Northwestern University Athletics
Thursday, March 21
Evanston, Ill.
7 p.m.
Northwestern
17-14
74
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51
Dayton
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Photo by: Stephen J. Carrera
‘Cats Ground Flyers, 74-51 to Open Postseason Play
3/21/2019 8:59:00 PM | Women's Basketball
EVANSTON, Ill. – Northwestern opened postseason play in style on Thursday night with a resounding 74-51 win over Dayton in Welsh-Ryan Arena.
Lindsey Pulliam led the way with 26 points on 8-of-18 shooting while adding four assists and three rebounds. She was also an electric 9-of-10 from the charity stripe. This marks the 11th game this season in which Pulliam has scored at least 20 points and the Wildcats improved to 10-1 in those games.
Pallas Kunaiyi-Akpanah posted her 17th double double of the season, finishing with 17 points on an efficient 8-of-13 shooting clip while grabbing 11 rebounds to go along with five steals and three blocks. She is now one double-double shy of tying the Northwestern single-season record, which she also set last season.
Veronica Burton also turned in a balanced output with six points, five assists and five rebounds. Abi Scheid also finished with five points, five rebounds and four assists. Turning in effective minutes in the fourth quarter was Courtney Shaw, who tied her career high with four points while pulling down a career-high three rebounds.
The #B1GCats defense made life difficult on the Flyers all game, coming up with nine blocks along with 13 steals, which they converted to 23 points off turnovers on the other end. The Wildcats also dominated in the paint, as they out-rebounded Dayton 47-39 and scored 40 points in the paint compared to just 15 from the Flyers.
The 'Cats closed the first quarter on an 8-0 run and held Dayton scoreless for the final 6:12 of the quarter to open up a 17-6 lead. This marks the sixth time this season the Wildcats have held an opponent to six points or fewer in a quarter.
The Wildcats continued to roll in the second quarter as they made eight of their last 10 buckets to close the first half. They did not let up in the second half, leading by a comfortable margin of at least 20 for almost the entire half.
As a team, NU finished the game shooting 41-percent from the field and assisted on 21 of their 29 made field goals. On the other end, the #B1GCats held Dayton to just 27-percent (17-of-62) shooting.
Northwestern advances to the second round of the WNIT and will play at Toledo on Sunday 1 p.m. CT.
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Lindsey Pulliam led the way with 26 points on 8-of-18 shooting while adding four assists and three rebounds. She was also an electric 9-of-10 from the charity stripe. This marks the 11th game this season in which Pulliam has scored at least 20 points and the Wildcats improved to 10-1 in those games.
Pallas Kunaiyi-Akpanah posted her 17th double double of the season, finishing with 17 points on an efficient 8-of-13 shooting clip while grabbing 11 rebounds to go along with five steals and three blocks. She is now one double-double shy of tying the Northwestern single-season record, which she also set last season.
Veronica Burton also turned in a balanced output with six points, five assists and five rebounds. Abi Scheid also finished with five points, five rebounds and four assists. Turning in effective minutes in the fourth quarter was Courtney Shaw, who tied her career high with four points while pulling down a career-high three rebounds.
The #B1GCats defense made life difficult on the Flyers all game, coming up with nine blocks along with 13 steals, which they converted to 23 points off turnovers on the other end. The Wildcats also dominated in the paint, as they out-rebounded Dayton 47-39 and scored 40 points in the paint compared to just 15 from the Flyers.
The 'Cats closed the first quarter on an 8-0 run and held Dayton scoreless for the final 6:12 of the quarter to open up a 17-6 lead. This marks the sixth time this season the Wildcats have held an opponent to six points or fewer in a quarter.
The Wildcats continued to roll in the second quarter as they made eight of their last 10 buckets to close the first half. They did not let up in the second half, leading by a comfortable margin of at least 20 for almost the entire half.
As a team, NU finished the game shooting 41-percent from the field and assisted on 21 of their 29 made field goals. On the other end, the #B1GCats held Dayton to just 27-percent (17-of-62) shooting.
Northwestern advances to the second round of the WNIT and will play at Toledo on Sunday 1 p.m. CT.
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Be the first to know what's going on with the 'Cats -- Follow @NU_Sports on Twitter, become a fan of Northwestern Athletics on Facebook, check us out on Instagram, visit our Social Media page and download our mobile app from the Apple Store and Google Play! To get involved with the #B1GCats, become a season-ticket holder or join the Wildcat Fund!
Team Stats
UD
NU
FG%
.274
.414
3FG%
.421
.364
FT%
.750
.750
RB
39
47
TO
16
8
STL
5
13
Game Leaders
Pts
26
FGM
8
3FGM
1
FTM
9
Pts
17
FGM
8
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Pts
6
FGM
2
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Pts
5
FGM
2
3FGM
1
FTM
0
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