Sunday, November 25
Evanston, Ill.
2 p.m.
Northwestern
90
vs
64
UT-Martin
1
2
3
4
F
UT Martin
14
12
22
16
64
Northwestern
18
28
22
22
90
Wildcats Improve to 5-0 with Rout of Skyhawks
11/25/2018 4:51:00 PM | Women's Basketball
EVANSTON, Ill. – Northwestern ran past UT-Martin in a 90-64 win on Sunday at Welsh-Ryan Arena to improve their perfect record to 5-0.
Senior Pallas Kunaiyi-Akpanah dropped her fourth double-double of the season with 12 points and 16 rebounds in 22 minutes on the floor. The forward is averaging 14 rebounds a game this season.
First year Jess Sancataldo provided a spark plug off the bench again, exploding for 20 points in just 13 minutes on 8-10 shooting on the floor. The guard from Australia has proved to be an efficient sharpshooter, going for her second double-digit effort of the season already while shooting 85% from the field.
Junior Byrdy Galernik and sophomores Lindsey Pulliam and Jordan Hamilton each chipped in double-digits as well in the 90-point outburst. Galernik added seven assists and was an electric 8-8 from the charity stripe.
The Wildcats' five game winning-streak to start the season is the longest since the 2015-16 season, when the 'Cats won the first 10 games they played.
Northwestern led from wire to wire and finished with their third win by at least 20 points this season.
Chicago's Big Ten Team is back in action on Thursday when it hosts Pittsburgh at Welsh-Ryan Arena as part of the ACC/B1G Challenge. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m.
Individual Notes
Team Notes
Senior Pallas Kunaiyi-Akpanah dropped her fourth double-double of the season with 12 points and 16 rebounds in 22 minutes on the floor. The forward is averaging 14 rebounds a game this season.
First year Jess Sancataldo provided a spark plug off the bench again, exploding for 20 points in just 13 minutes on 8-10 shooting on the floor. The guard from Australia has proved to be an efficient sharpshooter, going for her second double-digit effort of the season already while shooting 85% from the field.
Junior Byrdy Galernik and sophomores Lindsey Pulliam and Jordan Hamilton each chipped in double-digits as well in the 90-point outburst. Galernik added seven assists and was an electric 8-8 from the charity stripe.
The Wildcats' five game winning-streak to start the season is the longest since the 2015-16 season, when the 'Cats won the first 10 games they played.
Northwestern led from wire to wire and finished with their third win by at least 20 points this season.
Chicago's Big Ten Team is back in action on Thursday when it hosts Pittsburgh at Welsh-Ryan Arena as part of the ACC/B1G Challenge. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m.
Individual Notes
- Jess Sancataldo's 20 points were a career-high and game-high.
- Pallas Kunaiyi-Akpanah has four double-doubles in five games. She is averaging 13 points and 14 rebounds a game.
- Lindsey Pulliam added 12 points for her fourth straight game in double-digits. Her scoring average of 17.2 per game ranks fourth in the Big Ten
- Byrdy Galernik went 8-8 from the free throw line, making the most free throws without a miss this season from any Wildcat.
- Amber Jamison scored seven points, and tallied four rebounds and five assists, a career-high.
Team Notes
- The Wildcats scored 90 points for the first time this season and at least 80 points for the fourth time.
- Northwestern improved to 4-0 all-time against UT-Martin
- The 'Cats forced 20 turnovers from the Skyhawks and held them to just 35% shooting from the field.
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Team Stats
F-695
F-509
FG%
.348
.444
3FG%
.321
.222
FT%
.600
.706
RB
35
55
TO
20
14
STL
9
11
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
20
FGM
8
3FGM
2
FTM
2
Pts
12
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
6
Pts
12
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Pts
10
FGM
1
3FGM
0
FTM
8
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