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Rapid Reaction: ‘Cats battle back after early struggles, beat Clemson 72-61 on the road

CLEMSON, S.C. — Like it has during much of the 2021-22 season, Northwestern stared adversity right in the face on Thursday night.

Down early on the road, the Wildcats (5-3) confronted it head-on and wound up with a 72-61 win over Clemson (4-3). Veronica Burton led the way for the ‘Cats, setting a career-high with 32 points. She also added five rebounds, four assists, three blocks and two steals to complete a dominant, multi-faceted performance that sparked NU’s comeback.

The Wildcats struggled on offense early, missing five of their first six shots from the field, but strong offensive rebounding from Courtney Shaw and a corner three from Jillian Brown kept the ‘Cats within two points of Clemson through the first five minutes, as they trailed 11-9.