Women's Basketball Defeats Davenport 71-64

OVERVIEW – DAVENPORT

SCORE: Northwood Timberwolves 71, Davenport Panthers 64

RECORDS: Northwood (16-9, 10-8 GLIAC), Davenport (2-24, 1-17 GLIAC)

LOCATION: Davenport Student Center – Caledonia ­, Mich.

RECAP: Women's Basketball comes alive in the fourth quarter to earn a 71-64 road win over Davenport Monday night (February 21).

FIRST QUARTER

• Northwood scored the opening two points of the game and led throughout the opening half.
• NU jumped out to a 13-4 lead, but the Panthers responded down the stretch. DU scored 11 of the final 15 points to make the score 17-15 after one quarter.
• Northwood was 6-18 from the floor in the first quarter, making 6-18 overall. NU was 3-9 from the 3-point line and 2-3 at the foul line.
• Davenport ended the first shooting 37.5 percent overall (6-16). The Panthers were 3-8 from the 3-point arc and did not attempts a free throw.

SECOND QUARTER

• Much like the opening quarter, Northwood held a solid lead before a late push by Davenport closed the gap.
• NU led 32-22 with 2:37 remaining when the Panthers scored the final seven points to make the score 32-29 at the break
• The Timberwolves shot 45.5 percent from the floor in the quarter, making 5-11 overall. Northwood was 1-4 from 3-point range and 2-4 from the foul line.
• Davenport ended the second at 40.0 percent (6-15). They were 1-7 from the 3-point line and 1-4 at the foul line.

THIRD QUARTER

• Davenport took their first lead of the game at 38-36 with 5:27 remaining in the third.
• The Panthers kept the momentum going, going up by as many as nine before taking a 47-41 lead to the fourth quarter.
• DU out-scored Northwood 18-9 in the quarter, which showed in the shooting numbers. The Panthers were 8-14 from the floor overall (57.1 percent) while making 2-3 from the 3-point line.
• Northwood struggled in the third with their shooting, making just 4-15 overall (26.7 percent) NU was 1-6 from the 3-point line and missed all three of their free throw attempts.

FOURTH QUARTER

• After struggling in the third quarter, the Northwood offense came alive in the final quarter to earn the win.
• NU used a 15-4 run in the fourth to turn a six point deficit into a 60-54 lead with 3:36 remaining.
• Northwood led 67-59 with 43 seconds remaining, but the Panthers would not go away, scoring five straight points in 16 seconds to get within three at 67-64.
• The Timberwolves responded by going 4-4 from the foul line in the final moments of the game to earn the win.
• Northwood shot 47.6 percent from the floor in the final quarter, making 10-21 overall. NU made just one of six from the 3-point arc but did make all nine of their free throws in the final 10 minutes.
• Davenport fell back to 31.3 percent in the fourth (5-16). The Panthers were 1-7 from the 3-point line and 6-10 on free throws.

GAME STATS

• FG PERCENTAGE: Davenport .410 (25-61), Northwood .394 (26-66)
• 3-PT PERCENTAGE: Davenport .280 (7-25), Northwood .240 (6-25)
• FREE THROW PERCENTAGE: Davenport .500 (7-14), Northwood .684 (13-19)
• REBOUNDS: Davenport 34 (Eight offensive), Northwood 49 (18 offensive)
• ASSISTS/TURNOVERS: Davenport 13/9, Northwood 14/14

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Ellie Taylor: 19 points, five rebounds, three steals
• Makenzie Todd: 13 points, two steals
• Jayla Strickland: Nine points, 10 rebounds, three assists
• Ally Keyser: 13 points, 3-3 from 3-point range

UP NEXT

• The Timberwolves begin the final weekend of the regular season with a game against Purdue Northwest Thursday night (February 24). Game time is set for 6 p.m.