Women's Lacrosse Loses At McKendree 19-6

OVERVIEW – MCKENDREE

SCORE: McKendree Bearcats 19, Northwood Timberwolves 6
RECORDS: Northwood (0-2), McKendree (1-0)
LOCATION: Leemon FIeld – Lebanon, Ill.
RECAP: Northwood Women's Lacrosse falls at McKendree 19-6 Sunday afternoon (February 16).

GAME HIGHLIGHTS

• McKendree scored the first three goals of the game over the opening 5:30 for the early lead.
• Northwood's Sam Peterson got the Timberwolves on the board on a free position spot at 8:33 to make the score 3-1.
• The Bearcats netted the final four goals of the first, going up 7-1 after one.
• Northwood got off to a fast start in the second, scoring two goals in the first 1:02. Montana Chuba scored at 14:02 on a free position shot and then followed with a goal from Taylor Murrell at 13:58 to cut the advantage to 7-3.
• McKendree scored three straight goals before Northwood's Cece Gibson scored off an assist from Chuba that put the Bearcats advantage at 10-4.
• After a McKendree goal. Chuba connected on another free position shot to round out the scoring in the first half with the score 11-5.
• The Timberwolves were out-scored 8-1 in the second half, with the lone goal coming from Gabby Wilson to make the final 19-6.

GAME STATS

• SHOTS: Northwood 19, McKendree 41
• SAVES: Northwood 6, McKendree 5
• TURNOVERS: Northwood 26, McKendree 20
• CLEARS: Northwood 3-3, McKendree 6-6
• DRAW CONTROLS: Northwood 12, McKendree 17
• GROUND BALLS: Northwood 9, McKendree 18

TOP NORTHWOOD PERFORMERS

• Chuba: Three goals, one assist
• Gibson/Peterson/Wilson: Goal each
• Taylor Murrell: Assist

UP NEXT

• Northwood travels to D'Youville Friday (February 22). Game time is set for 1 p.m.