The Purdue Northwest women's basketball team suffered a heartbreaking overtime loss against Wisconsin-Parkside at home in GLIAC action on Saturday afternoon, 86-82.
The Basics
- Records: Purdue Northwest (5-14,1-8), Wis.-Parkside (12-7,7-2)
- Location: John Friend Court - Hammond, Ind.
- Attendance: 300
Laborer Local 41 Player of the Game:Â Junior
Dash Shaw (Crown Point, Ind./Crown Point)Â - 24 points, three rebounds, and one steal.
Inside The Numbers
- Junior Tadriana Heard (Justice, Ill./Argo) added 16 points and dished out four assists.
- Junior Mercedes Simmons (Crystal Falls, Mich./Forest Park) scored 15 points and grabbed five rebounds.
- Sophomore Kylie Schmidt (Francis Creek, Wis./Mishicot) chipped in eight points and secured nine rebounds.
- As a team, the Pride finished the game shooting 33-of-72 (45.8%) from the floor and went 6-of-16 (37.5%) from deep.
- Alyssa Nelson led Wis.-Parkside with a game-high 30 points and recorded nine rebounds.
- As a team, the Rangers ended the contest going 30-of-65 (46.2%) from the field and shot 2-of-10 (20.0%) from the three-point line.
The Breakdown
- Both teams battled in a high-scoring first period with Wis.-Parkside holding a slim 21-20 lead.
- The Pride finished the first half strong to take a 42-36 lead heading into halftime.
- The Rangers stormed back to regain the lead in the third period and take a double-digit lead into the fourth period up, 60-49.
- Purdue Northwest started the fourth period fast and strong and cut their deficit to two, 66-64, with less then five minutes remaining.
- With the Rangers up with 1.9 seconds remaining, Shaw drilled a three-pointer from the in bounds to tie it up 75-75 and take the game into overtime.
- Wis.-Parkside outshot the Pride 11-7 in the overtime period to seal the win, 86-82.
- The Pride earned a slim margin in points off turnovers, 14-13.
- The Rangers held a small advantage in point in the paint, 52-50.
Up Next
- The Pride hit the road to take on nationally ranked Grand Valley State in GLIAC play on Thursday, January 26. Tip-off is set for 5:00 p.m. central time in Allendale, Mich.
