Maddie Voelker Reaches 1,000 Points On Career Night In 98-74 Win Over Lake Erie

OVERVIEW - LAKE ERIE

SCORE: Northwood Timberwolves 98, Lake Erie Storm 74

RECORDS: Northwood (4-7, 2-2 G-MAC), Lake Erie (3-6, 0-4 G-MAC)

LOCATION: Riepma Arena – Midland, Mich.

RECAP: Maddie Voekler becomes the 20th member of the 1,000-point club at Northwood in a career night as Northwood women's basketball defeats Lake Erie 98-74 Thursday night (January 2.)

GAME STORY

• Northwood got off to a fast start in the game, putting up the first 12 points of the contest for the early advantage.
• Lake Erie fought back to get within five at 16-11, only to see the Timberwolves score the final six points of the first to lead 22-11 at the break.
• The Timberwolves pushed their lead to as many as 15 before leading 42-31 at the break.
• Lake Erie chipped away at the lead early in the third, cutting the advantage down to 58-53 with just over three minutes remaining in the quarter.
• That is when the key run of the game started, as the Timberwolves outscored the Storm 14-4 the remainder of the quarter to open up a 72-57 lead heading to the fourth.
• NU kept the momentum going over the opening five minutes of the final quarter, eventually making their run 30-7 to push their advantage to 88-60.
• The Timberwolves, who led throughout the game, pushed their advantage to as many as 27 before winning by 24.

GAME STATS

• FG PERCENTAGE: Lake Erie .381 (24-63), Northwood .638 (37-58)
• 3-PT PERCENTAGE: Lake Erie .333 (6-18), Northwood .625 (10-16)
• FREE THROW PERCENTAGE: Lake Erie .870 (20-23), Northwood .737 (14-19 – 11-11 in the second half)
• REBOUNDS: Lake Erie 20 (Five offensive), Northwood 44 (Eight offensive)
• ASSISTS/TURNOVERS: Lake Erie 10/16, Northwood 20/23

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Maddie Voelker: 30 points (career-high), 10-14 from the floor, 3-4 from 3-point range, 7-8 from the foul line, six rebounds
• Maeve St. John: 16 points, four rebounds, 6-7 from the floor, 2-2 from 3-point range
• Lea Holmes: 19 points, 11 rebounds, five assists, four steals, four blocks
• Alexa Kolnitys: 13 points, 4-6 from the floor, 2-2 from 3-point range.
• Maelyn McNealy: Six points, seven assists, four rebounds

NORTHWOOD NOTES

• Voelker became the 20th member of the 1,000-point club at Northwood in the game. She now has 1,023 points for her career.

UP NEXT

• The Timberwolves will host Thomas More Saturday (January 4). Game time is set for 1 p.m.