Women's Lacrosse Earns 17-10 Road Win At Coker

OVERVIEW – COKER

SCORE: Northwood Timberwolves 17, Coker Cobras 10
RECORDS: Northwood (2-2), Coker (4-4)
LOCATION: Hartsville, S.C.

RECAP: Northwood Women's Lacrosse picked up the first road win in program history Sunday afternoon (March 9), defeating Coker 17-10.

GAME HIGHLIGHTS

• Northwood came out fast with a strong opening quarter. NU put up three of the first four and the final three goals of the period for a 6-2 lead.
• Sam Peterson had three goals the opening quarter, while Gabriella Torgeson, Montana Chuba, Gabby Wilson each added one.
• Coker responded with a good start to the second, scoring the first three goals to make the score 6-5.
• The Timberwolves were the better team the final 7:01 of the second, putting up four of the final five goals to make the score 17-6 at halftime.
• Taylor Murrell scored her first of the game in the second, while Chuba, Torgeson and Wilson each added their second goals of the game.
• After the Cobras scored the first goal of the second half, Northwood dominated the remainder of the third. The Timberwolves scored the final six goals of the period to open up a 16-7 lead heading to the final period.
• NU's goals in the third came from Murrell (11:13, 10:47), Addie Valler (9:11), Peterson (3:44) and Wilson (1:52, :01).
• Chuba scored Northwood's lone goal of the final period to close out the NU victory.

GAME STATS

• SHOTS: Northwood 48, Coker 20
• SAVES: Northwood 7, Coker 21
• TURNOVERS: Northwood 20, Coker 22
• CLEARS: Northwood 13/14, Coker 18/31
• DRAW CONTROLS: Northwood 24, Coker 6
• GROUND BALLS: Northwood 30, Coker 23

TOP NORTHWOOD PERFORMERS

• Wilson: Four goals, two assists, seven ground balls, 10 draw controls
• Chuba: Three goals, one assists, five ground balls, six draw controls
• Peterson: Four goals
• Murrell: Three goals, assist
• Torgeson: Two goals, assist

UP NEXT

• Northwood travels to Greensboro Tuesday (March 11). Game time is set for 2 p.m.