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Northwestern Falls 64-57 to Wisconsin

- The Northwestern women's basketball team got a 20-point performance from the bench, but fell 64-57 to the Wisconsin Badgers at home Thursday.

Sydney Wood led the Wildcats (9-19, 2-15) with 17 points, five assists and four steals. Paige Mott also added seven points and six rebounds and Kaylah Rainey helped out with five points, seven rebounds and two steals.

The Northwestern defense was a problem in Thursday's game, forcing 20 Wisconsin turnovers. Those takeaways turned into 17 points on the other end of the floor. Wood's four steals led the way individually for the Wildcats.

How It Happened

After falling behind 13-9, Northwestern went on a 5-0 run with 1:59 left in the first quarter to take a 14-13 lead. The Wildcats then surrendered that lead and entered the second quarter down 19-14.

Wisconsin kept adding to that lead, building a 30-18 advantage before Northwestern went on a 5-0 run, highlighted by a bucket from Rainey, to narrow its deficit to 30-23. The Wildcats continued to chip away, reducing the Wisconsin lead to 32-26 heading into the break.

Wisconsin continued to increase its lead after halftime, building a 40-29 advantage before Northwestern went on a 7-0 run to trim its deficit to 40-36 with 3:47 to go in the third. Wisconsin countered and stretched its lead to 48-43 heading into the fourth. Northwestern played well near the basket, scoring 10 of its 17 points in the paint.

Wisconsin kept widening its lead in the fourth, constructing a 56-48 advantage before Northwestern went on an 8-0 run, finished off by Caroline Lau's jumper, to even the score at 56 all with 2:35 to go in the contest. The Wildcats could not turn their rally into a victory, however, as the Badgers outscored them 8-1 the rest of the way to hand Northwestern the 64-57 loss.

Game Notes

» The Wildcats held the Badgers to only 34.9 percent shooting from the field.» The Wildcats shared the ball well, recording an assist on 68 percent of made field goals.» The Northwestern bench made an impact by scoring 20 points to its scoring output.» The Northwestern defense forced 20 turnovers.» The Wildcats were active in affecting shots on the defensive end, tallying six blocks as a team.» Northwestern cleaned up on the offensive glass, collecting 11 offensive boards in the game.» Sydney Wood led the Wildcats with 17 points.» Northwestern got a team-high seven rebounds from Kaylah Rainey - a career high.

This article was created using technology provided by Data Skrive.

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