The Purdue Northwest Women's Basketball team dropped a high-scoring contest to Roosevelt in GLIAC play on Monday evening, 107-84.
The Basics
- Records: Purdue Northwest (5-17,2-12 GLIAC), Roosevelt (11-9,5-7 GLIAC)
- Location: John Friend Court - Hammond, Indiana
- Attendance: 300
Laborers' Local 41 Player of the Game:Â JuniorÂ
Alyssa Cole (Nashville, Ill./Nashville Community) - 18 points on 7-of-10 shooting grabbing ten rebounds for another double-double.
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Inside The NumbersÂ
- Cole led the Pride with 18 points and ten rebounds.
- Senior Kaylen Evans (New Lenox, Ill./Nazareth Academy) also contributed 15 points.
- Senior Akyia Baker (Newark, N.J./St. Thomas Aquinas) added 14 points with five boards and three assists.
- Freshman Riley Milausnic (Dyer, Ind./Lake Central) chipped in 12 points off the bench.
- As a team, Purdue Northwest shot 31-of-54 (48.4%) from the field and 9-of-21 (42.9%) from behind the arc, while tallying nine steals and 17 assists.
- Luka Malinka led Roosevelt with a game-high 35 points and ten rebounds.
- Roosevelt finished the game shooting 37-of-73Â (50.7%) from the floor and 12-of-28Â (42.9%) from three-point range, while recording 20Â assists and 11Â steals.
The Breakdown
- Roosevelt came strong in the first period taking a double-digit 27-17 lead going into the second.
- The Pride though fought their way back in the second period, outscoring the Lakers 22-15 and cutting their deficit to 42-39 at halftime.
- The Lakers continued to hold onto their lead but the Pride kept clawing back with Roosevelt holding a 62-58 lead with four minutes remaining in the third.
- Roosevelt although finished the third period on a positive note, taking a 75-66 advantage heading into the fourth.
- The fourth period was a different story as the Lakers came out firing. Purdue Northwest couldn't get their shots to fall and keep up with the Lakers outscoring them 32-18 and taking the win down the stretch, 107-84.
- The Purdue Northwest bench outscored Roosevelts, 24-16.
- Both teams finished with 32 points each in the paint.
- Roosevelt held a slim advantage in rebounds over the Pride, 38-35.
 Up Next
- The Pride continue their home stand when they host #1 Grand Valley State in GLIAC play on Thursday, February 13. Tip-off is set for 5:00 PM CT at John Friend Court in Hammond, Indiana.