Women's Basketball Pushes Win Streak To 12 With 70-56 Victory Over Tiffin

OVERVIEW – TIFFIN

SCORE: Northwood Timberwolves 70, Tiffin Dragons 56

RECORDS: Northwood (22-5, 18-1 G-MAC), Tiffin (9-17, 4-15 G-MAC)

LOCATION: Riepma Arena – Midland, Mich.

RECAP: Women's basketball continues record-breaking season with 70-56 victory over Tiffin Thursday night (February 26).

GAME STORY

• Northwood started the game fast, scoring the first seven points of the game.
• Tiffin responded with nine of the next 11 points to tie the score 9-9.
• NU came right back with an 11-4 run to take a 20-13 lead.
• Northwood led by as many a nine before holding a 24-17 lead after one.
• The Timberwolves maintained the lead throughout the second, taking their biggest advantage of the half at 34-21 with 4:08 to go.
• The Dragons finished the second strong, going on a 7-1 run over the final 2:46 to cut the lead to 35-28 at the break.
• Northwood came out strong in the third quarter, scoring 12 of the first 15 points to take a 47-31 lead.
• Tiffin cut into the lead the remainder of the quarter, making the score 52-42 heading to the fourth.
• NU got the lead back up to 15 early in the fourth, only to see Tiffin get back within eight at 62-54 with 3:13 to go.
• That was as close as the Dragons would get in the fourth – Northwood led by as many as 16 before finishing off a 14-point victory.

GAME STATS

• FG PERCENTAGE: Tiffin .333 (21-63), Northwood .400 (22-55)
• 3-PT PERCENTAGE: Tiffin .212 (7-33), Northwood .320 (8-25)
• FREE THROW PERCENTAGE: Tiffin .778 (7-9), Northwood .818 (18-22)
• REBOUNDS: Tiffin 36 (12 offensive), Northwood 41 (10 offensive)
• ASSISTS/TURNOVERS: Tiffin 14/15, Northwood 11/18

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Lea Holmes: 18 points, six rebounds, two blocks
• Lexie Bowers: 12 points, five rebounds, three assists, 4-8 from 3-point range
• Maeve St. John: 14 points, six rebounds, five assists
• Ella Miller: 10 points, five rebounds

NORTHWOOD NOTES

• St. John broke the school record for points in a season in the game, now standing with 514 this season. The old record of 501 was set by Jordyn Nurenberg, which was set in 2015-16. St. John also has broken the season records for free throws made in a season (148) and steals in a season (102).
• With her two blocked shots tonight, Holmes moved to second in school history for career blocked shots. She now has 119 for her two-year career, trailing only Kaitlin Susan, who had 125 blocks from 2011-15. Holmes also needs three blocked shots to hold two of the top five single-season block totals in school history.
• The Timberwolves' 22nd win is a new program record for victories in a season. The 2008-09 team won 21 games for the old record.
• Northwood extends school record for longest winning streak with their 12th straight win today. The 1990-91 team won 10 consecutive games.
• NU's 18 conference wins this season are the most in a season in program history. The 2023-24 team finished the year with 16 for the previous record.
• Northwood led for 39:13 in the game and never trailed.

UP NEXT

• The Timberwolves will finish the regular season with a game at Hillsdale Saturday afternoon (February 28). Game time is set for 1 p.m.