Northwestern University Athletics
Northwestern Travels To West Lafayette To Face Boilers
1/18/2008 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Jan. 18, 2008
EVANSTON, Ill. -- Following two home games this past week, the Wildcats take to the road this weekend, traveling to West Lafayette for a bout with the Boilermakers. Tip is set for 1 p.m. CT and will be broadcast live on WNUR (89.3 FM). The Wildcats do not play again until next Sunday (Jan. 27) when it visits Wisconsin for a 4:30 p.m. contest with the Badgers. The game will be broadcast live on the Big Ten Network.
Last Time Out...
Freshman Amy Jaeschke, who scored 24 points last Sunday against Ohio State, led all scorers with a personal-best 26 points and pulled down a game-high 10 boards against Michigan State on Thursday. Cousin Ellen Jaeschke recorded a solid 12 points and seven rebounds.
Northwestern played a solid first half, out-shooting and out-rebounding the Spartans, but MSU was the last to score in the half and held a slight 31-29 lead. Both Jaeschkes carried the 'Cats in the second half. Ellen recorded six points and four rebounds in the second period, while Amy scored 22 points in the half alone.
Think Pink!
Northwestern Athletics and Evanston Northwestern Healthcare (ENH) have partnered to celebrate the national "Think Pink" initiative of the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) on Monday, February 18, 2008, as the Northwestern women's basketball team hosts Wisconsin.
Ticket packages for the event are only $10 and include a game ticket, official event t-shirt and a donation to the Kellogg Cancer Care Centers of Evanston Northwestern Healthcare. Additionally, the monies raised through donations, Northwestern Head Coach Beth Combs has pledged to make a personal donation of a dollar for each ticket sold to the game.
Scouting the Boilermakers
Purdue enters Sunday's match up on the heels of a huge 79-70 victory over Penn State on Thursday, ending the Lady Lions' 15-game home winning streak. The loss of four starters (two to graduation and two to injury) has influenced Purdue's record. The Old Gold and Black are 8-9 overall, with a 4-2 mark in the conference. The nine losses are already three more than head coach Sharon Versyp had all last season. The Boiler's schedule has been brutal, including three of the top 17 teams in the nation, but Purdue looks to capitalize in Big Ten play. Juniors Danielle Campbell and Lakisha Freeman pace the pack, scoring 12.6 and 12.8 points per game, respectively. Campbell leads the team with 8.1 boards per game.
The Series Against Purdue
Purdue holds a 36-18 advantage in the all-time series against Northwestern. The last time the Wildcats defeated the Boilermakers was in 1997.
Family Matters
Cousins Amy and Ellen Jaeschke have made an immediate impact at Northwestern. In 11 out of NU's 18 games, one Jaeschke has led the team in either scoring or rebounding. Amy notched a career-high 26 points against Michigan State on Thursday, marking the fifth time in 10 games she has been the leading scorer. She also pulled down 10 boards, signifying the fourth time she has been the Wildcats' leading rebounder. Ellen, a junior, has topped the scoring column three times in 17 games and been the rebounding leader on five occasions. The two Jaeschke's accounted for 38 of NU's 62 points against MSU Thursday.
May I Help You?
The Wildcats have dished out 20 assists in the past two contests against No. 19 Ohio State and Michigan State. NU is tied for third in the conference in assists in league games, averaging 14.17 dishes per outing. Senior guard Nadia Bibbs is the squad's assist leader with 67 (3.72 apg).
In Conference Play
Several Wildcats have stepped up their performances since the start of the conference season. Jenny Eckhart leads the league in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.22) while Meshia Reed leads the team with 13.2 ppg over the six-game span, which ranks 12th in the league and third among freshmen. Reed is also tied for fourth in three-point FG made (1.83) and seventh in three-point percentage (.355). Fellow classmate Amy Jaeschke has grabbed 8.5 rpg in league action, which is fourth in the Big Ten. Junior Ellen Jaeschke is ninth in league play in field goal percentage (48 percent).
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