Maeve St. John Reaches 1,000 Point Mark, Leads Women's Basketball To 73-54 Win Over Malone

OVERVIEW – MALONE

SCORE: Northwood Timberwolves 73, Malone Pioneers 54

RECORDS: Northwood (10-4, 6-0 G-MAC), Malone (11-3, 4-2 G-MAC)

LOCATION: Riepma Arena – Midland, Mich.

RECAP: Maeve St. John scores her 1,000th career point as Northwood women's basketball rides big fourth quarter to remain unbeaten in conference play with a 73-54 win over Malone Monday (January 5).

GAME STORY

• Malone held an 8-7 lead in the opening quarter before Northwood controlled the final 4:06 of the period. The Timberwolves outscored the Pioneers 14-2 the rest of the quarter to give NU a 21-10 after one.
• The lead stayed above nine the remainder of the half. Northwood led by as many as 15 before holding a 39-26 advantage at the break.
• After shooting 44.4 percent from the floor in the opening 20 minutes, the Timberwolves offense went ice-cold in the third. Northwood missed their first nine field goals of the quarter and were held scoreless for the first 7:54 of the period. In that time, Malone outscored Northwood 15-0 to give the Pioneers a 41-39 lead.
• That proved to be the last lead of the game for Malone, however, as the Timberwolves responded with seven straight points to go back on top 46-41.
• NU held a 46-44 lead heading to the final quarter.
• Northwood dominated the final quarter, scoring the first 10 points to take a 58-44 lead.
• The Timberwolves went on to outscore Malone 27-10 in the final quarter, pushing their advantage to as many as 21 before winning by 19.

GAME STATS

• FG PERCENTAGE: Malone .404 (19-47), Northwood .410 (25-61)
• 3-PT PERCENTAGE: Malone .333 (5-15), Northwood .360 (9-25)
• FREE THROW PERCENTAGE: Malone .786 (11-14), Northwood .933 (14-15)
• REBOUNDS: Malone 33 (Nine offensive), Northwood 30 (10 offensive)
• ASSISTS/TURNOVERS: Malone 8/27, Northwood 8/17

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Maeve St. John: 34 points (career-high), seven rebounds, six steals, three assists, 12-12 from the foul line
• Lea Holmes: 11 points

NORTHWOOD NOTES

• St. John is the 21st member of the 1,000-point club at Northwood. She now has 1,018 points for her career.
• Northwood is now 6-0 to start conference play, the best start in program history. The Timberwolves are the lone unbeaten team in the Great Midwest.

UP NEXT

• The Timberwolves travel to Thomas More Thursday night (January 8). Game time is set for 5:30 p.m.