Women's Basketball Defeats Hillsdale 79-70

OVERVIEW – HILLSDALE

SCORE: Northwood Timberwolves 84, Hillsdale Chargers 74

RECORDS: Northwood (2-0), Hillsdale (0-2)

LOCATION: Riepma Arena – Midland, Mich.

RECAP: Women's Basketball improves to 2-0 with a 79-70 win over Hillsdale Saturday (November 13).

FIRST QUARTER

• The Timberwolves started fast, jumping out to a 20-4 lead with less than two minutes remaining in the quarter.
• HC responded with nine straight points to get back within seven at 20-13. The NU lead was eventually 22-15 after one.
• Northwood was red-hot to start the game, shooting 62.5 percent in the quarter.
• Hillsdale struggled in the first, going 5-17 overall (29.4 percent).

SECOND QUARTER

• The Chargers continued to chip away at the lead in the second, but were not able to take the lead in the quarter.
• HC got within one twice before the Timberwolves took a 38-35 lead to halftime.
• Hillsdale jumped up to 57.1 percent in the second quarter (8-14), while Northwood fell back to 29.4 percent (5-17). NU also missed all six of their 3-point attempts.

THIRD QUARTER

• Hillsdale kept the momentum from the second quarter into the early parts of the third, scoring the first six point to take the lead 41-38.
• That would prove to be their biggest lead of the night, however, as NU went on top by seven 50-43 with less than five minutes remaining in the quarter.
• The Chargers did not go away, as the rallied back to tie the game at 55-55 heading to the fourth quarter.
• Northwood ended the third shooting 33.3 percent (6-18), compared to the Chargers at 43.8 percent (7-16).

FOURTH QUARTER

• The Northwood lead stood at 60-59 when the Timberwolves made the final key push to earn the win.
• NU scored 13 of the next 16 points to go up 73-62 with less than a minute remaining on their way to a 79-70 win.
• Northwood was just 5-18 from the floor in the fourth (27.8 percent), but went 12-15 from the foul line (80.0 percent).
• Hillsdale ended the fourth with the same field goal percentage as Northwood – 27.8 percent (5-18). But the Chargers were just 1-5 from the foul line in the quarter.

GAME STATS

• FG PERCENTAGE: Hillsdale .385 (25-65), Northwood .377 (26-69)
• 3-PT PERCENTAGE: Hillsdale .361 (13-36), Northwood .179 (5-28)
• FREE THROW PERCENTAGE: Hillsdale .636 (7-11), Northwood .759 (22-29)
• REBOUNDS: Hillsdale 40 (Five offensive), Northwood 49 (12 offensive)
• ASSISTS/TURNOVERS: Hillsdale 17/17, Northwood 15/10
• POINTS IN THE PAINT: Hillsdale 24, Northwood 38
• POINTS OFF TURNOVERS: Hillsdale 10, Northwood 12
• SECOND CHANCE POINTS: Hillsdale 4, Northwood 9
• FAST BREAK POINTS: Hillsdale 4, Northwood 12
• BENCH POINTS: Hillsdale 30, Northwood 9

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Alana Nelson: 20 points, 10 rebounds
• Makenzie Todd: 19 points, 7-8 from the foul line
• Jayla Strickland: 17 points, six rebounds
• Ellie Taylor: Seven points, six rebounds, six assists

 UP NEXT

• The Timberwolves will travel to Indianapolis November 18. Game time is set for 5:30 p.m.