Men's Lacrosse Pushes Win Streak To Nine With 18-7 Road Win At Tiffin

OVERVIEW – Tiffin
SCORE: Northwood Timberwolves 18, Tiffin Dragons 7
RECORDS: Northwood (9-2, 7-0 G-MAC), Tiffin (4-7, 2-5 G-MAC)
LOCATION: Paradiso Complex – Tiffin, Ohio

RECAP: Northwood men's lacrosse delivered a dominant wire-to-wire performance Wednesday afternoon (April 8), defeating Tiffin 18-7 to remain unbeaten in G-MAC play.

GAME HIGHLIGHTS

• Andrew Rogers opened the scoring just 1:10 into the game and added another midway through the first quarter as Northwood jumped out to a 2-0 lead.
• Drew Lockwood found the back of the net at the 11:08 mark of the first, then assisted on MacKennan Tognetti's goal just over a minute later to extend the lead to 3-0.
• Ryder Mulvey capitalized on a man-up opportunity at 9:14 in the first quarter, finishing a feed from Lockwood to make it 4-0.
• Rogers completed a first-quarter hat trick with his second unassisted goal, pushing the advantage to 5-0 before Payton Allaire added a goal late in the frame for a 6-1 lead.
• Rogers stayed hot in the second quarter, scoring at 13:36 and again at 8:13 to give him five goals on the day.
• He added his fifth goal at 4:58 in the second off a Mulvey assist, extending Northwood's lead to 9-2.
• Gabe Schmoll scored unassisted with just over two minutes remaining in the half, helping the Timberwolves carry a 10-4 lead into the break.
• MacKennan Tognetti opened the third quarter scoring at 13:56, and Mulvey followed just 33 seconds later off a Tognetti assist to push the lead to 12-4.
• Tiffin answered with two goals in the third, but Northwood's defense held firm and limited further damage heading into the fourth.
• Mulvey took over in the fourth quarter, scoring at 14:30 and again at 12:38 to quickly extend the lead to 14-6.
• Lockwood added a goal at 8:54 off a feed from Schmoll, continuing the offensive surge.
• Dylan Ayotte finished a Tognetti assist at 3:52, before Tognetti capped his big day with a goal at 2:58. Tognetti finished the day with a team-high seven points (three goals and four assists).
• Schmoll closed out the scoring with 33 seconds remaining, sealing the 18-7 win.

GAME STATS

• SHOTS (SHOTS ON GOAL): Northwood 52 (36), Tiffin 25 (17)
• GROUNDBALLS: Northwood 49, Tiffin 30
• ASSISTS/TURNOVERS: Northwood 13/16, Tiffin 3/18
• FACEOFFS: Northwood 21-29, Tiffin 8-29
• SAVES: Northwood 10, Tiffin 18

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Andrew Rogers: 5 Goals, 4 Ground Balls
• Ryder Mulvey: 4 Goals, Assist, 4 Ground Balls
• MacKennan Tognetti: 3 Goals, 4 Assists, 3 Ground Balls
• Drew Lockwood: 2 Goals, 3 Assists
• Gabe Schmoll: 2 Goals, Assist
• Easton Beukema: 9 Saves

NORTHWOOD NOTES

• The 2026 Timberwolves have clinched a spot in the 2026 Great Midwest Men's Lacrosse Tournament with the win, marking their second trip since their reestablishment.
• Northwood improves to 9-2 overall, setting new program records for both total wins and conference victories in a single season.
• With their 18 goals today, the team has broken the program record for goals in a season with 168 total.
• Northwood has now scored 15 or more goals in four straight games and is averaging 15.27 goals per game this season, which is also a program record.

UP NEXT

• Northwood (9-2, 7-0 G-MAC) will travel to take on Seton Hill (9-2, 6-0 G-MAC) in a key conference matchup. Both teams are unbeaten in league play, making this a battle between two of the top three teams in the conference. Game time is set for Noon at Dick's Sporting Goods Field in Greensburg, Pa.