Posted: Dec 02, 2021

Women's Basketball Drops 77-69 Contest To Northern Michigan

Northern Mich.

(5-2, 1-0 GLIAC)

Northwood

(5-2, 0-1 GLIAC)

Final

Northern Mich. (5-2, 1-0 GLIAC)

Northwood (5-2, 0-1 GLIAC)

Game Leaders

Northern Mich.

Pts: Makaylee Kuhn - 16

Reb: Emily Mueller - 9

Ast: Makaylee Kuhn - 7

Northwood

Pts: Ava DiMilia - 14

Reb: Maizie Taylor - 8

Ast: Ellie Taylor - 5

Team Stats

Northern Mich.

Northwood

Field Goals

(29-56)

(26-60)

Field Goal %

51.8%

43.3%

Rebounds

Assists

Turnovers

Pts off Turnovers

2nd Chance Pts

Pts in the Paint

Fastbreak Pts

Bench Pts

Full stats

OVERVIEW – NORTHERN MICHIGAN

SCORE: Northern Michigan Wildcats 77, Northwood Timberwolves 69

RECORDS: Northwood (5-2, 0-1 GLIAC), Northern Michigan (5-2, 1-0 GLIAC)

LOCATION: Riepma Arena – Midland, Mich.

RECAP: Women's Basketball falls to Northern Michigan 77-69 Thursday night (December 2).

FIRST QUARTER

Northwood got off to a strong start in the game, leading 13-5 with 5:30 remaining in the opening quarter.
NMU controlled the rest of the first quarter, scoring 16 of the final 22 points to lead 21-19 at the end of one.
Northwood finished the first quarter at 43.8 percent overall (7-16) but had a big quarter from 3-point range, making five of their 10 attempts (50.0 percent).
Northern Michigan went 8-15 from the floor in the first (53.3 percent) while making two 3-pointers and going 3-3 from the foul line.

SECOND QUARTER

The game was tied 28-28 when NMU made a final push to earn the lead at the break.
The Wildcats scored 12 of the final 18 points of the half to take a 40-34 lead at the break.
NU had a higher overall field goal percentage in the second than NMU, as the Timberwolves finished at 46.7 percent (7-15) compared to the Wildcats at 43.8 percent (7-16).
Northern Michigan held the advantage in the quarter thanks to the 3-point line, where they out-scored Northwood 12-3.

THIRD QUARTER

NMU made a key push early in the third quarter, getting their lead up to as many as 13 at 50-37.
NU got the lead down to seven at one point before the Wildcats held a 55-45 lead heading to the fourth.
Northwood fell back to 26.7 percent from the floor in the third, making 4-15 overall.
The Wildcats ended the third at 46.2 percent (6-13).

FOURTH QUARTER

Northwood started the fourth quarter fast, scoring eight of the first nine points to get within four at 57-53.
That is as close as the Timberwolves would get, however, as the Wildcats would lead by at least five over the final 7:14 of the game.
Northwood jumped up to 57.1 percent in the final quarter (8-14) while making 2-4 from 3-point range.
Northern Michigan was even better than the Timberwolves in the final quarter, going 8-12 overall (66.7 percent) and 2-3 from 3-point range.

GAME STATS