Soccer Rolls Over Northwestern, 23-3

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NEW ORLEANS, LA – The Tulane soccer crew (1-0), led by switch quarterback Jake Retzlaff, began the season with a dominant 23-3 victory over visiting Northwestern (0-1) on Saturday afternoon at Yulman Stadium. The victory over the Wildcats was this system’s first over a B1G crew since 1956, which additionally got here in opposition to the Wildcats.

The Tulane offense totaled 420 yards, together with 268 yards on the bottom and 152 on the air. The protection restricted the Wildcats to 237 complete yards, pressured 5 turnovers (4 interceptions) and had three sacks.

Retzlaff went 18-for-31 for 152 yards and a landing. He additionally had 10 carries for 113 yards together with a 69-yard dash for a rating. Maurice Turner ran for 85 yards on his 13 makes an attempt. Arnold Barnes III picked up 28 speeding yards and Javin Gordon ran for twenty-four. Zuberi Mobley rounded out the backfield with 18 yards on the bottom. Wide receiver Omari Hayes led the crew with 9 catches for 74 yards. Tight finish Justyn Reid had three catches for 47 yards and the crew’s receiving landing.

Jack Tchienchou paced the protection together with his eight tackles. He additionally had a sack. Dickson Agu and E’zaiah Shine every had 5 tackles. Jahiem Johnson had 4 cross breakups and an interception. Javion White had a pair of picks. Kevin Adams III additionally had an interception. Santana Hopper and Harvey Dyson III every had a sack.

Patrick Durkin made all three of his area purpose makes an attempt whereas Alec Clark had 5 punts for 244 yards with a mean of 48.8 yards per kick.

After an interception by Johnson ended the Northwestern opening drive, Tulane marched down the sector and scored as Retzlaff linked with Reid on a one-yard rating to place the Green Wave up 7-0 on the 10:27 mark of the opening quarter.

Northwestern made it a 7-3 recreation simply earlier than the top of the primary quarter (00:40) on a 21-yard area by Luke Akers. It proved to be the crew’s solely rating of the sport.

The Green Wave once more went up by a landing on the following drive as Durkin knocked in a 22-yard area purpose to place this system up 10-3 with 11:07 remaining within the second quarter.

Durkin prolonged the result in 13-3 with a his 41-yard bootl with 5:18 remaining within the second quarter.

Retzlaff confirmed off the pace on the subsequent Tulane drive as he took it 69 yards for a landing to place the Green Wave up 20-3 with 1:28 left till the break.

Durkin knocked in his third area purpose of the sport, this one from 31 yards out, to extend the Tulane result in 23-3 with 7:22 remaining within the third quarter in what would find yourself being the ultimate margin of victory.

Next, the soccer crew will get on the street for the primary time with a visit to Mobile, Alabama to tackle South Alabama on Saturday, Sept. 6, at 6 p.m. at Hancock Whitney Stadium.

NOTES:

– The final time Tulane beat a Power 4 opponent on the time of the matchup at house was in opposition to Mississippi State in 2003.

– The crew’s final total victory over a Power 4 faculty was the 46-45 victory over USC within the 2023 Goodyear Cotton Bowl.

– The victory for head coach Jon Sumrall was his first over a Power 4 faculty in his profession and makes him 1-5 all-time in opposition to colleges within the B1G, Big 12 and the SEC.

– Tulane’s 4 interceptions was probably the most for this system since additionally getting that many in opposition to Nicholls (9/26/23).

– Javion White’s two interceptions have been probably the most for a Tulane participant since Macon Clark additionally had two picks in opposition to Houston (10/8/20).

– Jake Retzlaff is the sixth completely different quarterback to begin for Tulane because the begin of the 2020 season {Michael Pratt (44 video games), Darian Mensah (13 video games), Kai Horton (4 video games), Keon Howard (3 video games), Justin Ibieta (1 recreation) and Jake Retzlaff (1 recreation)}.

– Retzlaff is the primary Tulane quarterback to run for 100+ yards and a landing at house since 1995 (Shaun King turned the feat thrice on the street).

– His 69 yard rush was the third-longest in class historical past for a quarterback (the others have been 86 yards by Gene Newton and 72 yards by Steve Foley).

– His 113 yards speeding is an FBS career-high and bettered his 81 on the bottom in opposition to Oklahoma State final season whereas he was at BYU.

– Retzlaff’s 69 yard rush was additionally a profession excessive and greater than doubled his earlier longest rush of 29 in opposition to UCF and Oklahoma State final season additionally whereas at BYU.

– The recreation was the fourth straight 12 months that Tulane has began the season at house which was final achieved at Tulane from 2015-19 … The crew had 5 straight house season openers from 2009-13. The longest streak of house season openers was 13 straight years from 1902-1914. The program additionally had two completely different 12-game house openers from 1916-1927 and from 1929-1941.

