The Purdue Northwest women's basketball teams' comeback at Wayne State in GLIAC play fell just short on Friday evening, 79-72
The Basics
- Records: Purdue Northwest (4-6,0-3), Wayne State (6-2,1-1)
- Location: Wayne State Fieldhouse - Detroit, Mich.
- Attendance: 219
Inside The Numbers
- Junior Dash Shaw (Crown Point, Ind./Crown Point) led Purdue Northwest with 26 points and grabbed five rebounds. She also went 10-of-12 from the free throw line and tallied three steals.
- Junior Mercedes Simmons (Crystal Falls, Mich./Forest Park) scored 23 points and notched a team-high nine rebounds.
- Junior Tadriana Heard (Justice, Ill./Argo) added 12 points during the contest.
- The Pride finished the game shooting 26-of-59 (44.1%) from the floor and went 3-of-19 (15.8%)Â from the three-point line.
- Rebecca Fugate led Wayne State with a game-high 27 points and grabbed six boards.
- The Warriors ended the contest going 29-of-59 (49.2%) from the field and shot 8-of-16 (50.0%) from deep.
The Breakdown
- Both teams battled in the first quarter and saw Wayne State take a slim 19-14 lead after one.
- The Warriors scored 20 points in the second period to take a double-digit lead into halftime, 39-22.
- The Pride would not quit though and scored 26 points the third period to cut the deficit to ten, 58-48.
- Purdue Northwest kept trying ot crawl back into the game in the fourth but the Warriors held on in the end taking the win, 79-72.
- The Pride finished with a slight lead in points off turnovers, 19-16.
Up Next
- The Pride continue their road trip when they head to University Center, Michigan to take on Saginaw Valley State in GLIAC play on Sunday, December 11. Game time is slated for 12:00 p.m. central time.
