Ferris State Wins Senior Day Game; Will Host SVSU In GLIAC Quarterfinals!

Postgame Highlights & Interview 

Big Rapids, Mich. - The nation's 13th-ranked Ferris State University women's basketball squad closed out the regular-season in style on Saturday (March 2), beating visiting Purdue Northwest 81-65 on Senior Day inside Jim Wink Arena.

The Bulldogs earned the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference's (GLIAC) #2 seed for the conference tournament and will next host seventh-seeded Saginaw Valley State on Wednesday (March 6) evening in quarterfinal-round play starting at 5:30 p.m. (ET).

In the Senior Day victory, the Bulldogs' three seniors led the way as FSU closed the regular-season with an impressive 21-4 overall record to go with a 15-3 mark in GLIAC action.

Senior Chloe Idoni notched a game-high 33 points for the Bulldogs, which was her second consecutive 33-point effort, while senior guard Mallory McCartney tallied 15 points, six assists and four rebounds. The squad's third senior, Amaka Unobagha, also scored and dished out a pair of assists in the victory.

Additionally, junior Kadyn Blanchard scored 11 points, grabbed eight rebounds, handed out five assists and recorded four steals in 39 minutes of action.

Ferris State led 23-17 at the end of the first quarter and held a 12-point halftime lead. The lead grew to 13 at the end of the third and FSU closed the game with a 21-18 edge in the fourth to account for the final margin.

Overall, FSU totaled 50 points inside the paint and owned a 24-14 edge in points off turnovers, forcing 17 in the win while coming up with 12 steals. The Bulldogs also posted a 22-4 advantage in fast break scoring.

The Bulldogs shot 56.7% from the floor for the game and made five-of-14 (35.7%) three's along with eight-of-10 (80%) free throws. Ferris State also owned a 34-23 rebounding margin and pulled down 12 offensive boards.

Meanwhile, Purdue Northwest converted 46.8% of its field goals and was nine-of-23 (39.1%) from long range in addition to 12-of-19 (63.2%) at the free throw stripe. The Pride was led by Dash Shaw with 21 points and Cherrell Newsom with 15 points in dropping to 11-17 overall and 6-12 in conference play.

Tickets for the GLIAC Tournament Quarterfinals will go on sale Sunday and can be purchased online at FerrisStateBulldogs.com/Tickets.