EVANSTON, Ill. — Following a blowout loss against Michigan State, Northwestern (11-6, 3-3 B1G) came up short against Penn State (9-7, 3-3 B1G), 63-59.
Once again, Veronica Burton led the ‘Cats in scoring, registering 16 points on the night, while Laya Hartman also made it to the double-digit points mark in just her first career start. For Penn State, Makenna Marisa and Leilani Kapinus led the way with 20 and 15 points, respectively.
The ‘Cats couldn’t get much going early on. In her first start, Hartman came out firing, taking six shots in the first quarter, while only making two — including a corner three.