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No. 16 Northwestern Travels to Purdue for First Road Contest
12/16/2020 11:24:00 AM | Women's Basketball
| NORTHWESTERN WOMEN'S BASKETBALL: GAMEDAY INFORMATION | ||||||
| DATE | Opponent | TIME | LOCATION | Live Stats | Live Stream | Radio |
| Thursday, Dec. 17 | Minnesota | 8 p.m. CT | Welsh-Ryan Arena | Live Stats | Big Ten Network | WNUR Sports |
| Social: Twitter (@NUWBBall) | Instagram (@NUWBBall) | Schedule | ||||||
EVANSTON, Ill. – No. 16 Northwestern will travel to West Lafayette, Ind. to face the Purdue Boilermakers Thursday evening. Tip-off is set for 6 p.m. CT and the game will be televised on the Big Ten Network.
The 'Cats are 2-0 on the season headed into their first road contest after a sizable home win Monday against Minnesota. Four Wildcats posted double-digit points with junior Veronica Burton leading the charge with 20. Burton finished the game with a double-double, the second of her career.
Sophomore Sydney Wood notched a career-high in scoring with 19 points on 9-of-13 shooting. She was active on the glass as well, corralling eight boards, three of which were offensive.
The 'Cats have outscored their opponents in all eight quarters this season. Last season the longest streak of consecutive quarters in which they outscored opponents was 11, collecting wins over Dartmouth, UT-Arlington, and East Carolina during that span.
Northwestern has proven they can take care of the ball and move it around effectively. They lead the nation in assist-to-turnover ratio at 2.14. Burton is currently seventh in the nation with eight assists for every turnover.
Purdue is 3-1 overall this season, averaging 72 points per game thus far. The Boilermakers are coming off a 79-73 home win over Bowling Green.
Thursday is the 74th meeting between these two teams. Northwestern won 61-56 in their only matchup last season.
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