Leclaire scores 22, No. 21 Green Bay women beat Northwestern
EVANSTON, Ill. -- Allie Leclaire made four 3-pointers and scored 22 points, Jessica Lindstrom had 12 points, 10 rebounds and four assists, and No. 21 Green Bay beat Northwestern 63-57 on Tuesday.
Green Bay scored the first seven points of the game and never trailed. Leclaire made back-to-back 3-pointers to start the second quarter, capping a 9-0 run spanning the break, for a 21-9 lead.
Northwestern pulled within 44-42 early in the fourth but Green Bay answered with an 11-1 run to extend it to 55-43 after consecutive 3-pointers by Leclaire and Jen Wellnitz.
Caitlyn Hibner added 14 points for Green Bay (10-1), which lost to No. 5 Mississippi State on Nov. 25. The Phoenix entered allowing a nation-best 46 points per game, holding four opponents to 40 points or less.
Abi Scheid scored 13 first-half points to reach double figures for the 11th time this season and she finished with 17 points to lead Northwestern (6-7). Lindsey Pulliam added 15 points, Byrdy Galernik had a career-high 13 points and five assists, and Pallas Kunaiyi-Akpanah grabbed 12 rebounds.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Tina Napier
- Cameron Inouye
- Tim Daley
2023-24 Horizon League Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Cleveland State | 18-2 | - | 29-6 |
Green Bay | 17-3 | 1 | 27-7 |
Purdue Fort Wayne | 13-7 | 5 | 23-13 |
Wright State | 11-9 | 7 | 18-15 |
Milwaukee | 10-10 | 8 | 16-16 |
Detroit Mercy | 9-11 | 9 | 17-16 |
Youngstown State | 9-11 | 9 | 14-18 |
Oakland | 8-12 | 10 | 12-17 |
Northern Kentucky | 8-12 | 10 | 11-20 |
IU Indianapolis | 5-15 | 13 | 7-23 |
Robert Morris | 2-18 | 16 | 6-24 |
2023-24 Big Ten Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Ohio State | 16-2 | - | 26-6 |
Iowa | 15-3 | 1 | 34-5 |
Indiana | 15-3 | 1 | 26-6 |
Michigan State | 12-6 | 4 | 22-9 |
Nebraska | 11-7 | 5 | 23-12 |
Penn State | 9-9 | 7 | 22-13 |
Michigan | 9-9 | 7 | 20-14 |
Maryland | 9-9 | 7 | 19-14 |
Illinois | 8-10 | 8 | 19-15 |
Wisconsin | 6-12 | 10 | 15-17 |
Minnesota | 5-13 | 11 | 20-16 |
Purdue | 5-13 | 11 | 15-19 |
Northwestern | 4-14 | 12 | 9-21 |
Rutgers | 2-16 | 14 | 8-24 |