The Purdue Northwest women's basketball team stumbled in their GLIAC opener at home vs. Northern Michigan on Thursday evening, 64-48.
The Basics
- Records: Purdue Northwest (4-4,0-1), Northern Michigan (5-3,1-0)
- Location: John Friend Court - Hammond, Ind.
- Attendance: 300
Laborer Local 41 Player of the Game: Sophomore
Kylie Schmidt (Francis Creek, Wis./Mishicot) - 13 points, 6 rebounds, and one assist.
Inside The Numbers
- Junior Dash Shaw (Crown Point, Ind./Crown Point) added ten points and grabbed four rebounds.
- Sophomore Antreese Shelton (Elkhart, Ind./Penn) scored nine points off the bench and snatched five rebounds.
- Junior Tadriana Heard (Justice, Ill./Argo) and junior Mercedes Simmons (Crystal Falls, Mich./Forest Park) each chipped in eight points during the game.
- The Pride finished the game shooting 17-for-48 (35.4%) from the floor and went 3-of-16 (18.8%)Â from the three-point line.
- Makaylee Kuhn led Northern Michigan with a game-high 19 points and recorded five rebounds.
- The Wildcats ended the contest going 26-of-49 (53.1%) from the field and shot 4-of-9 (44.4%) from deep.
The Breakdown
- Both teams battled in the first quarter but saw Northern Michigan take a slight 16-11 lead into the second quarter.
- The Wildcats continued to play well for the rest of the first half with the Pride trying to keep the deficit into single digits, but Northern Michigan went into halftime with 33-23 lead.
- Northern Michigan continued their momentum from the first half and built on their double-digit lead taking the win 64-48.
- Purdue Northwest held an advantage on points off turnovers, 19-12.
Up Next
- The Pride return to home action once again when they host Michigan Tech in GLIAC play on Saturday, December 3. Tip-off is set for 1:00 p.m. central time at John Friend Court.
