MIDLAND, Mich. – The UIndy women's basketball team fell in their final game of this weekend road trip this afternoon, losing to the Northwood Timberwolves of the GLIAC. The Hounds fall to 0-4 on the season, and have four more games on the road before returning back home on December 2 to face GLVC foe Southern Indiana.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
Things got off to a rocky start in the first quarter. The Hounds had five turnovers early on, but the Timberwolves struggled to capitalize on UIndy's mistakes, shooting five-for-13 from the field. The Hounds kept it competitive early, shooting five-for-15 from the field, only facing a 17-10 deficit going into the second quarter.
 
Despite shooting only 38 percent in the first quarter, Northwood was not shy about shooting the ball coming into the second. The Timberwolves hit a pair of early 3's along with a layup to jump out to an early 25-14 lead in the 2nd. The Hounds were outscored 21-6 in the second and headed into the locker room down 38-16.
 
The halftime break did not slow things down for the Timberwolves as they continued to put up points on the Greyhound defense. The Hounds trailed 61-31 going into the final quarter. The Hounds did not quit in the final quarter despite being behind on the scoreboard. UIndy fought until the very end, outscoring Northwood 26-16 in the fourth, before falling 77-57.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
-Senior Ashley Montanez recorded her first double-double of the season, scoring 12 points on five-for-11 shooting and grabbing 11 boards.
-The Hounds were once again led in scoring by Martha Burse. The senior finished with 14 points, three rebounds, and two assists in 36 minutes of action.
-The struggles from behind the arc continued as the Hounds shot one-for-14 from deep. Despite tying their season-best from deep last time out, the Hounds finish the weekend shooting 29.6 percent from beyond the three-point line.
-UIndy continued to make their presence in the paint. Each team pulled down 30 total rebounds, the Hounds managed to grab one more offensive rebound than Northwood, finishing with 7 offensive rebounds. But, the real damage down low came from outscoring the Timberwolves 34-14 in the paint.
-Jordan Cole accounted for 11 of the team's 17 bench points. The junior guard played valuable minutes coming off the bench, going three-for-four from the field and shooting five-for-six from the charity stripe, totaling 11 points in 23 minutes as a reserve.

HOUND BYTES
From Head Coach Kristin Wodrich, "We came out hard and was hit by foul trouble. We are working hard on improving every day. Proud of Ashley Montanez on getting her first double-double and not giving up down the stretch. We will get back after it tomorrow at practice. Trust the Process."

UP NEXT
UIndy will travel to Tiffin, Ohio, to face the Tiffin Dragons this upcoming Wednesday, November 22nd. Tip is scheduled for 3 p.m. ET.