Basketball Recap: Northwood Piles Up the Points Against Goshen

Panthers

Margin (Wins)

11/26/24 @ Triton	41
12/13/24 vs Mishawaka	36
12/19/24 @ Jimtown	35
01/25/25 @ Goshen	34
11/22/24 vs Culver Academies	28

You're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for NorthWood on Saturday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew the Goshen RedHawks out of the water with a 54-20 final score. The Panthers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven matches by 24 points or more this season.

Leading NorthWood to victory were Claire Payne and Haylee Heflin. Payne dropped a double-double on 13 points and 11 rebounds, while Heflin posted 13 points and five assists. Payne has been hot, having posted nine or more boards the last eight times she's played. Brooke Johnson was another key player, putting up nine points.

NorthWood smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive boards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Goshen only pulled down four offensive rebounds.

NorthWood's win bumped their record up to 16-5. As for Goshen, they have also traveled a rocky road recently having lost seven of their last eight contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-14 record this season.

NorthWood has already played their next game (against Fairfield), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Goshen will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Mishawaka at 7:45 p.m.