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BOSTON – Pursuing its first win of the season, the Northeastern women's basketball team will look to knock off a New England challenger on Saturday, Nov. 23, when the Huskies welcome Yale to Cabot Center for a non-conference matchup. Saturday's game will air live on FloHoops with coverage beginning at 1 p.m.
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All-time Against Yale:Â Northeastern will oppose Yale for the fourth time during program history and the first time since March 2018, when the two teams met at Cabot Center to contest the first round of the Women's Basketball Invitational.
Stella Clark and
Jasmine Braswell accounted for 10 points apiece behind
Jess Genco's team high, 19 points, but the Huskies came up short against the Bulldogs, 68-58. NU had won the two previous series meetings, earning the 58-57 victory on Jan. 19, 1983, in Boston and the 80-50 result in New Haven on Dec. 6, 1983.
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Top of the Hill:Â Sophomore forward
Alexis Hill leads the CAA in steals per game (3.3) while ranking among the top five players in blocks per game (1.3) and top 10 players in scoring (13.3 points per game). Hill dropped a career high, 18 points, during Wednesday's game at Fordham, shooting eight-for-13 from the floor in addition to charting seven rebounds, four assists and three steals.
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UP NEXT
• Northeastern will trek to Central Michigan on Wednesday, Nov. 27, for a 5 p.m. non-conference game against the Chippewas.
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