Northwestern had a bit of the Sunday scaries.
After being thrashed in South Bend, Northwestern (3-1, 0-0 B1G) defeated Southeastern Missouri State 76-68. The ‘Cats trailed at the half but were able to pull away in the second half.
Walsh led NU with 27 points and 14 rebounds, and Melanie Daley aided Walsh with 17 points. Jaliyah Green led the Redhawks with 22 points.
The ‘Cats controlled the tip, and Paige Mott laid one in to open up the scoring. As the quarter carried on, both teams continued to trade buckets, but an and-one and ensuing lay-in from Caileigh Walsh gave the ‘Cats a 12-9 lead at the first media timeout.