– The victory makes Tulane 1-0 for the eighth time since 2016, however solely the eleventh time since 2000. The season opening victory was the fourth straight season that Tulane has began the season unblemished. Overall this system is 70-60-2 within the season opener since 1893 (The faculty did not area a crew in 1897). The crew’s present four-game successful streak within the season opener is the longest since 1971-75 when this system gained 5 straight season openers.

– Tulane is now 11-19 all-time in opposition to present colleges within the B1G Conference because the first matchup with Michigan in 1920. The final time this system confronted off with a present B1G crew was in opposition to USC (then a member of Pac-12) on the 2023 Goodyear Cotton Bowl. The final time the Green Wave confronted off with a B1G-affiliated faculty was in opposition to Ohio State in 2018. The recreation in opposition to Northwestern, who hails from Evanston, Illinois, was the primary time that Tulane has confronted off with an Illinois-based faculty since 1970 when the Green Wave and the Fighting Illini matched up.

– The final time that Tulane began the season at house in opposition to a Power 4 convention opponent was in opposition to Wake Forest in 2018. The program was scheduled to open the 2021 season at house in opposition to Oklahoma however that contest was pressured to be rescheduled to Norman, Oklahoma because of Hurricane Ida.

– Tulane is 4-1 all-time in opposition to Northwestern together with 2-0 in New Orleans. This recreation in opposition to the Wildcats was the primary for Tulane since 1956 when the packages squared off in Evanston with Tulane successful 20-13.

– This was the primary assembly between the faculties in New Orleans since 1955 when Tulane gained 21-0. That was additionally the final time that Tulane has confronted off with a B1G crew at house.

– Since the beginning of the 2022 season, Tulane is now 33-10 (.767)

– The win stopped a three-game dropping streak this system needed to finish the 2024 season which was the longest for Tulane since dropping eight in row from Sept. 18 – Nov. 13, 2021.

– Coach Sumrall noticed his all-time file rise to 33-9 (.785) with the victory over the Wildcats. His .785 profession successful share ranks him fourth amongst present FBS coaches solely behind Ohio State’s Ryan Day (71-10, .876), Oregon’s Dan Lanning (35-6, .854) and Georgia’s Kirby Smart (105-19, .847). Sumrall is 18-3 at house throughout his head teaching profession. This was the primary time he has confronted a B1G crew in his head teaching profession.

– With 5 turnovers pressured in opposition to Northwestern, Tulane has now gained 28 of its final 33 video games when forcing a turnover.

– The Green Wave has outrushed the opposition in 30 of its final 41 video games (together with 24 of its final 31). In these video games, Tulane holds a 28-2 file (losses in 2022 to Southern Miss and in 2023 to Ole Miss).

– Coach Jon Sumrall is 26-0 in his teaching profession when his crew (Troy and now Tulane) outrushes the opposition. His groups are additionally 17-0 when holding the opponent to beneath 100 yards speeding as a crew.

– Since the start of the 2016 season, Tulane is 52-7 (.881) when main on the half and 53-9 (.854) when main on the finish of the third quarter.

– Since the start of the 2022 season, Green Wave is 28-3 (.903) when scoring first.

– The program additionally has gained 28 consecutive video games when main on the finish of the third quarter, with the final defeat coming to Memphis in 2021.

– Of the crew’s final 10 losses because the begin of the 2022 season, seven have come to groups which are at present within the Power 4 (UCF in 2022 – Big 12, Ole Miss in 2023 – SEC), SMU in 2023 – ACC, Virginia Tech in 2023 – ACC, Kansas State in 2024 – Big 12, Oklahoma in 2024 – SEC and Florida in 2024 – SEC).

Major Conference Opponent (at time of recreation) Victories in final 35 years

– 2025: Northwestern (Big 10), 23-3

– 2022: USC (Pac 12), 46-46 * Goodyear Cotton Bowl

– 2022: at Kansas State (Big 12), 17-10

– 2010: at Rutgers (Big East), 17-14

– 2006: at Miss St (SEC), 32-29

– 2003: vs. Miss St (SEC), 31-28

– 1998: at Rutgers (Big East), 52-24

– 1995: vs. Wake Forest (ACC), 35-9

– 1989: at Vanderbilt (SEC), 37-13

– 1988: vs. Kansas State (Big Eight), 20-16

– 1988: at Ole Miss (SEC), 14-9

– 1988: vs. Miss State (SEC), 27-22

– 1987: vs. Iowa St (Big Eight), 25-12

– 1987: at Ole Miss (SEC), 31-24

– 1987: vs. Vanderbilt (SEC), 27-17

– 1987: at Miss St (SEC), 30-19

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