Women's basketball takeaways: 11/17 edition
It was a slower day of hoops, but still a few fun tidbits. Here are my daily takeaways.
1. Northwestern earns a solid road win
It’s longtime head coach Joe McKeown’s final year at the helm and the Wildcats earned a solid road win against first-year DePaul head coach Jill Pizzotti’s team. Northwestern’s Grace Sullivan and Caroline Lau were standouts in the win that shows solid improvement from a season ago.
This team has its work cut out for it to compete in the always-loaded Big Ten, though.
2. Notable results
Auburn 69, Georgia State 65
Stephen F. Austin 82, Houston 78
3. Key statlines
Northwestern’s Grace Sullivan: 26 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals, 2 blocks
Northwestern’s Caroline Lau: 20 points, 6 rebounds, 9 assists, 1 steal
DePaul’s Kate Novik: 18 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals, 1 block
LSU’s MiLaysia Fulwiley: 20 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists, 8 steals, 3 blocks
Western Illinois’ Mia Nicastro: 31 points, 15 rebounds, 2 blocks
Delaware’s Lay Fantroy: 16 points, 20 rebounds, 1 steal, 3 blocks
VCU’s Mary-Anna Asare: 25 points, 5 rebounds, 2 steals
Howard’s Zennia Thomas: 25 points, 8 rebounds, 1 steal, 1 block
Maine’s Adrianna Smith: 26 points, 13 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals, 1 block
Kansas City’s Elauni Bennett: 26 points, 8 rebounds, 1 steal
Lindenwood’s Brooke Coffey: 24 points, 10 rebounds, 8 assists, 3 steals
SC Upstate’s Aubrie Kierscht: 26 points, 6/10 from deep, 2 steals
SFA’s Harmanie Dominguez: 17 points, 4/8 from deep, 10 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals
UTRGV’s Jalayah Ingram: 25 points, 6 rebounds, 1 block
Texas State’s Saniya Burks: 24 points, 4/7 from deep, 4 steals