Women's Basketball Opens Season With 84-74 Win Over Findlay

OVERVIEW – FINDLAY

SCORE: Northwood Timberwolves 84, Findlay Oilers 74

RECORDS: Northwood (1-0), Findlay (0-1)

LOCATION: Riepma Arena – Midland, Mich.

RECAP: Women's Basketball opens the Autumn Haggadone era with an 84-74 win over Findlay Friday (November 12).

FIRST QUARTER

• Both offenses had strong opening quarters.
• NU led by as many as seven before Findlay cut the lead to 22-20 after one.
• Northwood ended the opening quarter shooting 44.4 percent overall (8-18) while going 3-10 from 3-point range (30.0 percent).
• Findlay was 9-17 from the floor in the first (52.9 percent) while making 2-3 from beyond the 3-point arc (66.7 percent).

SECOND QUARTER

• Northwood trailed 31-29 with 6:32 remaining when the Timberwolves finished the half strong.
• NU went on a 14-3 run and eventually finished with a 43-35 lead at halftime.
• The Timberwolves fell back to 33.3 percent (6-18) from the floor and from 3-point range in the second (3-9).
• Findlay was 6-12 from the floor in the second (50.0 percent).

THIRD QUARTER

• The Timberwolves pushed their lead to 10 on two occasions early in the second half, but Findlay made a late push.
• UF used a 19-6 run to take a 61-58 lead late in the third.
• NU responded with a strong finish, scoring the final seven points to take a 65-61 lead heading to the fourth.
• Both teams had strong shooting quarters in the third – NU was 9-18 overall (50.0 percent) and 4-8 from 3-point range (50.0 percent).
• Findlay jumped up to 64.3 percent (9-14) and was 3-5 from three (60.0 percent).

FOURTH QUARTER

• The Oilers got within two early in the fourth, but that is as close as Findlay would get.
• The lead stayed above six over the final 3:03 of the game.
• Northwood led by as many as 12 before earning the 10 point victory.
• NU was 5-14 from the floor in the fourth, good for 35.7 percent. NU went 2-5 from 3-point range and made seven free throws in the final quarter.
• Findlay fell back to 23.5 percent from the floor in the fourth (4-17), missing all five of their 3-point attempts.

GAME STATS

• FG PERCENTAGE: Findlay .467 (28-60), Northwood .412 (28-68)
• 3-PT PERCENTAGE: Findlay .813 (13-16), Northwood .375 (12-32)
• FREE THROW PERCENTAGE: Findlay .636 (14-22), Northwood .800 (16-20)
• REBOUNDS: Findlay 38 (14 offensive), Northwood 40 (19 offensive)
• ASSISTS/TURNOVERS: Findlay 18/17, Northwood 18/11
• POINTS IN THE PAINT: Findlay 40, Northwood 22
• POINTS OFF TURNOVERS: Findlay 13, Northwood 23
• SECOND CHANCE POINTS: Findlay 11, Northwood 19
• FAST BREAK POINTS: Findlay 8, Northwood 5
• BENCH POINTS: Findlay 24, Northwood 20

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Makenzie Todd: 20 points, 4-8 from 3-point range
• Jayla Strickland: 10 points, 10 rebounds
• Alana Nelson: 12 points, four assists
• Ellie Taylor: 12 points, five assists
• Maizie Taylor: 10 points, five rebounds

NORTHWOOD NOTES

• The win came in the coaching debut of Autumn Haggadone, who took over for Jeff Curtis this offseason.

UP NEXT

• The Timberwolves will finish the weekend against Hillsdale Saturday (November 13). Game time is set for 5 p.m.