A traffic stop at around 12:05-a.m. today (Friday) in Montgomery County, resulted in the arrest of a man on drug and other charges. Montgomery County Deputies pulled over a vehicle operated by 29-year old Aaron Wade Opdyke, of Malvern, near 200th Street and Fernwood Avenue. Opdyke was subsequently arrested for Possession of a Controlled Substance/Marijuana – 3rd or subsequent offense. He was also cited for Driving While Suspended, and Failure to Prove Security Against Liability Insurance (accident insurance). Opdyke’s bond was set at $2,000.
The Hawkeyes (24-6) will meet top-seeded and 13th-ranked Ohio State in Friday’s first quarterfinal.
Meyer opened the game with a 3-pointer and had three in the first quarter as the Hawkeyes raced to a 22-1 lead as the Wildcats went 0 for 15 from the field.
Northwestern (12-19) trailed by 11 at the break and got as close as five in the fourth quarter.
Lindsey Pulliam, who scored 10 of her 17 points in the fourth quarter for Northwestern, made it 47-42 after back-to-back jumpers with less than four minutes to go. Alexis Sevillian, who had all nine of her points in the fourth, answered with a clutch 3-pointer and Northwestern missed its last five shots to finish the game at 27 percent.
Pallas Kunaiyi-Akpanah had 17 rebounds for the Wildcats, the fourth-highest total in a Northwestern tournament game.