Thursday, November 15

Evanston, Ill.

7 p.m.

Northwestern

UIC

Team	1	2	3	4	F
UIC	12	12	8	12	44
Northwestern	22	22	17	26	87

Wildcats Douse Flames in 87-44 Win

11/15/2018 8:57:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

EVANSTON, Ill. -- Northwestern cruised to a dominating 43-point lead in their decisive 87-44 win over cross-town foe UIC Thursday night at the new Welsh-Ryan Arena.

Sophomore Lindsey Pulliam tallied a season-high 22 points, going up one on last game's showing. She added a rebound and an assist.

Three other Wildcats recorded double-digit performances, with Abi Scheid scoring 16, Bryana Hopkins 14, and Jess Sancataldo 10.

With nine assists, junior Byrdy Galernik set a career-high. She also tallied eight points in her first start this season

Northwestern proved their dominance from the beginning, leading by ten points going into the second quarter. Sophomore Lindsay Pulliam tallied 10 of the Wildcats' 22 points in the opening frame.

By the end of the first half, the 'Cats increased their lead to a commanding 20 points. Pulliam and junior Bryana Hopkins added six more points each, finishing out the half 44-24.

The points kept adding up, and Northwestern entered the fourth quarter up 61-32. The 'Cats tallied up game-high 26 more points for a 87-44 win. First-years Jess Sancataldo and Courtney Shaw took their chances to make an impact, with Sancataldo sinking her first and second career three-point shots, and Shaw adding the first points and first rebound of her collegiate career.

The Wildcats return to the court Sunday at 1 p.m., traveling to Gainesville to take on Florida.

Team Notes:

Northwestern scored a season-high 44 points in the first half
The Wildcats held UIC to just 32% shooting from the floor
Northwestern shot a season-best 51% from the floor
The 'Cats defense gave up a season-low 44 points
This was Northwestern's twentieth all-time victory against UIC, moving the all-time record to 20-6 in favor of the 'Cats
43 points marks the Wildcats' largest margin of victory since defeating UIC 88-44 on Dec. 13, 2016

Individual Notes:

Lindsey Pulliam scored the 'Cats' first six points of the contest, and led with the highest mark of 22 points
Byrdy Galernik tallied a career high in assists (9)
Junior Bryana Hopkins tied a career-high with five made field goals while also recording a season-high 14 points
Senior Pallas Kunaiyi-Akpanah led the team with 10 rebounds
Jess Sancataldo netted her first two career three-pointers en route to a career-high 10 points
Courtney Shaw hit the court for the first time as a Wildcat, recording her first-career point and rebound.