Fredal And Northwood Men's Lacrosse Earn First Victory Of 2025 In 11-5 Win Over William Jewell

OVERVIEW – William Jewell

SCORE: Northwood Timberwolves 11, William Jewell Cardinals 5

RECORDS: Northwood (1-2, 0-0 G-MAC), William Jewell (2-2, 0-0 GLVC)

LOCATION: William Jewell Lacrosse Field – Liberty, Mo.

RECAP: Northwood men's lacrosse was back on the field Tuesday (February 25) afternoon in Kansas City taking on William Jewell. The Timberwolves defense shined as Northwood brought home the first program victory since 2000 with an 11-5 win over the Cardinals.

GAME HIGHLIGHTS 

• Drew Lockwood put the Timberwolves out in front early in the first at 13:56.
• A tight game throughout the scoring was held at a minimum throughout the first quarter. Each team took turns going one 2-0 scoring runs for a 3-2 NU lead after the first.
• In the second, only three more goals were scored in the first half, as teams went into the lock rooms tied up 4-4. The Timberwolves and Cardinals keepers held .600 (Owen Brown - NU) and .667 (Fynn Zeibarth - WJC) save percentages.
• Out of the break, Northwood would match their scoring from the first half in the first eight minutes of game action. Ryder Mulvey pushed the pace for the Timberwolves scoring a hat trick with all coming in the third quarter.
• Northwood's offense and defense continued to complement each other as the second half went on. The Timberwolves rode a 6-0 scoring run out of the break to take a 10-4 advantage after three quarters.
• The Timberwolves defense stifled the Cardinals in the third quarter, pitching a shutout, 10-4 after three.
• The teams traded goals to start the fourth before Northwood's defense held strong to earn the program's first win of 2025, 11-5 over William Jewell.

GAME STATS

• SHOTS (SHOTS ON GOAL): Northwood 40(26), William Jewell 23(15) 
• GROUNDBALLS: Northwood 38, William Jewell 36 
• ASSISTS/TURNOVERS: Northwood 5/25, William Jewell 2/22 
• FACEOFFS: Northwood 12-19, William Jewell 7-19
• SAVES: Northwood 10, William Jewell 15

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Ryder Mulvey: 3 Goals, 3 Assists, 5 Ground Balls
• Andrew Rogers: 4 Goals, 4 Ground Balls
• Dylan Ayotte: 2 Goals, 7 Ground Balls
• Drew Lockwood: Goal, 2 Assists, 4 Ground Balls
• Anthony Worley: 12-19 Face Offs
• Owen Brown: .667 Save Percentage

NORTHWOOD NOTES

• This is the first win for the program since the season finale win at Wittenberg in 2000, 15-10.
• The win also marks the first victory as a Head Coach for Head Coach Jake Fredal.

UP NEXT

• Men's lacrosse hosts their first game at Northwood in 25 years this Saturday (March 1) in the home opener versus conference foe Thomas More. Game time is set for 1 p.m. at Hantz Stadium.