Women's Lacrosse Battles In 18-14 Loss To Walsh

OVERVIEW – WALSH

SCORE: Walsh Cavaliers 18, Northwood Timberwolves 14
RECORDS: Northwood 0-7, 0-1 G-MAC, Walsh 2-4, 1-0 G-MAC
LOCATION: Dean Field – Midland, Mich.
RECAP: Northwood Women's Lacrosse opens conference play with a hard-fought 18-14 loss to Walsh Thursday (March 19).

GAME HIGHLIGHTS

• Walsh started the game with four straight goals to take the early advantage.
• Gabby Wilson got Northwood on the board with the final goal of the first period to make the score 4-1.
• Wilson netted the first goal of the second quarter to put the Timberwolves within two.
• After Walsh made it 5-2, Wilson earned the hat trick with her third goal of the day.
• The rest of the half was the Mairin Ziegler show for the Timberwolves, as she scored the three final three goals of the half.
• The two teams alternated goals throughout the second, which ended with Walsh on top 9-6.
• Ziegler made it 9-7 early in the second half.
• After Walsh made the score 10-7, Anna Young netted her first goal of the day to get Northwood back within two.
• Zielger and Wilson each scored before the end of the third, which ended with Walsh leading 12-10.
• For the second straight period, the Cavaliers and Timberwolves alternated goals throughout the third.
• Northwood got within one on a goal from Wilson to make the score 12-11 20 seconds into the final period.
• The Cavs responded with two straight goals before Paige Schultz scored off a pass from Madalynn Nowak to make the score 14-12.
• After another Walsh goal, Ziegler scored again to get Northwood back to within two.
• That is when WU put the game away, scoring the next three goals to go up 18-13.
• Ziegler finished off the scoring with her seventh goal of the day.

GAME STATS

• SHOTS: Northwood 23, Walsh 34
• SAVES: Northwood 8 (Claire Balintfy), Walsh 6
• TURNOVERS: Northwood 19, Walsh 14
• DRAW CONTROLS: Northwood 16, Walsh 18
• GROUND BALLS: Northwood 17, Walsh 20

TOP NORTHWOOD PERFORMERS

• Ziegler: Seven goals, four draw controls
• Wilson: Five goals, assist, seven draw controls, four ground balls
• Young: Goal, assist
• Schultz: Goal
• Addie Valler/Carly Boyd/Nowak: Assist

NORTHWOOD NOTES

• Ziegler's seven goals matched the school record for goals in a game.

UP NEXT

• Northwood will host Malone Saturday (March 21). Game time is set for 11 a.m.