Posted: Mar 26, 2026
Women's Lacrosse Falls To McKendree
OVERVIEW – MCKENDREE
SCORE: McKendree Bearcats 26, Northwood Timberwolves 3
RECORDS: Northwood 0-9, McKendree 8-1
LOCATION: Dean Field – Midland, Mich.
RECAP: Northwood Women's Lacrosse loses to McKendree 26-3 Thursday afternoon (March 26).
GAME HIGHLIGHTS
- Due to a number of injuries, Northwood played the game without any subs and one player short on the field.
- McKendree scored the first five goals of the game in the opening 8:37 of the contest.
- Mairin Ziegler got the Timberwolves on the board with a goal at 6:46 mark off an assist from Paige Schultz.
- The Bearcats netted the next two goals before Ziegler scored her second of the day. That made the score 7-2 after one period.
- McKendree scored the first eight goals of the second.
- Gabby Wilson gave Northwood their third goal of the day in the final seconds of the quarter to make the score 15-3 at the break.
- The Bearcats scored five in the third and six in the fourth to round out the scoring.
GAME STATS
- SHOTS: Northwood 19, McKendree 41
- SAVES: Northwood 10 (Claire Balintfy), McKendree 8
- TURNOVERS: Northwood 20, McKendree 9
- DRAW CONTROLS: Northwood 14, McKendree 15
- GROUND BALLS: Northwood 9, McKendree 24
TOP NORTHWOOD PERFORMERS
- Ziegler: Two goals
- Wilson: Goal
- Schultz: Assist
UP NEXT
- Northwood travels to Findlay Saturday (March 28). Game time is set for 4 p.m.