Box Score

Northwestern College dropped its second straight game as they lost to Doane 83-78 this afternoon at the Bultman Center. The Red Raiders fall to 0-3 in the GPAC, 6-3 overall, while Doane wins its GPAC opener and improves to 5-3 overall. 

Kassidy De Jong matched her career-high with 32 points, going 12-for-22 from the field. The sophomore made a season-high five three-pointers and also pulled down five rebounds. Darbi Gustafson registered her third double-double of the season with 16 points and 14 rebounds, making 6-of-7 field goal attempts. Renee Maneman also registered a double-double with 11 points and 10 assists. 

How It Happened...

Hanah Barnard and Jenna Nieveen combined to hit four three-pointers over the first 3+ minutes in leading Doane to a 12-6 lead.

Northwestern scored the next 15 points en route to a 23-4 run to close out the quarter and take a 29-16 lead. Consecutive three-pointers by Chanda Zomermaand and a jumper by Haley Birks put NW on top by 15 before Barnard made the Tigers first field goal in over six minutes to close the quarter.

Doane came storming back, shooting nearly 70% in the second quarter, to make it a four-point game, 45-41, at intermission.

Tied at 53 in the third, Doane moved ahead for good with an 8-0 run, capped by a Barnard three-pointer, and led 61-56 at the end of the period. Northwestern made just four field goals and shot 36% in the quarter. 

Doane extended its lead to 11 (75-64) with four minutes left before Kassidy De Jong drained back-to-back three-pointers to make it a two-point game, 80-78, with 39 seconds left. 

The Tigers made 3-of-4 free throws down the stretch to clinch the win.

By the Numbers...

Northwestern shot 46% from the field, 28% (8-for-29) from beyond the arc; Doane was better from the field (52%) and from the 3-point arc (58%).

The Red Raiders were outrebounded for just the second time this season, 34-31; both teams were held in check on the offensive glass; NW-5, Doane-4

Both teams committed 16 turnovers

De Jong scored 30+ points for the third time in her career; she has scored in double-figures in every game this season

Gustafson has three double-doubles this season and has pulled down 10+ rebounds in five games

Maneman has dished out 10+ assists in two games this season; six for her career

Hanah Barnard poured in a career-best 38 points, draining six three-pointers; Jenna Nieveen (16) and Morgan Hill (14) were also in double figures for Doane