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67
Dakota Wesleyan (SD) DWU 5-3, 4-2 GPAC
69
Winner Northwestern NWC 7-3, 4-2 GPAC
Dakota Wesleyan (SD) DWU
5-3, 4-2 GPAC
67
Final
69
Northwestern NWC
7-3, 4-2 GPAC
Winner
Score By Periods
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Dakota Wesleyan (SD) DWU 11 20 20 16 67
Northwestern NWC 17 15 17 20 69

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | NWC Athletic Communications

Free Throws Down the Stretch Lifts Raiders Past Dakota Wesleyan

Molly Schany records fifth 20-point game of her Red Raider career

ORANGE CITY, Iowa – Maddie Jones scored the last six points of the game at the free throw line as the (RV) Northwestern College women's basketball team (7-3, 4-2 GPAC) picked up the first win over Dakota Wesleyan (5-3, 4-2 GPAC) since the 2020-21 season in a 69-67 thriller inside the Bultman Center Wednesday night.  
Northwestern got off to a strong start after a week away from the home floor, jumping out to a 17-11 lead after the first quarter of play behind seven points from Molly Schany (Sr., Emmetsburg, Iowa) early. Northwestern attacked the paint early for easy buckets, while the Tigers settled for 3-pointers – 11 taken in the first 10 minutes – and settled for a 22.7% mark from the floor.
 
Making an adjustment in the second quarter, Dakota Wesleyan stopped settling for three's and looked for easier buckets and, in turn, outscored Northwestern 20-15 in the second quarter. A quick 7-0 spurt saw the Tigers draw even at 20-20 as Shalayne Nagel hit a 3-pointer to tie the game. A pair of Tiger free throws in the ensuing possession would see them take their first lead since it was 5-2 in the opening minutes, with just over five minutes left in the half. Trailing by three with four minutes to play, Northwestern went on a 6-0 run to take a 28-25 lead and would hold onto a slim 30-29 lead after the first 20 minutes of play.
 
The second half would heat up even more as both teams used runs and took leads, but none would truly stick throughout the second half as the game would come down to be decided in the final minute. Dakota Wesleyan utilized their second-straight quarter of outscoring Northwestern (20-17 in the third) to take a five-point lead into the final quarter at 51-46.
 
Northwestern got back on track in the final frame, shooting 46.2 percent from the floor, but would hit their free throws when it mattered most. With two and a half minutes left on the clock, the Tigers would hold a 64-56 eight-point advantage, seemingly coasting to a win as they had scored five-straight points to build the lead.
 
The Red Raiders would not give up the fight and bring the fight right back to the Tigers, as in the final two and a half minutes would outscore DWU 13-3, thanks to six points from Jones (Sr., Twin Lakes, Iowa) with all her points coming from the charity strike.
 
With 10 seconds left, the Tigers hit a free throw to take a 67-64 lead and they would choose to foul to prevent Northwestern to get a three off. Hitting only one of two free throws, Dakota Wesleyan left the door open for the Red Raiders and they would make the most of the opportunity. Jones hit a pair of free throws with seven seconds to pull within one-point (67-66, DWU). Following a time out, the Tigers would turn the ball over on the inbound and a foul would send Jones right back to the charity strike. She would, again, hit both free throws and give NWC the 68-67 lead. Down by two, the Tigers got a shot off but it was well off the mark as the Red Raiders prevailed over Dakota Wesleyan for the first time in the Kristin Rotert era.  
GAME NOTES:
  • Molly Schany led all scorers with her 20 points, notching her fifth-career 20-point game.
  • Maddie Jones was the other Red Raider in double digits with 16 points.
  • NWC shot 46.2% from the floor and held DWU to 38.0%.
  • Schany shot a phenomenal 9-for-10 from the floor tonight, hitting her one 3-pointer attempt and one free throw attempt.
  • Jones shot 10-for-12 from the free throw line, including scoring the team's last six points from the line to secure the win off DWU turnovers.
  • The Red Raiders won the rebounding battle with a +2 margin (40-38).
  • Jones, Hali Anderson, and Lexie Van Kekerix combined for 15 of the team's 19 assists on the night.
  • Jones led the game with her six, Anderson having five.
  • Anderson and Schany led the team with their six rebounds apiece.
  • Jones and Van Kekerix each recorded a pair of steals.
  • Emily TerWee had two of the team's three blocks, leading the team with her nine blocks this season.
  • The three-game streak of shooting 40% or better from deep comes to an end, but NWC still shooting 35.7% from deep (5-for-14).
PLAYER OF THE GAME
Maddie Jones
Up Next: Northwestern will play the Doane Tigers (6-3, 4-2 GPAC) on Saturday night, now with an adjusted start time of 5:00 p.m., following the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Semifinal football game on campus.

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