EVANSTON, Ill. — It wasn’t pretty, but they got it done.
That’s about all that can be said after the Northwestern Wildcats (9-3, 1-0 B1G) outlasted the Temple Owls (5-5, 0-0 B1G) 68-58 at Welsh-Ryan Arena.
Veronica Burton led the ‘Cats with 12 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds on 4-for-15 shooting. Laya Hartman followed close behind with 11 points off the bench. Melannie Daley and Courtney Shaw added 10 points each.
The Wildcats rolled out onto the court tonight with a new starting five of Burton, Daley, Jazzy McWilliams, Caileigh Walsh and Shaw. Both Jillian Brown and Lauryn Satterwhite returned to the bench after being out due to a non-COVID illness and an injury, respectively.