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Aberdeen, S.D. – The Northern State University football team is set for their final road game of 2015 this Saturday at St. Cloud State. The Wolves will take on the Huskies at 1 p.m., as they are in the hunt for the NSIC North title.
 
The Wolves enter the weekend on a five game win streak and tied for first with Bemidji State in the NSIC North. It was another solid defensive performance for NSU a weekend ago, as the Wolves held the Bulldogs to their lowest offensive output of 2015. Northern also snapped an 11-game losing streak to the Bulldogs dating back to 2004. The win also snapped a 26-game win streak for UMD in North Division play. The NSU defense has been solid the second half of this season, most notably in the two wins over U-Mary and Minnesota Duluth and in large part to twin brothers Taylor and Tyson Zemlicka. The outside linebackers have been on the hunt for the Wolves combining for 33 tackles, three interceptions, two sacks for a total loss of 19 yards, two forced fumbles, and three breakups. The duo has also earned Qdoba Athlete of the Week honors the last two weeks. They now sit two and four in the team defensive statistics.
 
About the Huskies
                • St. Cloud State enters the weekend 5-4 overall and 3-2 in the division.
                • The Huskies are led by head coach Scott Underwood in his eighth season with the program.
                • SCSU is averaging 35.9 points per game and 477.7 yards of total offense, while holding their opponents to 24.1 points and 375.0 yards of offense.
                • St. Cloud's high powered offense sits third in the league overall, and top four in the league in first, third, and fourth down conversions.
                • The Huskies are 14-3 all-time versus the Wolves

Last Match-Up
                • Northern came away with the 45-23 victory over the Huskies at home.
                • The Wolves six touchdowns came from returners Conner Doherty (2), Cameron Pudwill, Zachery Barber, and Taylor Houchin (2).
                • Nathan Shaw also connected for a 42 yard field goal.
                • NSU forced four interceptions on defense by Paul Woodward and Joe Parsley.

A Season Ago
                • The Wolves went 8-3 overall and 6-1 in the NSIC North Division in 2014. The Huskies went 6-5 on the year and 5-2 in the NSIC North a season ago.

Weather Forecast
                • Saturday calls for sunny skies with a high of 47 degrees. Winds from the west a 10-15 mph and 10% chance of precipitation.

#AttackTheDay
                • Each week the NSU Football team names both an offensive and defensive scout team player of the week. This week's honorees are linebacker Joe Gorghuber and running back Logan Gruber.

#NSICFB: What's Trending in the League
• Gunner Olszewski (BSU), Luke Papilion (USF), and Jason Greenway (AUGIE) are the NSIC defensive, offensive, and special teams players of the week.
• The NSIC has two teams in this week's Top-25 poll: No. 7 Minnesota State, No. 8 Sioux Falls. Minnesota Duluth and Augustana are receiving votes.
• The NSIC also houses three teams in the NCAA Super Region rankings: No. 4 Sioux Falls, No. 6 Minnesota State and No. 7 Augustana.
• The University of Sioux Falls shut out Concordia-St. Paul 49-0 last Saturday. Also recording large spreads were SCSU over U-Mary 59-21, Minnesota State over SMSU 55-17, and Bemidji State over Minot 32-7.
• Bemidji State is currently on the longest win streak in the league at six games, while the Wolves are in second at five games.