Detroit senior guard Da'Jourie Turner calls out a play during the Chippewas' game against Memphis at McGuirk Arena on Dec. 15.
For a team that had depended on its underclassmen for most of the season, it was senior Da’Jourie Turner who carried the Central Michigan women’s basketball team on Saturday.
Turner scored 16 of her 24 points in the fourth quarter, which led the Chippewas to a 73-67 comeback victory over host Northern Illinois, extending their win streak to eight games.
“I needed to be more aggressive,” Turner said. “Being the senior on the court, (my teammates) kept telling me I had to lead and that’s basically what I did.