Posted: Nov 29, 2023
Women's Basketball Opens G-MAC Play With 83-61 Win Over Thomas More
OVERVIEW – THOMAS MORE
SCORE: Northwood Timberwolves 83, Thomas More Saints 61
RECORDS: Northwood (3-2, 1-0 G-MAC), Thomas More (2-3, 0-1 G-MAC)
LOCATION: Riepma Arena – Midland, Mich.
RECAP: Northwood Women's Basketball opens conference play with a convincing 83-61 win over Thomas More Wednesday night (November 29).
GAME STORY
- Thomas More took their only lead of the game on the opening possession of the game, which was immediately followed by seven straight points for Northwood.
- Northwood scored 12 straight points late in the quarter to take a 19-6 lead.
- The Timberwolves' advantage stood at 21-10 after one quarter.
- Thomas More cut the lead to nine early in the second, only to see the Timberwolves extend their advantage to 20 at 32-12 with 5:09 remaining in the quarter.
- Northwood got their lead up to as many as 24 before the game went to the break with NU on top 41-19.
- The Saints put together their best quarter of the game in the third. After falling behind by as many as 25, Thomas More got back within 16 at 55-39.
- The NU lead stood at 61-44 heading to the fourth.
- Northwood put the game away at the start of the final quarter, scoring the first nine points to get the lead up to 70-44.
- That 26-point lead matched Northwood's biggest of the night. TMU got no closer than 19 the rest of the way.
GAME STATS
- FG PERCENTAGE: Thomas More .371 (23-62), Northwood .534 (31-58)
- 3-PT PERCENTAGE: Thomas More .318 (7-22), Northwood .450 (9-20)
- FREE THROW PERCENTAGE: Thomas More .727 (8-11), Northwood 1.000 (12-12)
- REBOUNDS: Thomas More 31 (Nine offensive), Northwood 36 (Five offensive)
- ASSISTS/TURNOVERS: Thomas More 12/19, Northwood 15/16
TOP NU PERFORMERS
- Makenzie Todd: 19 points, 7-13 from the floor, 5-8 from 3-point range
- Jayla Strickland: 14 points, six rebounds, 6-10 from the floor
- Maddie Voelker: 13 points, three rebounds, two assists, 5-5 from the foul line
- Maizie Taylor: Nine points, five rebounds, four assists
UP NEXT
- The Timberwolves will travel to Ursuline Saturday (December 2). Game time is scheduled for 2 p.m.