Women's Basketball Defeats Ferris State 70-65

OVERVIEW – FERRIS STATE

SCORE: Northwood Timberwolves 70, Ferris State Bulldogs 65

RECORDS: Northwood (11-6, 5-5 GLIAC), Ferris State (13-5, 7-3 GLIAC)

LOCATION: Riepma Arena – Midland, Mich.

RECAP: Northwood women's basketball extended their winning streak to five with a hard-fought 70-65 win over Ferris State Monday night (January 24).

FIRST QUARTER

• Northwood started the game fast, scoring the first four points before eventually taking a 17-7 lead late in the quarter.
• The NU advantage stood at 17-10 after one.
• Northwood ended the first quarter at 38.9 percent overall, making 7-18 overall. The Timberwolves were 2-7 from the 3-point line and 1-1 from the foul line.
• Ferris State struggled shooting in the first, making 4-15 overall (26.7 percent). FSU was 2-9 from the 3-point line.

SECOND QUARTER

• The teams flipped their shooting in the second, as the Bulldogs got hot early.
• A 17-2 run for FSU gave the Bulldogs a five points lead at 24-19.
• NU bounced back the rest of the quarter, eventually levelling the score at 31-31 at the break.
• The Timberwolves fell back to 22.2 percent shooting in the second, making just 4-18 overall. Northwood was 2-8 from the foul line and 4-4 from the foul line.
• Ferris State jumped up to 53.3 percent in the second, making 8-15 overall. FSU was 4-9 from the 3-point arc and 1-2 from the foul line.

THIRD QUARTER

• Ferris State scored the first points of the second half and held a small lead throughout the third quarter .
• The Bulldogs led by six on three separate occasions and eventually held a 47-42 edge heading to the final quarter.­­
• The Timberwolves were 4-13 from the floor in the third (30.8 percent). NU was 0-4 from 3-point range and 3-8 from the foul line.
• Ferris State ended the quarter at 33.3 percent, making 5-15 overall. The Bulldogs were 2-6 from 3-point range and 4-7 from the foul line.

FOURTH QUARTER

• The fourth was the key part of the game, as the Timberwolves were the better team to earn the victory.
• NU scored the first seven points of the quarter to go back on top 49-47.
• The score was tied 60-60 with less than a minute to go when Makenzie Todd made a clutch 3-pointer to put the Timberwolves on top for good.
• Northwood used a 10-2 run over just 1:14 to go up 70-62 before winning 70-65.
• The Timberwolves, who out-scored the Bulldogs 28-18 in the fourth, finished the final quarter at 61.5 percent from the floor (8-13). NU was 3-4 from the 3-point line and 9-12 from the foul line.
• Ferris State ended the fourth at 38.9 percent, making 7-18 from the floor. FSU was 1-6 from 3-point range and 3-3 from the foul line.

GAME STATS

• FG PERCENTAGE: Ferris State .381 (24-63), Northwood .371 (23-62)
• 3-PT PERCENTAGE: Ferris State .300 (9-30), Northwood .304 (7-23)
• FREE THROW PERCENTAGE: Ferris State .667 (8-12), Northwood .680 (17-25)
• REBOUNDS: Ferris State 38 (Five offensive), Northwood 45 (Nine offensive)
• ASSISTS/TURNOVERS: Ferris State 16/13, Northwood 12/11

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Todd: 23 points, 7-14 from the floor, 4-9 from 3-point range
• Ellie Taylor: 21 points, seven rebounds, four assists
• Alana Nelson: Seven points, 12 rebounds

NORTHWOOD NOTES

• Northwood has been streaky this season – after starting the year 5-0, the Timberwolves lost five in a row. NU is now on its second five-game winning streak of the season and has been victories in six of seven overall.

UP NEXT

• The Timberwolves will travel to the Upper Peninsula for a pair of games this upcoming week, starting with a game at Michigan Tech Thursday (January 27). Game time is set for 5:30 p.m.