Northwestern and Peru squared off in some playoff action on Tuesday, but Northwestern had to settle for second. They took a 57-48 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Peru Tigers. Sadly, that's the second time they've come up short against Northwestern this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 48-39 back in December of 2024.
02/04/25 vs Peru | 4 |
01/31/25 vs Southwood | 5 |
01/28/25 @ Maconaquah | 4 |
Despite the loss, Northwestern still got an impressive performance from Anna Bishir, who went 9 for 17 on her way to 23 points in addition to five boards and four steals. Bishir has been hot recently, having posted four or more steals the last three times she's played. Berkley Wray was another key player, going 5 of 12 en route to 12 points along with six rebounds and four blocks.
Addie Robbins continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Peru, almost dropping a double-double on 40 points and nine boards. With that strong performance, Robbins is now averaging an impressive 15.5 points per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Kyannah Correll, who posted eight points in addition to nine rebounds and three steals.
Northwestern has traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last eight matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-14 record this season. As for Peru, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-10 record this season.
Northwestern does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Peru has already played their next contest (against West Lafayette), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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