Women's Basketball Defeats Northern Michigan 77-62

OVERVIEW – NORTHERN MICHIGAN

SCORE: Northwood Timberwolves 77, Northern Michigan Wildcats 62

RECORDS: Northwood (6-7), Northern Michigan (8-5)

LOCATION: Riepma Arena – Midland, Mich.

RECAP: Women's Basketball opens the new year with their third straight win, defeating Northern Michigan 77-62 Monday (January 2).

GAME STORY

• Northern Michigan scored the first four points of the game for the early advantage.
• With NMU leading 9-8, Northwood went on a 9-0 run to go up 17-9.
• Northwood eventually led 22-15 after one quarter.
• Northern Michigan got within five early in the second quarter, but that is as close as they would get the remainder of the half.
• The Timberwolves finished the second scoring the final seven points to take their biggest lead of the opening 20 minutes at 39-26.
• Northern Michigan had some momentum going late in in the third quarter, cutting the Northwood lead down 49-44 in the final seconds.
• But the Timberwolves kicked off a big run with a Maddie Voelker 3-pointer in the final seconds to get the lead back to eight at 52-44 heading to the fourth.
• The buzzer beater started a 15-3 run that made the Timberwolves lead 64-47.
• NMU got no closer than 12 the rest of the way, while Northwood's advantage got to as many as 19.

GAME STATS

• FG PERCENTAGE: Northern Michigan .365 (23-63), Northwood .462 (30-65)
• 3-PT PERCENTAGE: Northern Michigan .214 (3-14), Northwood .500 (9-18)
• FREE THROW PERCENTAGE: Northern Michigan .813 (13-16), Northwood .727 (8-11)
• REBOUNDS: Northern Michigan 48 (17 offensive), Northwood 30 (Six offensive)
• ASSISTS/TURNOVERS: Northern Michigan 16/19, Northwood 17-9

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Makenzie Todd: 16 points, 7-12 from the floor, 2-3 from 3-point range
• Maddie Voelker: 13 points, five rebounds
• Maeve St. John: Nine points, four steals

UP NEXT

• The Timberwolves travel to Hillsdale Thursday (January 5). Game time is set for 5:30 p.m.