The Red Raiders won their ninth consecutive game as they defeated arch-rival Dordt, 82-55. Northwestern improved to 21-1 overall and are tied for first place in the GPAC with an 11-0 record. They remain second in the NAIA poll behind College of the Ozarks (Mo.). Dordt falls to 7-13 overall and 3-9 in the GPAC.
Northwestern scored the first seven points of the game only to have Dordt answer back with seven straight points of their own. The Defenders held a brief lead, 13-12, before the Red Raiders scored the next nine points to take the lead for good. Dordt came back to cut the lead down to two, 25-23, but Northwestern closed the half on a 16-6 run to lead 41-29 at the half.
Coach Woudstra's squad blew the game open with a 21-2 run during the first five minutes of the second half en route to their ninth straight win.
Northwestern shot 52% from the floor, 67% (8/12) from beyond the arc, and held Dordt to 39% from the field, including just 31% in the second half. Debbie Remmerde, the reigning NAIA Player-of-the-Week, scored a game-high 27 points. Amy Larson also scored in double figures with 18 points on 7/10 from the floor. Randa Hulstein added nine points and grabbed a team-high seven rebounds. Miranda Boekhout added seven points, five boards and four assists. Northwestern out-rebounded the Defenders, 36-25, for the game.
The Red Raiders will host Nebraska Wesleyan this Saturday afternoon at 2:00 pm. They will then play USF at home on Wednesday, Feb. 6.
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