CHICAGO, IL. — Northwestern (3-1) is both a young team and an extremely talented one, and both those traits were on prominent display in the team’s 78-75 road loss to crosstown rival DePaul (4-1).
In a frenetic, fast-paced game, Northwestern was led by its veterans in Veronica Burton and Courtney Shaw, who scored 15 and 14 points, respectively, while also being bolstered by the young guns, as the freshmen tandem of Jillian Brown and Melanie Daley pitched in a combined 29 points themselves.
Having yet faced any significant resistance to this point in the season, Northwestern took a punch straight to the mouth right from the opening bell on Sunday night.