Women's Basketball Opens Season With Exhibition Loss Against No. 9 Indiana

OVERVIEW – #9 INDIANA (EXHIBITION)

SCORE: No. 9 Indiana Hoosiers 111, Northwood Timberwolves 68

RECORDS: Northwood (0-0), Indiana (0-0)

LOCATION: Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall – Bloomington, Ind.

RECAP: Women's Basketball opens the 2023-24 season with a 111-68 loss to No. 9 Indiana Wednesday night (November 1).

GAME STORY

• Indiana, the defending Big 10 champions, set the tone for the night right away. The Hoosiers scored the first 19 points of the game.
• IU started the night making their first 10 field goals of the game, which included a trio 3-pointers. That allowed the Hoosiers to score 26 points in just 4:47.
• The score stood at 37-10 after the opening quarter.
• Indiana kept their offense rolling in the second, putting up 28 points. Northwood connected in four 3-pointers in the quarter, allowing them to score 16 points. The IU lead stood at 65-26 at halftime.
• The Timberwolves performed much better in the second half, starting by going 9-16 from the floor in the third quarter (56.3 percent). NU scored 24 points in the third, which ended with Indiana leading 83-50.
• Both teams scored 18 points in the fourth, making the final score 111-68.

GAME STATS

• FG PERCENTAGE: Indiana .630 (46-73), Northwood .364 (24-66)
• 3-PT PERCENTAGE: Indiana .500 (11-22), Northwood .400 (12-30)
• FREE THROW PERCENTAGE: Indiana .500 (8-16), Northwood .889 (8-9)
• REBOUNDS: Indiana 46 (11 offensive), Northwood 21 (Five offensive)
• ASSISTS/TURNOVERS: Indiana 30/10, Northwood 14/15
• POINTS IN THE PAINT: Indiana 68, Northwood 20
• POINTS OFF TURNOVERS: Indiana 25, Northwood 25
• SECOND CHANCE POINTS: Indiana 11, Northwood 6
• FAST BREAK POINTS: Indiana 35, Northwood 7
• BENCH POINTS: Indiana 38, Northwood 35

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Ava DiMilia: 15 points, 5-9 from the floor, 3-5 from 3-point range
• Maddie Voelker: 14 points
• Maeve St. John: 13 points
• Makenzie Todd/Maizie Taylor: Eight points each

NORTHWOOD NOTES

• After being out-scored 65-26 in the first half, Northwood was only out-scored 46-42 after the break.

UP NEXT

• The Timberwolves will open their season November 10 at Saginaw Valley. Tipoff is set for 4 p.m.