Nov. 29, 2007
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EVANSTON, Ill. -- There will be plenty of women's basketball action at Welsh-Ryan Arena this weekend as Northwestern hosts the 24th annual Mildred and Roger L. White Invitational presented by Doubletree.
In Friday's first game, Boston College plays Wagner at 6 p.m., followed by Northwestern against Central Michigan (30 minutes after the conclusion of the first game). Friday's losers meet at 2 p.m. Saturday in the consolation game and the winners meet in the title game at 4 p.m. Northwestern's games will be streamed live on NUsports.com and all games can be followed via Gametracker.
About the Tournament...
Over the years, the Mildred and Roger L. White Tournament has showcased some of the best collegiate programs nationwide. NU has won 10 of the 23 tournaments while Eastern Michigan, Houston, James Madison, Louisville, Miami (Ohio), Nebraska, Old Dominion, St. Bonaventure, St. John's, Stanford, Northern Illinois and UNLV also have claimed the title
The tournament is named in honor of the former Mildred and Roger LeMoyne White, longtime friends and supporters of Northwestern athletics.
Last Time Out...
Freshman Meshia Reed turned in a career night, but it was not enough as Wake Forest downed Northwestern 60-45 Wednesday night at Welsh-Ryan Arena as part of the inaugural Big Ten/ACC Women's Basketball Challenge.
Wake Forest found the scoring column initially, rattling off the first four points of the game before Kaitlin McInerney and Melissa Miller answered with two buckets of their own and Ellen Jaeschke added a jumper to put the Wildcats ahead. Shortly after, McInerney came down awkwardly on her leg and twisted her knee. She did not see action the rest of the game. Her status is being evaluated.
Northwestern (2-6) led only one time after that, holding an 8-7 advantage at the 12:17 mark.
Wake Forest inflated the difference to nine before a jumper by Miller spurred a six-point run, slashing the Demon Deacon's lead to three with just under 4:30. Back-to-back buckets by Wake put the halftime lead at seven, 24-17.
The Demon Deacons strung together four treys in the first three minutes of the second half to inflate its lead to 18 and it never looked back. Wake's Alex Tchangoue spearheaded the offensive onslaught, connecting on 4-of-5 treys. The Demon Deacons shot 50 percent in the second stanza.
Senior Nadia Bibbs led NU on the glass, pulling down nine rebounds. It is the fourth time this season the guard has been Northwestern's leading rebounder. Sophomore Jenny Eckhart added nine points.
Reed's 13 points came on a 5-of-7 effort from the field, including 3-of-4 from beyond the arc.