Saturday, November 12
DeKalb, Ill.
1:00 P.M. CT
DePaul University
1-1,0-0Big East
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86
Northern Illinois
1-1,0-0MAC
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DePaul
31
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19
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79
NIU
21
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RV/RV DePaul Drops Road Battle to Northern Illinois
11/12/2022 3:40:00 PM | WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Morrow drops game-high 25 points and grabs 13 rebounds in setback
DEKALB, Ill. – DePaul women's basketball dropped an 86-79 road contest at Northern Illinois on Saturday afternoon at the NIU Convocation Center. The Blue Demons led for the entirety of the first 20 minutes, before the Huskies outscored DePaul 44-36 in the second half.
Aneesah Morrow totaled a game-high 25 points while grabbing 13 rebounds for her first double-double of the season and 24th of her career. Darrione Rogers added 21 points while Kendall Holmes poured in 15 on four-of-seven shooting from distance.
DePaul (1-1) outrebounded Northern Illinois 40-29, but the Huskies turned 15 Blue Demon miscues into 25 points.
Morrow scored DePaul's first seven points of the contest while the Blue Demons hit four triples in the first five and half minutes to jump out to a 22-14 lead halfway through the first quarter.
The Huskies came within seven points with under a minute to play in the period, but a three from Keke Rimmer would allow the Blue Demons to take a 31-21 advantage after 10 minutes of play.
Northern Illinois utilized a 10-3- run to cut DePaul's lead to just a point with two minutes remaining the second quarter, but a putback from Tara Daye and a free throw from Morrow would send the Blue Demons into the locker room in front, 43-39.
At halftime, Morrow led all scorers with 17 points to go along with six rebounds. As a team, the Blue Demons held a 23-15 advantage on the boards.
Huskies would tie the score 90 seconds into the second half and later take their first lead of the game on an A'Jah Davis layup. Consecutive triples from Holmes put the Blue Demons back in front, but a near three-minute scoring drought for DePaul allowed the Huskies to take a two-possession lead, 58-54. Northern Illinois led 65-62 after 30 minutes of action.
Morrow netted back-to-back buckets to begin the fourth quarter before a Jorie Allen layup knotted the score once again at 68. A five-point unanswered stretch for Northern Illinois, widened the deficit to six for DePaul. Rogers drove to the baseline for a basket and brought the Blue Demons within a possession with a pair of free throws, but it wouldn't be enough as a Huskies putback and a pair of free throws put the game out of reach.
Chelby Kocher and Davis led NIU with 24 and 20 points, respectively.
The Blue Demons return to Wintrust Arena on Tuesday, Nov. 15 for a matchup with the Cleveland State Vikings. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. on FloSports.
Aneesah Morrow totaled a game-high 25 points while grabbing 13 rebounds for her first double-double of the season and 24th of her career. Darrione Rogers added 21 points while Kendall Holmes poured in 15 on four-of-seven shooting from distance.
DePaul (1-1) outrebounded Northern Illinois 40-29, but the Huskies turned 15 Blue Demon miscues into 25 points.
Morrow scored DePaul's first seven points of the contest while the Blue Demons hit four triples in the first five and half minutes to jump out to a 22-14 lead halfway through the first quarter.
The Huskies came within seven points with under a minute to play in the period, but a three from Keke Rimmer would allow the Blue Demons to take a 31-21 advantage after 10 minutes of play.
Northern Illinois utilized a 10-3- run to cut DePaul's lead to just a point with two minutes remaining the second quarter, but a putback from Tara Daye and a free throw from Morrow would send the Blue Demons into the locker room in front, 43-39.
At halftime, Morrow led all scorers with 17 points to go along with six rebounds. As a team, the Blue Demons held a 23-15 advantage on the boards.
Huskies would tie the score 90 seconds into the second half and later take their first lead of the game on an A'Jah Davis layup. Consecutive triples from Holmes put the Blue Demons back in front, but a near three-minute scoring drought for DePaul allowed the Huskies to take a two-possession lead, 58-54. Northern Illinois led 65-62 after 30 minutes of action.
Morrow netted back-to-back buckets to begin the fourth quarter before a Jorie Allen layup knotted the score once again at 68. A five-point unanswered stretch for Northern Illinois, widened the deficit to six for DePaul. Rogers drove to the baseline for a basket and brought the Blue Demons within a possession with a pair of free throws, but it wouldn't be enough as a Huskies putback and a pair of free throws put the game out of reach.
Chelby Kocher and Davis led NIU with 24 and 20 points, respectively.
The Blue Demons return to Wintrust Arena on Tuesday, Nov. 15 for a matchup with the Cleveland State Vikings. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. on FloSports.
Team Stats
DePaul
NIU
FG%
.470
.525
3FG%
.360
.500
FT%
.533
.818
RB
40
29
TO
15
11
STL
8
9
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
25
FGM
11
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Pts
21
FGM
8
3FGM
2
FTM
3
Pts
15
FGM
5
3FGM
4
FTM
1
Pts
6
FGM
2
3FGM
1
FTM
1
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