Women's Basketball Earns 76-69 Overtime Win At Lake Superior State

OVERVIEW – LAKE SUPERIOR STATE

SCORE: Northwood Timberwolves 76, Lake Superior State Lakers 69 (OT)

RECORDS: Northwood (2-0), Lake Superior State (0-2)

LOCATION: Bud Cooper Gymnasium – Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.

RECAP: Women's Basketball overcomes a tough shooting night to earn a 76-69 overtime win over Lake Superior State Saturday night (November 11).

GAME STORY

• The opening quarter saw both teams struggle offensively. LSSU led 10-9 after one quarter. NU was 4-20 from the floor (20.0 percent) while Lake State was 3-12 (25.0 percent).
• Both teams picked it up in the second quarter. Each team scored 20 points in the quarter, which gave LSSU a 30-29 lead at the break.
• The opening half was evenly played – the largest lead for both teams was just three points.
• The game remained scored close in the third quarter. Both teams put up 16 points, sending the game to the fourth with LSSU leading 46-45.
• Lake Superior State got the lead up to five early in the fourth quarter at 52-47 when the Timberwolves score six straight to take a 53-52 lead.
• LSSU led by three with less than a minute to go, only to see the Timberwolves score the final three points of the game to send the game to overtime at 59-59.
• The Timberwolves put together their best offensive stretch of the game in overtime, shooting 57.1 percent from the floor (4-7) while going 2-4 from 3-point range and 7-8 from the foul line.
• Northwood's seven point lead at the end of the game matched their biggest of the game.

GAME STATS

• FG PERCENTAGE: Lake Superior State .367 (22-60), Northwood .321 (26-81)
• 3-PT PERCENTAGE: Lake Superior State .333 (7-21), Northwood .216 (8-37)
• FREE THROW PERCENTAGE: Lake Superior State .857 (18-21), Northwood .667 (16-24)
• REBOUNDS: Lake Superior State 51 (Four offensive), Northwood 46 (11 offensive)
• ASSISTS/TURNOVERS: Lake Superior State 13/21, Northwood 19/7

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Jayla Strickland: 18 points, eight rebounds, two blocks
• Ava DiMilia: 17 points, four points, four assists, three steals

UP NEXT

• The Timberwolves will host their home opener Wednesday (November 15) against Ferris State. Game time is set for 6 p.m.