Purdue University Northwest Sports Update, December 16, 2016

PNW-Offensive-Outburst-Fuels-PNW-in-101-70-Win-over-SXUOffensive Outburst Fuels PNW in 101-70 Win over SXU The Purdue University Northwest men’s basketball team used an impressive shooting performance from all over the court to defeat Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference opponent Saint Xavier University, 101-70, Saturday afternoon.

The Pride (8-12, 6-6 CCAC) shot 59.2 percent from the field and connected on 11 trifectas for a 50 percent clip from beyond the arc.

Juniors Torrance Johnson (Chicago Heights, Ill./Chicago Hope Academy) and Tyree Coe (Fishers, Ind./Fishers) led the Pride offensively with 26 points each, with Johnson shooting 13-of-20 from the field and Coe connecting on 11-of-14 field goals including a quartet of three-point field goals.

Chandler Spring (Covington, Ind./Covington) recorded a double-double with 16 points and 12 rebounds while senior Shereff Knight (Michigan City, Ind./Michigan City) also racked up a double-double with 13 points and 11 assists with seven rebounds.

After the game was even at 6-6 early on in the contest, Purdue Northwest would go on a 10-2 run led by Coe and Johnson to put the Pride ahead, 16-8 with 13:47 left in the first half.

The Black and Gold continued to extend its lead for the rest of the period, taking a 50-29 advantage heading in to the break.

The Cougars would start off the second half on a 17-2 run, and eventually cut its deficit to five points, 55-50 with 12:28 remaining.

PNW would refuse to let SXU get any closer, jumping back to a double-digit lead for the rest of the game.

Mike Vukas (Lafayette, Ind./Central Catholic) and Caleb Brannon (Lebanon, Ind./Lebanon) would each connect on three-point field goals in the final two minutes of the game, to extend the lead for the Pride and come away with the 31-point victory.

Senior Cyril Lewis (Houston, Texas/Virginia Union) also had an impressive shooting performance, scoring 11 points on 5-of-6 shooting while bringing down 5 rebounds.

Purdue Northwest returns to action on Wednesday, January 18, when they host Governors State at the Student Services and Activities Complex in Westville, Ind. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. (CT).

#15 PNW Falls to #3 St. Xavier, 97-68 The No. 15 Purdue University Northwest women’s basketball team couldn’t overcome a slow start to the second half in Saturday’s 97-68 conference loss to No. 3 St. Xavier University at the Fitness and Recreation Center.

PNW senior Cassidy Deno (Otterbein, Ind./Benton Central) led the Pride (15-6, 10-2 Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference) with 16 points and nine rebounds, classmate Darien Thompson (Anderson, Ind./Anderson) added 12 points and three steals and Katie Wampler (Scottsburg, Ind./Scottsburg) chipped in 10 points in the loss.

The visiting Cougars (18-1, 10-1) started the game out in front, leading 18-10 after the first quarter. The Pride would fight back, though, cutting the deficit to two, 23-21, on a Shae Rhonehouse (Fremont, Ind./Fremont) layup at the 7:03 mark. But the Cougars would close out the half on a 18-7 run to head into the locker room up, 41-28.

The third frame did not prove to be kind to PNW, as the Pride made just 6-of-17 field goals compared to the Cougars who opened the quarter hot, draining 11-of-17 shots to take a commanding 27-point lead (73-46) heading into the fourth quarter.

Purdue Northwest shot just 35.9 percent (23-of-64) for the contest compared to 50 percent (38-of-76) for St. Xavier, who drained 11-of-30 (36.7 percent) from downtown. PNW hit 5-of-16 from 3-point land.

PNW did win the rebounding battle, 43-38, thanks to nine boards each from Deno and Ellie Michalski (Mukwonago, Wis./Mukwonago), and NAIA Division II’s leader in free-throw shooting made 17-of-24 (70.8 percent), though SXU hit all 10 of its attempts from the charity stripe.

The Cougars dominated in the paint, 48-28, and scored 33 points off 22 PNW turnovers.

Kara Krolicki led St. Xavier with 22 points and teammate Mikayla Leyden added 17 in the win.

Purdue Northwest returns to action Wednesday, Jan. 18, when the Pride host Governors State in a CCAC contest in Westville, Ind. Tip-off at the James B. Dworkin Center is set for 5 p.m. CT.

Offensive Outburst Fuels PNW in 101-70 Win over SXU The Purdue University Northwest men’s basketball team used an impressive shooting performance from all over the court to defeat Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference opponent Saint Xavier University, 101-70, Saturday afternoon.

The Pride (8-12, 6-6 CCAC) shot 59.2 percent from the field and connected on 11 trifectas for a 50 percent clip from beyond the arc.

Juniors Torrance Johnson (Chicago Heights, Ill./Chicago Hope Academy) and Tyree Coe (Fishers, Ind./Fishers) led the Pride offensively with 26 points each, with Johnson shooting 13-of-20 from the field and Coe connecting on 11-of-14 field goals including a quartet of three-point field goals.

Chandler Spring (Covington, Ind./Covington) recorded a double-double with 16 points and 12 rebounds while senior Shereff Knight (Michigan City, Ind./Michigan City) also racked up a double-double with 13 points and 11 assists with seven rebounds.

After the game was even at 6-6 early on in the contest, Purdue Northwest would go on a 10-2 run led by Coe and Johnson to put the Pride ahead, 16-8 with 13:47 left in the first half.

The Black and Gold continued to extend its lead for the rest of the period, taking a 50-29 advantage heading in to the break.

The Cougars would start off the second half on a 17-2 run, and eventually cut its deficit to five points, 55-50 with 12:28 remaining.

PNW would refuse to let SXU get any closer, jumping back to a double-digit lead for the rest of the game.

Mike Vukas (Lafayette, Ind./Central Catholic) and Caleb Brannon (Lebanon, Ind./Lebanon) would each connect on three-point field goals in the final two minutes of the game, to extend the lead for the Pride and come away with the 31-point victory.

Senior Cyril Lewis (Houston, Texas/Virginia Union) also had an impressive shooting performance, scoring 11 points on 5-of-6 shooting while bringing down 5 rebounds.

Purdue Northwest returns to action on Wednesday, January 18, when they host Governors State at the Student Services and Activities Complex in Westville, Ind. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. (CT).