Northwestern University Athletics
No. 12 Northwestern Faces Crosstown Rival Loyola Sunday
12/11/2015 10:15:00 AM | Women's Basketball
| NO. 12 NORTHWESTERN WOMEN'S BASKETBALL: GAME INFORMATION | ||||||
| DATE | OPPONENT | TIME | LOCATION | WATCH | LIVE STATS | |
| Sunday, Dec. 13 | Loyola | 2 p.m. | Gentile Arena (Chicago, Ill.) | ESPN3 | StatBroadcast | |
| Social: Twitter (@NUWBBall and @NU_SportsLive) | Instagram (@NUWBBall) | Facebook | ||||||
EVANSTON, Ill. - No. 12 Northwestern will take a short trip to face crosstown rival Loyola on Sunday, Dec. 13, for its final non-conference road game this season. Tip off is set for 2 p.m., and the game will be streamed live on ESPN3 and the WatchESPN app.
The match can be followed with live stats on NUSports.com, courtesy of LoyolaRamblers.com, and scoring updates will be provided on the @NU_SportsLIVE twitter account, where fans will find the most up to date news and content.
SCOUTING LOYOLA
• Loyola is 2-5 this season averaging 63.7 points per game and 74.1 points per game allowed.
• Junior Taylor Manuel leads the team with 15.7 points per game on a .594 field goal percentage, along with 6.6 rebounds a game.
• The Rambler's defense averages 8 blocks and 10 steals per game.
• Junior Taylor Johnson leads the team in minutes with 31.9 a game, averaging 12.1 points, 3.4 assists, and 2.4 steals.
• The Ramblers collectively have a .381 field goal percentage, but are only shooting .200 from behind the arc.
• Sophomore guard Sam Lambrigtsen is averaging 8.8 points a game and shooting 92.9% from the free throw line.
• Northwestern has won the last four meetings against Loyola, dating back to 2011, including a 70-33 win last year.
STRONG STARTS
The Wildcats are now 8-0 on the young 2015-16 season. NU has opened its season with eight-straight wins for the second time under head coach Joe McKeown.
WILDCATS IN THE POLLS
Northwestern women's basketball tipped off the 2015-16 season ranked No. 19 in the Associated Press Preseason Top 25 Poll. The 'Cats have been ranked for five-straight weeks to start the season and currently sit at No. 12 in the AP Poll. It marks the highest rankings since the 1991-92 season when the 'Cats were touted as high as 11.
COFFEY ROLLS ALONG
Nia Coffey tallied her 1,000th-career point in the 'Cats season-opening win over Howard. The junior became the second active Wildcat to accomplish the feat, and joined eight other players in the Big Ten's 1,000-point club.
The junior was named to the 2015-16 Preseason All-Big Ten team, and was named First-Team All-Big Ten in 2015. Coffey scored in double figures in 31 contests during the 2014-15 season and poured in 20-plus points on seven occasions. Coffey was one of just two Big Ten Players to rank among the league's top 10 in points (15.2 ppg), rebounds (9.7 rpg) and blocks (1.8 bpg), while recording a team-best 14 double-doubles on the year.
Coffey was named to the John R. Wooden Award Preseason Top-30 List. The list is comprised of 30 student-athletes who are the early front-runners for college basketball's most prestigious honor.
So far this year, the junior had recorded four 20+ point performances, including a season-high 27 points in the 'Cats home opener against Howard. Coffey has scored in double figures in 23-straight games, dating back to Jan. 22, 2015, and has averaged a team-best 19.5 points per game.
LYON LINES
Maggie Lyon has scored nearly half (654) of her 1,328 career points from 3-point range. Lyon ranks third in program history in 3-point field goals made with 218 and is tied for third on NU's single-season record list with 83 triples during the 2014-15 season.
Lyon has led the 'Cats in scoring in four games this season, including career-best 31-point performance against North Carolina.
OH, DEAR(Y)!
Ashley Deary has had a stellar start to the 2015-16 season, recording double digit scoring in all eight games this year. She led the 'Cats in scoring against Western Michigan (11/22/15) with a career-best 25 points and added a career-high 12 assists to mark a program single-game best. At North Carolina, Deary surpassed the 400-assists career mark and became just the fourth active Big Ten Player to accomplish the feat. She ranks second on the squad in scoring, averaging 16.4 points per game.
GRAND THEFT ASHLEY
Ashley Deary recorded 10 steals against Eastern Washington to mark the second most by an individual in the NCAA to date this season. The junior leads the country in steals per game with 5.25 per contest.
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