Women's Basketball Falls At Wayne State 76-66

OVERVIEW – WAYNE STATE

SCORE:  #16 Wayne State Warriors 76, Northwood Timberwolves 66

RECORDS: Northwood (15-9, 11-7 GLIAC), Wayne State (18-6, 13-5 GLIAC)

LOCATION: Matthaei Center – Detroit, Mich.

RECAP: Wayne State's high-scoring opening half proves to be the difference in a 76-66 win over Northwood Saturday (February 17).

FIRST QUARTER

• Northwood led 8-4 early, but it was the Wayne State offense that was the story of the opening quarter.
• The Warriors led by as many as nine before taking a 26-18 lead after the first.
• Wayne State was red-hot to start the game, shooting 68.8 percent (11-16).
• Northwood ended the quarter at 40.0 percent (6-15).

SECOND QUARTER

• Northwood cut the advantage down to six early in the second quarter, only to see the Warriors maintain control throughout the frame.
• Wayne State eventually led 47-33 at halftime.
• While Northwood had a solid shooting performance at 46.2 percent (6-13), WSU stayed hot by shooting 57.1 percent (8-14).

THIRD QUARTER

• Wayne State got their lead to 17 early in the third quarter when the Timberwolves began to chip away at the advantage.
• NU eventually got the lead down to seven before the Warriors ended up with a 61-51 lead heading the fourth.
• Northwood played primarily a zone defense in the third quarter and it payed off, as NU held Wayne State to just 25.0 percent from the floor (4-16).
• NU ended up shooting 38.5 percent (5-13) in the quarter.

FOURTH QUARTER

• Northwood got the lead down to four (67-63) and had possession of the ball with under four minutes remaining, but that is as close as they would get.
• Wayne State made all eight of their free throws in the fourth, including going 6-6 from the line in the final 2:31.
• Northwood ended fourth quarter at 38.5 percent from the floor (5-13). WSU's free throws were important because the Warriors struggled from the floor in the quarter, going 3-14 (21.4 percent).

GAME STATS

• FG PERCENTAGE: Wayne State .433 (26-60), Northwood .407 (22-54)
• 3-PT PERCENTAGE: Wayne State .320 (8-25), Northwood .259 (7-27)
• FREE THROW PERCENTAGE: Wayne State .842 (16-19), Northwood .938 (15-16)
• REBOUNDS: Wayne State 36 (13 offensive), Northwood 32 (nine offensive)
• ASSISTS/TURNOVERS: Wayne State 13/10, Northwood 12/14
• POINTS IN THE PAINT: Wayne State 28, Northwood 24
• POINTS OFF TURNOVERS: Wayne State 16, Northwood 11

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Karli Herrington: 18 points, six rebounds
• Lindsay Orwat: 15 points, four rebounds
• Grace German: 12 points, six rebounds

NORTHWOOD NOTES

• With the results of today's games, Northwood is locked into the No. 5 seed for the upcoming GLIAC Tournament. NU, which has two games remaining, is two games behind fourth-place Wayne State and two games ahead of Northern Michigan. Northwood cannot win a tiebreaker with WSU and cannot lose one with NMU.

UP NEXT.

• The Timberwolves will travel to Tiffin Thursday night (February 22). Game time is set for 7:30 p.m