The Purdue Northwest Women's Basketball were downed by Wayne State at home in GLIAC play on Saturday afternoon, 67-55,
The Basics
- Records: Purdue Northwest (9-12,4-7), Wayne State (14-6,7-4)
- Location: John Friend Court - Hammond, Ind.
- Attendance: 200
Inside The Numbers
- Senior Dash Shaw (Crown Point, Ind./Crown Point) led the Pride with a game-high 22 points and notched three rebounds.
- Graduate student Kennedy Jackson (Carson, Calif./Redondo Union) added 15 points and dished out four assists..
- Junior Cherrelle Newsom (Indianapolis, Ind./Ben Davis) chipped in nine points during the game.
- As a team, the Pride finished the game shooting 19-of-44 (43.2%) from the floor and went 8-of-19 (42.1%) from deep.
- McKenna Ferguson led Wayne State with 14 points off the bench.
- As a team, the Warriors ended the contest going 27-of-58 (46.6%) from the field and shot 5-of-13 (38.5%) from the three-point line.
The Breakdown
- The first period was high scoring affair with Wayne State holding a slim 22-20 lead.
- Both teams battled in the second period and the Warriors still held a slim 30-25 advantage heading into halftime.
- Wayne State continued momentum into the third period outscoring the Pride 16-10 and holding a 51-40 lead into the fourth.
- The Pride did their best to fight back but Wayne State made shots and free throws near the stretch to hold in the end, 67-55.
- The Pride held a slim advantage in fast break points, 7-4.
- Purdue Northwest shot 8-of-9 (81.8%) from the free-throw line
Up Next
- The Pride hit the road when they travel to Houghton, Mich. to take on Mich in GLIAC action on Thursday, February 8. Tip-off is set for 4:30 PM CT.
