CHICAGO, Ill. -- Michaela Schmidt and Lauren Smolen both led the way for the IU Northwest women's basketball team with each of them recording double-doubles but the RedHawks fell on the road to host St. Xavier, 81-62, at the Shannon Center, Saturday. Schmidt led all scorers with 15 points and 12 rebounds while Smolen scored 11 points and grabbed 10 boards.

RECORDS
No. 20 St. Xavier (11-1, 7-0 CCAC) | IU Northwest (2-9, 0-2 CCAC)

IU NORTHWEST LEADERS
Points: Michaela Schmidt (15)
Rebounds: Michaela Schmidt (12)
Assists: Samantha Martin (3)
Blocks: Samantha Martin (1)
Steals: Jessy Siems (3)

QUARTER BREAKDOWN

FIRST QUARTER (St. Xavier 25, IU Northwest 12)

• SXU jumped out to a 15-0 lead before Lauren Smolen made a layup to end the drought.  
• A few minutes later, IU Northwest made a 10-0 run of their own to make it 19-12 in favor of St. Xavier. 
• The Cougars closed out the quarter on a 6-0 run to take a 25-12 lead after the first period.

SECOND QUARTER

• Desa Geisler started the second quarter with a basket for the RedHawks. 
• A couple minutes later, Geisler cut it back down to single digits after nailing a three-pointer to make it 29-21 at the 7:13 mark. 
• Smolen would made a layup to make it back to seven points but SXU made another run.
• The Cougars scored eight in a row to grab a 37-23 lead with 2:15 left before the break.
• Sydney Van Meter ended that run by making a three-pointer to cut it back to an 11-point lead.
• Karli Miller looked to give the RedHawks some momentum going into the second half as she made a layup as time was expiring. 

THIRD QUARTER

• SXU started the second half on a 9-2 run to stretch it out to a 50-32 lead.
• Michaela Schmidt knocked down a pair at the free-throw line to end the drought for the RedHawks.  
• Van Meter tried to keep IU Northwest in the game after she hit a three-pointer but SXU had the answer. 
• The Cougars led 68-48 after the third quarter. 

FOURTH QUARTER 

• Saint Xavier started the fourth quarter with a three-pointer before Schmidt made a layup. 
• SXU would continue to hold onto their double-digit lead.
• IU Northwest scored eight points in a row capped of by a layup by Kaitlyn Foutz to make it a 77-62 game with under two minutes left.
• The Cougars scored the final two buckets of the game and won the game 81-62.

FINAL SCORE (No. 20 St. Xavier 81, IU Northwest 62)

UP NEXT

• IU Northwest will be back in action Wednesday, February 10 as the RedHawks travel to Roosevelt University in Arlington Heights, Illinois to take on the Lakers starting at 5:30 p.m. CT.