The Purdue Northwest Women's Basketball team dropped a high-scoring GLIAC road contest on Sunday afternoon, falling 91-79 at Saginaw Valley State.

The Basics

• Records: Purdue Northwest (3-9, 1-3 GLIAC), Saginaw Valley State (4-8, 2-2 GLIAC)
• Location: James E. O'Neill Jr. Arena – Saginaw, Michigan
• Attendance: 154

Inside The Numbers

• Purdue Northwest shot 28-of-57 (49.1%) from the field, 10-of-24 (41.7%) from three-point range, and 13-of-19 (68.4%) from the free-throw line.
• Saginaw Valley State finished 34-of-60 (56.7%) overall, 8-of-25 (32.0%) from beyond the arc, and 15-of-20 (75.0%) at the line.
• PNW totaled 19 rebounds, 32 points in the paint, 22 points off turnovers, and 13 bench points.
• SVSU held a 39-19 rebounding advantage and scored 46 points in the paint along with 15 second-chance points.
• Sophomore Ciara Sims (Fort Wayne, Ind./Snider) led all scorers with a career-high 26 points on 8-of-14 shooting, including 4-of-6 from three-point range.
• Sophomore Riley Milausnic (Dyer, Ind./Lake Central) and senior Alyssa Cole (Nashville, Ill./Nashville Community) each scored 14 points, with Milausnic adding five assists and Cole pulling down four rebounds.
• Sophomore Cameryn Phillips (Aurora, Ill./Example Academy) contributed ten points and a game-high seven assists in 36 minutes.
• Senior Thaya Luse (Elburn, Ill./Example Academy) provided nine points off the bench on 4-of-6 shooting.
• Saginaw Valley State was led by Kaitlyn Geurink with 22 points, while Lydia Meredith added 17 points and six assists.

The Breakdown

• Saginaw Valley State opened the game shooting efficiently and carried a 27-23 lead after the first quarter.
• The Pride stayed within striking distance in the second quarter, matching the Cardinals basket for basket and heading into halftime trailing 48-45.
• Purdue Northwest turned in its best shooting quarter in the third, going 9-of-10 from the field, but SVSU edged the period 28-23 to extend the lead to eight.
• The Pride struggled to find consistency offensively in the fourth quarter, shooting 4-of-17 as Saginaw Valley State pulled away late.
• The contest featured two ties and one lead change, with both teams trading runs in an up-tempo, high-scoring GLIAC battle.

Up Next

• Purdue Northwest hits the road once again when they travel to take on Davenport in GLIAC play on Thursday, January 8. Tip-off is set for 4:30 PM CT in Grand Rapids, Michigan.