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THE GAME: The Northern State Wolves will host the Minnesota State University-Moorhead Dragons in an NSIC North Matchup Saturday, October 24, at Clark Swisher Field.  Kickoff is set for 6:00 p.m.
    Gene Reich will handle the play-by-play on both 94.1 KSDN-FM “The Rock“ and 930 KSDN-AM.
    For those fans that can't make it to the game and still want to watch the Wolves, Northern State will have live stats available HERE and you can view video of the game on www.northernsu.tv.

KIDS GET IN FREE!:  Northern State will be taking part in the annual NCAA Take A Kid to the Game program, meaning that all youngsters ages 12 and under will get free admission to the ballgame.  Make sure to bring as many kids as you can and let them see the Wolves live and in person.

THE MATCHUP: Minnesota State-Moorhead is currently 2-6 overall and 1-6 in the NSIC, and 1-3 in the North Division.  They were picked to finish 12th in the conference and tied for fifth in the North Division prior to the 2009 season.
    The Wolves are 1-7 overall, 1-6 in the NSIC, and 1-4 in the North Division.  They were picked to finish 11th in the NSIC by the league's coaches and tied for fifth in the North Division prior to the 2009 campaign.

SERIES HISTORY:  Northern State owns the all-time advantage by a 24-21-1 mark.  The two teams have split the last ten meetings, each winning five a piece.  MSU-Moorhead won last year's matchup by a 29-26 final in Moorhead, Minn.  Northern State head coach Chris Boden is 2-2 against the school all-time in his career.

Series History
Last 10 Years

2008    Northern State 26, MSU-M 29
2007    Northern State 21, MSU-M 20
2006    Northern State 15, MSU-M 26
2005    Northern State 17, MSU-M 12
2004    Northern State 37, MSU-M 10
2003    Northern State 56, MSU-M 27
2002    Northern State 35, MSU-M 49
2001    Northern State 14, MSU-M 24
2000    Northern State 21, MSU-M 14
1999    Northern State 56, MSU-M 24

NSIC SCHEDULE THIS WEEK
 Saturday, October 24
1:00 pm C Minnesota Crookston at Winona State            
1:00 pm C Minnesota Duluth at Bemidji State            
1:00 pm C Concordia St. Paul at Upper Iowa    
1:00 pm C Augustana at Wayne State (NE)    
2:00 pm C SW Minnesota State at Minnesota State            
2:30 pm C Mary at St. Cloud State            
6:00 pm C MSU Moorhead at Northern State   
    C = NSIC Game

NSIC SCORES FROM LAST WEEK:
Wayne State (NE) 48 at Winona State 25
MSU Moorhead 14 at Minnesota State 59
Bemidji State 45 at Minnesota Crookston 6
St. Cloud State 7 at Minnesota Duluth 31
Upper Iowa 21 at Augustana 41
Northern State 16 at Mary 20
Concordia St. Paul 29 at Southwest Minnesota State 17

INSIDE THE NUMBERS
NSU                                                     MSUM
1-7               2009 Record                  2-6
1-6                NSIC Record                1-6
1138              First Downs                120
128,0    Rushing Offense/gm          50.6
183.1    Passing Offense/gm          202.1
311.1        Total Offense/gm            252.8
242.9    Rushing Defense/gm         221.6
204.1    Passing Defense/gm        183.2
447.0        Total Defense/gm         404.9
19.1          Points Per Game           15.2
36.5    Points Allowed Per Game    39.6
4.8             Avg. Yards/Play                4.0
43/346       Penalties/Yards          59/539
5/8          Field Goals/Attempts         6/9
36/109/33%    3rd Down Conv./Att/%    39/117/33%
22/20    Giveaway/Takeaway    25/10

LET ME 'TREL YA SOMETHIN':  Northern State running back Montrel Richardson continues to be the main catalyst for the Northern State offense and now has 1,419 all-purpose yards on the season, with an average of 177.4 yards per game.
    The biggest chunk of that has come on the ground where the speedy junior has churned out 745 yards through the first seven games, an average of 93.1 per game and a 6.2 yards per carry average.
    He also leads the team in scoring with 36 points, coming off of six touchdowns.
    He scored three of those touchdowns three weeks ago against UMC, getting into the end zone twice on the ground and once through the air.
    His signature game of the season was on the road against Upper Iowa where he notched 289 all-purpose yards (157 rushing) including a 90-yard kickoff return touchdown and 47-yard scamper.
    He matched that performance a week later with another 289 all-purpose yard performance, including notching 174 rushing yards.
    He's currently 4th in the NSIC with 691 in-conference rushing yards (98.7 per game) and third in all-purpose yards 1320 and all-purpose yards per game (188.6).

I GOT FIVE ON IT:  Junior captain wideout Trent DesLauriers is currently 10th in the conference in NSIC receptions per game, averaging 4.57 per contest during conference matchups
    He has set new career-highs in season marks for catches (37) and receiving yards (409) and is tied with his 2008 total of three receiving touchdowns.
    He has also already set career-highs for receptions and yards in a game on September 5th against Winona State when he went for seven catches and 96 receiving yards.

