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MARQUETTE, Mich. – Those in attendance Saturday afternoon at Vandament Arena witnessed one of the best three-point displays from the Northern Michigan women's basketball team in program history, as the Wildcats sank 15 triples to defeat the Wayne State Warriors 91-71, securing the weekend sweep.
NMU's 15-23 performance from three was not only a season-high, but it was one of their best performances from deep in program history. Overall, the 'Cats were 33-57 (57.9%), their best output of the year. The Warriors were 26-65 (40.0%) overall and just 7-22 (31.8%) from three.
Leading the way was Sarah Newcomer, who scored 22 points on a near-perfect 6-7 mark from three. Right behind her was Jacy Weisbrod as she poured in 21 points and converted 5-7 triple attempts. Sydney Whitehouse added 15 points.
CJ Romero orchestrated the offense to perfection, dishing out a career-high 11 assists to fuel NMU's season-high 24 helpers.
After much back-and-forth play early in the game, the Wildcats were able to build a double-digit lead by halftime with a dominant second quarter (22-11), then followed it up with another double-digit edge in the third frame (27-16) to pull away. The Wildcats' record in conference play is now 8-2, and 17-3 overall.
Before the start of the game, Weisbrod and Alyssa Hill were honored for each reaching the 1,000-point mark earlier this season.
