The Purdue Northwest Women's Basketball team falls to University of St. Louis Missouri in a home match-up on Tuesday night, 66-55.

The Basics

• Records: Purdue Northwest (3-3), USLM (4-1)
• Location: John Friend Court - Hammond, Ind.
• Attendance: 200

Inside the Numbers

• Akyia Baker (Newark, N.J./St. Thomas Aquinas) led Purdue Northwest with a game-high 23 points, shooting 8-of-16 from the field, including 4-of-6 from three-point range, and a perfect 3-of-3 from the free-throw line.
• Alyssa Cole (Nashville, Ill./Nashville Community) added 10 points on 3-of-4 shooting while pulling down 7 rebounds and dishing out 4 assists.
• Cherrelle Newsom (Indianapolis, Ind./Ben Davis) scored 6 points, going 2-of-6 from beyond the arc, and contributed a steal and an assist.
• Nessa Walsh (Chicago, Ill./St. Joseph) grabbed a team-high 9 rebounds and scored 4 points while adding an assist and a block.
• Kaylen Evans (New Lenox, Ill./Nazareth Academy) and Ciara Sims (Fort Wayne, Ind./Snider) came off the bench to combine for 8 points, with Sims adding 3 rebounds in just 11 minutes.
• As a team, the Pride shot 19-of-60 (31.7%) from the field, 8-of-23 (34.8%) from three-point range, and 10-of-15 (66.7%) at the free-throw line.

Game Summary

• Purdue Northwest started slow offensively, shooting just 13.3% in the second quarter, but found their rhythm in the third quarter, improving to 46.7%.
• The Pride scored 18 points in the paint and added 12 points off turnovers.
• Despite a strong rebounding effort from Alyssa Cole (Nashville, Ill./Nashville Community) and Nessa Walsh (Chicago, Ill./St. Joseph), Purdue Northwest was out rebounded 41-36 overall.
• Purdue Northwest struggled to capitalize on second-chance opportunities, scoring just 4 points off 9 offensive rebounds.
• The Pride's bench contributed 10 points, with key contributions from Kaylen Evans (New Lenox, Ill./Nazareth Academy) and Ciara Sims (Fort Wayne, Ind./Snider).
• A strong third-quarter push brought Purdue Northwest closer, but Missouri-St. Louis sealed the game with a dominant fourth quarter.
• The Pride fell short despite Baker's standout performance, dropping the contest 66-56.

Up Next

• The Pride kick off conference play December 5^th in Marquette, Michigan as they take on the Wildcats of Northern Michigan University. Tip off is set for 5:30 PM.