Women's Basketball Opens Season With 69-50 Win Over SVSU

OVERVIEW – SAGINAW VALLEY

SCORE: Northwood Timberwolves 69, Saginaw Valley State Cardinals 50

RECORDS: Northwood (1-0), Saginaw Valley (0-1)

LOCATION: Riepma Arena – Midland, Mich.

RECAP: Women's Basketball picks up a 69-50 win over rival Saginaw Valley to open the 2022-23 regular season Friday afternoon (November 11)

GAME STORY

• It was a fast start offensively for both teams early, as Northwood led 13-12 with 4:50 remaining in the first quarter.
• At that point of the game, the two teams were a combined 7-16 from the floor (44 percent).
• The defenses were the story of the rest of the half, as the teams combined to go 8-45 over the final 15:10 of the half (17.8 percent).
• Northwood held the lead for the majority of the half (13:21 to 2:42 for SVSU) and was up 28-22 at the break.
• Saginaw Valley committed 18 turnovers in the first half, while Northwood went just 2-20 from 3-point range.
• NU set the tone for the remainder of the game to start the third quarter, scoring the first nine points in just over two minutes to extend the advantage to 37-22.
• Later the Cardinals cut the lead to 11, but Northwood finished the quarter strong to go up 50-32 heading to the fourth.
• The Timberwolves maintained control the remainder of the game, leading by as many as 26 and not allowing SVSU to get any closer than 18.
• After going 2-20 from beyond the 3-point arc in the first half, Northwood connected on 6-7 from the 3-point line after the break. 

GAME STATS

• FG PERCENTAGE: Saginaw Valley .274 (17-62), Northwood .390 (23-59)
• 3-PT PERCENTAGE: Saginaw Valley .100 (2-20), Northwood .364 (8-22)
• FREE THROW PERCENTAGE: Saginaw Valley .750 (15-20), Northwood .769 (10-13)
• REBOUNDS: Saginaw Valley 52 (22 offensive), Northwood 33 (Seven offensive)
• ASSISTS/TURNOVERS: Saginaw Valley 6/32, Northwood 13/19
• FAST BREAK POINTS: Saginaw Valley 8, Northwood 24

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Makenzie Todd: 18 points
• Alli Keyser: 13 points
• Maizie Taylor: 13 points, four assists, 5-7 from the floor, 2-2 from 3-point range
• Ava DiMilia: 11 points, four rebounds, four steals

UP NEXT

• The Timberwolves will host Lake Superior State Saturday (November 12). Game time is set for 5:30 p.m.