Football Falls In Opener 44-9 To Glenville State

OVERVIEW – GLENVILLE STATE

SCORE: Glenville State Pioneers 44, Northwood Timberwolves 9
RECORDS: Northwood (0-1, Glenville State (0-1)
LOCATION: Hantz Stadium – Midland, Mich.
RECAP: Football opens the season with a 44-9 loss to Glenville State Thursday afternoon (August 31).

INSIDE THE GAME

• After five punts in the opening nine minutes of the game, the Glenville State defense came up with back-to-back big plays on defensive possessions to take the lead. A 22-yard interception return for a touchdown was followed just 1:26 later by a 41-yard fumble return for a TD give the Pioneers a 13-0 lead.
• Northwood grabbed some momentum back on special teams on the extra point following the second touchdown. Stephen Douglas blocked the extra point and returned it 79-yards for two points for the Timberwolves.
• The Pioneers were the better team in the second quarter, putting up a pair of touchdowns to take a 27-2 lead to the locker room.
• After a scoreless third quarter, Glenville picked up its third defensive touchdown of the day on a 35-yard interception return for a touchdown to make the score 34-2.
• Northwood earned its first touchdown of the season moments after the GSU touchdown. A Bryan Kinley 56-yard kickoff return set the Timberwolves up at the GSU 40. After a penalty to the Pioneers, Jacob Barlage found Mark Tocco for a 35-yard touchdown pass that made the score 34-9.
• That was as close as NU would get, however, as Glenville scored the final 17 points of the contest to make the final 44-9.

GAME STATS

• FIRST DOWNS: Northwood 7, Glenville State 21
• RUSHES-YARDS: Northwood 28-98, Glenville State 46-117
• PASSING YARDS: Northwood 92 (8-26, TD, 4 INTs), Glenville State 231 (19-33, 2 TDs, 0 INT)
• TOTAL OFFENSE, PLAYS-YARDS: Northwood 54-190, Glenville State 79-348
• TIME OF POSSESSION: Northwood 20:35, Glenville State 39:25

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

• Mbaimba Tunkara: Eight tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss
• Daniel Wynn: Four tackles, two tackles for loss, forced fumble, fumble recovery
• Steven Douglas: 79-yard extra point return
• Kinley: 56 yard kick return
• Case Boos: 47 yard kick return
• Dudley/Sykes: INT

UP NEXT

• The Timberwolves will travel to rival Saginaw Valley on Saturday for homecoming and the annual Axe Bowl Saturday (September 9). Kickoff is set for 6 p.m.