Football Earns 28-10 Win Over Northern Michigan

OVERVIEW

SCORE: Northwood Timberwolves 28, Northern Michigan Wildcats 10
RECORDS: Northwood (1-8, 1-5 GLIAC), Northern Michigan (1-7, 0-6 GLIAC)
LOCATION: Hantz Stadium – Midland, Mich.
RECAP: Northwood defeats Northern Michigan on senior day to pick up their first win (November 2).

INSIDE THE GAME

• The Wildcats were able to find the endzone on their opening drive. Northern Michigan was able to travel 54 yards on ten plays, eventually scoring on Tyshon King's one-yard rush. This gave the Wildcats a 7-0 advantage with 9:19 remaining in the opening quarter.
• The Timberwolves responded at the very end of the first quarter. Jalen Lewis found the endzone with no time left on the clock on a nine-yard run to finish Northwood's seven-play, sixty-nine-yard drive to tie the game 7-7 after one quarter.
• With 10:44 remaining in the second quarter, the Wildcats' Daniel Riser completed a 46-yard field goal attempt to take a 10-7 advantage in the contest.
• Northwood was able to regain the lead with 2:12 left in the half. A 14-play, 80-yard drive was capped with a 10-yard run by Cashual Goldsmith as the Timberwolves took a 14-10 lead.
• The Timberwolves extended their lead with 3:42 remaining in the third. Gomez was 4-4 for 57-yards on the drive, ending it with a 24-yard touchdown pass to Christian Martinez to give the Timberwolves a 21-10 lead in the contest.
• More strong offense by the Timberwolves gave them a 28-10 advantage over the Wildcats with 6:12 left in the game. Goldsmith's 5-yard touchdown, his second of the day, capped the Northwood drive.
• That score proved to the last of the game, giving the Timberwolves the win.

GAME STATS

• FIRST DOWNS: Northwood 19, Northern Michigan 17
• RUSHES-YARDS: Northwood 46-167, Northern Michigan 43-186
• PASSING YARDS: Northwood 176 (10-18-0-1), Northern Michigan 71 (9-23-1-0)
• TOTAL OFFENSE, PLAYS-YARDS: Northwood 64-343, Northern Michigan 66-257
• TIME OF POSSESSION: Northwood 30:28, Northern Michigan 29:22

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

• Nate Gomez: 176 passing yards
• Goldsmith: 87 rushing yards, 2 Touchdowns
• Lewis: 53 rushing yards, Touchdown
• Bryant Kieft: 72 receiving yards
• Dimitri Abro: 12 tackles

UP NEXT

• The Timberwolves will travel to Davenport next Saturday (November 9). Kickoff is set for Noon.