The Purdue Northwest women's basketball fell at the buzzer in a home non-conference contest against Ursuline on New Years Eve, 71-69.
The Basics
- Records: Purdue Northwest (4-10,0-3), Ursuline (7-6)
- Location: John Friend Court - Hammond, Ind.
- Attendance: 100
Laborer Local 41 Player of the Game:Â Junior
Dash Shaw (Crown Point, Ind./Crown Point) - 8-of-11 from the field, team-high 25 points, two assists, and five rebounds.
Inside The Numbers
- Junior Tadriana Heard (Justice, Ill./Argo), junior Mercedes Simmons (Crystal Falls, Mich./Forest Park), and junior Abbie McDowell (Tecumseh, Mich./Tecumseh) all scored ten points each during the game.
- The Pride finished the contest shooting 22-of-41(53.7%) from the floor and went 8-of-19 (42.1%) from deep.
- Michaela Coonan led Ursuline with a game-high 26 points and grabbed five rebounds.
- The Arrows ended the game going 26-of-57 (45.6%)Â from the field and shot 6-of-12 (50.0%) from the three-point line.
The Breakdown
- Purdue Northwest got off to a fast start taking a commanding 25-11 lead after the first period.
- Ursuline battled back to a ten point deficit heading into halftime down 38-28.
- The Arrows fought back to take their first lead of the game, 58-57, with seven minutes remaining in the game.
- Both teams battled back-and-forth for the rest of the game and saw the game tied 69-69 with 25 seconds remaining.
- Coonan made the game-winning shot with one second left to put Ursuline on top, 71-69.
- The Pride held an edge in bench points, 18-13.
- Purdue Northwest ended the game outrebounding the Arrows, 28-20.
Up Next
- The Pride return to GLIAC action when they host Davenport on Thursday, January 5. Tip-off is set for 5:00 p.m. central time at John Friend Court.
