The Purdue Northwest women's basketball team ended their season after falling to top-seeded Grand Valley State in the GLIAC Tournament Opening Round on Wednesday evening, 60-43.
The Basics
- Records: Purdue Northwest (8-21, 4-14), #5 Grand Valley State (27-2, 17-1)
- Location: Grand Valley Field House - Allendale, Mich.
- Attendance: 406
Inside The Numbers
- Junior Dash Shaw (Crown Point, Ind./Crown Point) led the Pride with 15 points and grabbed five rebounds.
- Junior Mercedes Simmons (Crystal Falls, Mich./Forest Park) added 13 points and snatched seven rebounds.
- Junior Tadriana Heard (Justice, Ill./Argo) chipped in ten points and four rebounds.
- As a team, the Pride ended the game shooting 18-of-46Â (39.1Â %) from the field and went 3-of-17Â (17.6Â %) from behind the arc.
- Emily Spitzley led Grand Valley State scoring 18 points.
- As a team, Wayne State finished the contest going 28-of-61Â (32.8%) from the floor and shot 6-of-24Â (25.0%) from deep.
The Breakdown
- The Lakers started the game off fast and took a quick 14-5 lead in the first four minutes.
- GVSU held a ten point advantage after one period, 22-12.
- The Pride fought back in the second period and cut the deficit to 33-25 heading into halftime.
- Purdue Northwest continued to fight in the third only down 42-33 going into the fourth.
- The Lakers came out strong in the fourth quarter sealed the game in the end.
- Both teams had had 26 points each in the paint.
End of Season Notes
- Dash Shaw (Crown Point, Ind./Crown Point) finished with a career-best and team-high 18.5 ppg. Fourth in the GLIAC in scoring.
- Mercedes Simmons (Crystal Falls, Mich./Forest Park) finished leading the conference in FG Pct with .537.
- Tadriana Heard (Justice, Ill./Argo) was sixth in the conference for free-throw percentage with .823.
- The Pride dropped 90 points vs. Lake Superior State in a win.
