Posted: Sep 09, 2023
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.