Women's Basketball Drops 68-43 Contest At Northern Michigan

OVERVIEW – NORTHERN MICHIGAN

SCORE: Northern Michigan Wildcats 68, Northwood Timberwolves 43

RECORDS: Northwood (5-4), Northern Michigan (8-3)

LOCATION: Marquette, Mich.

RECAP: Northwood Women's Basketball struggles on offense in a 68-43 loss at Northern Michigan Tuesday (December 19).

GAME STORY

• The opening quarter was evenly played – the teams were within three points of each other over the final 6:27 of the first. NMU held a 17-15 lead after 10 minutes.
• NU's offense struggled in the second and third quarters. The Timberwolves went 5-29 from the floor (17.2 percent) and 2-12 from 3-point range (16.7 percent).  That allowed the Wildcats to out-score Northwood 38-14 and take a 55-29 lead heading to the fourth.
• The Wildcats led by as many as 32 in the fourth before the Timberwolves scored the final seven points to make the final 68-43.

GAME STATS

• FG PERCENTAGE: Northern Michigan .424 (25-59), Northwood .274 (17-62)
• 3-PT PERCENTAGE: Northern Michigan .481 (13-27), Northwood .185 (5-27)
• FREE THROW PERCENTAGE: Northern Michigan .833 (5-6), Northwood .444 (4-9)
• REBOUNDS: Northern Michigan 48 (Eight offensive), Northwood 32 (Seven offensive)
• ASSISTS/TURNOVERS: Northern Michigan 18/14, Northwood 10/11

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Maddie Voelker: 13 points, six rebounds
• Maeve St. John: Four points, six rebounds, three assists, two steals

UP NEXT

• Northwood will host Wayne State December 30. Game time is set for 3 p.m.