It doesn’t matter if it’s the first game of the season — the Cardiac ‘Cats are always ready.
In their electrifying season opener, Northwestern (1-0, 0-0 B1G) took down UIC (1-1, 0-0 MVC) for a final score of 92-86. The ‘Cats trailed by as much as 19, but they overcame the massive deficit with a commanding third quarter and closed it out with strong defense in overtime.
Melannie Daley put up an astounding 27 points and five rebounds on 12-for-21 shooting from the field. In the frontcourt, Paige Mott absolutely dominated the glass, grabbing 20 rebounds to go with 13 points.