Aug. 20, 2001
EVANSTON, Ill. - Northwestern senior guard Ashley Messenger returned from a nine-day tour of Europe during which she helped the Big Ten women's basketball foreign tour team go a perfect 5-0. The Big Ten outscored its opponents by an average of 38.4 points per contest.
Messenger averaged 4.4 points and played in all five games. She averaged 1.8 rebounds and 1.4 assists a game, and scored seven points against Martigny and Troistorents.
2001 Big Ten Foreign Tour Game Schedule
Thursday, August 9 Big Ten 107, Sion/Helios 70 Montreux, Switzerland Saturday, August 11 Big Ten 101. Martigny 61 Montreux, Switzerland Sunday, August 12 Big Ten 122, Troistorents BBC 54 Montreux, Switzerland Tuesday, August 14 Big Ten 87, Racing Strasbourg 70 Strasbourg, France Friday, August 17 Big Ten 96, Arras 57 Viloaines, France