Women's Basketball Defeats Wayne State 70-58

OVERVIEW – WAYNE STATE

SCORE: Northwood Timberwolves 70, Wayne State Warriors 58

RECORDS: Northwood (4-1), Wayne State (3-3)

LOCATION: Riepma Arena – Midland, Mich.

RECAP: Northwood Women's Basketball improves to 4-1 with a 70-58 win over Wayne State Wednesday afternoon (November 26).

GAME STORY

• Northwood trailed 5-4 in the opening quarter when the Timberwolves posted a 7-1 run to go up 11-5.
• NU later had a 10-2 run to go up by 11 before holding a 21-13 lead at the end of the first quarter.
• The Timberwolves led 27-20 with 6:26 remaining in the second quarter when Northwood's offense went cold. NU, which entered the game shooting nearly 48 percent from the floor, missed 13 consecutive shots to allow Wayne state to go on a 9-0 run to go up 29-27.
• A 3-pointer off the glass at the buzzer of the second quarter by Northwood's Savannah Fellenbaum put the Timberwolves back on top 30-29 at the break.
• The Warriors scored the first two points of the second half to go back on top, but that proved to be the final lead of the day for WSU.
• Northwood responded right away with eight straight points to go on top 38-31.
• NU led by 10 twice in the third quarter before the Timberwolves held a 51-45 lead heading to the fourth.
• The Timberwolves were on top 51-50 with 8:30 remaining when Northwood posted the key run of the game, putting up 13 straight points to take a 64-50 lead at the 5:46 mark.
• Wayne State got no closer than 11 the rest of the way.

GAME STATS

• FG PERCENTAGE: Wayne State .367 (22-60), Northwood .389 (28-72)
• 3-PT PERCENTAGE: Wayne State .217 (9-12), Northwood .345 (10-29)
• FREE THROW PERCENTAGE: Wayne State .750 (9-12), Northwood .667 (4-6)
• REBOUNDS: Wayne State 41 (Nine offensive), Northwood 42 (12 offensive)
• ASSISTS/TURNOVERS: Wayne State 11/17, Northwood 15/11

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Lea Holmes: 19 points, eight rebounds, three assists, three steals, two blocks
• Lexie Bowers: 16 points, two steals, 7-12 from the floor
• Maeve St. John: 10 points, six rebounds, four assists, six steals
• Ella Miller: Nine points, seven rebounds, four assists

UP NEXT

• The Timberwolves will travel to top-ranked and defending Division II national champion Grand Valley State Sunday (November 30). Game time is set for 3 p.m.