Second half slump from Huskies cause loss to DePaul

In women’s basketball’s second straight road game, the Huskies struggled to keep their first half momentum against the DePaul University Blue Demons, falling 85-65 on Wednesday. “We played well-played basketball for about 35 minutes,” head coach Jacey Brooks said. The Huskies forced 23 turnovers and had 14 steals but continued to struggle offensively, shooting 36.4% from the field and 17.6% from beyond the arc. Senior forward Nevaeh Wingate led the Huskies with 11 points, nine rebounds and five assists and kept the Huskies in the game throughout the first half. “Just going out there and doing what I needed to do in order to help my team win,” Wingate said. Sophomore guard Sa’Mahn Johnson and senior guard Ashlynn Brooke contributed 10 points each. FIRST HALF The Huskies started off the first quarter aggressively on the defensive end, recording five steals in the first five minutes of the game while forcing eight turnovers for the Blue Demons.

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