Women's Basketball Falls At Hillsdale 79-76

SCORE:  Hillsdale Chargers 79, Northwood Timberwolves 76

RECORDS: Northwood (6-8, 3-4 G-MAC), Hillsdale (10-6, 3-3 G-MAC)

LOCATION: Potter Arena – Hillsdale, Mich.

RECAP: Women's Basketball drops hard-fought 79-76 conference game at Hillsdale Thursday (January 5).

GAME STORY

• Hillsdale started the game fast, scoring nine of the first 12 points of the game.
• NU responded right away, scoring eight straight points to take an 11-9 lead at the 3:04 mark.
• Northwood eventually scored 13 of the final 14 points of the first quarter to make the score 16-10 after one.
• The Timberwolves lead stood at 20-18 when Northwood put up seven straight points for NU's biggest lead of the opening half, 27-18.
• Hillsdale responded with a 14-4 run to give the Chargers back the lead 32-31.
• Maeve St. John connected on a 3-pointer as the half expired to give the Timberwolves a 34-32 lead at the break.
• Northwood held 41-39 with 6:30 remaining when HC put up nine straight points.
• Hillsdale netted a pair of three-pointers in the final 1:17 of the third to take a four point lead and make it 10 at 61-51 heading the fourth.
• The Chargers' perimeter shooting keyed a big third quarter for Hillsdale, connecting on six triples while scoring 29 points.
• Hillsdale pushed their lead to as many as 10 and were up 73-65 with 1:26 remaining when the Timberwolves fought back.
• A 9-2 run in 1:07 put Northwood within one at 75-74 with 19 seconds remaining.
• Northwood eventually got off a 3-pointer at the buzzer trailing by three points but were unable to connect, giving the win to the Chargers.

GAME STATS

• FG PERCENTAGE: Hillsdale .373 (28-75), Northwood .420 (29-69)
• 3-PT PERCENTAGE: Hillsdale .353 (12-34), Northwood .292 (7-24)
• FREE THROW PERCENTAGE: Hillsdale .688 (11-16), Northwood .733 (11-15)
• REBOUNDS: Hillsdale 46 (16 offensive), Northwood 39 (11 offensive)
• ASSISTS/TURNOVERS: Hillsdale 15/15, Northwood 8/13

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Adele Kemp/Makenzie Todd: 12 points each
• Ella Miller: 11 points (career-high)
• Maizie Taylor: 11 points, four steals
• Ava DiMilia: 10 points, seven rebounds
• Maddie Voelker: 13 rebounds (career-high)

UP NEXT

• The Timberwolves will host top-ranked Ashland Saturday (January 7). Game time is set for 1 p.m.