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'Cats Return Home to Host Nebraska on Thursday Night
2/20/2019 4:41:00 PM | Women's Basketball
EVANSTON, Ill. – The Northwestern women's basketball team (15-11, 8-7 Big Ten) returns to Welsh-Ryan Arena to host Nebraska (12-14, 7-8 Big Ten) on Thursday, Feb. 21. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m.
The Wildcats enters Thursday night's matchup after a hard fought contest at Purdue. Lindsey Pulliam tied the game with 32 seconds left to play but it was not enough to take down the Boilermakers, falling 61-58. Pulliam finished the night with 16 points followed by junior Abi Scheid with 14 points while Pallas Kunaiyi-Akpanah pulled down 11 rebounds. Kunaiyi-Akpanah is just three rebounds away from becoming only the second player in Northwestern history to reach 1,000 career rebounds.
Northwestern defeated the Cornhuskers earlier this season, 58-54 in Lincoln. Pulliam paced the 'Cats with 21 points, followed by Jordan Hamilton with 12. Kunaiyi-Akpanah dominated the glass, tallying 19 rebounds and 10 points while dishing out three assists to go along with four blocks. The senior captain's lay-up late in the fourth quarter put the 'Cats ahead to seal the victory in Pinnacle Bank Arena.
The Wildcats have just three games left in the regular season before heading to Indianapolis for the Big Ten Tournament. Following its matchup with the Cornhuskers, Northwestern will host Indiana on Tuesday, Feb. 26 in Welsh-Ryan Arena for Senior Night, followed by a trip to Iowa City, Sunday, Mar. 3 to face the Hawkeyes in the regular season finale.
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