Women's Basketball Drops 89-59 Contest To No. 20 Ferris State

OVERVIEW – #20 FERRIS STATE

SCORE: #20 Ferris State Bulldogs 89, Northwood Timberwolves 59

RECORDS: Northwood (2-1), Ferris State (3-0)

LOCATION: Riepma Arena – Midland, Mich.

RECAP: Northwood Women's Basketball drops their home opener to Ferris State 89-59 Wednesday night (November 15).

GAME STORY

• Northwood started the game strong, scoring the first seven points of the game.
• Ferris State responded with big finish the opening quarter, out-scoring Northwood 22-5 the rest of the quarter to take a 22-12 lead after one.
• The Bulldogs pushed their lead to 15 (27-12) early in the second before Northwood fought back. An 11-0 run got the Timberwolves back within four.
• FSU's offense got red-hot over the final five minutes of the half, scoring 20 points. That allowed the Bulldogs to go up 47-32 at the break.
• Ferris State maintained control in the third quarter, out-scoring Northwood by 10. That gave them a 65-40 lead heading to the fourth.
• NU got no closer than 22 in the final 10 minutes. The Bulldog's 30-point lead at the end of the game was their biggest of the night.
• The story of the game proved to be FSU's Mallory McCartney, who connected on eight 3-pointers on her way to 34 points.

GAME STATS

• FG PERCENTAGE: Ferris State .515 (34-66), Northwood .323 (20-62)
• 3-PT PERCENTAGE: Ferris State .423 (11-26), Northwood .219 (7-32)
• FREE THROW PERCENTAGE: Ferris State .769 (10-13), Northwood .632 (12-19)
• REBOUNDS: Ferris State 45 (12 offensive), Northwood 35 (12 offensive)
• ASSISTS/TURNOVERS: Ferris State 21/12, Northwood 11/13

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Jayla Strickland: 13 points, eight rebounds, three blocks
• Maddie Voelker: 14 points, 6-6 from the foul line
• Alli Keyser: Nine points, nine rebounds
• Maeve St. John: Nine points

UP NEXT

• The Timberwolves will host No. 3 Grand Valley State November 25. Game time is set for 5 p.m.