Football Drops 34-0 Contest To Michigan Tech

OVERVIEW

SCORE: Michigan Tech Huskies 34, Northwood Timberwolves 0
RECORDS: Northwood (1-8, 0-6 GLIAC), Michigan Tech (5-4, 4-2 GLIAC)
LOCATION: Hantz Stadium – Midland, Mich.
RECAP: Northwood falls to Michigan Tech 34-0 on Senior Day Saturday (November 6).

INSIDE THE GAME

• The Huskies drove down to the Northwood 34 on the opening drive before Erik Santiago came up with an interception at the 26, returning it 24 yards to the 50-yard line.
• Following a Northwood turnover on downs, Michigan Tech was set up with 1^st and 10 on the Northwood 38. The Huskies found the endzone in five plays, capitalizing with a three-yard touchdown run to take the 7-0 lead with 6:31 remaining in the first quarter.
• Michigan Tech extended their lead to 10-0 with 2:29 to go in the first half. The 14-play, 65-yard drive resulted in a successful 25-yard field goal.
• Another field goal for the Huskies was converted with just one second left in the half. Michigan Tech traveled 58 yards up the field in just 1:24 to set up the 27-yard field goal and put the score at 13-10 going into the break.
• A 41-yard touchdown rush continued the scoring for Michigan Tech with just under nine minutes remaining in the third. The Huskies traveled 61-yards in seven plays to extend their lead to 20-0.
• The Husky defense forced the Timberwolves to punt after five plays, giving Michigan Tech the football back. The offense strung together a seven-play, 70-yard drive to make the score 27-0 with just under three minutes to go in the third quarter.
• A stop from the Timberwolf defense set Northwood up nicely on the Michigan Tech 46. Jacob Baldwin and the Timberwolves reached the eight-yard line before the Huskies picked up an interception on the goal line and returned it 100 yards to the opposite endzone. The return put the Michigan Tech lead at 34-0 with 7:45 to go.
• Northwood found themselves on the 2-yard line with under three minutes remaining but were unable to put points on the board as Michigan Tech earned the 34-0 win.

GAME STATS

• FIRST DOWNS: Northwood 15, Michigan Tech 18
• RUSHES-YARDS: Northwood 34-109, Michigan Tech 41-197
• PASSING YARDS: Northwood 111 (12-31, 111, 1 INT), Michigan Tech 182 (14-24, 182, 1 INT)
• TOTAL OFFENSE, PLAYS-YARDS: Northwood 65-220, Michigan Tech 65-379
• TIME OF POSSESSION: Northwood 26:53, Michigan Tech 33:07

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

• Santiago: 12 tackles, INT
• Ethan Bunch: receiving yards
• Brendan Price: 11 tackles
• Baldwin: 5-10, 60 passing yards, 33 rushing yards
• Brock Franklin: 47 rushing yards
• Mbaimba Tunkara/Mahlon Slaughter: 7 tackles

UP NEXT

• The Timberwolves will travel to Northern Michigan next Saturday (November 13) for their final game of the season. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m.