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Listen LiveAberdeen, S.D. – The Northern State University football team will take on Minnesota, Crookston tomorrow at 1 p.m. in week three of NSIC Divisional play. The 2-4 Wolves and 0-6 Golden Eagles will face off from Crookston.
Northern enters the weekend on a two game NSIC North win streak, with victories over Minot State (45-14) and MSU Moorhead (48-26). The NSU offense broke through with 41 points in the second half of play, led by
Nicholas Truen with two touchdowns. He averaged 8.3 yards per carry and was second on the team to quarterback
Kyle Lavand with 184 yards of total offense. Lavand led the team with 240 yards of total offense, and three passing touchdowns.
Zachery Barber's touchdown grab over the defenders, and
Tyrell Anderson's reversal score landed on DB's picks of the week for the Northern Sun Experience show. The Wolves continue to return injured players from earlier this season, and have found themselves a bit more comfortable offensively in the last two outings.
About the Golden Eagles• Minnesota, Crookston enters the match-up 0-6 in 2015, as they have been out-scored by their opponents 314-64.
• UMC utilizes both quarterbacks, Hearns and Cole, throughout the game. Cole leads the team with 699 yards, averaging 139.8 per game.
• Head Coach Mike Fritze is in his third season with the program.
Last Match-Up• The Wolves defeated the Golden Eagles 62-13 in the final home game of 2014.
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Cody Kraft and
Taylor Houchin led the team with two touchdowns apiece in the win, while
Zachery Barber and
Cody Braeger each tallied a score.
• Northern recorded 601 total yards of offense with 258 yards rushing and 343 yards receiving.
A Season Ago• The Wolves went 8-3 overall and 6-1 in the NSIC North Division in 2014. The Golden Eagles were 0-11 a season ago.
Weather Forecast• Saturday calls for sunny skies with a high of 51 degrees. Winds light and variable from the south.
#AttackTheDay• Each week the NSU Football team names both an offensive and defensive scout team player of the week. This week's honorees are offensive lineman
Kyle Trefethren and linebacker
Bryce Zawatzke.
#NSICFB: What's Trending in the NSIC• Luke Papilion (USF), Josh Gordan (MSU), and Brady Beushcel (UIU) were named the NSIC Offensive, Defensive, and Special Teams Players of the Week
• Minot State defeated U-Mary 15-9 in overtime for the first win of 2015
• Bemidji State crushed Minnesota, Crookston 41-7 on the road. The Beavers led 41-0 in the 3rd
• Southwest Minnesota State had a big win over Wayne State, 61-3. The spread marks the most points scored for a Mustang team since their 63-6 victory over South Dakota Tech in 2006
• Three NSIC teams are in this week's AFCA Top-25 Poll: No. 1 Minnesota State, No. 5 Sioux Falls, and No. 21 Minnesota Duluth. Southwest Minnesota State is also receiving votes
• The Wolves had two 60+ yard touchdowns in their win over MSU Moorhead: a 64 yard rush by
Nicholas Truen and 68 yard reception by
Zech Culbreath
