The Grand Valley State University's women's basketball team (3-0) beat Hillsdale college (2-3) to remain undefeated this season in a lopsided 74-25 victory. On the next possession, she had a shot fake at the top of the three point line and drove in to score a tough layup. There's a reason the Lakers are 17-1 overall and a perfect 8-0 in the GLIAC — they not only have players who are usually good shooters, but one of the top 10 scoring defenses in NCAA Division II that gives them the biggest point differential in the nation. MARQUETTE — It seemed like it would be a simple proposition for the Northern Michigan University women's basketball team — hold the opposition under 50 points and it's a ready-made recipe for success. She finished the contest with 7 points, one block and a steal.
Offense dries up for Northern Michigan University women's basketball team in 45-38 loss to league leaders Grand Valley State. Teammate Taya Stevenson added seven points, five rebounds and three steals. Without the Lakers doing a whole lot either on offense, Northern had to feel fortunate to only be down 30-23 entering the final quarter. Video footage from the event will be archived and stored in a video library for FloHoops subscribers to watch for the duration of their subscription. "Even when they did get penetration at the rim, we had someone like Cassidy Boensch to protect the paint. Senior guard Jenn DeBoer got a rebound on the defensive side and took it all the way to the basket on the offensive end to end the first quarter with a Laker lead, 18-13. The 2023 Grand Valley State vs UW-Parkside - Women's broadcast starts on Jan 5, 2023. Boensch scored the first eight points of the fourth quarter for the Lakers. 7 field goal percentage in the quarter and only allowed two points.
Almost every time she got the ball in the low post, she was either double or triple teamed. The Lakers tough defensive play continued into the second quarter. If they were going to double me that hard, I was going to have to find them with my passes. After a quick GVSU bucket pushed its lead to nine, NMU charged back with a 3 by Tierney and jumper by Kuhn in the span of 59 seconds to get within 32-28 with 7:27 remaining. The Wildcats got back within four on a couple Holzwart free throws with 6:53 left, but those proved to be the only points NMU would pocket in the entire 10-minute period. The Lakers grabbed a lead briefly in the period's final two minutes, though NMU was back on top 15-13 entering the second. But the middle two quarters were particularly dry on offense as nationally ranked Grand Valley State eked out a 45-38 victory at the Berry Events Center on Thursday night. They only allowed six points for the third quarter and started the half on a 10-0 run, and didn't allow a basket until half way through the quarter. The Lakers were led by Ellie Droste with just 10 points to go with six rebounds.
The leading scorer for the team so far this season was able to find open teammates through Hillsdale's tough defense on her. The Lakers scored 23 points of turnovers, and Dailey finished the game with five steals. She did make three steals as NMU's regular leading scorer, Makaylee Kuhn, was held to nine points, though she also pulled down a team-high seven rebounds. They put that on display by holding the Wildcats (10-7, 5-3) to 27% shooting from the floor (14 of 52) and just 20% on 3-pointers (3 of 15). After Hillsdale went on a 9-2 run to start the game, the Lakers clamped down on defense and came alive on offense. Northern again led for much of the quarter No. Now available on Roku, Fire TV, Chromecast and Apple TV. Going into the second half of the game, GVSU's defense remained strong against Hillsdale. Dailey finished the game with 11 points, 7 rebounds and a block. "We did a good job getting into shooters space on shots, " said head coach Mike Williams.
But that would be as close as the home team would get, and even though they kept the deficit in single digits, they couldn't mount a good enough charge to hand GVSU its second loss of the season. Especially when scoring 15 points in both the first and fourth quarters. We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here. One of her most impressive plays was stealing a pass from a Hillsdale guard and taking it coast-to-coast for the transition layup. The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. "Coach said before the game that I was going to be doubled or even triple teamed in the low post, " Boensch said. The game's leading scorer, Northern's Mackenzie Holzwart, was indicative of that. Four straight missed shots and a couple turnovers in the first three minutes allowed the visitors to open up a 27-21 lead. Then the offense went off the rails for NMU in the third. If you can't watch live, catch up with the replays! All in all I know I had open shooters around me.