Women's Basketball Posts Fifth Straight Win, Defeating Ursuline 70-65

OVERVIEW – URSULINE

SCORE:  Northwood Timberwolves 70, Ursuline Arrows 65

RECORDS: Northwood (14-12, 11-8 G-MAC), Ursuline (13-14, 9-10 G-MAC)

LOCATION: Seidman Gymnasium – Pepper Pike, Ohio

RECAP: Northwood women's basketball pushes winning streak to five with 70-65 win at Ursuline Thursday night (February 23).

GAME STORY

• Northwood hit a 3-pointer to take an 8-6 lead. That proved to be the last time Ursuline would lead the remainder of the game.
• The opening quarter saw both teams play well offensively, as Northwood hit six 3-pointers while Ursuline connected on seven.
• NU got their lead up to as many as seven in the first quarter, but the Arrows responded to come back and tied the score at 23-23.
• A triple on Northwood's final possession made the score 26-23 after one quarter.
• Northwood kept the lead throughout the second and took the biggest lead of the game at 38-29 with 4:41 remaining.
• The lead stayed at nine at halftime with NU on top 42-33.
• Northwood's lead stood at eight with 1:26 remaining in the third when the Arrows scored the final four points to send the game to the fourth with the score 56-52.
• NU's lead was down to one at 64-63 when Northwood scored on each of their next two possessions to get the lead back up to five at 68-63.
• Ursuline got no closer than three the rest of the way.

GAME STATS

• FG PERCENTAGE: Ursuline .439 (25-57), Northwood .483 (28-58)
• 3-PT PERCENTAGE: Ursuline .440 (11-25), Northwood .500 (8-16)
• FREE THROW PERCENTAGE: Ursuline .500 (4-8), Northwood .750 (6-8)
• REBOUNDS: Ursuline 33 (10 offensive), Northwood 25 (Five offensive)
• ASSISTS/TURNOVERS: Ursuline 17/13, Northwood 12/6
• POINTS OFF TURNOVERS: Ursuline 4, Northwood 19
• FAST BREAK POINTS: Ursuline 0, Northwood 14

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Adele Kemp: 20 points (season-high), 10-13 from the floor, 4-6 from 3-point range, five rebounds
• Ava DiMilia: 13 points, 6-10 from the floor
• Maizie Taylor: 11 points, five rebounds, three assists
• Maddie Voelker: 10 points, six rebounds

NORTHWOD NOTES

• NU led for 36:41 out of the 40 minutes of the game.
• Northwood has now gone 6-1 in their last seven games.
• The Timberwolves have clinched their third straight winning season.
• Northwood has clinched the No. 5 seed for the upcoming G-MAC Tournament.

UP NEXT

• The Timberwolves will finish the regular season with a game at Malone Saturday (February 25). Game time is set for 1 p.m.