Women's Basketball Earns 65-56 Senior Day Win Over Ohio Dominican

OVERVIEW – OHIO DOMINICAN

SCORE:  Northwood Timberwolves 65, Ohio Dominican Panthers 56

RECORDS: Northwood (13-12, 10-8 G-MAC), Ohio Dominican (6-19, 3-14 G-MAC)

LOCATION: Riepma Arena – Midland, Mich.

RECAP:  Northwood women's basketball wins its fourth straight, picking up a 65-56 senior day victory over Ohio Dominican Saturday (February 18).

GAME STORY

• The opening quarter was evenly played, as the largest lead for either team was four points.
• NU matched the biggest lead of the opening 10 minutes by holding an 18-14 advantage at the end of one.
• Northwood pushed their lead to six in the second, but the Panthers finished the strong. ODU scored the final five points of the half to take a 29-28 lead at the break.
• While the game remained close, Northwood took the lead for good at 41-39 with 4:53 remaining in the third.
• The lead stood at 48-43 heading to the fourth.
• Northwood put up the first six points of the final quarter to go up 54-43.
• NU's lead got to as many as 12 before eventually winning by nine.

GAME STATS

• FG PERCENTAGE: Ohio Dominican .426 (20-47), Northwood .383 (23-60)
• 3-PT PERCENTAGE: Ohio Dominican .400 (6-15), Northwood .286 (6-21)
• FREE THROW PERCENTAGE: Ohio Dominican .833 (10-12), Northwood .684 (13-19)
• REBOUNDS: Ohio Dominican 28 (One offensive), Northwood 40 (13 offensive)
• ASSISTS/TURNOVERS: Ohio Dominican 16/23, Northwood 14/18

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Ava DiMilia: 17 points, eight rebounds, three steals, 6-9 from the floor
• Maizie Taylor: 12 points, six rebounds, three assists, two steals
• McKenna Walker: 10 points (all in the second half)
• Maddie Voelker: 10 points, seven rebounds

NORTHWOD NOTES

• The game was the final home contest in the careers of seniors Adele Kemp and McKenna Walker
• Northwood has now out-rebounded their opponents in seven straight games. The Timberwolves were out-rebounded in 16 of their first 18 games this season.

UP NEXT

• The Timberwolves will travel to Ursuline Thursday (February 23). Game time is set for 5:30 p.m.