Women's Basketball Wins 63-62 At Lake Erie

OVERVIEW – LAKE ERIE

SCORE: Northwood Timberwolves 63, Lake Erie Storm 62

RECORDS: Northwood (13-7, 9-4 G-MAC), Lake Erie (1-19, 0-14 G-MAC)

LOCATION: Painesville, Ohio

RECAP: Northwood women's basketball defeats Lake Erie on the road in dramatic fashion 63-62 Thursday (February 8).

GAME STORY

• Lake Erie took the lead early at 6-5 and held the advantage the remainder of the half.
• The Storm led by eight twice in the opening quarter, which include the 22-14 lead after one.
• Lake Erie got the lead up to as many as 13 in the second before the Timberwolves put up seven straight points to make the LE lead 31-25 with 3:46 remaining.
• A Hannah Schroeder 3-pointer in the final seconds for Northwood made the Storm lead 36-31 at the break.
• Northwood took their first lead of the game at 41-40 with 4:40 remaining in the third.
• The Timberwolves led by as many as five in the third before the score stood at 51-49 heading to the fourth.
• NU led 56-52 with under five minutes remaining when the Storm made a run. Lake Erie scored 10 of the next 14 points to take a 62-60 lead with under a minute remaining.
• Northwood's Maddie Voelker made the biggest basket of the game with 41 seconds remaining, connecting on a 3-pointer to put the Timberwolves up 63-62.
• That proved to be the final points of the game, giving Northwood the win.

GAME STATS

• FG PERCENTAGE: Lake Erie .415 (22-55), Northwood .328 (20-61)
• 3-PT PERCENTAGE: Lake Erie .350 (7-20), Northwood .296 (8-27)
• FREE THROW PERCENTAGE: Lake Erie .688 (11-16), Northwood .833 (15-18)
• REBOUNDS: Lake Erie 42 (Eight offensive), Northwood 33 (Eight offensive)
• ASSISTS/TURNOVERS: Lake Erie 15/26, Northwood 14/16

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Voelker: 15 points
• Makenzie Todd: 11 points
• Maizie Taylor: Eight points, six assists
• Jayla Strickland: Eight points, six rebounds

UP NEXT

• Northwood travels to Walsh Saturday (February 10). Game time is set for 1 p.m.