Posted: Dec 19, 2025

Women's Basketball Drops Tough 89-87 Contest At Michigan Tech

Northwood

(8-4,4-0 G-MAC)

Michigan Tech

(8-2,2-0 GLIAC)

Final

Northwood (8-4,4-0 G-MAC)

Michigan Tech (8-2,2-0 GLIAC)

Game Leaders

Pts: Maeve St. John - 25

Reb: Lea Holmes - 6

Ast: Maeve St. John - 5

Pts: Ella Mason - 25

Reb: TEAM - 9

Ast: Soraya Timms - 7

Team Stats

Northwood

Michigan Tech

Field Goals

(28-58)

(33-64)

Field Goal %

48.3%

51.6%

Rebounds

Assists

Turnovers

Pts off Turnovers

2nd Chance Pts

Pts in the Paint

Fastbreak Pts

Bench Pts

Full stats

OVERVIEW – MICHIGAN TECH

SCORE: Michigan Tech Huskies 89, Northwood Timberwolves 87

RECORDS: Northwood (8-4, 4-0 G-MAC), Michigan Tech (8-2, 2-0 GLIAC)

LOCATION: SDC Gymnasium – Houghton, Mich.

RECAP: Northwood Women's Basketball nearly completed a comeback win at Michigan Tech before falling 89-87 Friday night (December 19).

GAME STORY

Northwood held a 10-9 lead in the opening quarter when Michigan Tech went on a 9-0 run to take an 18-10 lead.
The Huskies offense got red-hot down the stretch of the first quarter – MTU made six-straight shots, which allowed them to score 14 points in just 3:23.
Michigan Tech led by as many as 14 before holding a 30-19 lead after one.
Northwood chipped away at the lead in the second quarter, eventually getting within three at 46-43 with under two minutes remaining in the half.
Michigan Tech's lead eventually stood at 51-45 at the break.
MTU led 57-53 with under seven minutes remaining when the Huskies scored seven straight to go up 64-53.
The advantage grew to as many as 14 before Michigan Tech held a 73-61 lead heading to the fourth quarter.
Northwood hung around in the fourth but still trailed 85-77 with under three minutes remaining.
That is when the Timberwolves started what nearly was a comeback victory, scoring seven straight points to get within one at 85-84 with 24 seconds remaining.
MTU then led 88-84 with under 10 seconds to go when Karie Keefer made her fourth 3-pointer of the game to put NU within one at 88-87.
Michigan Tech then split two free throws with 3.1 seconds remaining, which gave Northwood an opportunity to tie or win. NU's final shot came from about 10 feet beyond the 3-point line and nearly banked in but spun out to give the Huskies a two-point win.