Women's Basketball Earns Senior Day Win Over Parkside 96-91

OVERVIEW – PARKSIDE

SCORE: Northwood Timberwolves 96, Parkside Rangers 91

RECORDS: Northwood (18-9, 12-8 GLIAC), Parkside (15-14, 12-8 GLIAC)

LOCATION: Riepma Arena – Midland, Mich.

RECAP: Northwood Women's Basketball earns a high-scoring senior day win over Parkside 96-91 Saturday afternoon (February 26).

FIRST QUARTER

• Northwood's offense set the tone for the day early in the first quarter, scoring 13 points in the opening 2:32 of the game.
• A 14-0 NU run put the Timberwolves up 24-10 on their way to a 31-19 lead after one.
• Northwood was 11-22 from the floor in the first quarter, good for 50.0 percent. The Timberwolves were 3-8 from the 3-point line and 6-7 at the foul line.
• Parkside ended the opening quarter shooting 30.8 percent overall (4-13). The Rangers were just 2-8 from the 3-point line but did make 9-10 from the foul line.

SECOND QUARTER

• Parkside played better in the second quarter and cut into the Timberwolves lead.
• Northwood did maintain the advantage throughout the second quarter and was up 52-45 at the break.
• The Timberwolves went 8-15 from the floor in the second, good for 53.3 percent. NU went 2-7 (28.6 percent) for the second straight quarter while making 3-3 at the foul line.
• The Rangers jumped up to 56.3 percent shooting in the quarter (9-16). UWP was 4-8 from beyond the arc and 4-5 at the foul line.

THIRD QUARTER

• Parkside came out strong in the third quarter, cutting the lead to 56-55 less than two minutes in.
• The Rangers took the lead at 65-64, but the Timberwolves finished the quarter strong to take a 79-72 lead heading to the final quarter.
• Both teams had big quarter on offense in the third, scoring 27 points each. The Rangers were 11-17 overall (64.7) while making 4-7 from 3-point range and connecting on their only free throw attempt.
• Northwood was 8-14 from the floor in the third (57.1 percent) overall. NU was 3-5 from the 3-point line and 8-8 at the foul line.

FOURTH QUARTER

• Northwood got their lead to 10 in the fourth, but the Rangers hung around.
• An 8-1 push from UWP made the score 88-85 with under three minutes remaining.
• That is as close as the Rangers would get, however, as Northwood held the lead the rest of the game to earn the victory.
• Northwood fell back to 28.6 percent from the floor in the fourth, making 4-14 overall. NU was 1-4 from 3-point range and 8-12 from the foul line.
• Parkside ended the fourth at 45.0 percent from the floor (9-20). The Rangers were 0-5 from 3-point range and 1-1 at the foul line.

GAME STATS

• FG PERCENTAGE: Parkside .500 (33-66), Northwood .477 (31-65)
• 3-PT PERCENTAGE: Parkside .357 (10-28), Northwood .375 (9-24)
• FREE THROW PERCENTAGE: Parkside .882 (15-17), Northwood .833 (25-30)
• REBOUNDS: Parkside 33 (Nine offensive), Northwood 37 (13 offensive)
• ASSISTS/TURNOVERS: Parkside 16/14, Northwood 16/11

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Makenzie Todd: 20 points, 7-13 from the floor, 4-8 from 3-point range
• Ellie Taylor: 18 points, five assists, four rebounds
• Jayla Strickland: 16 points, 10 rebounds, three blocks
• Alana Nelson: 10 points, 10 rebounds

UP NEXT

• The Timberwolves will compete in the GLIAC Tournament Wednesday (March 2) at Michigan Tech. Game time has not been determined.