Northwestern University Athletics
Northwestern
Penn State
Lady Lions Best Wildcats, 91-48
1/22/2006 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Jan. 22, 2006
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EVANSTON, Ill. -- Northwestern fell to Penn State, 91-48, Sunday afternoon at Welsh-Ryan Arena. Nadia Bibbs (Chicago, Ill./Hillcrest/Boston University) led the Wildcats (4-14, 0-7) with 10 points and eight rebounds.
"We didn't quit. We didn't stop playing and we didn't stop trying to make plays and I think that's important," head coach Beth Combs said. "We've got a very young squad. Even with sophomores that are starting for us, they're still very young players and we just need to continue to get better."
Both teams opened the game firing from the field, as 22 points were scored in the first four minutes.
After recording 10 points in the first four minutes of the game, the Wildcats did not score a field goal in the next 15 minutes when Melissa Miller (Bloomington, Minn./The Breck School) hit a jumper with a minute left in the half. Penn State hit 47 percent from the field in the opening stanza en route to a 39-17 advantage at the half.
Penn State came out and drained a quick nine points on three treys to increase the lead and never looked back.
A.J. Glasauer (Freiburg, Germany/Theodor-Heuss Gymnasium) turned in a strong effort for the 'Cats, contributing nine points, four steals and a perfect 4-of-4 from the charity stripe. As a team, Northwestern shot an impressive 89 percent (23-of-26) from the free throw line.
Northwestern is next in action on Thursday, Jan. 26 when they travel to Michigan for a 7 p.m. EST tip versus the Wolverines.