TOMMY BOY:  Northern State junior kicker Thomas Parrott, a junior from Tampa, Fla. was named to the Fred Mitchell Award Watch List prior to the 2009 season.  A 2008 Second Team All-Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference selectionafter being an Honorable Mention in 2007, Parrott has connected on 66 of 72 PAT's in past two plus seasons, and is 11 of 21 in field goals during his career.  He earned NSIC Player of the Week honors as a Freshman after connecting on 7 of 7 PAT's and adding a FG in the Wolves 52-9 win over Minnesota-Crookston on October 20, 2007.  Parrot donates his time to the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and volunteers as a chemistry tutor to Northern State students, and also participated in the United Way and Northern State University Day of Champions event to assist with various community service projects in the Aberdeen area.

ABOUT NORTHERN STATE: 
Conference Ranks:
    Category                           Actual    Conf. Rank
    Rushing Offense              135.88    10
    Passing Offense              175.25    11
    Total Offense                     311.13    12
    Scoring Offense                 19.13     11
    Rushing Defense             242.88    14
    Pass Efficiency Defense    151.16    12
    Total Defense                   447.00     13
    Scoring Defense                36.50     11
    Net Punting                         30.40     10
    Punt Returns                         9.14     9
    Kickoff Returns                  19.00     10
    Turnover Margin                    -.25     9
    Pass Defense                  204.13     10
    Passing Efficiency             94.31     13   
    Sacks                                    1.38     9   
    Tackles For Loss              4.50     13
    Sacks Allowed                     1.50     5

ABOUT MSU-MOORHEAD: 
Conference Ranks
        Category                                   Actual    Conf. Rank
    Rushing Offense                          50.63    14
    Passing Offense                          202.13    7
    Total Offense                              252.75    14
    Scoring Offense                             15.25    13
    Rushing Defense                      221.63    13
    Pass Efficiency Defense          140.36    10
    Total Defense                            404.88    11
    Scoring Defense                         39.63    13
    Net Punting                                  30.24    11
    Punt Returns                                 8.71    11
    Kickoff Returns                            19.28    8
    Turnover Margin                          -1.88    14
    Pass Defense                           183.25    3
    Passing Efficiency                  108.99    12
    Sacks                                             .88    13
    Tackles For Loss                      5.25    12
    Sacks Allowed                            1.88    10

DID YOU KNOW?:  Northern State is third in the NSIC with 19 takeaways, including nine over the past two games. 

UNDER THE LIGHTS:  Northern State is 3-10 in night games under Chris Boden, including a 2-5 mark at the friendly confines of Clark Swisher Field.  Boden is 0-5 in road night games, and the last home night game win was on October 21, 2006 when the Wolves beat Minnesota-Crookston by a 31-6 final.  He is 1-0 in his only night game at a neutral site.
    The Wolves are 0-2 in night games so far this year (both on the road), and finished 0-3 in night games a season ago. (0-3 at home)

ALVAREZ ON THE TACKLE:  Senior linebacker David Alvarez was named NSIC Defensive Player of the Week on October 5th after recording a game-high 12 tackles and two interceptions in the Wolves' 34-17 win over Minnesota, Crookston last week.  It was the Soquel, Calif. native's first Athlete of the Week award in his career.

JARK EYES HISTORY BOOKS:  Senior wide receiver and Aberdeen native Brian Jark etched his name into the Northern State record books on September 5th against Winona State, becoming the school's all-time leading receiver with 218 career receptions.  He has since then added 11 more receptions to bring his career total to 229.  He is still closing in on all-time records for TD receptions, reception yards, and a host of other NSIC records.  He trails Logan Masters of Wayne State by four receptions for the all-time NSIC lead in that category after passing Damien Hoffman of Minnesota-Morris (1997-2001) last week vs. the University of Mary for 2nd all-time.  With his six receiving yards in Northern State's loss to Minnesota-Duluth he surpassed the 2,000 yard plateau for NSIC receiving yards and now has 2,049 yards receiving in conference play.

    NSU RECORDS:   
    Receptions -     Brian Jark     - 229
                        Brent Sheehan     - 217   
    Yards -        Brent Sheehan    - 3,072
                                  Brian Jark    - 2,533   
    TD's -               Josh Martin     -22
                                  Brian Jark    -19
    NSIC RECORDS:
    Receptions -     1. Logan Masters (2006-Present) / Wayne State - 193           
                                2. Brian Jark, NSU - 189
                                3. Damien Hoffman (1997-2001) /  Minnesota-Morris - 185
    Yards -               1. Chris Samp (2001-2004) / WSU - 2, 855
                              10. Brian Jark, NSU - 2,049
    TD's                  1. Chris Samp, WSU - 43
                            t-9. Brian Jark, NSU - 16

CAPTAINS:  Senior wide receiver Brian Jark, junior wide receiver Trent DesLauriers, senior outside linebacker Ryan Olerud, and senior inside linebacker Anthony Ponzo, Jr. will serve as the Northern State captains for the 2009 season.

Northern State University is an NCAA Division II affiliated school participating in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference and is located in Aberdeen, South Dakota.

**GO WOLVES**