Women's Basketball Posts 79-63 Road Win At Kentucky Wesleyan

OVERVIEW - KENTUCKY WESLEYAN

SCORE: Northwood Timberwolves 79, Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers 63

RECORDS: Northwood (9-9, 7-3 G-MAC), Kentucky Wesleyan (9-6, 5-5 G-MAC)

LOCATION: Owensboro Sports Center – Owensboro, Ky.

RECAP: Northwood women's basketball controls the fourth quarter in a 79-63 road win at Kentucky Wesleyan Thursday night (January 23).

GAME STORY

• Northwood started the game fast, scoring the first eight points in the opening quarter.
• NU pushed the lead to 11-2 before Kentucky Wesleyan began to fight back. The Timberwolves' lead stood at 24-18 after one.
• A 9-0 run early in the second gave KWC their first lead of the night at 29-27.
• Northwood eventually led 39-36 at the break.
• While the score remained close, the Timberwolves held the lead the rest of the third quarter.
• NU led by as many as nine before holding a 58-55 lead after three quarters.
• Northwood set the tone for the final quarter right away, scoring seven straight points to open the fourth for a 65-55 lead.
• The Timberwolves' run to start the quarter eventually reached 14-2 to make the score 72-57.
• NU, which out-scored KWC 21-8 in the fourth, led by as many as 17 before winning by 16.

GAME STATS

• FG PERCENTAGE: Kentucky Wesleyan .393 (24-61), Northwood .509 (29-57)
• 3-PT PERCENTAGE: Kentucky Wesleyan .423 (11-26), Northwood .423 (11-26)
• FREE THROW PERCENTAGE: Kentucky Wesleyan .400 (4-10), Northwood .833 (10-12)
• REBOUNDS: Kentucky Wesleyan 31 (Nine offensive), Northwood 40 (Eight offensive)
• ASSISTS/TURNOVERS: Kentucky Wesleyan 16/17, Northwood 17/20

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Maddie Voelker: 22 points, seven rebounds
• Maeve St. John: 15 points, 10 rebounds, nine assists, four steals
• Lea Holmes: 13 points, seven rebounds, three blocks
• Maelyn McNealy: 16 points (career-high), 4-7 from 3-point range
• Ella Miller: Nine points, four rebounds

NORTHWOOD NOTES

• Voelker now ranks 15th in program history with 1,127 points, moving past Roni Lloyd (1,126). Voelker also moved into eight in NU history with 145 career 3-pointers.

UP NEXT

• The Timberwolves head to Thomas More Saturday (January 23). Game time is set for 1 p.m.