NO. 12 NORTHWESTERN WOMEN'S BASKETBALL: GAME INFORMATION
DATE	OPPONENT	TIME	LOCATION	WATCH	LIVE STATS
Saturday,	No. 16 DePaul	5 p.m.	Welsh-Ryan Arena (Evanston, Ill.)	BTNPlus	SideArm
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EVANSTON, Ill. -- No. 12 Northwestern will put its 10-game winning streak on the line on Saturday when it hosts No. 16 DePaul in another crosstown clash at Welsh-Ryan Arena.

A tradition that began with head coach Joe McKeown, Northwestern will host the seventh annual Autism Awareness Game on Saturday. A cause that is near and dear to the Wildcat women's basketball program, NU will once again welcome the Chicagoland chapter of Autism Speaks and continue to create awareness for the cause. There will be a quiet room available in the arena and other special in-game activities. Fans will have the opportunity to participate in face painting, post-game autographs and other in-game activities.

SCOUTING No. 16 DEPAUL
Overall Record: 7-4, 0-0 Big East
All-Time Series Record: DePaul leads, 16-15
Notable: The Blue Demons are coming off a tough 88-79 loss to South Dakota State (ranked No. 2 in the ESPN mid-major poll) on Tuesday, but hold impressive wins over No. 15 Texas A&M (80-66) and Indiana (84-69). Megan Podkowa, who was named the BIG EAST Conference Player of the Week, leads DePaul with 14.5 points and 8.1 rebounds per game. Her first career Player of the Week honor came after she scored a season-best 20 points and career-high 18 rebounds against the Aggies.

The Blue Demons return three starters from last season, which saw the Blue Demons reach the NCAA Tournament for the 13th-straight year. Behind the NCAA's second highest scoring offense (86.0 points per game) the Blue Demons reached the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Repeating as the BIG EAST regular season and tournament champions in 2015, the Blue Demons were picked as the favorite to win the BIG EAST Conference for the third consecutive season. Seniors Megan Podkowa and Chanise Jenkins were each selected at unanimous Preseason All-BIG EAST selections.

STRONG START
The Wildcats have won 10-straight games to open the season for the second-straight year. Northwestern is and No. 6 Maryland are the only remaining undefeated teams in the Big Ten and two of just 14 teams left unbeaten in the country.

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 six-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 25-straight games, dating back to Jan. 22, 2015, and has averaged a team-best 19.2 points per game. She ranks among the Big Ten's top five in scoring, rebounds and blocked shots, and leads the conference with six double-doubles.

LYON LINES
Maggie Lyon has scored nearly half (669) of her 1,358 career points from 3-point range. Lyon is tied for second in program history in 3-point field goals made with 220 and is tied for second 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 10 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 third on the squad in scoring, averaging 15.6 points per game.

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 4.7 per contest.

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No. 12 NU Puts Winning Streak on the Line Against No. 16 DePaul Saturday

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No. 12 NU Puts Winning Streak on the Line Against No. 16 DePaul Saturday

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Ashley Deary

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