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WISCONSIN DELLS, Wis. – The Northern Michigan women's basketball team opened its season with a 56-35 defeat to the No. 14 Central Missouri Jennies on Friday afternoon at the D2CCA Midwest Tip-Off Challenge.
The Wildcat defense was disruptive, causing 25 turnovers, the most in a game since they forced 28 turnovers against William Jewell on November 9, 2019. Freshman Teagan Schoenecker was at the forefront of the defensive effort with seven steals.
Despite that, the Wildcats struggled offensively. NMU shot just 14-63 (22.2%) overall and 2-13 (15.4%) from three. After a high-scoring 21-14 opening quarter, the teams combined for just 30 points in the second and third, with NMU only managing four points in each.
Freshman Alli Jirsa led Northern with eight points, while UCM was paced by Taylor Weishaar with a 17-point, 10-rebound double-double.
