Senior
Dash Shaw (Crown Point, Ind./Crown Point) notched 32 points to boost the Purdue Northwest Women's Basketball team over Saginaw Valley State in GLIAC action on Thursday evening in The Mane Event, 76-66,
The Basics
- Records: Purdue Northwest (9-11,4-6), Saginaw Valley State (6-14,3-7)
- Location: John Friend Court - Hammond, Ind.
- Attendance: 300
Inside The Numbers
- Shaw led the Pride with a game-high 32 points with six rebounds and five assists.
- Senior Mercedes Simmons (Crystal Falls, Mich./Forest Park) 24 points long with five rebounds and four assists..
- Junior Cherrelle Newsom (Indianapolis, Ind./Ben Davis) chipped in eight points with three boards.
- As a team, the Pride finished the game shooting 29-of-55 (52.7%) from the floor and went 3-of-8 (37.5%) from behind the arc.
- Aleshia Jones led Saginaw Valley State with 25 points with four rebounds.
- As a team, the Cardinals ended the contest going 22-of-54 (40.7%) from the field and shot 7-of-18 (38.9%) from the three-point line.
The Breakdown
- The Pride started the game strong with a high-scoring first period to take a 25-16 advantage.
- Saginaw Valley State took the second period and outscored Purdue Northwest 17-12, but the Pride still held a slim 37-33 lead at halftime.
- Both teams battled back-and-forth in the third period with the Cardinals battling back from a ten-point deficit at one point to only be down 55-51 heading in the fourth period.
- Purdue Northwest came out and all important fourth period and left it all on the line, outscoring the Cardinals 21-15 and making clutch shots and free throws down the stretch to seal the big home win, 76-66.
- Purdue Northwest dominated in points in the paint, 48-26.
- The Pride held a slim advantage in points off turnovers, 11-10.
- Purdue Northwest outrebounded Saginaw Valley State during the game, 34-31.
- The Pride shot 15-of-21(71.4%) from the free-throw line
Up Next
- The Pride look to defend home court once again when they host Wayne State in GLIAC play on Saturday, February 3. Tip-off is set for 1:00 PM CT at John Friend Court. During halftime, the Purdue Northwest 2024 Hall of Class featuring the 2013-14 women's basketball team will be honored and recognized.
