Nov. 10, 2005
EVANSTON, Ill. -- Wildcat mentor Beth Combs and the Wildcats are poised to host the Chicago Challengers on Friday, Nov. 11 in the first exhibition of the 2005-06 season. Tip is set for 7 p.m. at Welsh-Ryan Arena. Admission is free. The game will also be available on All-Access.
"We are looking forward to Friday," Combs said. "We are excited to see where we are with such a young team. It will give us a nice opportunity to work on our game and continue to prepare for our home opener on the 19th."
The Chicago Challengers' roster features six former student-athletes from DePaul, and one each from UW-Milwaukee, Iowa, Duke and Western Michigan.
Last year, the Wildcats dominated in their only exhibition of the season downing BK Poprad of the Slovak Republic, 102-80.
Northwestern will officially open the 2005-06 campaign on Saturday, Nov. 19 at home against Creighton. Tip is set for noon.