Women's Basketball Earns 84-66 Senior Day Win Over Malone

OVERVIEW – MALONE

SCORE: Northwood Timberwolves 84, Malone Pioneers 66

RECORDS: Northwood (20-7, 16-4 G-MAC), Malone (16-12, 12-8 G-MAC)

LOCATION: Riepma Arena – Midland, Mich.

RECAP: Northwood women's basketball caps record-breaking regular season with ninth straight victory, defeating Malone 84-66 Saturday (March 2).

GAME STORY

• The early portion of the game was tightly contested, with Malone leading 13-12 with 3:39 remaining the first quarter.
• The Northwood offense got red-hot the remainder of the quarter, putting up 12 points in the final 3:22 of the first, capped by a Makenzie Todd 3-pointer at the buzzer. That finished a 12-3 run to finish the quarter and put Northwood on top 24-15 after one.
• NU led 32-24 with under five minutes remaining in the half when the Timberwolves finished the second quarter strong as well. Northwood scored 11 straight points to go up 43-26.
• The Timberwolves led by as many as 19 before standing with a 50-32 lead at halftime.
• Northwood got the lead to 53-32 when the Pioneers fought back, scoring seven straight to get within 14 at 53-39.
• NU responded right away, scoring the next 12 points to take a 65-39 lead with under four minutes remaining in the third.
• The lead grew to as many as 31 (76-45) before the Northwood lead was 76-48 heading to the final period.
• Malone played better in the fourth but got no closer than 17.

GAME STATS

• FG PERCENTAGE: Malone .490 (24-49), Northwood .468 (30-64)
• 3-PT PERCENTAGE: Malone .423 (11-26), Northwood .478 (11-23)
• FREE THROW PERCENTAGE: Malone .778 (7-9), Northwood .813 (13-16)
• REBOUNDS: Malone 28 (Six offensive), Northwood 32 (12 offensive)
• ASSISTS/TURNOVERS: Malone 17/21, Northwood 18/8

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Maizie Taylor: 17 points, 6-7 from the floor, 5-5 from 3-point range, five rebounds, three assists, zero turnovers
• Todd: 14 points, 4-6 from 3-point range
• Ava DiMilia: 14 points, five assists
• Maeve St. John: 11 points, 6-6 from the foul line, seven rebounds, five assists, four steals

NORTHWOOD NOTES

• The Timberwolves have now won nine straight and 12 of their last 13 games.
• Northwood has now set the program record for Division II wins in a season with 20. The 2008-09 team won 19 Division II games (21 overall).
• Northwood's 11 3-pointers in the game gives them 232 on the season, setting a program record for most triples in a season. The old record of 227 was set during the 2017-18 season.
• Taylor's 5-5 performance from 3-point range ties the school record for most 3-pointers made in a game without a miss. Jenna Anastos also went 5-5 from 3-point range December 19, 2009.
• NU's nine-game winning streak is the longest for Northwood in 33 years. The 1990-91 team had a 10-game streak late in the season.

UP NEXT

• Northwood, which finished the regular season tied for second in the G-MAC standings, has earned the No. 3 seed for the upcoming conference tournament. The Timberwolves will take on sixth-seeded Trevecca Nazarene Tuesday (March 5) at 6 p.m. Trevecca was ranked seventh in the most recent NCAA Midwest Regional rankings, while Northwood was ninth. Eight teams will earn a bid to the NCAA Tournament.