Northwestern University Athletics
Wildcats Gear Up for Badgers
2/21/2005 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
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EVANSTON, Ill. -- Northwestern travels to Madison for its final road game of the regular season on Wednesday as the Wildcats look to avenge an earlier two-point loss to Wisconsin. Tip is set for 7 p.m. CT at the Kohl Center. Last time out, the Wildcats dropped an 83-56 decision at No. 24 Penn State. The Badgers are coming off an 84-53 loss to No. 14 Minnesota at home.
Suzanne Morrison (Bloomfield Hills, Mich./Detroit County Day) has stepped up her play over the past three games, contributing team-highs each time. She added 14 points, five rebounds and two steals against Illinois, and 12 points and seven rebounds against Indiana. At Penn State, Morrison recorded 16 points and five caroms. She is now averaging 10.4 ppg and 4.4 rpg.
Last Time Out
Despite a gutsy effort, Northwestern dropped an 83-56 decision to No. 24 Penn State at the Bryce Jordan Center on Sunday.
Morrison and junior Ifeoma Okonkwo (Spring, Texas/Klein Oak) led the Wildcats. Morrison was 8-of-17 shooting, good for a team-high 16 points, and pulled down five rebounds. Okonkwo chipped in 11 points, and tied her career-high assist mark, dishing out five. She also contributed five boards and one steal. Samantha McComb (Farmington Hills, Mich./North Farmington) added four steals, just one shy of her career mark.
Northwestern, playing without senior Sarah Kwasinski (Chicago, Ill./Fenwick), shot better from the field (41.5 percent) than the Lady Lions, but were outrebounded 43-32.
Tanisha Wright and Jennifer Harris shared scoring honors with 20 points each for the conference leaders. Amanda Brown grabbed a contest-high 14 caroms for Penn State.
Looking Ahead
NU wraps up the 2004-05 regular season with one home and one away game before the Big Ten Tournament. After traveling to Wisconsin on Wednesday, NU returns to Welsh-Ryan Arena to welcome Minnesota on Sunday, Feb. 27. The conference tournament, held at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Ind., begins on Thursday, March 3 and runs through Monday, March 7.
The Series
All-Time Record: Northwestern leads, 27-22
Last Meeting: 62-60, Wisconsin (Jan. 2, 2005)
Series Streak: 12, Wisconsin
