Northwestern University Athletics
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Women's Basketball Falls To No. 17 Purdue
1/30/2000 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Jan. 30, 2000
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) - Katie Douglas scored 20 points and Kelly Komara added 17 as No. 17 Purdue extended its winning streak to five games by defeating Northwestern, 70-31, on Sunday afternoon.
The Boilermakers (14-5, 6-3 Big Ten) took control from the outset and pulled away from the Wildcats in the final 13 minutes of the first half with a 29-7 run that gave the Boilermakers a 37-12 edge at the break.
Northwestern (6-13, 3-6) went scoreless from the 6:44 mark of the first half until 16:26 was left in the game. During that drought, Purdue scored 22 points, including the first eight points of the second half, and led 45-12 with 16:43 remaining on Camille Cooper's 5-foot jump shot.
Six different Boilermakers scored in Purdue's run, as Douglas led the way with seven points. Purdue's largest lead in the second half came on Candi Crawford's layup that made it 63-19 with 7:37 to go.
Purdue reserve Mary Jo Noon finished with 12 points and 12 rebounds.
Nicole Daniels led Northwestern with seven points as the Wildcats shot just 26 percent (12-of-47) from the field for the game.
Purdue, meanwhile, shot 49 percent for the game (26-of-53) and outrebounded the Wildcats, 40-20. Purdue also had 17 steals to eight for Northwestern.
