Aberdeen, S.D. – After a disappointing loss a weekend ago the Northern State University football team will look to bounce back this Saturday at home. The Wolves will face off against Concordia-St. Paul at 1 p.m. from Swisher Field.
 
The Wolves suffered a 26-7 loss in week three of NSIC action to the Warriors of Winona State, dropping to 1-2 overall, with both losses coming on the road this season. Northern struggled on offense, tallying just 101 yards rushing and 92 yards passing, while Winona combined for 131 rushing and 332 yards passing. The NSU defense worked to hold the Wolves in the game, led by senior Channing Barber with 11 tackles. Chad Stoterau followed with eight tackles, including two sacks for a total loss of seven yards. Kyle Lavand appeared in his first game of the season, running for a touchdown and complete 6-of-11 passes for 24 yards. Jacob Wiedrich punted for 318 yards in the game, averaging 39.8 yards per kick with a long of 52 yards. Wiedrich also knocked down the PAT, his first of the year, after the Lavand score.
 
About the Golden Bears
• Concordia-St. Paul is off to a solid start in the league with seventh place standing and 2-1 record overall.
• CSP is out-scoring their opponents on average by 12.4 points per game, with victories over U-Mary and Minnesota Crookston.
• Offensively, Darius Chapes is averaging 95 yards per game and 8.9 yards per carry rushing, while Ron Johnson is completing 57% of his passes adn averaging 202.3 yards per game passing.
• Antonio Zepeda and Sam Johnson led the CSP defense with 27 and 26 tackles this season, while Johnson has also added one of the team's eight sacks.
• The Golden Bears are led by head coach Shannon Currier in his fifth season and second stint with the team. He holds a career record of 31-12 with the Golden Bears.
 
Last Match-Up
• Northern came away with the 28-21 victory over Concordia-St. Paul in 2014.
• Joe Parsley sealed the victory for the Wolves with a pick-six to put the team up 26-21 with just six minute remaining, and broke-up a potential Golden Bear fourth down attempt with just 53 seconds on the clock.
• The Wolves are 6-7 all-time versus the Golden Bears, with NSU winning the first contest in 1999 42-17.
 
A Season Ago
• Northern went 6-5 overall and 6-1 in the NSIC North in 2015, while Concordia-St. Paul went 1-10 overall and 0-7 in the NSIC South.
 
Weather Forecast
• Saturday calls for partly cloudy skies with a high of 75 and low of 53, with south southeast winds at 10-20 mph.
 
#AllIn
• Hunter Trautman (QB) and Drew Gibbs (LB) were named the offensive and defensive Scout Team Players of the Week for the Wolves.
 
#NSICFB: What's Trending
• Damon Benham, Nick Pieruccini, and Beau Bofferding were named the defensive, offensive, and special teams players of the week in the league.
• 4 NSIC teams find themselves on the AFCA Top-25 Poll in No. 14 Sioux Falls, No. 16 Augustana, No. 21 Minnesota State, and No. 22 Bemidji State.
• The BSU Beavers remain the only unbeaten team in the NSIC North, taking down Wayne State 45-17. The win marks the best start for BSU since 2011.
• Augustana recorded the largest margin over victory defeating Minnesota Crookston 56-3.
• Duluth comes away with a close victory, defeating Concordia-St. Paul 52-49.
• Other wins from the league include SMSU over MARY (47-23), MSUM over UIU (23-21), USF over MINOT (41-14), and MSU over SCSU (45-12)