Women's Basketball Earns Comeback 78-74 Win At Ashland

OVERVIEW – ASHLAND

SCORE: Northwood Timberwolves 78, Ashland Eagles 74

RECORDS: Northwood 6-2, 2-0 G-MAC, Ashland 5-3, 1-1 G-MAC

LOCATION: Kates Gymnasium – Ashland, Ohio

RECAP: Led by Maeve St. John, the Northwood Women's Basketball team overcomes 21-point first half deficit to earn a 78-74 road win at Ashland Saturday afternoon (December 6).

GAME STORY

• Ashland scored the first two points of the game and did not allow Northwood to gain a lead until late in the fourth quarter.
• The Eagles started strong overall, scoring 12 of the first 16 points of the contest.
• AU eventually held a 27-14 lead after the opening quarter.
• With just over three minutes remaining in the half, Ashland held its biggest lead of the day, maintaining a 40-19 lead.
• That is when a key stretch of the contest occurred, as Northwood out-scored Ashland 12-0 over the final three minutes of the second to make the score 40-31 at the break.
• The Eagles led 56-46 with 3:00 remaining in the third when another Timberwolves run set up the fourth quarter, as NU scored eight straight points to get within two.
• AU held a 58-54 lead heading to the final period.
• Ashland led 63-56 with eight minutes remaining when Northwood made the final run that clinched the comeback victory. Northwood took their first lead of the game at 69-66 with 2:17 remaining
• Northwood's final run of the game eventually stood at 15-3 to turn a seven-point deficit into a 71-66 lead with 1:41 remaining
• Ashland got back within two with eight seconds remaining before Northwood connected on two free throws to clinch the victory.

GAME STATS

• FG PERCENTAGE: Ashland .433 (29-67), Northwood .509 (27-53)
• 3-PT PERCENTAGE: Ashland .261 (6-23), Northwood .421 (8-19)
• FREE THROW PERCENTAGE: Ashland .833 (10-12), Northwood .762 (16-21)
• REBOUNDS: Ashland 30 (Seven offensive), Northwood 38 (Five offensive)
• ASSISTS/TURNOVERS: Ashland 16/10, Northwood 13/17

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• St. John: 32 points (matches career-high), 10 rebounds (ties career-high), five steals, three assists, 10-13 from the floor, 5-7 from 3-point range, 7-8 from the foul line
• Lea Holmes: 10 points, five rebounds, four assists, two blocks
• Lexie Bowers: Eight points

NORTHWOOD NOTES

• This is Northwood's first win at Ashland since January 28, 2010. Ashland had won 11 straight home games against Northwood prior to today.
• AU was 19-1 at home against the Timberwolves entering today's game.
• St. John matched her scoring career-high from November 23 when she scored 32 against Lewis.
• St. John scored 22 points in the second half.
• From the point where Northwood trailed by a game-high 21, the Timberwolves outscored Ashland 59-34.

UP NEXT

• The Timberwolves host Hillsdale Thursday (December 11). Game time is set for 5:30 p.m.