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Wolverines to Wrap Regular Season at Home Against Northwestern
3/5/2021 2:35:00 PM | Women's Basketball
» Michigan will conclude the regular season by hosting Northwestern Saturday (March 6), wrapping up a home-and-home series with the Wildcats.
» U-M will honor Hailey Brown and Akienreh Johnson prior to the game as part of Senior Day.
» The Wolverines are out to snap a two-game losing streak and wrap up a top-four seed at the upcoming Big Ten Tournament.
THIS WEEK
Saturday, March 6 -- vs. Northwestern (Crisler Center), 3 p.m.
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ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The No. 12-ranked University of Michigan women's basketball team (13-4, 8-4 B1G) will wrap up the regular season Saturday (March 6), hosting Northwestern (13-6, 11-6 B1G) at 3 p.m. at Crisler Center. Michigan will honor Hailey Brown and Akienreh Johnson prior to the game as part of Senior Day.
Hail From Home
Game days may look different this season, but the tradition of cheering on Michigan women's basketball continues. Hail From Home is our way to virtually bring the excitement of game day to fans. Throughout the season, fans can look forward to a variety of digital engagements including a game day check-in with monthly prizes, fan cutouts at Crisler Center, game day playlists, Crisler scoreboard messages, special theme games, and more. » Hail From Home
Wolverine Notes
• Michigan will honor its senior class of Hailey Brown and Akienreh Johnson prior to the contest against Northwestern. Brown, who became the 14th Wolverine in program history to start 100 career games, has appeared in 109 contests during her time at U-M. She has averaged 8.5 points and 4.1 rebounds in 25.6 minutes per game. She has 132 career three-pointers, ranking 11th all-time at Michigan. Brown has scored in double figures five times this season and 43 times during her career. She scored a career-best 23 points in 2018 against Indiana and earned USBWA National Freshman of the Week honors during that season. She will graduate with a degree in communications and media.
Johnson has appeared in 117 career games during her time at Michigan, ranking 25th all-time. She has been a double-figure scorer the past two seasons, bringing her career averages to 7.0 points and 4.2 rebounds in 20.8 minutes per game. This season, she is averaging 10.8 points and 6.2 rebounds in 30.3 minutes per game. She has four career double-doubles and has scored in double figures 33 times, highlighted by a 24-point performance against Rutgers last season. She graduated last year with a degree in general studies and is currently pursuing her Master of Social Work.
• Michigan is looking to snap a two-game losing streak in the contest against Northwestern. U-M had been 2-0 following a loss this season before falling to No. 8 Maryland Thursday (March 4). The Wolverines are 8-1 at home this season and are looking for both their ninth conference and home win of the season. Depending on the results of the final days of action across the conference, Michigan is still in the hunt for a top-four seed at the upcoming Big Ten Tournament.
• Michigan had four double-figure scorers in its 75-66 win over Ohio State (Feb. 21), the first time U-M had four in double figures since a 92-49 win over Wisconsin (Dec. 31). U-M is now 7-0 when at least four players reach double figures, with five players doing it in the season-opening win over Central Michigan (Nov. 25).
• Northwestern (13-6, 11-6 B1G) comes to Ann Arbor after dropping a 62-50 decision last time out against Maryland (Feb. 28). NU is averaging 69.8 points per game on 41.0 percent shooting while allowing 61.9 points per game on 42.9 percent shooting. The Wildcats have a trio of double-figure scorers in Veronica Burton (16.6 ppg), Lindsey Pulliam (16.2 ppg) and Sydney Wood (12.5 ppg). U-M has won two straight in the series against Northwestern.
Last Time Against Northwestern
• Juniors Naz Hillmon (26 points) and Leigha Brown (22) combined to score 48 points and helped lift the hot-shooting No. 16-ranked Wolverines to an 84-63 victory over No. 15 Northwestern in a top-20 matchup Jan. 3 at Welsh-Ryan Arena in Evanston, Ill. Michigan never trailed in the contest and led by as many as 35 points.
Hillmon was 10 of 14 from the field (71.4 percent), and Brown shot 80 percent from both the field (8-for-10) and from beyond the arc (4-for-5). The Wolverines connected on 29 of their 46 shots (63 percent) and eight of 13 (61.5 percent) from three-point range. It marked the second time this season that U-M topped the 60 percent mark.
Hillmon collected her fifth double-double of the season and second in as many games with her 12 rebounds, while Brown added six assists to her stat line against the Wildcats. Senior Hailey Brown also had a double-digit performance with 13 points, and Amy Dilk added nine points with seven rebounds and four assists.
Up Next
Wed-Sat., March 10-13 -- at Big Ten Tournament (Indianapolis, Ind.)
