MARQUETTE, Mich. – Following a two week road stretch, the Northern Michigan University women's basketball team will return to the Berry Events Center this Thursday, February 6, for a matchup with Parkside at 7:30 p.m. The team will then take on Purdue Northwest at home on Saturday with tipoff set for 3 p.m.
WEEKLY NOTES
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THURSDAY VS. PARKSIDE
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SATURDAY VS. PURDUE NORTHWEST
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LAST TIME OUT
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The women are coming off a weekend split downstate with a win over Saginaw Valley State before dropping a close decision at Northwood Saturday.
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GLIAC HONORS
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Following a 46 point weekend, as well as picking up 18 rebounds and eight blocked shots, Jessica Schultz was named the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference's Women's North Player of the Week.
Her 26 point night at SVSU was a career best before adding another 20 points at Northwood on Saturday. She also tied her career-best rebound total on Saturday with 14 while shattering her career block record with five blocked shots.
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NMU VERSUS PARKSIDE
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Earlier this season the women lost a close one at Parkside when the Rangers hit a three-point shot with one second left on the clock to go up 58-55. Schultz set her previous career high 24 points in the matchup while classmate Erin Honkala picked up three steals on the evening.
All-time, the two teams are knotted 3-3, with both teams looking to pull ahead in the series standings.
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NMU VERSUS PURDUE NORTHWEST
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The Wildcats beat Purdue Northwest on the road at the start of January with a 56-34 final score, in what was currently their second-lowest point total allowed by the women's defense in 2019-20. Erin Honkala earned a double-double in the contest earlier this season with 14 points and 11 rebounds while adding an assist and blocked shot to the box score that night as well.
In five meetings between the two teams, the women remain undefeated with a 5-0 record, dating back to the 2017-18 season.
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50 YEARS OF WOMEN'S SPORTS
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Throughout the 2019-20 season, NMU will celebrate the history of Women's Sports at Northern Michigan. Fans are encouraged to contribute with their favorite and most memorable moments and athletes of NMU women's sports. Please go to THIS LINK to contribute your favorite or most memorable moment and athletes. More information on this year's celebration can be found HERE.
