Northern Michigan Rolls Past Lake Superior State
This story was written by NMU Sports Information MARQUETTE---Northern Michigan University Women's Basketball jumped out to a 10-0 lead and never looked back as they proved too much for Lake Superior State University, defeating the Lakers 93-36. The 93 points are the most scored in a game by the Wildcats since a 107-75 victory over Lake Erie College during the 2010-11 season. It is also the fourth time this season the team has kept a team under 40 points, with the 36 points allowed the fewest this season and the fewest allowed in a regular season game since allowing just 21 against Division III Finlandia University during the 2012-13 season. It's the fewest against a Division II foe since defeating Lake State 55-36 in the 2011-12 season.
As a team, NMU finished with a season-best 22 assists and hit a season-best 12 three-pointers, shooting 57% from behind the arc. Defensively, the Wildcats kept the Lakers to just 31% from the field and 22% from behind the arc. The Wildcats started early with Schultz hitting a three-pointer from the top of the key on the first possession. Youngstrom added a layup and free throw then Smith hit two more free throws. Youngstrom followed with a jumper to make it 10-0 three minutes into the game.
LSSU scored five points to narrow the game but Hodell stopped the short run with a layup, followed by a jumper by Smith and two free throws from Dillinger. The Lakers made a layup but Schultz and Mueller added baskets to make it 28-10. The guests managed a layup in the final seconds and NMU was up 28-12 after the first 10 minutes. In the second quarter, the Wildcats kept the Lakers to just four points and pushed their lead out to 21 points. Smith started the second frame with a layup and Youngstrom banked in corner three on the next possession. Lutz added another three before LSSU scored.
Schultz added another jumper and Smith sank two free throws before Schultz made another layup to close out the half with the Wildcats leading 49-16. The Wildcats continued to pull away, outscoring the Lakers 21-7 in the third quarter. Schultz scored the first basket of the half followed by a Dillinger free throw and Youngstrom layup to make it 56-16 with 7:48 on the clock.
Sophomore Amber Huebner (Marquette, Mich.) gave the Wildcats an 80-30 advantage at the 5 :17 mark. Senior Tess Weatherly (Howell, Mich.) hit her second three-pointer of the game soon after to push NMU out to an 86-34 lead. Junior CeCe Rapp (St. Charles, Ill.) finished the game's scoring by hitting a jumper with 1:45 on the clock to make the final 93-36. |