The Tiffin University women's basketball team will play a pair of GLIAC South games on the road this week, tangling with Northwood on Thursday and Saginaw Valley State on Saturday.
Tiffin University vs. Northwood University
Series Record: The Timberwolves hold a 7-4 lead in the all-time series. Northwood has won three straight games over the Dragons, defeating Tiffin last season 86-67.
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In The Wolves' Den: Northwood is 9-6 this season, and are 5-2 at home compared to 4-4 on the road. Northwood is scoring 5.7 more points at home than on the road, and hit 10% more of their free throws when on their home floor.
Feast Or Famine: The Timberwolves play the part of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde when it comes to points scored in a win or a loss. Northwood averages 77.7 points in their victories, but when they lose they manage only 53.8 points.
Tiffin: The Dragons finished last week 1-1 overall, defeating Purdue Northwest before falling to Grand Valley State. The Dragons have had a rough stretch lately when it comes to health, and it has affected their offensive output. Thus far in January Tiffin is averaging only 48.8 points per game, a 16.3-point drop off from December.
Tiffin University vs. Saginaw Valley State University.
Series Record: The Dragons hold a slim 6-5 lead in the all-time series. The Cardinals have made it back-to-back wins over Tiffin the past two seasons, defeating Tiffin last year 100-72.
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Comfy In The Nest: Saginaw Valley State is 4-12 overall this year with all of their victories coming at home. The Cardinals are 0-8 on the road and 0-1 in neutral site games. In home contests the Cardinals are averaging 63.3 points, compared to 51.5 in road games.
Dragons: The Dragons have played five road games this year, and are averaging more points away from home (59.0) than at home (58.8). One of the main differences is Tiffin's three point shooting. The Dragons are connecting on 41% of their road triples and only 27.5% of their three point attempts at home.
Points At A Premium: Saginaw Valley State ranks last in three offensive categories, sitting at the bottom in points per game (57.3), three pointers made per game (4.2), and three pointers attempted per game (14.6.)