Men's Lacrosse Gets 12-8 Win Over Malone In Canton

OVERVIEW – Malone

SCORE: Northwood Timberwolves 12, Malone Pioneers 8

RECORDS: Northwood (3-5, 2-2 G-MAC), Malone (4-4, 3-2 G-MAC)

LOCATION: Pioneer Park – Canton, Ohio

RECAP: Northwood men's lacrosse earned their second win in a row Saturday (March 22), taking down Malone in Canton, 12-8.

GAME HIGHLIGHTS 

• Northwood and Malone battled in a tightly contested first quarter. Malone jumped out a 1-0 lead before Drew Lockwood tied it at one and Dylan Ayotte gave Northwood the 2-1 lead at the 9:26 mark.
• The Timberwolves made it 3-1 with Ayotte's second goal before Malone brought it within one at the buzzer. After one quarter of action, Northwood held the 3-2 lead.
• Malone tied it at 3-3 at the 10:17 mark of the second quarter.
• Northwood took command of the second quarter a few moments later. After missing the previous two games, MacKennan Tognetti made his presence felt, scoring the match's next two goals, 5-3 NU.
• The Timberwolves continued their hot stretch, scoring three more to push their lead to its largest of the first half, 8-3, at the 3:43 mark.
• Malone scored their second last-minute goal of the match as Northwood took the 8-4 lead into the half.
• The Timberwolves and Pioneers traded two goals a piece in the third. NU held the 10-6 advantage going to the fourth.
• Northwood scored two straight to begin the fourth. Ayotte's hat trick goal gave Northwood its largest lead, 12-6, at the 8:11 mark.
• Malone did not leave quietly, scoring twice, cutting the deficit to four. Northwood's defense settled in to stop the comeback, earning NU the 12-8 win in Canton.

GAME STATS

• SHOTS (SHOTS ON GOAL): Northwood 46(38), Malone 34(17)
• GROUNDBALLS: Northwood 28, Malone 27
• ASSISTS/TURNOVERS: Northwood 4/12, Malone 8/21 
• FACEOFFS: Northwood 12-24, Malone 12-24
• SAVES: Northwood 9, Malone 19

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Dylan Ayotte: 3 Goals, Assist
• Andrew Rogers: 2 Goals, Assist, 4 Ground Balls
• Drew Lockwood: 2 Goals, 2 Ground Balls
• MacKennan Tognetti: 2 Goals, 2 Ground Balls
• Ryder Mulvey: Goal, Assist, 2 Ground Balls
• William Forrester: Goal
• Cole Williams: Goal, Assist

UP NEXT

• Men's lacrosse heads to Painesville on Tuesday (March 25) to take on Lake Erie at 7 p.m. The game will be held at Jack Britt Memorial Stadium in Painesville, Ohio.