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2013-14 NORTHWESTERN BASKETBALL @NU_Sports • @NUWBBALL #B1GCATS GAME INFORMATION GAME NO. 3: UNLV Game No. 3 WILDCATS TAKE DOWN COUGARS, 64-33 Northwestern (2-0) vs. UNLV (1-1) Wednesday night’s 64-33 victory. The Wildcats limited Chicago State to just 22.9 percent from Sunday, Nov. 17 • 4 p.m. Northwestern held Chicago State to just 33 points as three Wildcats scored in double figures in Welsh-Ryan Arena (Evanston, Ill.) TV: Big Ten Digital Network the field (11-of-48) and their 33 points scored were an opponent low in the Joe McKeown era and Audio: WNUR (89.3 FM) fewest points scored by a Wildcat foe since Northeastern Illinois tallied 20 points on Nov. 22, 1985. Live Stats: Gametracker (NUsports.com) In-Game Tweets: @NU_SportsLIVE Freshman guard Christen Inman led the way with 18 points and she added five rebounds. Big Ten reboundsFreshman ofof herthe own.Week Nia Coffey had her first career double-double with 17 points, 14 rebounds, All-Time Series vs. UNLV: Series tied, 1-1 along with two assists, three blocks and four steals. Maggie Lyon added a solid 13 points and four • NU won last meeting 79-49 (12/18/11; at UNLV) SCOUTING UNLV 2012-13 Record: All-Time Series Record: Notable: 12-19 Series tied, 1-1; NU won last meeting, 79-47 (12/18/11 at UNLV) 2013-14 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS UNLV is 1-1 on the season after dropping a 71-64 contest at home vs. BYU on Tuesday. The Lady Rebels return a veteran squad for the 2013-14 season with 10 letterwinners back, including Date Day Opponent Time/Result five starters. Included in that group is Mia Bell, a 2012 Third Team All-Mountain West honoree, who missed the 2012-13 season with a knee injury. Before her injury, Bell averaged 9.2 points, NOVEMBER 2.4 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game in 2011-12. Réjane Vérin also returns for her sophomore 6 Wed. Lewis # W, 98-57 campaign after winning 2013 Mountain West Freshman of the Year honors. 10 Sun. UIC W, 79-63 COFFEY HONORED BY BIG TEN AFTER NORTHWESTERN DEBUT 13 Wed. Chicago State (BTDN) W, 64-33 17 Sun. UNLV (BTDN) 4 p.m. 20 Wed. Hofstra (BTDN) 6:30 p.m. After leading the Wildcats with 19 points in the squad’s 2013-14 season-opening victory against 24 Sun. at California 5 p.m. UIC, Nia Coffey (Minneapolis, Minn./Hopkins) has been honored as Big Ten Co-Freshman of the 27 Wed. Lafayette 6:30 p.m. Week, the conference announced Tuesday. Coffey shares the first weekly honor of the year with DECEMBER Indiana’s Larryn Brooks. 1 Sun. DePaul $ 2 p.m. Northwestern Probable Starters 5 Thu NC State @ (BTDN) 7 p.m. No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown Pts. Reb. Ast. 14 Sat. at Loyola 2: p.m. 16 Mon. Oral Roberts & 11 a.m. 21 Sat. IUPUI Noon 28 Sat. Indiana State (Double Tree Classic) 3 p.m. 3 Ashley Deary G 5-4 Fr. Flower Mound, Texas 6.5 3.0 6.0 29 Sun. Tulane OR Northeastern TBA (Double Tree Classic) 5 Alex Cohen C 6-5 Jr. Bayside, Wis. 7.0 7.0 1.0 JANUARY 10 Nia Coffey F 6-1 Fr. Minneapolis, Minn. 18.0 9.0 1.0 2 Thu. at Nebraska * (BTN) 8 p.m. 24 Christen Inman G 5-10 Fr. Katy, Texas 15.0 4.0 1.5 6 Mon. Illinois * (BTDN) 6 p.m. 9 Thu. Purdue * (BTDN) 7 p.m. 25 Maggie Lyon GTeam 6-1 Statistical So. ComparisonWilmette, Ill. 13.5 4.5 4.0 12 Sun. at Minnesota * (BTDN) 2 p.m. NORTHWESTERN (2013-14 season averages) UNLV 18 Sat. Wisconsin * (BTDN) 2 p.m. ......................................................................... ...................................................................... 23 Thu. at Purdue* (BTN) 6 p.m. 26 Sun. Nebraska* (BTDN) 4 p.m. .................................................................... ................................................................. 30 Thu. at Indiana * (BTDN) 6 p.m. 71.5 ........................................................................Points Per Game .......................................................................+0.070.5 43.048.0 .....................................................................Opp. Points Per Game ..................................................................70.5 FEBRUARY +23.5........................................................................... Scoring Margin ....................................................................... 2 Sun. Penn State * (BTDN) 1 p.m. 6 Thu. Michigan * (BTDN) 7 p.m. .................................................................... Rebounds Per Game ................................................................ 37.0 10 Mon. at Iowa * (BTN) 6 p.m. -1.5 .............................................................. Rebound Margin .......................................................... -7.5 15 Sat. Minnesota * (BTN) 2:30 p.m. .398 ........................................................... Field Goal Percentage ........................................................ .320.395 20 Thu. at Penn State * (BTN) 6 p.m. .295 Opp. Field Goal Percentage .427 23 Sun. at Ohio State * (BTN) 11 a.m. ...................................................... .................................................. 27 Thu. Michigan State* (BTN/BTDN) TBA .152 ........................................................................3-point Field Goal Percentage ..................................................................... .150 ............................................................................Opp. 3-point Field Goal Percentage ........................................................................ .279 MARCH 15.0 .........................................................................Assists Per Game.......................................................................13.5 2 Sun. at Wisconsin * (BTN/BTDN) TBA 6-9 Thurs.-Sun 2014 Big Ten Tournament TBA 7.5 ...................................................................... Blocks Per Game .....................................................................+4.01.5 (Indianapolis, Ind.) 15.0 Steals Per Game 11.0 +12.0NORTHWESTERN ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONSTurnover Margin INFORMATION Women’s BBall Contact/Assistant Director of Athletic Communications: Betsy Golomski All times CT # - Exhibition Game / $ - Autism Awareness Game Office Phone: (847) 467-3274 Cell Phone: (414) 688-0264 @ - Big Ten/ACC Challenge / & - Field Trip Day E-mail: [email protected] Home games in bold * Big Ten Conference game 2013-14 QUICK FACTS The 6-1 forward made her first career start vs. UIC and scored a game-high 19 points to go along with NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY another game-high of five blocks in 25 minutes. She also added four rebounds and three steals while Location: ............................................................... Evanston, Ill. shooting 58.3 percent from the field (7-of-12). Founded: ............................................................................... Enrollment: ........................................................................ This is the first weekly accolade for Coffey and continues a lengthy string of Big Ten Freshmen of the President: ............................................... 1851 Week honors for the Northwestern women’s basketball team. Last year, Wildcat freshmen Maggie Lyon Home Facility: ........................ 8,367 and Lauren Douglas were honored a combined six times as Lyon received the award four times and Morton O. Schapiro Nickname: .................................................................... Wildcats LYON’SDouglas DOUBLE-DIGIT was recognized twice.STREAK Colors: .........................................................Welsh-Ryan Purple Arena and (8,117) White Conference: .................................................................. Director of Athletics: ...................................... Sophomore guard Maggie Lyon has scored in bunches for the Wildcats during her short time in Big Ten Sport Administrator: ........................................ Evanston. Last year, she averaged 12.6 points per game and scored in double figures in 20 of her 25 Athletic Dept, Phone: ............................... Jim Phillips games played. That included two lengthy streaks of eight-straight games scoring 10+ points and again Ticket Office Phone.: ................................... Janna Blais 847-491-8880 12-consecutive games to end the regular season with Lyon scoring 10+ points each game. She has 888-467-8775 herstarted games her with sophomore the Wildcats. season right where she finished, scoring in double figures in each of the first WOMEN’S BASKETBALL FACTS two games. In total, Lyon has scored double figures in 22 of her 27 games played, or 81.4 percent of Head Coach: ....................................................... YOUNG ’CATS Alma Mater, Year: ........... Record at NU (Years): .............................................Joe McKeown Kent State, ‘79 (Sixth Season) Overall Record (Years): ................................. Northwestern head coach Joe McKeown has started three freshmen in the first two games of the Assistant Coach: ....................................... 73-85/6 season and the trio have contributed significantly so far. Nia Coffey and Christen Inman rank first and Alma Mater, Year: ..... C 582-259/28 has started at point guard the last two games and is averaging 6.0 assists per contest to lead the team. Assistant Coach: ................................................Sam Dixon, Ph.D. second, respectively, in scoring with Coffey averaging 18.0 ppg and Inman at 15.0 ppg. Ashley Deary Alma Mater, Year: .............ollege of Wooster, ‘79 (Second Season) Assistant Coach: ............................................... Allison Guth Though the season is still young, these three also rank amongst some of the