GARY, Ind. -- Freshman Katelyn Halfacre made her season debut on Saturday as she led the IU Northwest women's basketball team with a 78-38 victory against Judson Saturday. Halfacre led all scorers with 16 points and four three-pointers in the victory.

TEAM RECORDS
IU Northwest (3-3, 1-1 CCAC) | Judson (0-6, 0-3 CCAC) 

QUARTER BREAKDOWN
1st Quarter: IU Northwest 16, Judson 13
2nd Quarter: IU Northwest 23, Judson 7
Halftime Score: IU Northwest 39, Judson 20
3rd Quarter: IU Northwest 19, Judson 10
4th Quarter: IU Northwest 20, Judson 8
Final Score: IU Northwest 78, Judson 38

IU NORTHWEST LEADERS
Points: Katelyn Halfacre (16), Samantha Martin (14)
Rebounds: Michaela Schmidt (8)
Assists: Meghan Long (9)
Blocks: Tiara Jackson (1)
Steals: Meghan Long, Samantha Martin (2)

GAME RECAP
Judson went up 5-0 early in the contest.  IU Northwest was able to respond with a 7-2 run capped off with layups by Meghan Long and Sarah Martin. 

Both teams traded the next two baskets before the RedHawks got a three-pointer from Halfacre and a layup by Long.  IU Northwest led 16-13 after the first quarter. 

The Eagles opened up the second period with a three-pointer to tie the game at 16-all. Alyna Santiago responded right away with a three of her own to regain the lead. 

After a basket by JU, IU Northwest scored the next 19 unanswered capped off with a basket by Tiara Jackson and a three-pointer by Sarah Martin.  The RedHawks went into the halftime break ahead 39-20. 

IUN started the second half with three straight layups by Michaela Schmidt, Karli Miller and Lauren Smolen to grab a 45-20 lead with 8:14 left in the third quarter. Jackson capped off the 10-0 run to start the second half for IU Northwest to give the RedHawks a 49-20 lead.

Judson responded with back-to-back buckets. Halfacre nailed another three-pointer and Long made a basket to extend the lead to 56-27.

The RedHawks led 58-30 after the third quarter.

Halfacre made a three-pointer and made a basket to score five straight for the RedHawks to give them a 63-30 advantage. IU Northwest put the game out of reach after three straight three-pointers by Halfacre, Madison Wirey and Santiago for a 76-34 advantage their biggest lead of the night. 

Samantha Martin picked up the final basket for the RedHawks. IU Northwest ended up winning the contest 78-38.

UP NEXT
IU Northwest will be back in action Wednesday, November 17 for another CCAC game as the RedHawks host Lincoln starting at 5:30 p.m. CT inside the Savannah Center.

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