Women's Basketball Falls At Thomas More 64-55

OVERVIEW - THOMAS MORE

SCORE: Thomas More Saints 64, Northwood Timberwolves 55

RECORDS: Northwood (9-10, 7-4 G-MAC), Thomas More (8-11, 5-6 G-MAC)

LOCATION: Connor Convocation Center – Crestview Hills, Ky.

RECAP: Northwood women's basketball loses at Thomas More 64-55 Saturday (January 25).

GAME STORY

• Playing without starting point guard Maeve St. John, Northwood trailed 10-8 at the 3:30 mark in the opening quarter.
• Thomas More was the better team the rest of the quarter, eventually holding a 20-13 lead after one.
• Northwood posted a 7-0 run in the second quarter that tied the score at 22-22.
• The remainder of the quarter was evenly played. Thomas More held a 29-28 lead at the break.
• The Saints scored the first six points of the third quarter to go up 35-28.
• At the 2:58 mark of the quarter, Northwood trailed 43-38 when Thomas More put up six straight points to make their lead 11.
• TMU went on to hold a 50-42 heading to the fourth quarter.
• Northwood cut the lead to four early in the final period, but that is as close as the Timberwolves would get the rest of the way.
• The Saints led by as many as 14 before winning by nine.

GAME STATS

• FG PERCENTAGE: Thomas More .419 (26-62), Northwood .429 (24-56)
• 3-PT PERCENTAGE: Thomas More .267 (4-15), Northwood .231 (3-13)
• FREE THROW PERCENTAGE: Thomas More .615 (8-13), Northwood .333 (4-12)
• REBOUNDS: Thomas More 37 (12 offensive), Northwood 35 (Nine offensive)
• ASSISTS/TURNOVERS: Thomas More 15/12, Northwood 8/19

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Lea Holmes: 16 points, seven rebounds, four blocks, 8-11 from the floor
• Ella Miller: 12 points, seven rebounds
• Taryn Jackson: Nine points (career-high)

UP NEXT

• The Timberwolves will host Tiffin Thursday (January 30). Game time is set for 6 p.m.