Women's Basketball Earns Hard-Fought 69-67 Win At Hillsdale

OVERVIEW – HILLSDALE

SCORE: Northwood Timberwolves 69, Hillsdale Chargers 67

RECORDS: Northwood (23-5, 19-1 G-MAC), Hillsdale (15-11, 11-9 G-MAC)

LOCATION: Tibbetts Potter Arena – Hillsdale, Mich.

RECAP: Women's basketball wraps up record-breaking regular season with a hard-fought 69-67 road win over Hillsdale Saturday (February 28).

GAME STORY

• Northwood scored on the opening shot of the game and led throughout the rest of the opening half.
• The Timberwolves maintained at least a six-point lead over the final 5:31 of the first quarter.
• NU's lead grew to as many as 11 in the first before holding a 23-16 lead after one.
• Northwood got their lead to 12 early in the second quarter and were still on top 34-25 with less than two minutes remaining in the half.
• Hillsdale finished the half strong, scoring the final six points to make the score 34-31 at the break.
• The Chargers kept the momentum going into the third quarter, taking their first lead of the day at 36-34.
• HC held the lead the majority of the third quarter, going up by as many as six before holding a 51-48 lead heading to the fourth.
• Hillsdale led 62-58 with under seven minutes remaining when Northwood made the key run of the game. The Timberwolves scored nine of the next 10 points to take a 67-63 lead with 2:57 remaining.
• Neither team scored for the next 2:35. The stretch ended with a Hillsdale layup that cut the lead to two with 22 seconds remaining.
• Maeve St. John made a pair of free throws with 14 seconds remaining to clinch the victory.

GAME STATS

• FG PERCENTAGE: Hillsdale .410 (25-61), Northwood .422 (27-64)
• 3-PT PERCENTAGE: Hillsdale .368 (7-19), Northwood .182 (4-22)
• FREE THROW PERCENTAGE: Hillsdale .714 (10-14), Northwood .786 (11-14)
• REBOUNDS: Hillsdale 36 (Nine offensive), Northwood 38 (12 offensive)
• ASSISTS/TURNOVERS: Hillsdale 17/12, Northwood 12/12

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• St. John: 20 points, 11 rebounds, nine assists, two steals, 8-8 from the foul line
• Lea Holmes: 11 points, five rebounds, three blocks
• Ella Miller: 11 points, five rebounds

NORTHWOOD NOTES

• Hillsdale entered the game with a perfect 11-0 record at home this season.
• With her three blocked shots, Holmes has 51 blocked shots this season. That is fifth-highest single-season total in school history. She set the single-season record last season with 71.
• The Timberwolves' 23rd win extended the program record for victories in a season. The 2008-09 team won 21 games for the old record.
• Northwood also extends school record for longest winning streak with their 13th straight win today. The 1990-91 team won 10 consecutive games.
• NU's 19 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.

UP NEXT

• The Timberwolves are the No. 1 seed for the upcoming G-MAC Tournament. Northwood will host eighth-seeded Ashland Tuesday night (March 3). Game time is set for 5:30 p.m.