ASHLAND, Wis. – The Northland College Lacrosse team wins its first home game of the season, topping Earlham College 10-9 Saturday afternoon in Ashland, Wis.
 
With the win the LumberJacks improve to 2-4 and the Quakers fall to 3-2.
 
Northland came out fast, scoring in the first 30 seconds from George Haigley. Before the five-minute mark, NC doubled its lead with another goal from Haigley. Soon after Earlham got on the board to cut the lead to one. Matt Maudsley made it 3-1 before the first quarter was over.
 
Northland was blanked in the second quarter. The Quakers took the lead into the half after scoring five unanswered.
 
After going scoreless in the second, the Jacks held Earlham at six goals for the next 15 minutes. Northland started to away at the lead and Haigley's third of the day leveled the game at six. Avery Roerick put NC back on top with his first of the game.
 
Northland held onto a one-goal lead into the final quarter. The Quakers tied the game in the first three minutes, but not even a minute later Jackson Breton found the back of the net for the Jacks. A goal from Maudsley increased the lead to two, but back-to-back goals from Earlham had everything squared up for the final minutes. Maudsley again beat the keeper to retake the lead. In the final seconds, Northland was a man down, but big saves from Tony Donaldson led the LumbkerJacks to a 10-9 victory.
 
Five LumberJacks led the team with five points: Breton, Brodie Trollop, Anden Stroik, Maudsley, and Haigley. Maudsley and Haigley led the team with three goals and Breton, Trollop, and Stroik all tallied a team-high two assists.
 
Donaldson picked up his first win in net recording 13 saves. Defensively, Roerick, Luke Ballard, and Max Shafer pace the team with three caused turnovers. Ballard also led the team with 11 groundballs.
 
The Jacks play the University of Northwestern in a nonconference in their next game on Mar. 20 at 4 p.m.
 
Northland College is an NCAA Division III institution located in Ashland, WI. The LumberJacks and LumberJills sponsor 14 varsity sports and compete in the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference, Midwest Lacrosse Conference, and the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.