Week 2 - @ WALSH
Thursday, September 12, 2013 at 09:17PM Football Drops 25-14 Contest At Walsh
The Northwood University football team dropped to 0-2 on the season with a 25-14 loss at Walsh Saturday afternoon (September 14).
The contest was the GLIAC opener for both teams. Walsh improves to 1-1 on the season with the victory.
Walsh got off to a fast start in the game, scoring a pair of touchdowns in the opening 6:23 of the game to go up 14-0 early on. Northwood got on the board late in the first quarter. Off a turnover created by the defense, Glenn Winston (Detroit, Mich./Denby Tech) found the end zone from one-yard out to make the score 13-7. That would prove to be the final score of the opening half. Northwood trailed by just six points despite Walsh holding big edges in 1st downs (21-11), plays (65-40), yards (313-153) and time of possession (19:08-10:52).
The Cavaliers took control of the game in the third quarter, scoring a pair of touchdowns to make the score 25-7. Northwood got back within 11 at 25-14 with 3:32 to go thanks to a 14-yard TD pass from Mitch Robinson (Rochester Hills, Mich./Avondale) to Devonta Elzy (Chicago, Ill./Simeon). NU then recovered an onside kick following the TD, but were unable to get any closer.
For the game, Walsh finished with a 500-400 advantage in offense. The Timberwolves finished with 297 yards passing and 103 yards rushing.
Elzy finished with 113 yards and a touchdown in the game. Winston added 83 yards rushing and a TD. Carlos Love (Romulus, Mich./Gibraltar Carlson) led the defense with nine tackles and a pair of pass breakups.
Northwood will travel to Quincy for a non-conference contest next Saturday (September 21). Kickoff is scheduled for 2 p.m. Eastern time.
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