CHICAGO -- Savannah Scott had a career-high 35 points and Courtney Smith scored 24 to help Northern Colorado beat the No. 25 DePaul women 94-88 on Friday night in the season opener for both teams.
Scott shot 9 of 13 from the field, including 4 of 6 from 3-point range, and hit all of her 13 free throw attempts.
DePaul took a 43-41 lead into halftime, but Scott hit three 3s during an 11-3 run to open the second half and never again trailed. After Chante Stonewall's 3-pointer trimmed DePaul's deficit to 52-49 midway through the third quarter, the Bears scored 11 consecutive points to take a 63-49 lead three minutes later.