Football Loses At Saginaw Valley 31-8

OVERVIEW – SAGINAW VALLEY

SCORE: Saginaw Valley State Cardinals 31, Northwood Timberwolves 8
RECORDS: Northwood (0-2), Saginaw Valley (2-0)
LOCATION: Wickes Stadium – University Center, Mich.
RECAP: Northwood football falls in Axe Bowl At Saginaw Valley 31-8 Saturday night (September 9).

INSIDE THE GAME

• Saginaw Valley drove early in the game, but an Obie Ricumstrict interception in the endzone for Northwood kept the game scoreless.
• The game was still 0-0 late in the opening quarter when Saginaw Valley got on the board. The Cardinals capped a 57-yard drive with a touchdown for a 7-0 lead.
• An SVSU field goal were the only points in the second quarter, sending the game to the break with the score 10-0. The NU offense put up just 38 total yards in the opening 30 minutes of play.
• Saginaw Valley put together a pair of drives in the third quarter that resulted in touchdowns, pushing their advantage to 24-0.
• Northwood got on the board early in the fourth. The Timberwolves went 69 yards in 10 plays, capped by a Jacob Barlage four-yard touchdown pass to Danny Krajewski. Barlage found Mark Tocco for the two point conversion to make the score 24-8.
• SVSU finished the scoring with a touchdown with 7:54 remaining to make the final 31-8.

GAME STATS

• FIRST DOWNS: Northwood 16, Saginaw Valley 21
• RUSHES-YARDS: Northwood 29-6, Saginaw Valley 53-230
• PASSING YARDS: Northwood 187 (18-34, TD, 0 INT), Saginaw Valley 164 (12-16, INT, 0 TD)
• TOTAL OFFENSE, PLAYS-YARDS: Northwood 63-193, Saginaw Valley 69-394
• TIME OF POSSESSION: Northwood 26:33, Saginaw Valley 33:27

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

• Barlage: 17-32 passing, 189 yards, TD
• Mark Tocco: Seven receptions, 126 yards
• Ricumstrict: Interception
• Mbaimba Tunkara: Nine tackles, two tackles for loss, sack
• Daniel Wynn: 11 tackles, three tackles for loss, one sack
• Steven Douglas: 10 tackles

NORTHWOOD NOTES

• After putting up 38 yards of offense in the first half, Northwood had 155 yards in the final two quarters.

UP NEXT

• The Timberwolves will host Tiffin Saturday (September 16). Kickoff is set for 1 p.m.