The Purdue Northwest women's basketball team started the season on the winning front after defeating Illinois-Springfield in Day 1 on the GLIAC/GLVC Crossover on Friday afternoon, 79-71.
The Basics
- Records: Purdue Northwest (1-0), Illinois-Springfield (0-1)
- Location: Tiffin, Ohio
Inside The Numbers
- Junior Dash Shaw (Crown Point, Ind./Crown Point) led Purdue Northwest with a game-high 27 points going 9-of-13 from the field and went a perfect 9-of-9 at the free-throw line. She also grabbed nine rebounds.
- Junior Tadriana Heard added 19 points for the Pride, she went 7-of-13 from the floor and 2-of-3 from deep. She also snatched eight rebounds and dished out a team-high three assists.
- Senior Kennedy Jackson (Carson, Calif./Redondo Union) ten points during the game.
- Sophomore Kylie Schmidt (Francis Creek, Wis./Mishicot) chipped in eight points and grabbed a team-best ten rebounds.
- The Pride finished the game going 27-of-53Â (50.9%)Â from the field and shot 2-of-5 (40%) from the three-point line.
- Ariyah Douglas led Illinois-Springfield with 19 points going 7-of-16 from the field.
- The Prairie Stars ended the contest shooting 25-of-59 (42.4%) from the field and went 10-of-31 (32.3%) from deep.
The Breakdown
- Both team started the game battling in the first quarter and the Prairie Stars with a 16-15 lead.Â
- Illinois-Springfield used a small run to end the first half with a 33-28 lead.
- With the score 56-51 to start the 4th quarter in favor of the Prairie Stars, the Pride used a 12-5 run to take the lead with 4:40 remaining to make it 63-61.
- Purdue Northwest did not relinquish their lead for the rest of the game and ended with a 79-71 victory.
- The Pride made good use of their second chance points holding a 10-7 advantage.
- Purdue Northwest dominated the paint with 46 points to Illinois-Springfield 26 points.
- Both teams scored 15 points off turnovers.
Up Next
- The Pride next compete in Day 2 of the GLIAC/GLVC Crossover Challenge when they take on McKendree on Saturday, November 12. Game time is set for 6:00 p.m. CT in Tiffin, Ohio.
