The Purdue Northwest women's basketball team fell on the road at Ursuline in non-conference action on Saturday afternoon, 69-54.
The Basics
- Records: Purdue Northwest (6-6,1-1), Ursuline (10-2)
- Location: Jane and Lee Seidman Gymnasium - Pepper Pike, Ohio
- Attendance: 85
Inside The Numbers
- Senior Dash Shaw (Crown Point, Ind./Crown Point) led the Pride with 20 points and dished out four assists.
- Senior Mercedes Simmons (Crystal Falls, Mich./Forest Park) added 19 points and six rebounds.
- Junior Alyssa Barnard (Reno, Nev./Damonte Ranch) chipped in seven points off the bench.
- As a team, the Pride ended the game shooting 18-of-53 (34.0%) from the floor and went 4-of-22 (18.2%) from behind the arc.
- Sophia Kline led Ursuline scoring a game-high 23 points with ten rebounds.
- As a team, the Arrows finished the contest going 27-of-56 (48.2%) from the field and shot 6-of-16 (37.5%) from deep.
The Breakdown
- Both teams battled back-and-forth in the first period and saw the Arrows take a slim 16-14 lead into the second.
- Ursuline outshot the Pride in the second period, 17-6, to take a 33-20 lead into halftime.
- The Arrows continued their momentum into the second half and did not look back, taking the victory in the end, 69-54.
- The Pride bench outscored the Arrows, 13-6.
- Purdue Northwest held a slim margin in points off turnovers, 18-16.
Up Next
- The Pride next head back into GLIAC play when they hit the road to take on Wayne State on Thursday, January 4. Tip-off is set for 4:30 PM CT in Detroit, Mich.
