D3 Hockey Splits Weekend Games Against Michigan

OVERVIEW – Michigan 

SCORE: Northwood Timberwolves 5, Michigan Wolverines 2 / Northwood 1, Michigan 3  

RECORDS: Northwood (3-1-0-0, 1-1-0-0 MCHC (MI) East), Michigan (1-3-0-0, 1-1-0-0 MCHC (MI) East) 

LOCATION: Midland Civic Center – Midland, Michigan / Arctic Edge Ice Arena of Canton – Canton, Michigan 

RECAP: The Division 3 hockey team split their weekend series against the University of Michigan. The Timberwolves earned a 5-2 home win on Friday (October 3) before falling 3-1 on the road Saturday night (October 4). 

GAME ONE HIGHLIGHTS 

• The Timberwolves got off to a quick start, with Evan Kennedy setting up Cade Sanborn to make it 1-0 heading into the first intermission. Goaltender Aidan Schultz kept the net clean through the first period. 

• Northwood controlled the second period, as Colton LaRose scored early off an assist from Boston Bennett to make it 2-0. Sebastiano Iavasile and Konnor White then set up Connor Stempky to push the lead to 3-0. Noah Pearen added a fourth goal with a feed from Thomas Kroll, before Michigan responded to close the period at 4-1. 

• Aidan French added Northwood's fifth goal in the third period, assisted by Cooper Harfoot. Michigan added a late goal, but Northwood secured the 5-2 win. 

GAME ONE STATS 

• Shots: Northwood 35, Michigan 44 

• Saves: Northwood 42 (Schultz), Michigan 30 

• Power Plays: Northwood 0/4, Michigan 0/4 

TOP NU PERFORMERS  

• Sanborn: Goal (1) 

• LaRose: Goal (1) 

• Stempky: Goal (1) 

• Pearen: Goal (1) 

• French: Goal (1) 

GAME TWO HIGHLIGHTS 

• Michigan opened the scoring in the first period to take a 1-0 lead. 

• In the second period, Stempky set up Iavasile for Northwood's only goal of the night, tying the game 1-1. 

• The Wolverines pulled away in the third period with two unanswered goals to win 3-1. 

GAME TWO STATS 

• Shots: Northwood 31, Michigan 43 

• Saves: Northwood 40 (Schultz), Michigan 30 

• Power Plays: Northwood 0/0, Michigan 0/2 

TOP NU PERFORMERS  

• Iavasile: Goal (1) 

• Stempky: Assist (1) 

UP NEXT 

Northwood will travel to Hudsonville, Michigan to face Grand Valley on Friday night (October 10) at Griff's Georgetown Ice Arena at 9:30 p.m. before hosting the Lakers at the Midland Civic Center on Saturday afternoon (October 11) at 4:45 p.m.