Women's Basketball Dominates Fourth Quarter In 70-55 Win Over Ohio Dominican

OVERVIEW - OHIO DOMINICAN

SCORE: Northwood Timberwolves 70, Ohio Dominican Panthers 55

RECORDS: Northwood (6-8, 4-2 G-MAC), Ohio Dominican (6-8, 1-5 G-MAC)

LOCATION: Alumni Hall – Columbus, Ohio

RECAP: Northwood women's basketball uses a dominant fourth quarter to earn a 70-55 road win at Ohio Dominican Thursday night (January 9).

GAME STORY

• Northwood started the game fast, opening the game on a 10-2 run for an early eight-point advantage.
• Ohio Dominican responded with a 14-4 run of their own to take a 16-14 lead after one.
• The ODU run eventually reached 21-6, giving the Panthers a 23-16 lead.
• Northwood fell behind by as many as 11 (29-18) in the second before trailing 34-26 at the break.
• Each team made a quick run in the third quarter – as the Timberwolves came out by scoring nine of the first 11 points to make the score 36-35.
• Ohio Dominican responded with 10 straight points to push their lead back to 11 at the 4:54 mark of the third.
• The Timberwolves scored the final five points of the quarter to make it a 48-44 lead heading to the fourth.
• NU's run continued early in the final period, finishing the run that started at the end of the third to 13 straight points to take a 52-48 lead.
• Northwood controlled the final quarter from the start, eventually out-scoring Ohio Dominican 26-7 in the fourth.
• The Timberwolves' 15 point lead at the end of the game was the largest of the night for either team.

GAME STATS

• FG PERCENTAGE: Ohio Dominican .333 (21-63), Northwood .397 (25-63) – .273 in the first half (9-33), 53.3 percent in the second half (16-30).
• 3-PT PERCENTAGE: Ohio Dominican .318 (7-22), Northwood .211 (4-19)
• FREE THROW PERCENTAGE: Ohio Dominican 1.000 (6-6), Northwood .842 (16-19)
• REBOUNDS: Ohio Dominican 34 (Six offensive), Northwood 46 (12 offensive)
• ASSISTS/TURNOVERS: Ohio Dominican 10/14, Northwood 11/13

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Maddie Voelker: 19 points, five rebounds
• Lea Holmes: 18 points, 10 rebounds, three assists, two blocks
• Maeve St. John: Eight points, six rebounds, three assists, four steals
• Maelyn McNealy: Nine points

UP NEXT

• The Timberwolves travel to Tiffin Saturday (January 11). Game time is set for 1 p.m.