Back to the Northwestern Wildcats Newsfeed

Rapid Reaction: Wildcats scorch rims and visitors in 87-69 blowout over Omaha

Well, if it wasn’t clear enough on Thursday night, the Wildcats have an offense.

Northwestern (2-0, 0-0 B1G) defeated Omaha (1-2, 0-0 Summit) by a score of 87-69 on Sunday afternoon in a game that belonged to the ‘Cats almost from the jump. The Wildcats jumped out to a 17-0 lead to open the game, and UNO never got closer than 12 after that.

Melannie Daley was once again the leader for the Wildcats, erupting for 21 points on an astounding 10-for-11 shooting mark. There were also four other Northwestern players in double figures: Hailey Weaver had 15, Paige Mott had 14, and Caileigh Walsh and Caroline Lau both chipped in 11 each.