The Purdue Northwest women's basketball team earned a season opening victory over Hillsdale in Day 1 of the GLIAC/GLVC Crossover on Friday night, 62-58.
The Basics
- Records: Purdue Northwest (1-0), Hillsdale (0-1)
- Location: John Friend Court, Hammond, Indiana
- Attendance: 300
Inside The Numbers
- Junior Cherrelle Newsom (Indianapolis, Ind./Ben Davis)Â led the Pride with 15Â points going 5-of-11 from the three-point line.
- Senior Dash Shaw (Crown Point, Ind./Crown Point) added 10 points and grabbed four rebounds.
- Senior Mercedes Simmons (Crystal Falls, Mich./Forest Park) chipped in nine points, four rebounds, and two blocks.
- As a team, the Pride ended the game shooting 21-of-55Â (38.2%) from the field and went 9-of-23Â (39.1%) from behind the arc.
- Sydney Mills led Hillsdale scoring a game-high 20 points and recorded 13 rebounds.
- As a team, Hillsdale finished the contest going 23-of-66 (34.8%) from the floor and shot 6-of-27 (22.2%) from deep.
The Breakdown
- Both teams started slow in the first period scoring ten points each.
- Hillsdale took the momentum in the second period taking a ten-point lead, 23-13, with over three minutes remaining before the Pride cut the deficit 27-22 heading into halftime.
- With the Pride down 33-26 and six minutes left in the third, the team went on a massive 16-2 run to take 40-34.
- Purdue Northwest ended the third with a 45-36 lead heading into the final period.
- Hillsdale did not quit for the rest of the game but the Pride held strong in the final minutes of the game for the 62-58 win.
Up Next
- The Pride next look to defen home court once again when they host Tiffin in Day 2 of the GLIAC/GLVC Crossover on Saturday, November 11. Tip-off is set for 3:00 PM CT at John Friend Court.
