{"id":24458,"date":"2025-11-04T16:32:24","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T16:32:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/24458\/"},"modified":"2025-11-04T16:32:24","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T16:32:24","slug":"northwestern-starts-season-at-home-against-mercyhurst","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/24458\/","title":{"rendered":"Northwestern starts season at home against Mercyhurst"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"ESPN<\/p>\n

Monday, November 3, 2025 1:14PM<\/p>\n

Mercyhurst Lakers<\/a> at Northwestern Wildcats<\/a><\/p>\n

Evanston, Illinois; Monday, 8 p.m. EST<\/p>\n

BOTTOM LINE: Northwestern hosts Mercyhurst in the season opener.<\/p>\n

Northwestern finished 12-5 at home last season while going 17-16 overall. The Wildcats allowed opponents to score 69.2 points per game and shoot 43.3% from the field last season.<\/p>\n

Mercyhurst finished 4-14 on the road and 15-16 overall last season. The Lakers averaged 67.9 points per game last season, 28.3 in the paint, 15.8 off of turnovers and 7.4 on fast breaks.<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive<\/a> and data from Sportradar<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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