Women's Lacrosse Earns First Win Of The Season In 13-7 Road Victory Over Lake Erie

OVERVIEW – LAKE ERIE

SCORE: Northwood Timberwolves 13, Lake Erie Storm 7
RECORDS: Northwood 1-9, 1-2 G-MAC | Lake Erie 1-10, 0-5 G-MAC
LOCATION: Painesville, Ohio
RECAP: Northwood Women's Lacrosse picks up its first win of the season in a 13-7 road victory over Lake Erie Thursday (April 1).

GAME HIGHLIGHTS

• Northwood got off to a fast start in the game, scoring the opening goal of the contest 16 seconds in. Paige Schultz got Northwood on the board to go up 1-0.
• After Lake Erie scored to level the score, the Timberwolves went back on top on a goal from Anna Young off an assist from Cece Gibson to put NU back on top 2-1.
• Addie Valler then made it 3-1 Northwood at 8:28. Gibson picked up her second assist of the game on the goal.
• On Northwood's fourth goal, Gibson found the back of the net. Schultz earned the assist to give the Timberwolves a three-goal lead.
• Mairin Ziegler rounded out the scoring in the first quarter on a free position shot that gave Northwood a 5-1 advantage.
• The Storm netted the first goal of the second to get within three early in the second before Wilson scored on a free position shot.
• Lake Erie cut the lead to 6-3 at 10:52 before the Timberwolves controlled the remainder of the half.
• Schultz, Wilson and Carly Boyd all scored before the end of the second to give Northwood a 9-3 lead at the break.
• The Timberwolves kept the momentum going early in the third quarter as Gibson scored early before a pair of goals by Wilson that put Northwood on top 12-3.
• LEC responded with two straight goals before Gibson scored to send the game to the fourth with NU leading 13-5.
• The Storm scored the final two goals in the fourth quarter, making the final 13-7.

GAME STATS

• SHOTS: Northwood 25, Lake Erie 22
• SAVES: Northwood 6 (Danica Swistun), Lake Erie 5
• TURNOVERS: Northwood 24, Lake Erie 23
• DRAW CONTROLS: Northwood 14, Lake Erie 8
• GROUND BALLS: Northwood 25, Lake Erie 25

TOP NORTHWOOD PERFORMERS

• Wilson: Four goals, assist, eight draw controls, three ground balls
• Gibson: Three goals, three assists,
• Schultz: Two goals, two assists, three ground balls, three draw controls
• Valler: Goal, assist
• Boyd/Young/Ziegler: Goal each

UP NEXT

• Northwood hosts Ursuline Saturday (April 4). Game time is set for 3:30 p.m.