Women's Basketball Earns Sixth Straight Win - 73-46 Over Lake Erie

OVERVIEW – LAKE ERIE

SCORE: Northwood Timberwolves 76, Lake Erie Storm 43

RECORDS: Northwood (17-7, 13-4 G-MAC), Lake Erie (2-21, 1-17 G-MAC)

LOCATION: Riepma Arena – Midland, Mich.

RECAP: Northwood women's basketball uses a blistering start and a record-tying perimeter shooting performance in a 76-43 win over Lake Erie Wednesday (February 21).

GAME STORY

• After Lake Erie connected on a 3-pointer to open the scoring, the Timberwolves dominated the remainder of the first quarter.
• The Timberwolves posted a 17-2 run to take a 17-5 lead.
• Lake Erie made the score 17-7, only to see the Timberwolves put up the final 10 points of the quarter to lead 27-7.
• Northwood kept the run going well into the second quarter, eventually scoring 25 straight points.
• In all, the Timberwolves posted a 42-4 run after the Storm scored the opening three points of the game.
• NU led 46-13 at the break.
• Lake Erie performed better in the second half but got no closer than 24 the rest of the game.
• Northwood led by as many as 39 down the stretch before winning by 33.

GAME STATS

• FG PERCENTAGE: Lake Erie .283 (15-53), Northwood .363 (29-80)
• 3-PT PERCENTAGE: Lake Erie .200 (4-20), Northwood .395 (15-38)
• FREE THROW PERCENTAGE: Lake Erie .642 (9-14), Northwood .750 (3-4)
• REBOUNDS: Lake Erie 45 (14 offensive), Northwood 46 (20 offensive)
• ASSISTS/TURNOVERS: Lake Erie 5/26, Northwood 20/9
• STEALS: Lake Erie 4, Northwood 19
• POINTS OFF TURNOVERS: Lake Erie 3, Northwood 32

NORTHWOOD NOTES

• Northwood's 15 3-pointers tied the program record, which was set at Michigan Tech January 27, 2019.

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Makenzie Todd: 21 points, 8-16 from the floor, 5-10 from 3-point range
• Maddie Voelker: 19 points, 7-12 from the floor, 5-8 from 3-point range
• Jayla Strickland: 11 rebounds
• Alli Keyser: Eight points, five assists
• Maizie Taylor: Four assists, three steals

UP NEXT

• Northwood hosts Walsh Saturday (February 24). Game time is set for 1 p.m.