Football Drops 21-13 Contest To Ashland

OVERVIEW – ASHLAND

SCORE: Ashland Eagles 21, Northwood Timberwolves 13
RECORDS: Northwood 3-1, 1-1 G-MAC | Ashland 3-1, 2-0 G-MAC
LOCATION: Hantz Stadium – Midland, Mich.
RECAP: Northwood football drops 21-13 G-MAC contest to Ashland Saturday afternoon (September 27).

INSIDE THE GAME

• Northwood scored the first points of the game around the midway point of the opening quarter. A seven-play, 38-yard drive ended with a Drew Cady 30-yard field goal to make the score 3-0.
• Ashland's special teams made the first big play of the game late in the first, returning a blocked punt 35 yards for a touchdown to put the Eagles on top 7-3.
• AU extended their lead in the second with a 73-yard drive. Their touchdown made the score 14-3 with 9:28 remaining in the half.
• Northwood responded with three points on their next possession. NU's 50-yard drive in six plays ended with a Drew Cady 32-yard field goal. Those were the final points of the opening, giving Ashland a 14-6 lead at the break.
• AU used a 10-play, 81-yard drive in the third quarter that took up over seven minutes of game time to find the end zone once again, moving the Eagles lead up to 21-6.
• Northwood found the end zone for the first time on the day late in the fourth to make it a one-possession game. NU went 80 yards on 11 plays, capped by an Ethan Hamby three-yard touchdown run to make the score 21-13 with 2:22 remaining.
• NU's ensuing onside kick deflected off an Ashland player and was up for grabs, but went out of bounds before either team could recover.
• Ashland ran out the remainder of the time, giving the Eagles the victory.

GAME STATS

• FIRST DOWNS: Northwood 12, Ashland 20
• RUSHES-YARDS: Northwood 25-54, Ashland 41-170
• PASSING YARDS: Northwood 192 (19-28, 0 TD, 0 INT), Ashland 159 (18-22, TD, 0 INT)
• TOTAL OFFENSE, PLAYS-YARDS: Northwood 53-246, Ashland 63-329
• TIME OF POSSESSION: Northwood 23:13, Ashland 36:47

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

• Cole Simpson: 13 tackles
• Hamby: 17-24, 175 yards passing, 27 yards rushing, TD
• Case Boos: Six catches, 78 yards receiving
• Lorenzo Alfred: Six tackles

UP NEXT

• Northwood travels to Ohio Dominican Saturday (October 4). Game time is set for Noon.