MACOMB, Ill. - Freshman Sarah Miller and senior Zane Teilane combined for 22 points and 16 rebounds as the Western Illinois women's basketball team defeated Northern Illinois, 50-34, in Western Hall.With the game tied at 28-28 at the 15:20 mark in the second half, Western Illinois (2-0) took advantage of six Huskie (1-2) turnovers and went on an 11-0 run to take a 39-28 lead with 8:40 to go. Northern Illinois used a pair of free throws from Stephanie Raymond and a lay-up from Kristin Wiener to cut Western's lead to seven, 39-32, but Western Illinois pulled together an 11-2 run to close out the game for the 50-34 win.Western Illinois jumped out to an 11-point lead, 16-5, with 8:26 left in the first half after holding Northern scorless for six and a half minutes. A Kacia Gillette three-pointer put a stop to the drought and sparked a 15-6 Huskie run that cut Western's lead to just four, 24-20, with 28 seconds to go in the first half. With three seconds on the clock, freshman Nicole Myers nailed a jumper to give Western a six-point, 26-20, lead at the half.Western won the battle of the boards, 40-36, and outscored Northern from the field 35.8 (19-53) percent to 28.9 (13-45) percent. Western forced 27 Huskie turnovers while committing 19.Miller led all players with 12 points on 6-for-14 shooting from the floor to go along with six rebounds. Teilane added 10 points on 4-for-10 shooting from the field, 2-for-2 from the line, and recorded a game-high 10 rebounds for her second double-double this season.Raymond led Northern Illinois with 11 point son 4-for-9 shooting from the floor, 1-for-2 from beyond the arc and a perfect 2-for-2 from the line. Wiener led Huskies with nine rebounds.Western Illinois will face Eastern Washington on Saturday, November 26 at the Schwebel Bread Buckeye Classic hosted by the Ohio State in Columbus. Tip-off is scheduled for Noon (CST). Catch the game live on Western Sports Network affiliate WIUS-FM 88.3 Macomb as Matt Werkema and Brock Wissmiller call the action from St. John Arena. Saturday?s broadcast is also available on the web at www.wiu.com.Women's Basketball Game Notes- Western Illinois' home-court winning streak now stands at 41 games following its 50-34 win against Northern Illinois. Western currently has the longest home-court winning streak of any Division-I team in the nation and has held that honor since January 25, 2005. The streak dates back to February 9, 2002.- Western Illinois' bench scored 21 of the team?s 50 points, including a game-high 12 from Sarah Miller.- Western Illinois head coach Leslie Crane is now just three wins shy of breaking Western's career coaching wins mark, a record set by Bea Yeager (121-114) between 1971-81. In her eighth year at Western, Crane is 119-81 and is the all-time winningest coach in school history with a .595 winning percentange.- All-America candidate Zane Teilane recorded her 26th career double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds against Northern.Postgame QuotesWestern Illinois head coach Leslie Crane"I'm proud of our win. It was ugly but it was a great win for us. Anytime you can hold a Division I team to 34 points, especially a MAC team, it says a lot about your defense."On holding Northern Illinois without a field goal for nearly 10 minutes:"We just kept putting the defensive pressure on them with fresh players off the bench. We were able to stay within our game plan."On the offense:"We have to do some work to open up our offense. Northern did a good job tonight of stopping our running game. I thought we stopped the ball too soon many times. But then other times we continued to push hard and they ran out of gas."On winning against an instate opponent:"It's always a huge advantage when you can beat an instate opponent. You have those bragging rights for a year when you're recruiting. It's also great to be able to represent the Mid-Con with a win against a bigger school and a bigger conference. You're not just playing for yourself when you face these types of teams. You're playing for so many more people. And to hold a team like that to 34 points, it doesn't get too much better than that."Freshman Sarah Miller on her responsibility to shoot:"I have to try not to be hesitant. Earlier I was too patient and would pass up good shots, but now I just make sure that we're deep into the shot clock and if I have a good look I have to take it."On adjusting to Division I basketball:"The upper classmen have been great in helping us adjust, setting the examples and setting the standards. We've been really focused this year and that has allowed us to learn quickly. I think we've done a great job from day one as far as picking things up and making the adjustment."Senior Zane Teilane on her defense tonight:"I knew I had to be on the help side a lot more tonight. We really tried to limit their transitions."On getting farther away from the basket:"I'm having to learn how to shoot from the outside more. I'm getting more confident with it because more and more teams are double-teaming me."Northern Illinois head coach Carol Owens"Despite the outcome thought our team was right there. We had too many turnovers and that's what decided the game. We played well defensively, we needed to rebound better, and we executed our offense well. We just couldn't get the ball to go into the basket. I'm disappointed with a loss but I think we're headed in the right direction."On the 10-minute scoring drought:"We had our shots. Our high-low game opened up some opportunities for us, including a couple of three-pointers, but they just didn't fall."On Western Illinois' defense:"I thought we rushed a little. Western's pressure forced some turnovers for us. We need to stay patient and execute our offense a little better. But tonight was good in that we need to get used to those pressure situtations."On Northern Illinois' defense:"I liked the way our zone worked. We doubled-up on Zane Teilane a lot down low. We didn't come up with the defensive rebounds at critical times like we needed to."On Western Illinois' late run:"We had two quick turnovers that took the air out of us. Western had a few offensive putbacks and we got into some foul trouble and things started to spiral downward."