Posted: Jan 25, 2024
Women's Basketball Claims 76-68 Road Win At Hillsdale
KOVERVIEW – HILLSDALE
SCORE: Northwood Timberwolves 76, Hillsdale Chargers 68
RECORDS: Northwood (10-6, 6-3 G-MAC), Hillsdale (9-9, 5-5 G-MAC)
LOCATION: Potter Arena – Hillsdale, Mich.
RECAP: Northwood women's basketball earns a 76-68 road win over Hillsdale Thursday night (January 25).
GAME STORY
- Northwood led 17-16 with 2:22 remaining in the first when the Timberwolves went on a run. NU scored eight of the next 10 points to go up 25-18.
- The NU lead stood at 25-20 after one quarter.
- Hillsdale was the better team in the second quarter, turning a 27-20 deficit at the 8:41 mark into a 41-34 lead with 1:12 remaining.
- A key part of the game came the remainder of the half, as Northwood put up the final five points of the second to cut the Chargers lead to 41-39 at the break.
- While the score remained close the remainder of the game, Northwood took the lead for good early in the third, going up 44-43 at the 8:47 mark.
- Northwood's lead in the third got up to six on two occasions before the score was 61-57 heading to the fourth.
- Hillsdale cut the advantage down to one at 63-62, only to see the Timberwolves put up nine straight points in just over two minutes to make the score 72-62.
- NU led by as many as 12 down the stretch. The Chargers got no closer than eight in the final five minutes.
GAME STATS
- FG PERCENTAGE: Hillsdale .400 (26-65), Northwood .412 (28-68)
- 3-PT PERCENTAGE: Hillsdale .324 (11-34), Northwood .360 (9-25)
- FREE THROW PERCENTAGE: Hillsdale .455 (5-11), Northwood .846 (11-13)
- REBOUNDS: Hillsdale 35 (Nine offensive), Northwood 46 (14 offensive)
- ASSISTS/TURNOVERS: Hillsdale 11/11, Northwood 17/12
TOP NU PERFORMERS
- Maddie Voelker: 19 points, nine rebounds, three steals, 4-6 from 3-point range
- Jayla Strickland: 15 points, nine rebounds, 7-10 from the floor
- Maizie Taylor: 13 points, five assists, four rebounds, 3-4 from 3-point range
UP NEXT
- Northwood travels to Malone Saturday (January 27). Game time is set for 1 p.m.