The Wilmington Greyhounds and the Northwestern Wildcats squared off in some playoff action on Wednesday, but sadly the Wilmington Greyhounds had to settle for second. They fell 66-56 to the Wildcats. Wilmington's defeat signaled the end of their 11-game winning streak.
Northwestern found their leader in underclassman Makayla Presser-palmer, who scored 25 points along with eight rebounds and two steals. Presser-palmer has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last 21 times she's played. Brooke Miller was another key contributor, scoring 11 points along with five rebounds.
Wilmington's defeat dropped their record down to 19-5. As for Northwestern, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 17 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 21-3 record this season.
Wilmington does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Northwestern will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Mercyhurst Prep at 1:30 p.m. on March 2nd. Hopefully Northwestern focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 15 on Wednesday.
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