Northwestern women’s basketball walked away victorious last night against its first opponent, Eastern Illinois. The Wildcats not only won by 43 points, but they were just shy of hitting 100 points themselves. This is only the first of what should be many wins for this team. Here are three reasons as to why they saw such success in game one.
The Blizzard defense hasn’t lost any steam
Northwestern’s defense was lights-out once again, especially in the second and third quarters, holding EIU to just 57 points total and 18 points in those two frames. After a dominant defensive campaign last year, NU looked to play to its strengths on that end of the court again this season and certainly started on a strong note.