Posted: Sep 03, 2016
Football Falls To Wayne State 28-3
Wayne St. (Mich.)
(1-0)
28
Northwood
(0-1)
3
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Wayne St. (Mich.) (1-0) | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
|
Northwood (0-1) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
OVERVIEW
SCORE: Northwood 3, Wayne State 28
RECORDS: Northwood (0-1, 0-1-0 GLIAC), Wayne State (1-0, 1-0-0 GLIAC)
LOCATION: Hantz Stadium - Midland, Mich.
RECAP: Warriors hold Timberwolves to 120 yards of total offense in a 28-3 win in season opener.
INSIDE THE GAME
- Wayne State wasted no time in drawing first blood this season, as Warrior quarterback Donovan Zezula found wide-out Jamel Hicks on a screen pass that he took 75 yards down the sideline for the first touchdown of the contest just 1:50 into the contest.
- WSU scored three more touchdowns in the opening half, taking a 28-0 lead at the break thanks to earning a 296-67 advantage in total yards in the opening 30 minutes.
- After trading possessions via fumbles on consecutive plays early in the third quarter, Northwood got on the board with junior David Riser (Grand Rapids, Mich./Forest Hills C.) booting a 42-yard field goal to make it 28-3 six minutes into the 3rd quarter.
- That field goal proved to the final score of the contest, as the two teams were held off the board over the final 24:12 of the game
GAME STATS
- FIRST DOWNS: Wayne State 16, Northwood 10
- RUSHES-YARDS: Wayne State 37-164, Northwood 39-67
- PASSING YARDS: Wayne State 217, Northwood 71
- TOTAL OFFENSE, PLAYS-YARDS: Wayne State 52-381, Northwood 54-138
- TIME OF POSSESSION: Northwood 30:49, Wayne State 29:11
GAME NOTES
- After Northwood won 12 of 13 meetings with Wayne State from 1997-2009, the Warriors have won the past five of six including today.
- Northwood redshirt freshman quarterback Joe Garbarino (Warren, Mich./De La Salle) earned his first career start, but left after two plays due to injury. NU gained 16 yards on those two plays and 122 the rest of the game.
STAT LEADERS
- Michael Fisher (Rochester, Mich./Adams): 13 tackles, one sack, one TFL
- Brett Israel (Parkland, Fla./Stoneman Douglas): 6-14 passing, 62 yards
- Abdul Levy (Chesterland, Ohio/West Geauga): 10 carries, 35 yards
- John Hall (Macomb, Mich.): Two receptions, 26 yards
UP NEXT
- The Timberwolves will travel to Saginaw Valley on Saturday (September 10) for the annual Axe Bowl. Game time is set for 7 p.m.
