Women's Basketball Pushes Win Streak To Eight With 95-77 Road Win At Walsh

OVERVIEW – WALSH

SCORE: Northwood Timberwolves 95, Walsh Cavaliers 77

RECORDS: Northwood (18-5, 14-1 G-MAC), Walsh (12-11, 8-7 G-MAC)

LOCATION: Alumni Hall – North Canton, Ohio

RECAP: Led by a near quadruple-double from Maeve St. John, Northwood women's basketball extended their winning streak to eight with a 95-77 road win at Walsh Saturday (February 7).

GAME STORY

• Walsh was the better team early in the game, holding a 19-12 lead with less than a minute to go in the first quarter.
• Northwood finished the period strong, scoring the last six points in the final 43 seconds to trail by one at 19-18 heading to the second.
• Walsh led 24-21 early in the second when Northwood went on a run to go on top. NU scored 18 of the next 22 points to take a 39-28 lead.
• The Cavaliers responded with an 11-3 run to get back within three at 42-39.
• Northwood eventually went on to hold a 50-42 lead at the break.
• Both teams had big offensive quarters in the second. Northwood scored 32 points while shooting 76.5 percent (13-17) while Walsh had 23 points while shooting 60.0 percent (9-15). The two teams combined to go 7-10 from 3-point range (NU 4-6, WU 3-4).
• The Timberwolves got their lead to double figures for good at 61-51.
• Northwood led by as many as 17 in the third before holding a 68-52 lead heading to the final quarter.
• Walsh got back within 10 at 80-70 with 5:09 to go, only to see Northwood finish the game strong.
• NU scored 13 of the next 17 points to take their biggest lead of the game at 93-74 before winning 95-77.

GAME STATS

• FG PERCENTAGE: Walsh .406 (26-64), Northwood .585 (38-65)
• 3-PT PERCENTAGE: Walsh .433 (13-30), Northwood .529 (9-17)
• FREE THROW PERCENTAGE: Walsh .706 (12-27), Northwood .667 (10-15)
• REBOUNDS: Walsh 31 (13 offensive), Northwood 39 (11 offensive)
• ASSISTS/TURNOVERS: Walsh 16/21, Northwood 26/21

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Maeve St. John: 32 points, eight rebounds, eight assists, eight steals, 11-22 from the floor, 3-5 from 3-point range, 7-7 from the foul line
• Lea Holmes: 20 points (14 in the fourth quarter), 12 rebounds, 10-17 from the floor
• Grace Isenhath: 11 points, six rebounds
• Lexie Bowers: 10 points
• Alexa Kolnitys: Eight points
• Karie Keefer: Five points, seven rebounds, six assists

NORTHWOOD NOTES

• Northwood led for the final 28:29 of the game.
• The Timberwolves' 58.5 percent shooting from the floor is the highest for any team in the G-MAC this season. The previous high was Findlay at Kentucky Wesleyan 57.4 percent.
• NU's 95 points scored is the most in any conference game in the Great Midwest this season.

UP NEXT

• The Timberwolves start a four-game homestand with a game against Findlay Thursday (February 12). Game time is set for 5:30 p.m.