SAN ANTONIO, Texas — With its season on the line, Northwestern showed up ready to play.
Through the first 10 minutes of their NCAA Tournament Round of 32 matchup with 2-seed Louisville, it was the 7-seed Wildcats who looked the part of the top-10 team, jumping out to a dominant 25-10 lead over the ACC Champions.
Senior guard Jordan Hamilton was a perfect 4-for-4 from the field, including 2-for-2 from three, with 12 points in the quarter while her team combined to shoot 64% from the field and make all four of its attempts from deep. On the defensive end, the ‘Cats held the Cardinals to 22% shooting and registered six blocks — by far their best single-quarter performance of the year.