Men's Lacrosse Falls In Close One To Thomas More, 12-11

OVERVIEW – Thomas More

SCORE: Northwood Timberwolves 11, Thomas More Saints 12

RECORDS: Northwood (1-3, 0-1 G-MAC), Thomas More (2-1, 1-0 G-MAC)

LOCATION: Hantz Stadium – Midland, Mich.

RECAP: Northwood men's lacrosse was back in Midland for the first time since 2000 Saturday (March 1). The Timberwolves took on Thomas More, but would fall in a tight match late, 12-11.

GAME HIGHLIGHTS 

• Drew Lockwood put Northwood on the board first at the 11:00 mark of the first quarter, 1-0 NU.
• The Saints settled and tied the game up 1-1 at 9:08.
• Northwood's offense found its groove later in the first, scoring twice from Andrew Rogers and one more from Lockwood. The Timberwolves took the 4-1 lead into the second quarter.
• A man up opportunity in the second allowed the Saints to cut the lead to two, and they did at 13:11 of the second quarter.
• Rogers found his hat trick a few moments later, scoring off an assist from Ryder Mulvey just outside the crease, 5-2 NU.
• Thomas More would go on a 2-1 scoring advantage before halftime as the Timberwolves continued to hold on to the lead, 6-4 NU.
• The third quarter saw 11 goals scored. Northwood and Thomas More traded goals for the first ten minutes. The score was 9-7 at the 5:37 mark before Mulvey and William Forrester extended the Northwood lead to 11-7, the Timberwolves' largest of the game.
• Thomas Moe went on a 3-0 scoring run to end the third, making it a one goal game going to the fourth, 11-10.
• Northwood's offense sputtered into the fourth, being shut out as the Saints scored two critical goals once at the 10:18 mark and the game-winning goal at the 2:34 mark.
• Over the final minutes, Northwood's comeback fell short, falling 12-11.

GAME STATS

• SHOTS (SHOTS ON GOAL): Northwood 41(19), Thomas More 33(22) 
• GROUNDBALLS: Northwood 47, Thomas More 37
• ASSISTS/TURNOVERS: Northwood 5/24, Thomas More 3/20 
• FACEOFFS: Northwood 14-26, Thomas More 12-26
• SAVES: Northwood 10 (Owen Brown), Thomas More 8

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Andrew Rogers: 4 Goals, Assist, Ground Ball
• Drew Lockwood: 3 Goals, Assist, 2 Ground Balls
• Ryder Mulvey: 2 Goals, 2 Assists, 5 Ground Balls
• William Forrester: 2 Goals, 2 Ground Balls

UP NEXT

• Men's lacrosse heads to Walsh on Saturday (March 8) for a battle with the Cavaliers in North Canton, Ohio. Game time is set for 1 p.m. at Larry Staudt Field.