Women’s Hoops: Kansas State leads Northwestern 25-24 at halftime
By Zach Buchanan
After leading by as much as eight points, Northwestern scored only three points in the final 7:49 and allowed Kansas State to score 12 unanswered points en route to a 25-24 deficit at half time. In that time period, NU missed eight of their last nine shots.
NU had early success getting the ball inside to center Amy Jaeschke, who leads the team with 11 points. Northwestern only has one fewer rebound than Kansas State, but Kansas State holds the edge in offensive rebounds 6-3. Kansas State was able to take advantage of those second-chances to reclaim the lead.
NU had the opportunity to tie the game with 1:14 remaining with two Jaeschke free throws, but the sophomore missed her first attempt. A last-second half court shot by junior forward Kristin Cartwright bounced off the back of the rim to keep NU down by one.
