The Purdue Northwest Women's Basketball team took on Saginaw Valley this Saturday in a GLIAC conference matchup where the Pride would fall to the Cardinals by a final score of 71 – 47.
The Basics
- Records: Purdue Northwest (5-15,2-10 GLIAC), Saginaw Valley State (11-9,5-7 GLIAC)
- Location: John Friend Court - Hammond, Indiana
- Attendance: 400
Laborers' Local 41 Player of the Game: Junior
Alyssa Cole (Nashville, Ill./Nashville Community) - 16 points on 6-of-14 shooting with seven rebounds
Inside The Numbers
- Junior Alyssa Cole (Nashville, Ill./Nashville Community) led the Pride with sixteen points and seven rebounds.
- Senior Kaylen Evans (New Lenox, Ill./Nazareth Academy) also contributed ten points and three steals.
- Senior Akyia Baker (Newark, N.J./St. Thomas Aquinas) contributed five points, six rebounds, and one steal in the matchup.
- Freshman Riley Milausnic (Dyer, Ind./Lake Central) recorded two steals, and one rebound off the bench.
- Sophomore Sophia Remmel (Dunlap, Ill./Dunlap) added four points, four rebounds, and two assists.
- As a team, Purdue Northwest shot 17-of-57 (29.8%) from the field and 2-of-17 (11.8%) from beyond the arc, while tallying nine steals and five assists.
- Aleshia Jones led Saginaw Valley State with a game-high 19 points, adding seven rebounds and four steals.
- Saginaw Valley State finished the game shooting 27-of-60 (45%) from the floor and 6-of-24 (25%) from three-point range, while recording nine assists and 12 steals.
The Breakdown
- At the end of the first period the Pride would be trailing by two going into the second period.
- The Pride would take the lead in period two but costly turnovers and missed shots would find them trailing by two going into halftime
- In period three Saginaw would start to coast away from the Pride outscoring the Pride 28-9.
- The Pride would have try to mount some sort of a comeback in period for but Saginaw's offense and defense would shut down any efforts leading them to a 71-47 victory.
Up Next
- The Pride continue their home action when they host Roosevelt University in GLIAC play on Monday, February 10. Tip-off is set for 5:00 PM CT at John Friend Court in Hammond, Indiana.