Thursday, November 30
Syracuse, NY
6 p.m.
Northwestern
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81
Syracuse
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Northwestern
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Syracuse
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Pulliam Posts 29, NU Falls to #25 Syracuse in B1G/ACC Challenge
11/30/2017 8:05:00 PM | Women's Basketball
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — First-year guard Lindsey Pulliam scored a career high 29 points on 13-of-20 shooting at the Carrier Dome on Thursday, but the Wildcats narrowly fell to No. 25 Syracuse, 81-74.
Pulliam posted 19 first-half points in the herculean effort, the most by an NU player in a single half this season. She recorded 13 made field goals in the contest, also the most for a Northwestern player this year.
The Wildcats were also helped by junior forward Pallas Kunaiyi-Akpanah, who notched her fourth double-double of the season, finishing with 12 points and 14 rebounds.
Northwestern played a neck-and-neck contest with the ranked Orange, but were outscored in the waning minutes.
NU outshot the Orange, 45 percent to 38 percent. Four NU players finished with double-digits in points.
The Wildcats led the contest for more than 12 minutes, logging a season-high 67 field goal attempts.
Chicago's Big Ten Team shot 44 percent from the field in the first 20 minutes, while holding Syracuse's three-point shooting team to just 4-of-18 from beyond the arc to take a 36-34 lead into the locker room.
Northwestern returns home to host Milwaukee on Sunday, Dec. 3 at historic Beardsley Gym. Tip is set for 2 p.m.
Team Notes
Individual Notes
Career Highs
Pulliam posted 19 first-half points in the herculean effort, the most by an NU player in a single half this season. She recorded 13 made field goals in the contest, also the most for a Northwestern player this year.
The Wildcats were also helped by junior forward Pallas Kunaiyi-Akpanah, who notched her fourth double-double of the season, finishing with 12 points and 14 rebounds.
Northwestern played a neck-and-neck contest with the ranked Orange, but were outscored in the waning minutes.
NU outshot the Orange, 45 percent to 38 percent. Four NU players finished with double-digits in points.
The Wildcats led the contest for more than 12 minutes, logging a season-high 67 field goal attempts.
Chicago's Big Ten Team shot 44 percent from the field in the first 20 minutes, while holding Syracuse's three-point shooting team to just 4-of-18 from beyond the arc to take a 36-34 lead into the locker room.
Northwestern returns home to host Milwaukee on Sunday, Dec. 3 at historic Beardsley Gym. Tip is set for 2 p.m.
Team Notes
- This was the second all-time meeting between Northwestern and Syracuse … The record is now 1-1, all-time.
Individual Notes
- First year guard Lindsey Pulliam posted a career-high 29 points … The most by a Wildcat this season … Her 13 made field goals are the most for a Wildcat this season (previously was Pallas Kuniayi-Akpanah's 12 field goals, Nov. 16 vs. Oakland) … She has scored in double-digits in seven of her eight games to start her career.
- Her 19 first-half points are the most for an NU player in a single half this season … She surpassed her mark of 14 from Nov. 22 vs. Santa Clara and Pallas Kunaiyi-Akpanah's 14-point output, Nov. 16 vs. Oakland.
- Nineteen points in a half are the most for a NU player since Nia Coffey tallied 21 in the first half of Northwestern's Big Ten Tournament win over Iowa (March 3, 2017).
- She finished the first quarter with eight points, tied for the largest output in the first quarter this season (also, Abi Scheid on Nov. 18 at UT-Martin).
- Her 11 points in the second quarter are tied for the most in a single quarter this season (also Pulliam, Nov. 22 vs. Santa Clara).
- Her 19 first-half points are the most for an NU player in a single half this season … She surpassed her mark of 14 from Nov. 22 vs. Santa Clara and Pallas Kunaiyi-Akpanah's 14-point output, Nov. 16 vs. Oakland.
- Junior forward Pallas Kunaiyi-Akpanah recorded her fourth double-double of the season, finishing with 12 points and 14 rebounds … She leads the team with five games of double-digit rebounds this season.
- Senior guard Lydia Rohde finished with 11 points … Her third double-digit point performance of the season.
Career Highs
- Lindsey Pulliam: Points (29), Rebounds (8), Assists (3, tied), FGM (13), FGA (20), 3PTM (1, tied), 3PTA (2, tied), Minutes (37)
- Byrdy Galernik: Assists (8)
- Abi Scheid: FGA (18), FTA (4, tied)
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Team Stats
NU
SU
FG%
.448
.384
3FG%
.250
.219
FT%
.833
.818
RB
46
40
TO
21
13
STL
4
10
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
29
FGM
13
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Pts
13
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
3
Pts
12
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Pts
11
FGM
4
3FGM
3
FTM
0
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