Revenge sure is sweet.
After dropping a home contest 63-59 to the Nittany Lions on Jan. 20, Northwestern (13-8, 5-5 B1G) earned a tenacious 78-72 win over Penn State (9-13, 3-9 B1G) in University Park at the Bryce Jordan Center. While the aforementioned loss to PSU started a four-game skid for the ‘Cats, this afternoon’s victory extended Joe McKeown’s win streak to two.
As she did just two weeks ago, Penn State’s Makenna Marisa balled out against the Wildcats, registering a game-high 25 points. For Northwestern, Veronica Burton led the charge with 22 points, eight assists and four steals, but the superstar guard also got some help from her supporting cast, with Lauryn Satterwhite, Jillian Brown, Melannie Daley and Laya Hartman all hitting the double-digit mark in points.