Michigan Tech Women Dominate Wildcats, 68-28
This story was written by Michigan Tech University Athletics "I thought we came into the game today with a great understanding of how we wanted to defend, which took away the things they wanted to do," Michigan Tech Head Coach Sam Hoyt said. "We limited their points in the paint which was huge and I thought Abbie Botz and Hannah Hobson did a great job taking their post players out of their game. I wanted us to be the more physical and tougher team today and I thought we were able to do that. One of our offensive keys was to score points in the paint and we were able to execute our game plan to get some high percentage shots. "Getting back to back 30 and 40 point wins in conference contests moving into the Christmas break is huge for our confidence. We knew what we were capable of coming into the season and after a slow start, I think it was really important that we were able to execute like we did in these games." The two sides continued to struggle a bit to put points on the board in the second quarter as well, with only a combined 13 points between Tech and Northern Michigan. Botz, senior Hannah Hobson, and freshman Sara Dax fired in the first three buckets of the period to make it an 18-7 Tech advantage with 7:14 left on the clock. The Huskies would only record two more points the rest of the quarter, but held the Wildcats in check at five points to carry a 20-12 lead into the locker room at halftime. Trotter connected on 7 of 10 shots from the field, went 3 for 5 from behind the arc, and 6 for 6 at the free throw line to power the Huskies' offense on Sunday with 23 points. She also blocked two shots, had seven steals, four assists, and four rebounds. Botz had a solid afternoon as well, recording a double-double thanks to 13 points and 13 rebounds in the victory. She also shared the team lead in assists with Hobson and Trotter. Hobson along with sophomore Ellie Mackay and freshman Katelyn Meister chipped in six points each. Tech found success on 25 of 51 shots from the field (49.0%), hit the target on 7 of 16 attempts from three-point range (43.8%), and converted 11 of 12 opportunities at the free throw line (91.7%). Tech out-rebounded Northern Michigan 41-26 and scored 28 points in the paint while forcing 21 turnovers which led to 24 points on offense. Emily Mueller had a team high six points for the Wildcats followed by Schultz with five points and eight rebounds. Northern Michigan made only 11 of 51 field goal attempts (21.6%), were 4 for 28 from long distance (14.3%), and 2 of 3 at the free throw line (66.7%). HOUGHTON, Mich. — The Northern Michigan University women's basketball program fell to Michigan Tech Sunday afternoon in Houghton, Michigan, 68-28. Emily Mueller led the team in points at Michigan Tech, sinking two field goals, including a three-pointer, and an awarded free throw for six total points. Elena Alaix and Jessica Schultz combined for 10 points, scoring five a piece for the second highest total of the team. Four individuals tallied assists on the day, with Mueller, Makaylee Kuhn, Amber Huebner and Madigan Johns recording one each. Schultz led the team in total rebounds with eight. Kuhn and Erin Konkala each contributed four rebounds on the day, the second most on the day. Throughout the 2019-20 season, NMU will celebrate the history of Women's Sports at Northern Michigan. Fans are encouraged to contribute with their favorite and most memorable moments and athletes of NMU women's sports. Please go to THIS LINK to contribute your favorite or most memorable moment and athletes. More information on this year's celebration can be found HERE. The team will reconvene following the holiday break when they host Ashland University on Thursday, January 2, 2020 at 7:30 p.m.
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