An effective combination of stifling interior defense and expeditious transition offense resulted in the University of Wisconsin women’s basketball team earning a dominant 75-54 win over Northern Illinois University and moving to 5-2
on the young season.
An exciting first quarter saw six lead changes and both teams struggled to secure an advantage until UW came alive before the buzzer. Northern Illinois senior Kortney Drake had an especially strong first quarter by totalling nine of the Huskies’ 14 first-quarter points off of three 3-pointers. Despite Drake’s scoring efforts, the Badgers managed a 7-0 run to end the first and took a 20-14 lead into the second quarter.