After getting blown out against Notre Dame last Wednesday, the ‘Cats (2-2, 0-0 B1G) clawed back to .500, beating Southern Illinois (0-3, 0-0 MVC) 84-69 on Saturday afternoon.
Northwestern put up a season high 84 points led by a 24-point, four-rebound and four-assist effort from Caileigh Walsh as well as a 10-point, 12-rebound double-double by veteran Courtney Shaw. Sydney Wood added 13 points too as Northwestern really got its offense kickstarted for the first time this season.
For Southern Illinois, Promise Taylor had 20 points and five rebounds, while Ashley Jones added 14 points and three rebounds to keep the Salukis in the game.