Women's Basketball Earns Fifth Straight Win, Claiming 75-67 Road Victory At Ohio Dominican

OVERVIEW – OHIO DOMINICAN

SCORE: Northwood Timberwolves 75, Ohio Dominican Panthers 67

RECORDS: Northwood (15-5, 11-1 G-MAC), Ohio Dominican (7-11, 2-8 G-MAC)

LOCATION: Columbus, Ohio

RECAP: Northwood women's basketball earns fifth straight win, using a dominant opening half to earn a 75-67 road victory at Ohio Dominican Saturday (January 24).

GAME STORY

• For the second straight game, Northwood set the tone for the contest right away. The Timberwolves scored the first 12 points in the opening 5:14 of the game.
• NU went on to lead 17-2 before standing with a 21-6 at the end of the opening quarter.
• Northwood shot 50.0 percent from the floor in the first (9-18), while ODU finished at 13.3 percent (2-15).
• The Timberwolves maintained control in the second quarter, going up by as many as 27 (43-16) before holding a 43-19 lead at the break.
• Ohio Dominican came out fast in the third quarter, scoring the first eight points to get within 16 at 45-16.
• The Panthers got within 15 shortly after that before Northwood got going, eventually getting the lead back up to as many as 25.
• NU held a 63-42 edge heading to the final quarter.
• Northwood was up 71-52 with 4:30 remaining when ODU finished the game on a run. The Panthers outscored Northwood 15-4 to get within eight at 75-67 with 1:52 remaining.
• Ohio Dominican got off a 3-pointer with 49 seconds remaining that would have cut the lead to five but missed.
• Neither team scored the rest of the way, giving Northwood the win.

GAME STATS

• FG PERCENTAGE: Ohio Dominican .400 (22-55), Northwood .446 (29-65)
• 3-PT PERCENTAGE: Ohio Dominican .235 (4-17), Northwood .292 (7-24)
• FREE THROW PERCENTAGE: Ohio Dominican .731 (19-26), Northwood .714 (10-14)
• REBOUNDS: Ohio Dominican 32 (Nine offensive), Northwood 41 (13 offensive)
• ASSISTS/TURNOVERS: Ohio Dominican 7/14, Northwood 11/11

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Maeve St. John: 19 points, seven rebounds, three assists, two steals
• Lea Holmes: 10 points, 12 rebounds, three assists, three steals, two blocks
• Ella Miller: 11 points, five rebounds, 4-6 from the floor

NORTHWOOD NOTES

• Over the last two games, Northwood has outscored their opponents 38-8 in the first quarter.
• The eight point margin at the end of the game is as close as ODU got since the score was 6-0 2:19 into the game.
• Northwood has not allowed their opponents to hold a lead at any point in four of their last five games. In the five games, the Timberwolves trailed by no more than four points and for a total of 5:31 out of a possible 200 minutes.

UP NEXT

• The Timberwolves host Ashland Saturday (January 31). Game time is set for 1 p.m.