Archive for December 4th, 2008
Women’s Hoops: Road woes keep NU down
By Danny Daly
Just when it looked like Northwestern had its first road victory of the season all wrapped up, Clemson snatched victory from the claws of defeat and prevailed in a 78-75 overtime thriller at Littlejohn Colisseum. It was the third straight game in which the Wildcats blew a lead late in the second half.
Up three points with just five seconds left and junior point guard Jenny Eckhart on the line shooting two, NU (2-6) seemed to have the game won.
But Eckhart, a career 74 percent free-throw shooter, missed both tries. Clemson forward Lele Hardy connected from long range with one second remaining to send the game into overtime. The Cats had a chance to force a second overtime, but senior guard Erin Dickerson’s 3-pointer missed as time expired.
Men’s Hoops: NU grows up to outmuscle Florida State
By Adam Fusfeld
The players were fired up, showing emotion at each stoppage and throwing themselves at each loose ball igniting the crowd.
Northwestern (5-1) played energetic and inspired ball to the tune of a 73-59 victory over Florida State on Wednesday. Still, it was the team’s commitment to defense and rebounding behind all the emotion that led them to win.
The Wildcats forced 22 turnovers, and held the Seminoles to just 7 of 26 shooting in the second half, to come back from a five-point halftime deficit.
“We got much tougher in the second half,” sophomore forward Ivan Peljusic said. “In the first half we were kind of letting them push us around. They were like grown men, and we were like kids.”
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Men’s Hoops: ‘Moore’ than NU could hope for
By Matt Forman
After Northwestern’s 16-point victory over UC Riverside on Monday, coach Bill Carmody wished for his team to be tied or trailing at halftime in a game to see how it responded.
On Wednesday, Carmody got exactly what he was hoping for. NU went into halftime down three points to an undefeated Florida State.
“I was pretty disappointed heading into halftime,” Carmody said. “I was not pleased at all.”
In the second half, Carmody got more than he ever could have hoped for.
The Wildcats (5-1) responded with arguably the best 20 minutes of basketball during Carmody’s eight seasons in Evanston and topped the Seminoles 73-59.
