The Purdue Northwest women's basketball teams fourth quarter surge was not enough to get past Saginaw Valley State as the comeback fell just short on Sunday afternoon, 54-53.
The Basics
- Records: Purdue Northwest (4-7,0-3), Saginaw Valley State (7-3,2-1)
- Location: James E. O'Neal Jr. Arena - Saginaw, Mich.
- Attendance: 174
Inside The Numbers
- Junior Dash Shaw (Crown Point, Ind./Crown Point) led Purdue Northwest with a game-high 27 points going 12-of-20 from the field and grabbing five rebounds.
- Junior Mercedes Simmons (Crystal Falls, Mich./Forest Park) added 12 points and snatched six rebounds.
- Junior Tadriana Heard (Justice, Ill./Argo) chipped in seven points during the contest.
- The Pride finished the game shooting 22-of-51 (43.1%) from the floor and went 2-of-13 (15.4%)Â from behind the arc.
- Tori DePerry led Saginaw Valley State scoring 22 points and tallied nine rebounds.
- The Cardinals ended the contest going 20-of-60 (33.3%) from the field and went 5-of-10 (50.0%) from deep.
The Breakdown
- Both team battled to a tight, high scoring first period that saw Saginaw Valley State have a slight 20-16 lead.
- The Cardinals came out shooting in the second period and saw their largest lead of the game, 37-19, with less then five minutes remaining.
- The Pride went on a 11-2 run cut their deficit to single digits and head into halftime down 39-30.
- Both continue to battle back-and-forth in the third period, but still saw the Cardinals hold a 50-41 lead heading into the fourth.
- The Pride had a massive 12-4 fourth period but came up just short in the end, 54-53.
Up Next
- The Pride next hit the road once again when take on Quincy University on Friday, December 16. Tip-off is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. central time in Chicago, Illinois.
