Football Earns Comeback 24-20 Win Over Thomas More

OVERVIEW – THOMAS MORE
SCORE: Northwood Timberwolves 24, Thomas More Saints 20
RECORDS: Northwood (4-6,4-4 G-MAC), Thomas More (4-6, 3-5 G-MAC)
LOCATION: Hantz Stadium – Midland, Mich.
RECAP: Trailing 20-0 at halftime, the Northwood University football team rallies back for a 24-20 win over Thomas More Saturday (November 4).

INSIDE THE GAME

• The opening half was controlled by Thomas More, starting with touchdowns on their second and third possessions of the game to go up 13-0.
• Northwood had numerous chances to get on the board in the first half, getting into Saints territory five times. But NU was stopped on a pair of fourth and one attempts and had another pass intercepted deep in Thomas More territory, keeping Northwood scoreless.
• The Saints finished the half with a touchdown in the final seconds, making the score 20-0 at the break.
• Northwood started their comeback on the opening possession of the second half – NU drove 50-yards and capped the drive with a Max Gonos 42-yard field goal to make the score 20-3.
• The Timberwolves got their first touchdown of the day late in the third. Jacob Barlage found Case Boos for a three-yard TD. That capped a 93-yard, 14-play drive to make the score 20-10.
• On their next drive, the Timberwolves got within three points. Barlage finished a 71-yard drive with one-yard run to make the score 20-17 with 10:54 remaining.
• Northwood took their first lead of the day with 4:38 remaining. Barlage found Boos for his second TD of the day from 11-yards out, putting the Timberwolves on top 24-20.
• Thomas More had three chances after falling behind, but a punt and two interceptions gave Northwood the win.

GAME STATS

• FIRST DOWNS: Northwood 21, Thomas More 15
• RUSHES-YARDS: Northwood 50-229, Thomas More 34-107
• PASSING YARDS: Northwood 223 (17-29, 2 TDs, 1 INT, Thomas More 238 (19-34, 1 TD, 2 INTs)
• TOTAL OFFENSE, PLAYS-YARDS: Northwood 79-452, Thomas More 68-345
• TIME OF POSSESSION: Northwood 31:26, Thomas More 28:34

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

• Jacob Barlage: 233 yards passing, 90 yards rushing, three TDs
• Case Boos: Four receptions, 61 yards, two TDs
• Mbaimba Tunkara: Nine tackles, two tackles for loss, interception, quarterback hurry

UP NEXT

• The Timberwolves will conclude their season with a road game at Walsh Saturday November 11). Game time is set for Noon