Archive for November 20th, 2008
Women’s Hoops: McKeown wants team to concentrate on positives
By Danny Daly
Few defeats are as painful as Northwestern’s 57-52 loss to Kansas State on Monday.
After dictating the pace of play and leading last year’s regular season Big 12 champions most of the way, NU broke down in the final four minutes and squandered a chance to notch a signature win less than a week into the season.
For a team that endured such a trying season a winter ago, it was especially hard to take.
“It hurts because we were so close,” said sophomore guard Meshia Reed, who finished the night with 14 points and three steals. “They’re a good team and we were right there, so that makes it a little worse.”
In a lot of ways, the players should be encouraged and excited to move forward, seeing how they are capable of causing trouble for an NCAA tournament team that returns four of its five starters. But even though the Kansas State game can be considered a moral victory of sorts, the harsh reality is that it still counts as a loss in the standings.
Three days after the emotionally charged Kansas State loss, the next challenge for the Cats is putting the disappointment behind them and trying to bounce back against Houston Baptist.
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Men’s Hoops: Defense leaves no doubts
By Adam Fusfeld
Though Northwestern players exited the locker room and stepped onto the court for warmups between halves, for the second straight game, it was practically a formality.
The Wildcats (2-0) built an 18-point halftime lead on the strength of a defense that allowed 35 percent shooting in the first half and an efficient offense that shot 14-of-29 from the field. NU struggled at the beginning of the second half but held off Texas A&M-Corpus Christi for a 66-48 win.
“I think they were perfect games for us,” said coach Bill Carmody of the team’s first two games. “I thought this team was better than (Central) Arkansas, but I think our defense was pretty good and sort of took them out of it a little bit.”
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Craig Moore hit only one three in Wednesday’s game. How did 3-point shooting affect the offense against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi? The Daily’s Matt Forman examines the 3-point shot from Wednesday’s game. Click here to read more.
A NU player set a record Wednesday night. But it is not just his name that goes into the record book. The Daily’s Philip Rossman-Reich mentions the forgotten names on the road to a school record. Click here to read more.
