D3 Hockey Rides Hot Offense Against Ferris State

OVERVIEW – Ferris State 

SCORE: Northwood Timberwolves 10, Ferris State Bulldogs 0 / Northwood 8, Ferris State 1

RECORDS: Northwood (2-0-0-0, 0-0-0-0 MCHC (MI) East), Ferris State (0-2-0-0, 0-0-0-0 MCHC (MI) West) 

LOCATION: Ewigleben Ice Arena – Big Rapids, Michigan / Midland Civic Arena – Midland, Michigan 

RECAP: The Division 3 hockey team beat Ferris State away 10-0 on Friday (October 3) and 8-1 at home on Saturday (October 4). 

GAME ONE HIGHLIGHTS 

• The Timberwolves came out strong, scoring twice in the first period to take a 2-0 lead. Carter Remp opened the scoring seven minutes in, assisted by Colton LaRose and Boston Bennett. Aidan French added the second goal with three minutes reaming in the period, assisted by Thomas Kroll. 

• Northwood exploded for six goals in a dominant second period, extending their lead to 8-0. The goals came from LaRose, Konnor White, Ryan Zwick, Cooper Harfoot, Cade Sanborn, and Evan Kennedy. Assists came from nine different Timberwolves' players.

• The Timberwolves capped off the win with two more goals in the third period, sealing a 10-0 win. Connor Stempky and White each found the back of the net, with assists from Sebastiano Iavasile, White, and Kroll. 

• Goaltender Aidan Schultz was perfect, stopping all eighteen shots he faced to earn a shutout against Ferris State. 

GAME ONE STATS 

• Shots: Northwood 71, Ferris State 18 

• Saves: Northwood 18 (Schultz), Ferris State 61 

• Power Plays: Northwood 2/9, Ferris State 0/4

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Schultz: Shutout (1)
• White: Goals (2), Assists (2)
• Kroll: Assists (2)

GAME TWO HIGHLIGHTS 

• Northwood came out firing, taking an early lead just three minutes into the game with a goal from French, assisted by Kroll and Harfoot. Ferris State answered quickly, tying the game 1-1 just three minutes later. The Timberwolves regained control late in the first period when Kennedy set up Zwick for a goal, giving Northwood a 2-1 lead heading into the break. 

• Kennedy struck again early in the period, this time finding the net off a pass from Stempky. Midway through the period, Ben Wessell extended the lead to 4-1, with French and Harfoot adding assists. 

• The Timberwolves kept the pressure up in the third period, scoring four more goals. Goals came from Kennedy and Bennett, and a second of the night from Wessell and Freanch making the score 8-1. Sanborn recorded three assists in the final frame, while Carter Temple, LaRose, and Bennett each chipped in with one. 

• Goaltender Schultz had another strong performance, stopping fourteen of fifteen shots he faced. 

GAME TWO STATS 

• Shots: Northwood 66, Ferris State 15

• Saves: Northwood 14 (Schultz), Ferris State 58 

• Power Plays: Northwood 5/9, Ferris State 0/3 

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Kennedy: Goals (2)
• Wessell: Goals (2)
• French: Goals (2)

UP NEXT 

Northwood will host the University of Michigan on Friday night (October 3) at the Midland Civic Arena at 7:45 p.m. before traveling to Canton, Michigan on Saturday (October 4) to face the Wolverines at the Arctic Edge Ice Arena of Canton at 7:45 p.m.