Women's Basketball Falls At Findlay 72-62

OVERVIEW - FINDLAY

SCORE: Findlay Oilers 72, Northwood Timberwolves 62

RECORDS: Northwood (2-7, 1-2 G-MAC), Findlay (8-3, 3-1 G-MAC)

LOCATION: Niekamp Arena – Findlay, Ohio

RECAP: Findlay takes early lead and keeps it the remainder of the game, earning a 72-62 win over Northwood Monday night (December 16).

GAME STORY

• Findlay set the tone for the first two quarters right away, scoring 12 of the first 14 points of the game for an early 10-point lead.
• The Oilers lead grew to as many as 12 before UF held a 24-21 lead after one.
• Findlay maintained at lead a nine point lead the entire second quarter, pushing their advantage to as many as 16.
• UF eventually led 38-23 at the break.
• Three-point shooting was a big part of the Oilers advantage at halftime, as UF went 5-10 from beyond the arc in the first half while the Timberwolves were 0-13.
• Northwood responded with a strong third quarter. After trailing 45-31 at the 6:36 mark, the Timberwolves scored seven straight points to get within seven at 45-38.
• NU out-scored UF 22-14 in the third quarter to make it a 52-45 game heading to the fourth quarter.
• The Timberwolves cut the lead down to six at 63-57 with under four minutes remaining, but that is as close as NU would get.

GAME STATS

• FG PERCENTAGE: Findlay .419 (26-62), Northwood .361 (22-61)
• 3-PT PERCENTAGE: Findlay .467 (7-15), Northwood .143 (3-21)
• FREE THROW PERCENTAGE: Findlay .750 (13-28), Northwood .727 (16-22)
• REBOUNDS: Findlay 40 (12 offensive), Northwood 37 (11 offensive)
• ASSISTS/TURNOVERS: Findlay 13/14, Northwood 10/15

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Lea Holmes: 16 points, 6-12 from the floor, 4-4 from the foul line, six rebounds, thre blocks
• Maeve St. John: 11 points, six assists, four steals
• Maddie Voelker: 10 points, seven rebounds
• Ella Miller: Nine points, five rebounds
• Maelyn McNealy: Eight points.

UP NEXT

• The Timberwolves will host Northern Michigan Friday (December 20). Game time is set for 3 p.m.