Reese McKenzie
77
Winner Purdue Northwest Pur-NW 6-20,3-15 GLIAC
62
Lake Superior St. LSSU 5-21,2-16 GLIAC
Winner
Purdue Northwest Pur-NW
6-20,3-15 GLIAC
77
Final
62
Lake Superior St. LSSU
5-21,2-16 GLIAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Purdue Northwest Pur-NW 13 22 20 22 77
Lake Superior St. LSSU 14 13 21 14 62

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Women's Basketball grabs road win at Lake Superior State

The Purdue Northwest women's basketball team notched a road win in GLIAC play defeating Lake Superior State on Saturday afternoon, 77-62.

The Basics
  • Records: Purdue Northwest (6-20, 3-15 GLIAC), Lake Superior State (5-21, 2-16 GLIAC)
  • Location: James Norris Center – Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
  • Attendance: 170
Inside The Numbers
  • Senior Nessa Walsh (Chicago, Ill./St. Joseph) led the Pride with a near triple-double scoring 16 points, grabbing 12 rebounds, and dishing out nine assists.
  • Junior Alyssa Cole (Nashville, Ill./Nashville Community) contributed a team-high 17 points with five rebounds.
  • Senior Kaylen Evans (New Lenox, Ill./Nazareth Academy) added 13 points off the bench.
  • Senior Akyia Baker (Newark, N.J./St. Thomas Aquinas) chipped in 12 points and five assists.
  • As a team, Purdue Northwest shot 29-of-60 (48.3%) from the field and 9-of-24 (37.5%) from behind the arc, while tallying nine steals and 21 assists.
  • Breah Golden led Lake Superior State with a game-high 18 points, while Grace Bradford added 13 points and 12 boards.
  • The Lakers finished the game shooting 21-of-56 (37.5%) from the floor and 9-of-25 (36.0%) from three-point range, while recording 12 assists and six steals.
The Breakdown
  • The first quarter was a back-and-forth battle with the Lakers holding a slim 14-13 lead.
  • The Pride came out firing in the second quarter outscoring Lake Superior State 22-13 and take a 35-27 advantage heading into the halftime.
  • The Lakers started strong in the third quarter with a 14-7 run to cut their deficit to 42-41 with six minutes remaining.
  • Purdue Northwest then responded with a 13-7 scoring run to take 55-48 lead into the fourth quarter.
  • The Pride went into the fourth with the momentum and continued that for the remainder of the game. The Pride outscored Lake Superior State 22-14 and went on to win the game, 77-62.
  • Purdue Northwest finished the contest going 10-of-12 from the free-throw line.
  • The Pride bench outscored the Lakers, 15-12.
  • Purdue Northwest outrebounded Lake Superior State on the glass, 37-30.
Up Next
  • Purdue Northwest now return to home action for the final two games of the regular season when they host Michigan Tech on Thursday, February 27. Tip-off is set for 5:00 PM at John Friend Court in Hammond, Indiana.
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