Women's Basketball Defeats Ursuline 78-49

OVERVIEW – URSULINE

SCORE: Northwood Timberwolves 78, Ursuline Arrows 49

RECORDS: Northwood (12-5, 8-1 G-MAC), Ursuline (3-13, 0-9 G-MAC)

LOCATION: Riepma Arena – Midland, Mich.

RECAP: Northwood women's basketball stays atop the Great Midwest standings with a 78-49 win over Ursuline Thursday (January 15).

GAME STORY

• Northwood scored the first three points of the game and did not allow Ursuline to lead in the entire game.
• The Timberwolves led 6-5 when Northwood went on an 11-0 run to go up 17-5.
• NU's 24-7 lead was the largest for the Timberwolves in the opening quarter.
• Ursuline got no closer than 17 in the second quarter, while Northwood led by as many as 25.
• The NU lead stood at 40-18 at the break.
• Northwood's advantage stayed between 22 and 31 in the third quarter, which ended with the score 63-35.
• The largest lead of the game for the Timberwolves was 72-40 before NU won the game 78-49.

GAME STATS

• FG PERCENTAGE: Ursuline .365 (19-52), Northwood .422 (27-64)
• 3-PT PERCENTAGE: Ursuline .250 (5-20), Northwood .417 (10-24)
• FREE THROW PERCENTAGE: Ursuline .600 (6-10), Northwood .609 (14-23)
• REBOUNDS: Ursuline 24 (Nine offensive), Northwood 42 (18 offensive)
• ASSISTS/TURNOVERS: Ursuline 9/23, Northwood 16/17

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Lexie Bowers: 15 points, 5-6 from 3-point range
• Grace Isenhath: 12 points, four rebounds, two assists
• Maeve St. John: Nine points, nine rebounds, five assists, three steals
• Lea Holmes: Nine points, five rebounds, 4-6 from the floor

UP NEXT

• The Timberwolves host Lake Erie Saturday (January 17). Game time is set for 1 p.m.