Women's Basketball Extends Winning Streak To Four With 69-48 Road Win At Tiffin

OVERVIEW - TIFFIN

SCORE: Northwood Timberwolves 69, Tiffin Dragons 48

RECORDS: Northwood (7-8, 5-2 G-MAC), Tiffin (6-9, 1-6 G-MAC)

LOCATION: Gilmour Center – Tiffin, Ohio

RECAP: Northwood women's basketball never trails in a 69-48 road win at Tiffin Saturday afternoon (January 11), extending the Timberwolves' win streak to four.

GAME STORY

• Northwood scored the first seven points of the game and held the lead the rest of the game.
• After scoring two points in the opening 2:54 of game, the Timberwolves got going on offense. NU put up 18 points in the final 7:06 while holding Tiffin to four. That gave Northwood a 20-4 lead after one quarter.
• The NU advantage grew to as many as 21 (26-5) before Tiffin began to play better.
• The Dragons got within 17 three times in the second quarter before Northwood finished strong to hold a 41-19 lead at the break.
• Northwood scored the first seven points and 10 of the first 13 points of the third to take a 51-22 lead.
• The Timberwolves eventually led 58-29 heading to the fourth quarter.
• Northwood earned its largest lead of the game at the 6:18 mark of the fourth at 64-34.
• Tiffin finished the game on a 14-5 run to make the final 69-48.

GAME STATS

• FG PERCENTAGE: Tiffin .288 (15-52), Northwood .481 (25-52)
• 3-PT PERCENTAGE: Tiffin .217 (5-23), Northwood .458 (11-14)
• FREE THROW PERCENTAGE: Tiffin .722 (13-18), Northwood .458 (11-24)
• REBOUNDS: Tiffin 25 (Four offensive), Northwood 47 (10 offensive)
• ASSISTS/TURNOVERS: Tiffin 8/12, Northwood 18/18

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Maddie Voelker: 18 points, 7-10 from the floor, 4-7 from 3-point range
• Maeve St. John: 12 points, nine assists
• Lea Holmes: 10 points, four rebounds, three steals

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• With her four 3-pointers today, Voelker now has 134 for her career, which ties her for ninth in program history with Northwood Hall of Famer Pam Wilson.
• Despite having played only 15 games this season, Holmes is already sixth on the Northwood single-season blocked shots list with 38.

UP NEXT

• The Timberwolves will host Hillsdale Tuesday night (January 14). Game time is set for 6 p.m.