Women's Lacrosse Falls To Ashland 23-6

OVERVIEW – ASHLAND

SCORE: Ashland Eagles 23, Northwood Timberwolves 6
RECORDS: Northwood (4-8, 1-5 G-MAC), Ashland (11-5, 7-0 G-MAC)
LOCATION: Hantz Stadium – Midland, Mich.
RECAP: Northwood women's lacrosse drops a 23-6 contest to Great Midwest leader Ashland Wednesday (April 16).

GAME HIGHLIGHTS

• Ashland, the lone unbeaten team in the G-MAC, set the tone for the game in the opening quarter. The Eagles scored nine unanswered goals in the first to lead 9-0 after one.
• Northwood played better at the start of the second, as Montana Chuba and Gabby Wilson gave the Timberwolves two of the first three goals of the quarter to make the score 10-2. The Eagles responded with the final seven goals of the second to send the game to the break with Ashland leading 17-2.
• NU started the third in similar fashion to the second, scoring three of the first four goals. Wilson, Chuba and Sam Peterson found the back of the net to get within 13 at 18-5. AU netted the final three goals of the period, giving Ashland a 21-5 lead heading to the fourth.
• Just three goals were scored in the fourth, with Wilson netting one for the Timberwolves.

GAME STATS

• SHOTS: Northwood 15, Ashland 47
• SAVES: Northwood 14, Ashland 4
• TURNOVERS: Northwood 22, Ashland 16
• CLEARS: Northwood 10/21, Ashland 10/12
• DRAW CONTROLS: Northwood 25, Ashland 18
• GROUND BALLS: Northwood 9, Ashland 23

TOP NORTHWOOD PERFORMERS

• Wilson: Three goals, four ground balls, five draw controls
• Chuba: Two goals, assist
• Peterson, Goal, assists, five ground balls

UP NEXT

• Northwood will host Tiffin for its home finale Saturday (April 19). Game time is set for 1 p.m.