It may have taken overtime to finish the job, but Northfield ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They secured a 51-47 W over the Peru Tigers. The Norsemen have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Tigers, too.
Northfield's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Teagan Baer, who posted seven points and ten rebounds. Another player making a difference was Elli Baker, who went 5 for 9 on her way to 12 points and seven boards.
Norsemen
| 01/28/25 @ Peru | 51-47 |
| 01/25/25 vs Whitko | 70-67 |
| 01/23/25 vs Madison-Grant | 75-34 |
| 01/18/25 @ Northwestern | 51-42 |
Northfield smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 14 offensive boards in seven consecutive contests.
Peru lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Addie Robbins, who earned 19 points and five rebounds. That was a full 40.4% of Peru's points, marking the third time in a row she's scored more than a third of the team's points. Jacey Boswell was another key player, putting up 11 points.
Northfield has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a massive bump to their 13-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.1 points per game. As for Peru, they moved to 12-10 with that loss, which also ended their eight-game winning streak.
Northfield will venture away from home to square off against Rochester at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Peru, they will face off against Northwestern at 7:00 p.m. on February 4th.
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