Women's Basketball Falls To Malone 88-60

OVERVIEW – MALONE

SCORE:  Malone Pioneers 88, Northwood Timberwolves 60

RECORDS: Northwood (8-11, 5-7 G-MAC), Malone (13-10, 6-7 G-MAC)

LOCATION: Riepma Arena – Midland, Mich.

RECAP:  Malone women's basketball rides a big run in the first half to an 88-60 win over Northwood Saturday (February 4).

GAME STORY

• Northwood started the game fast, putting up 20 points in the opening 7:04 of the game.
• The key stretch of the game started with the Timberwolves leading 20-13, as the Pioneers when on a big run to take control.
• A free throw for Malone at the 3:06 mark kicked off a 29-2 run to take a seven-point Northwood lead and turn it into a 42-22 lead.
• The Pioneers eventually out-scored Northwood 27-5 in the second quarter, giving them 38 of the final 43 points of the half to take a 51-27 lead at the break.
• MU went 11-18 from the floor in the second (61.1 percent) while going 5-6 from 3-point range (83.3 percent). Northwood went just 2-10 while committing eight turnovers in the quarter.
• Northwood played better in the third, as the two teams each scored 18 points to send the game to the fourth with the score 69-45.
• The Pioneers maintained control in the fourth, pushing their advantage to as many as 32 before winning by 28.

GAME STATS

• FG PERCENTAGE: Malone .557 (34-61), Northwood .382 (21-55)
• 3-PT PERCENTAGE: Malone .560 (14-25), Northwood .286 (6-21)
• FREE THROW PERCENTAGE: Malone .500 (6-12), Northwood .750 (12-16)
• REBOUNDS: Malone 32 (11 offensive), Northwood 37 (16 offensive)
• ASSISTS/TURNOVERS: Malone 24/9, Northwood 18/18

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Makenzie Todd: 14 points
• Maddie Voelker/Ava DiMilia: Nine points each

NORTHWOD NOTES

• With her three 3-point field goals today, Todd is now alone in second place in program history with 206 career triples. She trails only Rachel Church (265) on the all-time list.

UP NEXT

• The Timberwolves will host Lake Erie Thursday (February 9). Game time is set for 6 p.m.