAC) while winning its sixth game in seven outings.
How it happened: PNW trailed by two when a layup from
Dash Shaw (Crown Point, Ind./Crown Point) made it 50-48 with under three minutes left, but SVSU countered with a three on the next possession to remain out in front.
The visiting Cardinals led for the majority of the second half, but the double-digit deficit didn't come until the end of the contest as the Pride battled a cold-shooting streak to try and climb back.
PNW only led once after halftime when
Anjel Galbraith's (Vallejo, Calif./Salesian College Prep) three-point play gave PNW a 32-31 advantage midway through the third period.
SVSU buckled down and outscored PNW 18-11 while limiting the Pride to only 3-of-12 (25%) shooting in the final quarter.
Antreese Shelton (Elkhart, Ind./Penn) led the Pride with a season-high 10 points and eight rebounds. The sophomore forward also logged a pair of assists and a block. Shaw finished with nine points and
Reagan Courier (Delavan, Wis./Big Foot) chipped in with seven.
PNW recorded an overall shooting mark of 38% while going 9 for 16 (56%) at the free throw line. SVSU shot 43% from the field.
SVSU's Kaitlyn Zarycki led the visitors with 18 points on 8-of-13 shooting, along with five rebounds and five assists. Tori DePerry logged 15 points and eight rebounds while Maddie Barrie finished with 10 points and eight boards.
UP NEXT
PNW is slated to host Wayne State in a 1 p.m. CST tipoff Saturday at the Fitness & Recreation Center.
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