Men's Lacrosse Suffers 17-6 Loss At Walsh

OVERVIEW – Walsh

SCORE: Northwood Timberwolves 6, Walsh Cavaliers 17

RECORDS: Northwood (1-4, 0-2 G-MAC), Walsh (2-3, 1-0 G-MAC)

LOCATION: Larry Staudt Stadium - North Canton, Ohio 

RECAP: Northwood men's lacrosse visited North Canton, Ohio Saturday (March 8), taking on the Walsh Cavaliers. The Timberwolves wound up falling 17-6 in a slow offensive day for the Timberwolves.

GAME HIGHLIGHTS 

• Walsh jumped out to the early 1-0 lead three minutes in. Cole Williams' goal later tied it at 1-1.
• At 7:05 of the first quarter Walsh took the lead for good, eventually finishing the first with a 6-1 lead.
• Walsh extended their lead to eight, opening the second with a 3-0 scoring run, 9-1 WU.
• Northwood managed to finish the half down six, scoring three of the last four goals of the second quarter. Walsh went into the half with a 10-4 advantage.
• Walsh's offense continued to press Northwood outscoring the Timberwolves 5-1 in the third and taking a 15-5 lead into the fourth.
• The Timberwolves wouldn't manage to get closer than nine the rest of the way, eventually falling 17-6.

GAME STATS

• SHOTS (SHOTS ON GOAL): Northwood 38 (21), Walsh 44(32) 
• GROUNDBALLS: Northwood 27, Walsh 31
• ASSISTS/TURNOVERS: Northwood 3/23, Walsh 10/16 
• FACEOFFS: Northwood 11-26, Walsh 15-26
• SAVES: Northwood 15 (Evan Phillips), Walsh 15

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Cole Williams: 2 Goals
• Jacob Pylak: 2 Goals
• Dylan Ayotte: Goal, Assist
• Drew Lockwood: Goal, Assist

UP NEXT

• Men's lacrosse heads to Lewis Tuesday (March 11) to take on the No. 11 Flyers. Game time is set for 3 p.m. ET/ 2 p.m. CT.