Football Falls At #6 Grand Valley State 70-9

OVERVIEW – #6 GRAND VALLEY STATE

SCORE: No. 6 Grand Valley State Lakers 70, Northwood Timberwolves 9
RECORDS: Northwood (1-4, 0-2 GLIAC), Grand Valley State (5-0, 2-0 GLIAC)
LOCATION: Lubbers Stadium – Allendale, Mich.
RECAP: Football falls to No. 6 Grand Valley State 70-9 Saturday night (October 9).

INSIDE THE GAME

• The story of the opening drive of the game was the connection between Northwood quarterback Ty Cox and receiver Noah Koenigsknecht. Over a span of four plays, the duo combined for completions of 26, 31 and 24 yards. The 24-yard reception was good for a touchdown that put the Timberwolves on top 6-0.
• Northwood got into GVSU territory on their next two possessions but were unable to produce any points on those drives. Meanwhile, the Lakers scored touchdowns on their first four possessions to take a 28-6 lead.
• Grand valley State then returned a blocked punt for a touchdown to go up 35-6.
• The Lakers scored two more touchdowns to take a 49-6 lead at halftime.
• GVSU held a 406-149 edge in total yards at the break.
• After Grand Valley State scored another touchdown to make the score 56-6, Northwood put together a long point-scoring drive. The Timberwolves went 59 yards on 14 play that took 6:43. Max Gonos capped the possession with a 25-yard field goal.
• The Lakers found the end zone two more times to wrap up the scoring.

GAME STATS

• FIRST DOWNS: Northwood 14, Grand Valley State 24
• RUSHES-YARDS: Northwood 34-95, Grand Valley State 36-219
• PASSING YARDS (C-A-TD-INT): Northwood 174 (13-30-1-0), Grand Valley State 322 (19-25-4-0)
• TOTAL OFFENSE, PLAYS-YARDS: Northwood 64-269, Grand Valley State 61-541
• TIME OF POSSESSION: Northwood 30:56, Grand Valley State 29:04

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

• Koenigsknecht: 81 receiving yards, TD
• Cox: 145 yards passing, TD
• Cashual Goldsmith: 68 yards rushing

UP NEXT

• The Timberwolves will travel to rival Saginaw Valley in the Axe Bowl next Saturday (October 16). Game time is set for 2 p.m.