Tuesday, December 15
Evanston, Ill.
11 a.m.
Northwestern
10-0,0-0B1G
91
vs
47
Alcorn State
1-6, 0-0SWAC
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2
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4
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ALCORN STATE
13
14
9
11
47
Northwestern
31
25
14
21
91
No. 12 Northwestern Cruises Past Alcorn State, 91-47
12/15/2015 12:36:00 PM | Women's Basketball
EVANSTON, Ill. – In front of an energetic Field Trip Day crowd at Welsh-Ryan Arena, No. 12 Northwestern (10-0, 0-0 B1G) remained undefeated with a dominating 91-47 win over Alcorn State (1-6, 0-0 SWAC) on Tuesday afternoon.
The Wildcats played host to more than 5,000 Chicagoland youth as part of the team's annual Field Trip Day. The day aspires to help students understand the value of higher education and learn more about Northwestern University and experience a college atmosphere. For many students, it is their first visit to Northwestern.
"It was a great atmosphere for us to be able to play in front of that kind of crowd," said head coach Joe McKeown. "That type of enthusiasm was just special and you don't get to do that all the time."
Chicago's Big Ten Team has tipped off the season with 10-straight wins for the second-consecutive year.
Led by 23 points from junior Nia Coffey, five players scored in double figures for the first time this season. Coffey added 17 boards for her sixth double-double of the year and became just one of 19 active Division I players to own at least 28 career double-doubles.
"[Nia] is a great player," McKeown said. "I think the level she is at mentally right now makes us very fortunate to have her on our team. She competes so hard every day."
Senior Maggie Lyon poured in 15 points for the 'Cats, while juniors Christen Inman and Ashley Deary added 12 points apiece and freshman Jordan Hankins contributed 10. Freshman Pallas Kunaiyi-Akpanah stuffed the stat sheet with 4 points, 4 steals and 13 rebounds in a career-high 19 minutes of play.
As a team, Northwestern recorded a season-high 56 boards and 26 assists. The squad's 44-point margin of victory is the largest so far this year.
The Wildcats jumped all over the Braves from the start. Lyon drained a pair of 3-pointers before Inman added one of her own just 2:30 into the game and Northwestern was off to the races.
The Purple and White shot 64 percent (23-36) from the field in the first half and held its opposition to a 24 percent clip (10-42).
NU build a 40-point lead thanks to a pair of free throws from Coffey in the final minutes of the third quarter, but Alcorn State was able to chip away at the deficit with a 7-0 surge. Northwestern outscored the Braves 21-11 in the final stanza to run away with the win.
The Wildcats return to the court on Saturday when they host No. 16 DePaul. Tipoff is set for 5 p.m., and will be streamed on BTNPlus on BTN2Go.
The Wildcats played host to more than 5,000 Chicagoland youth as part of the team's annual Field Trip Day. The day aspires to help students understand the value of higher education and learn more about Northwestern University and experience a college atmosphere. For many students, it is their first visit to Northwestern.
"It was a great atmosphere for us to be able to play in front of that kind of crowd," said head coach Joe McKeown. "That type of enthusiasm was just special and you don't get to do that all the time."
Chicago's Big Ten Team has tipped off the season with 10-straight wins for the second-consecutive year.
Led by 23 points from junior Nia Coffey, five players scored in double figures for the first time this season. Coffey added 17 boards for her sixth double-double of the year and became just one of 19 active Division I players to own at least 28 career double-doubles.
"[Nia] is a great player," McKeown said. "I think the level she is at mentally right now makes us very fortunate to have her on our team. She competes so hard every day."
Senior Maggie Lyon poured in 15 points for the 'Cats, while juniors Christen Inman and Ashley Deary added 12 points apiece and freshman Jordan Hankins contributed 10. Freshman Pallas Kunaiyi-Akpanah stuffed the stat sheet with 4 points, 4 steals and 13 rebounds in a career-high 19 minutes of play.
As a team, Northwestern recorded a season-high 56 boards and 26 assists. The squad's 44-point margin of victory is the largest so far this year.
The Wildcats jumped all over the Braves from the start. Lyon drained a pair of 3-pointers before Inman added one of her own just 2:30 into the game and Northwestern was off to the races.
The Purple and White shot 64 percent (23-36) from the field in the first half and held its opposition to a 24 percent clip (10-42).
NU build a 40-point lead thanks to a pair of free throws from Coffey in the final minutes of the third quarter, but Alcorn State was able to chip away at the deficit with a 7-0 surge. Northwestern outscored the Braves 21-11 in the final stanza to run away with the win.
The Wildcats return to the court on Saturday when they host No. 16 DePaul. Tipoff is set for 5 p.m., and will be streamed on BTNPlus on BTN2Go.
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Team Stats
ALCN
NU
FG%
.284
.462
3FG%
.308
.250
FT%
.625
.684
RB
39
56
TO
23
15
STL
9
17
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
23
FGM
9
3FGM
1
FTM
4
Pts
15
FGM
5
3FGM
3
FTM
2
Pts
12
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
3
Pts
12
FGM
5
3FGM
1
FTM
1
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