Sydney Ciardi
Freshman guard María Sánchez Pitarch dribbles down the court Nov. 14. Five of Towson’s points came off turnovers from Northeastern and the Huskies failed to score on any of Towson’s mistakes.
The Northeastern women’s basketball team (1-12, 0-4 CAA) was demolished by the Towson Tigers (4-12, 2-3 CAA) 79-43 on the road Jan. 17.
Northeastern was coming off their closest game against a conference opponent, a Jan. 12 loss to the University of North Carolina Wilmington Seahawks, 51-48. The Tigers had previously picked up their first conference win against the Seahawks by only one point Jan. 5, but this game showed a different side to the Tigers and Huskies.
Northeastern won the tip, but the Tigers struck first. Although Towson stayed in the lead the whole time, they were only winning 12-10 by the end of the first quarter. Shooting was close for both teams as the Tigers went 5-17 and the Huskies went 4-18. Five of Towson’s points came off turnovers from Northeastern, and the Huskies failed to score on any of Towson’s mistakes.
In the second quarter, the game became a back-and-forth battle with four lead changes. Northeastern went 7-16 from the field with eight points from in the paint, and Towson went 7-19 with most of their success coming from behind the arc. The first half ended with a score of 30-26 Towson.
Out of the half, the trend of the game began to change. Towson scored more points off fast breaks, turnovers, three-pointers and in the paint than Northeastern. As Towson’s shooting percentage increased to 46.67%, Northeastern’s dropped to 31.25%. The Tigers took their most commanding lead of the game in the third quarter, going up 49-30.
Northeastern fell apart during the final quarter of the game, leading to the team’s devastating defeat — the 12th of its 13 games this season. Northeastern’s shooting percentage dropped to 18.18% as they shot the fewest shots they had in any other quarter of the game, while Towson’s increased to 50% and had the most shots opportunities of the game in the fourth. Towson scored nine points off turnovers, fourteen second-chance points and 24 bench points, while Northeastern had none. Northeastern’s sole points came off two free throws, a jumper and a layup, leaving them outscored 30-6 in the quarter. The final score was 79-43, handing Northeastern their 12th loss of the season.
Northeastern will face off against the William & Mary Tribe (5-10, 2-2 CAA) at home Jan. 19 in hopes of their first home and conference win of the season.