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Women's Basketball Drops 71-41 Contest At Kentucky Wesleyan

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

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  • The Timberwolves will host Hillsdale Saturday (January 28). Game time is set for 1 p.m.