The Purdue Northwest Women's Basketball team fell just short in the end at Michigan Tech in GLIAC play on Thursday evening, 67-60.
The Basics
- Records: Purdue Northwest (9-13,4-8), Michigan Tech
- Location: SDC Gymnasium - Houghton, Mich.
- Attendance: 689
Inside The Numbers
- Graduate student Kennedy Jackson (Carson, Calif./Redondo Union) led the Pride with a game-high 19 points and grabbed eight rebounds.
- Senior Dash Shaw (Crown Point, Ind./Crown Point) added 16 points and five rebounds.
- Senior Mercedes Simmons (Crystal Falls, Mich./Forest Park) chipped in eight points and eight boards with two blocks during the game.
- As a team, the Pride ended the game shooting 21-of-50 (42.0%) from the floor and went 7-of-16 (43.8%) from behind the arc.
- Isabella Lenz led Michigan Tech with 15 points and notched four rebounds.
- As a team, the Huskies finished the contest going 23-of-70 (32.9%) from the field and shot 8-of-21 (38.1%) from the three-point line.
The Breakdown
- Michigan Tech started strong in the first period taking a 18-10 lead.
- The Pride lit up the second period outscoring the Huskies 21-8 and head into halftime with 31-26 advantage.
- Michigan Tech battled back to regain the lead going a 11-4 to make it 37-35 with five minutes left in the third.
- Purdue Northwest answered back finishing the third period on a 11-8 run to take a 46-42 lead heading in the fourth.
- Both teams battled back and forth in the fourth period making key shots each way.
- The Huskies ended the game making several free throws to seal the win as the Pride couldn't make big shots in the end, 67-60
- The Pride held a slim advantage in points in the paint, 28-26.
- Purdue Northwest shot 11-of-13 (84.6%) from the free-throw line.
Up Next
- The Pride continue their road trip when they travel to Marquette, Mich. to take on Northern Michigan in GLIAC action on Saturday, February 10. Tip-off is set for 10:00 AM CT.
