Women's Basketball Drops 92-84 Exhibition Game At Eastern Michigan

OVERVIEW – EASTERN MICHIGAN (EXHIBITION)

SCORE: Eastern Michigan Eagles 92, Northwood Timberwolves 84

RECORDS: Northwood (0-0), Eastern Michigan (0-0)

LOCATION: George Gervin GameAbove Center – Ypsilanti, Mich.

RECAP: Women's Basketball opens the 2022-23 season with a hard-fought 92-84 exhibition loss at Eastern Michigan Wednesday (November 2).

GAME STORY

• Northwood trailed 16-10 before finishing the in the opening quarter strong, scoring 13 of the final 20 points to take a 23-20 lead after 10 minutes.
• The Timberwolves opened up their biggest lead a minute into the second, going up 28-20.
• Eastern Michigan was the better team the rest of the half, eventually taking a 45-42 lead at the break.
• The Eagles appeared ready to break the game open in the third quarter, pushing their lead to 65-49 with less than four minutes remaining.
• Northwood fought back the rest of the quarter, however, out-scoring EMU 14-5 the rest of the way to send the game to the fourth with Eastern Michigan leading 70-63.
• The Timberwolves got within four with less than nine minutes remaining in the fourth, but that was a close as they would get the rest of the way.

GAME STATS

• FG PERCENTAGE: Eastern Michigan .515 (35-68), Northwood .437 (31-71)
• 3-PT PERCENTAGE: Eastern Michigan .438 (7-16), Northwood .387 (12-31)
• FREE THROW PERCENTAGE: Eastern Michigan .750 (15-20), Northwood .769 (10-13)
• REBOUNDS: Eastern Michigan 40 (12 offensive), Northwood 37 (13 offensive)
• ASSISTS/TURNOVERS: Eastern Michigan 17/12, Northwood 13/14

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Maddie Voelker: 21 points, five rebounds
• Makenzie Todd: 17 points
• Alli Keyser: 13 points
• Maeve St. John: 11 points, seven rebounds

UP NEXT

• The Timberwolves will open their season November 11 with a home game against rival Saginaw Valley. Tipoff is scheduled for 4 p.m.