The Purdue Northwest women's basketball team dominated McKendree in Day 2 of the GLIAC/GLVC Crossover on Saturday evening, 75-46.
The Basics
- Records: Purdue Northwest (2-0), McKendree (0-2)
- Location: Tiffin, Ohio
- Attendance: 82
Inside The Numbers
- Junior Tadrianna Heard (Justice, Ill./Argo) led Purdue Northwest with 14 points going 5-of-12 from the floor and dished out five assists.
- Junior Mercedes Simmons (Crystal Falls, Mich./Forest Park) added 13 points and grabbed ten rebounds for her first double-double of the season.
- Junior Dash Shaw (Crown Point, Ind./Crown Point) scored 12 points for the Pride.
- Sophomore Kyle Schmidt chipped in 11 points and snatched seven rebounds.
- Purdue Northwest finished the game shooting 28-of-60 (46.7%) from the field and shot 6-of-20 (30.0%) from behind the arc.
- Naomi McDaniel led McKendree with 11 points and grabbed eight rebounds.
- The Bearcats ended the contest shooting 17-of-53 (32.1%) from the floor and went 1-of-8 (12.5%) from the three-point line.
The Breakdown
- The Pride started off strong and took a 20-10 lead after the first period.
- Purdue Northwest stayed strong in the second period and didn't relinquish the moment heading into halftime with a 40-28.
- The Pride dominated in the second half scoring 35-18 and ending with a 75-46 victory.
- Purdue Northwest made most of their second chances outscoring McKendree 14-4 second chance points.
- The Pride took control of the paint and outscoring the Bearcats, 36-22 in the paint.
- The bench came to play for the Pride outshooting the opponent, 23-17.
- Purdue Northwest scored 17 points off turnovers during the game.
Up Next
- The Pride next look to defend home court when take on Roosevelt University for their home opener on Tuesday, November 15. Tip-off is scheduled for 5:00 p.m. at John Friend Court.
