EVANSTON, ILL. — On Feb. 17, the Penn State women’s basketball team crushed the Northwestern Wildcats, 73-54.
Five Lady Lions reached double figures in their 19-point victory over the Wildcats.
Penn State (10-16) cruised to their tenth victory overall on the season, while earning their fourth road win (4-7).
Penn State starting guard Lindsey Spann had a team-leading 18 points and seven total rebounds, and shot 63.6 percent from the field (7-11) in the game.
Penn State starting forward Peyton Whitted finished with 14 points and nine defensive rebounds. She also put up a 58.3 percent field goal clip (7-12) for the game.
Two other Penn State starters who reached the double-digit plateau were forward Kaliyah Mitchell and guard Teniya Page. Mitchell finished with 13 points and Page added ten points.
Penn State shot 50 percent (14-28) from the field in the first half, which is a big reason why they outscored Northwestern, 25-14, in the first period.
Penn State’s largest lead of the game was in the fourth quarter, when they established a 25-point lead at the 8:57-minute mark.
Penn State was successful in this game because of their points-in-the-paint presence and production, as they dominated Northwestern, 34-18, nearly doubling them in that offensive department.
Penn State also reigned supreme in bench points, outscoring Northwestern 11-7. Penn State received all 11 of their bench points from center Candice Agee.
Northwestern had two starters in double figures, as forward Nia Coffey had a team-high 14 points, while guard Maggie Lyon followed suit right behind her, adding 13 points.
Northwestern led in points off turnovers, 24-14, establishing a ten-point advantage over Penn State in that category.
