2013-14 NORTHWESTERN BASKETBALL @NU_Sports • @NUWBBALL #B1GCATS GAME INFORMATION GAME NO. 22: NO. 12/13 PENN STATE Game No. 22 LAST TIME OUT Northwestern (14-7, 4-4 B1G) vs. It was another close Big Ten battle Thursday night between the Wildcats and Hoosiers with Northwestern No. 12/13 Penn State (16-4, 7-1 B1G) prevailing 58-52 down the stretch. With nine ties and nine lead changes, the Wildcats drained their free Sunday, Feb. 2 • 1 p.m. throws in the closing minutes to improve to 14-7 on the year, 4-4 in the Big Ten and are now winners in Welsh-Ryan Arena • Evanston, Ill. back-to-back Big Ten contests. Live Audio: WNUR (89.3 FM) Lauren Douglas led NU with 16 points off the bench while Maggie Lyon made some clutch shots late in the TV: Big Ten Digital Network Live Tweets: @NU_SportsLIVE game-high 10 rebounds and four blocks. Live Stats: Gametracker game to finish with 14. Ashley Deary also added 12 points and seven rebounds while Alex Cohen had a VS. RANKED OPPONENTS All-Time Series vs. Penn State: PSU leads 31-7 Northwestern has three wins over ranked opponents this year, which is the largest total for an NU squad during the Joe McKeown era. NU faces No. 12/13 Penn State Sunday, which will be the highest-ranked team Penn State won last meeting, 73-69 on Jan. 3, 2013 on the Wildcats’ schedule so far this year. Here’s the list of NU’s wins over ranked opponents during the in University Park, Pa. McKeown era: 2013-14 2013-14 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS Dec. 1, 2013 • vs. No. 25/25 DePaul • W, 82-79 Jan. 9, 2014 • vs. No. 21/20 Purdue • W, 71-68 Date Day Opponent Time/Result Jan. 26, 2014 • vs. No. 21/18 Nebraska • W, 63-59 NOVEMBER 10 Sun. UIC W, 79-63 2012-13 13 Wed. Chicago State (BTDN) W, 64-33 Feb. 3, 2013 • at No. 24/25 Iowa • W, 67-65 17 Sun. UNLV (BTDN) W, 57-53 20 Wed. Hofstra (BTDN) W, 74-57 2011-12 24 Sun. at #17/17 California (Pac-12 Network) L, 65-51 27 Wed. Lafayette W, 66-64 Nov. 22, 2011 • at No. 20/23 LSU • W, 44-43 Feb. 16, 2012 • at No. 16/21 Nebraska • W, 63-51 DECEMBER 1 Sun. #25/25 DePaul $ W, 82-79 5 Thu NC State @ (BTDN) L, 76-61 Northwestern Probable Starters 14 Sat. at Loyola W, 90-57 16 Mon. Oral Roberts & W, 84-54 No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown Pts. Reb. Ast. 21 Sat. IUPUI W, 72-61 28 Sat. Indiana State (Double Tree Classic) L, 70-67. 29 Sun. Northeastern W, 73-46 (Double Tree Classic) 3 Ashley Deary G 5-4 Fr. Flower Mound, Texas 7.0 3.6 6.9 JANUARY 5 Alex Cohen F/C 6-5 Jr. Bayside, Wis. 6.3 4.8 1.3 2 Thu. at #18/15 Nebraska * (BTN) L, 66-65 10 Nia Coffey F 6-1 Fr. Minneapolis, Minn. 15.4 8.0 2.0 9 Thu. #21/20 Purdue * (BTDN) W, 71-68 12 Sun. at Minnesota * (BTDN) L, 94-59 24 Christen Inman G 5-10 Fr. Katy, Texas -Based on last game’s12.8 starting3.7 five2.1 15 Wed. Illinois * (BTDN) L, 76-74 25 Maggie Lyon GTeam 6-1 Statistical So. ComparisonWilmette, Ill. 13.0 5.2 2.2 18 Sat. Wisconsin * (BTDN) W, 74-58 NORTHWESTERN (2013-14 season averages) PENN STATE 23 Thu. at #22/20 Purdue* (BTN) L, 90-65 26 Sun. #21/18 Nebraska* (BTDN) W, 63-59 69.0 ......................................................................... ......................................................................75.7 30 Thu. at Indiana * (BTDN) W, 58-52 63.9 .................................................................... .................................................................64.1 +5.1 ..........................................................................PointsScoring Per Margin Game ....................................................................+11.6 FEBRUARY Opp. Points Per Game 2 Sun. #12/13 Penn State * (BTDN) 1 p.m. 37.1 ..................................................................... ..................................................................46.3 6 Thu. Michigan * (BTDN) 7 p.m. -7.3...........................................................................Rebound Margin ......................................................................+7.6 10 Mon. at Iowa * (BTN) 6 p.m. .422 .................................................................... Rebounds Per Game ................................................................ .413 15 Sat. Minnesota * (BTN) 2:30 p.m. .352 .............................................................. .......................................................... .345 20 Thu. at Penn State * (BTN) 6 p.m. 23 Sun. at Ohio State * (BTN) 11 a.m. .326 ........................................................... Field Goal Percentage ........................................................ .293 27 Thu. Michigan State* (BTN/BTDN) TBA .310 ...................................................... Opp. Field Goal Percentage .................................................. .295 16.7 ........................................................................3-point Field Goal Percentage .....................................................................13.4 MARCH Opp. 3-point Field Goal Percentage 2 Sun. at Wisconsin * (BTN/BTDN) TBA 7.4 ............................................................................ ........................................................................ 5.3 6-9 Thurs.-Sun 2014 Big Ten Tournament TBA 9.2 ............................................................................Assists Per Game......................................................................... 8.9 (Indianapolis, Ind.) +2.8 ........................................................................ TurnoverBlocks Per Margin Game .....................................................................+1.2 Steals Per Game All times CT NORTHWESTERN ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS INFORMATION # - Exhibition Game / $ - Autism Awareness Game Women’s BBall Contact/Assistant Director of Athletic Communications: Betsy Golomski @ - Big Ten/ACC Challenge / & - Field Trip Day Home games in bold * Big Ten Conference game Office Phone: (847) 467-3274 Cell Phone: (414) 688-0264 Rankings taken from AP/USA Today Coaches polls E-mail: [email protected] 2010-11 2013-14 QUICK FACTS Jan. 13, 2011 • vs. No. 24/24 Ohio State • W, 64-53 NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY Location: ............................................................... Evanston, Ill. 2009-10Feb. 6, 2011 • at Ohio State (rv/rv) • W, 74-68 Founded: ...............................................................................1851 Nov. 24, 2009 • vs. No. 15/21 DePaul • W, 59-55 Enrollment: ........................................................................8,367 President: ...............................................Morton O. Schapiro HOME COURT ADVANTAGE Home Facility: ........................ Nickname: .................................................................... Wildcats Colors: .........................................................Welsh-Ryan Purple Arena and (8,117) White Northwestern is 11-2 in games played at Welsh-Ryan Arena this year, which is one of the best home records Conference: .................................................................. Big Ten homein the Biggames Ten this (Nebraska year, compared has best to home its overall mark atstats: 12-2). The Wildcats have won five of their last six games at Director of Athletics: ...................................... Jim Phillips Welsh-Ryan Arena, the lone loss coming by just two points against Illinois. Here’s a look at NU’s numbers in Sport Administrator: ........................................ Janna Blais Athletic Dept, Phone: ............................... 847-491-8880 Ticket Office Phone.: ...................................888-467-8775 Home Games PPG: 70.8 Overall PPG: 69.0 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL FACTS Head Coach: .......................................................Joe McKeown Home Games Opponent PPG: 61.6 Alma Mater, Year: ........... Overall Opponent PPG: 63.9 Record at NU (Years): ............................................. 84-92/6 Overall Record (Years):Kent ................................. State, ‘79 (Sixth594-266/28 Season) Home Games FG%: .431 Assistant Coach: ....................................... Overall FG%: .422 Alma Mater, Year: ..... Assistant Coach: ................................................Sam Dixon, Ph.D. Home Games Opp. FG%: .345 Alma Mater, Year: .............College of Wooster, ‘79 (Second Season) Overall Opp. FG%: .352 Assistant Coach: ............................................... Allison Guth Alma Mater, Year: ......... Illinois, ‘04 (Second Season) Home Games 3-FG%: .351 Director of Operations: ............ Carrie Banks Overall Opp. 3-FG%: .326 Detroit Mercy, ‘00 (First Season) Assistant Dir. of Opss: ................ Overall TO Margin: +2.8 Letterwinners Returning/LostMaggie: ............................... Acuna (First Season)10/5 Home Games TO Margin: +5.3 Craig Wolf (Second Season) Starters Returning/Lost: ................................................3/2 SHUT IT DOWN All-B1G Returning/Lost:.................................................2/2 Northwestern has done a good job of shutting down opposing teams’ top play makers recently. Against Returning: Maggie Lyon (B1G Freshman of the Year, HooperNebraska is (1/26),currently Jordan averaging Hooper 19.4 entered ppg and the 9.9 game rpg. as one of the top scorers and rebounders in the conference 2012-13 Honorable Overall Mention Record: All-B1G), ........................................... Karly Roser 13-17 and the Wildcats limited the All-American to 11 points (all of which came in the first half) and eight rebounds. 2012-13 (Honorable Big MentionTen Record/Finish All-B1G) : .................5-11/10th ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS 16.9At Indiana, ppg. the Wildcats defended