Northwestern University Athletics
Tuesday, December 22
Evanston, Ill.
1 p.m.
Northwestern
vs
UMKC
No. 15 #B1GCats Close Non-Conference Slate Against UMKC Tuesday
12/21/2015 3:19:00 PM | Women's Basketball
| NO. 15 NORTHWESTERN WOMEN'S BASKETBALL: GAME INFORMATION | ||||||
| DATE | OPPONENT | TIME | LOCATION | WATCH | LIVE STATS | |
| Tuesday, Dec. 22 | UMKC | 1 p.m. | Welsh-Ryan Arena (Evanston, Ill.) | Studio N | SideArm | |
| Social: Twitter (@NUWBBall and @NU_SportsLive) | Instagram (@NUWBBall) | Facebook Game Notes: Northwestern | UMKC | ||||||
EVANSTON, Ill. - The No. 15 Northwestern Wildcats (10-1, 0-0 B1G) close out their regular-season finale on Tuesday when they host Missouri - Kansas City (4-6, 0-0 WAC) on Tuesday, Dec. 22. Tipoff is set for 1 p.m., at Welsh-Ryan Arena.
The match can be followed with live stats on NUSports.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. The game will be streamed live via Studio N.
PROMOTIONS
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SCOUTING UMKC
Overall Record: 4-6, 0-0 WAC
All-Time Series Record: First meeting
Notable: The 'Roos opened the season with six-straight losses, but have rebounded after winning their last four matchups including a win over Kansas. The win marked the first victory over a Power 5 school since 1992 as UMKC held KU to just two points and 5.6 percent shooting in the first quarter.
The 'Roos returned a solid core of contributors from the 2014-15 squad that led the nation in percentage of points from both freshmen and underclassmen, with Taylor Leathers, Samantha Waldron, Aries Washington, Grace Mitchell, Kiana Law and Paige Husa, combining to start 109 games from a season ago. LaDerica Paul is the squad's only true freshman. Aries currently leads the team with 12.1 points and 5.0 rebounds per game.
STRONG START
The Wildcats won 10-straight games to open the season for the second-straight year. NU was one of just two Big Ten teams to open the season with 10-consecutive wins before dropping its first game of the year against No. 16 DePaul on Dec. 19.
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 seven-straight weeks to start the season and were ranked as high as No. 12 in the AP Poll. It marked 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. She was also named to the The Naismith Trophy Early Season Watch List.
So far this year, the junior had recorded five 20+ point performances, including a season-high 27 points in the 'Cats home opener against Howard. Coffey has scored in double figures in 26-straight games, dating back to Jan. 22, 2015, and has averaged a team-best 18.6 points per game.
LYON LINES
Maggie Lyon has scored nearly half (669) of her 1,365 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 11 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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