The Purdue Northwest women's basketball team season officially came to a close after falling to #2 Grand Valley State and the top-seed in the GLIAC Tournament, 65-54, in opening round action on Wednesday evening.
The Basics
- Records: Purdue Northwest (11-18,6-12), #2 Grand Valley State (27-2, 17-1)
- Location: Allendale, Mich. - Grand Valley Field House
- Attendance: 323
Inside The NumbersÂ
- Senior Dash Shaw (Crown Point, Ind./Crown Point) and senior Mercedes Simmons (Crystal Falls, Mich./Forest Park) both led the Pride with 19 points each. Simmons had ten rebounds to give her another double-double to end her career.
- Junior Cherrelle Newsom (Indianapolis, Ind./Ben Davis)Â chipped in six points during the game.
- As a team, the Pride ended the contest shooting 19-of-51 (37.3%) from the floor and went 6-of-15 (40.0%) from the three-point line.
- Nicole Kamin led Grand Valley State with 18 points and grabbed three steals.
- As a team, the Lakers finished the game going 26-of-66 (39.4 %) from the field and shot 2-of-15 (13.3%) from deep.
The Breakdown
- Grand Valley State started the game very strong outscoring the Pride in the first period 24-13.
- The Lakers held a slim advantage in the second period 14-10 but still held a 37-24 lead heading into the half.
- The third period saw Grand Valley State only shoot Purdue Northwest 15-14 and still held a double-double digit advantage 52-38.
- The Pride didn't go quietly and fought hard in the fourth period outscoring the Lakers 16-13 but couldn't keep up in the end, falling 65-54.
- Purdue Northwest held a slim advantage in points off turnovers, 15-14.
- The Pride finished shooting 10-for-14 at the charity stripe.
