“We had 18 turnovers, which has been a sore location for us the final handful of video games. It is just careless turnovers, not even intense turnovers, so as a coach which is disheartening to see,” said NU coach Autumn Haggadone, whose team has dropped a few straight right after beginning the year at 5-, the greatest start out in system historical past.

“They weren’t placing a ton of strain on us. We had been just discovering means to switch the ball over,” she extra. “And they manufactured some major pictures down the extend. They’re a excellent 3-position shooting team, so you can’t give them an inch, due to the fact they are heading to get a shot off.”

A vibrant spot for the Timberwolves was senior guard Ellie Taylor, a Dow Significant alum who shot 7 of 12 from the floor overall and 4 of 6 from 3-place vary to finish with a group-superior 20 points.

“It was tremendous awesome to see her shoot the ball properly from 3. She’s been having difficulties this year, so it was very good for her to have that shooter’s mentality and just maintain taking pictures,” Haggadone explained. ” … She guarded their most effective participant the total sport, so to be equipped to shoot that large of a proportion when you are that drained is saying anything, for absolutely sure.”

The first quarter highlighted terrific back again-and-forth motion and shot-creating, as the Timberwolves and Huskies traded leads 12 situations, and neither led by much more than a few. Makenzie Todd scored 7 for NU in the interval, and Ava DiMilia’s 3-pointer at the buzzer sent the Timberwolves into the second with a 21-18…