Women's Basketball Falls In Overtime To No. 24 Ferris State 88-84

OVERVIEW – #24 FERRIS STATE

SCORE: No. 24 Ferris State Bulldogs 88, Northwood Timberwolves 84 (OT)

RECORDS: Northwood (2-1), Ferris State (4-1)

LOCATION: Riepma Arena – Midland, Mich.

RECAP: Northwood women's basketball leads the majority of the game, but No. 24 Ferris State is the better team down the stretch and in overtime in an 88-84 Bulldog victory Wednesday night (November 19)

GAME STORY

• In what proved to be the story of the contest, the opening quarter was tight. Northwood's 15-9 lead was the largest for either side in the opening 10 minutes.
• The score was tied 17-17 after one.
• The Timberwolves pushed the lead to 30-24 in the second to match the biggest lead of the half, but it was the Bulldogs who were the better team the rest of the way.
• FSU held a 44-41 lead at the break.
• Both offenses played well in the second quarter, as the two teams combined for 51 points while both shooting over 56.3 percent.
• The two teams went back and forth over the third quarter, which Northwood eventually led heading to the final frame 65-62.
• Northwood earned the biggest lead of the night at 71-64 with 6:05 remaining, only to see the Bulldogs score seven straight to tie the game.
• FSU connected on a layup with 1.8 seconds remaining to go up 77-75.
• Northwood executed a sideline out of bounds play perfectly to force overtime, as Maeve St. John found Lea Holmes for a layup as time expired to force overtime.
• The Bulldogs scored seven of the first nine points of the extra period to earn the lead.
• Northwood got within two at 84-82 with 19 seconds remaining, but the Bulldogs went 4-4 from the foul line in the final moment to close out the victory.

GAME STATS

• FG PERCENTAGE: Ferris State .432 (32-74), Northwood .471 (33-70)
• 3-PT PERCENTAGE: Ferris State .345 (10-29), Northwood .273 (9-33)
• FREE THROW PERCENTAGE: Ferris State .875 (14-16), Northwood .692 (9-13)
• REBOUNDS: Ferris State 38 (14 offensive), Northwood 44 (15 offensive)
• ASSISTS/TURNOVERS: Ferris State 17/15, Northwood 9/22

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Maeve St. John: 25 points, eight rebounds, three steals
• Lea Holmes: 24 points, 14 rebounds, two blocks
• Ella Miller: 12 points, four rebounds
• Karie Keefer: Seven points, five assists, three steals

UP NEXT

• The Timberwolves will host Lewis Sunday (November 23). Game time is set for 1 p.m.