Posted: Jan 21, 2023
Women's Basketball Drops 71-41 Contest At Kentucky Wesleyan
OVERVIEW – KENTUCKY WESLEYAN
SCORE: Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers 71, Northwood Timberwolves 41
RECORDS: Northwood (7-11, 4-7 G-MAC), Kentucky Wesleyan (14-4, 10-1 G-MAC)
LOCATION: Owensboro Sportscenter – Owensboro, Ky.
RECAP: Kentucky Wesleyan earns a 71-41 win over Northwood women's basketball Saturday (January 21).
GAME STORY
- Northwood started the game strong, scoring seven of the first nine points of the game for a five points lead with 7:25 remaining in the first.
- NU led 14-10 before the Panthers scored six of the final eight points of the first to make the score 16-16 after one quarter.
- The Timberwolves' offense struggled in the second, not scoring their first points until the 6:20 mark.
- Northwood went on to make just 2-16 from the floor in the second (12.5 percent) while missing all nine of their 3-point attempts. That allowed the Panthers to out-score the Timberwolves 19-4 in the quarter to take a 35-20 lead at the break.
- KWC put the game away at the start of the third quarter, opening the second half with a 9-1 run to push their advantage to 44-21.
- Northwood got within 17 at one point before the Panthers held a 52-31 lead heading to the fourth.
- The Timberwolves got no closer than 22 in the fourth quarter. KWC's 30-point lead at the end of the game was their biggest of the day.
GAME STATS
- FG PERCENTAGE: Kentucky Wesleyan .438 (28-64), Northwood .298 (14-47
- 3-PT PERCENTAGE: Kentucky Wesleyan .227 (5-22), Northwood .120 (3-25)
- FREE THROW PERCENTAGE: Kentucky Wesleyan .625 (10-16), Northwood .714 (10-14)
- REBOUNDS: Kentucky Wesleyan 41 (17 offensive), Northwood 33 (11 offensive)
- ASSISTS/TURNOVERS: Kentucky Wesleyan 14/18, Northwood 11/29
- POINTS OFF TURNOVERS: Kentucky Wesleyan 40, Northwood 4
TOP NU PERFORMERS
- McKenna Walker: 13 points
- Ava DiMilia: 10 points, four rebounds
UP NEXT
- The Timberwolves will host Hillsdale Saturday (January 28). Game time is set for 1 p.m.