The Purdue Northwest women's basketball team fell in a hard-fought battle against #4 Grand Valley State in GLIAC action on Saturday afternoon, 62-54.
The Basics
- Records: Purdue Northwest (5-11,1-5), #4 GVSUÂ (14-1,5-0)
- Location: John Friend Court - Hammond, Ind.
- Attendance: 100
Laborer Local 41 Player of the Game:Â Junior
Mercedes Simmons (Crystal Falls, Mich./Forest Park) - 22 points, nine rebounds, three assists, three steals, and two blocks.
Inside The Numbers
- Junior Dash Shaw (Crown Point, Ind./Crown Point) added 17 points and notched two steals.
- Junior Raegan Courier chipped in seven points off the bench during the contest.
- As a team, the Pride finished the game shooting 23-of-58 (39.7%) from the field and went 3-of-15 (20.0%) from the three-point line.
- Ellie Droste led Grand Valley State with 17 points.
- The Lakers ended the contest going 21-of-45 (46.7%) from the floor and shot 2-of-7 (28.6%) from deep.
The Breakdown
- GVSU took a 16-8 lead after quarter one of action.
- The Lakers still held onto their lead into halftime but the Pride did not give in only being down 29-22.
- GVSU extended their lead to double digits and were up 47-37 heading into the fourth period.
- Purdue Northwest continued to claw and fight back but the Lakers made their free throws in the end to pull away, 62-54.
- The Pride held an advantage in points off turnovers, 21-9.
- Purdue Northwests' bench played hard outscoring the Lakers, 15-14.
- The Pride held strong in the paint outscoring GVSU, 40-36.
