Aberdeen, S.D. – The Northern State University football team welcomes Bemidji State to town this Saturday in the 62^nd Annual Shrine Game. The Wolves and Beavers will kick-off at 2:30 p.m. from Swisher Field, with the game being aired on MidcoSN. Northern will also honor their 15 seniors prior to kick-off.
 
The Wolves enter the weekend after tough loss to Minnesota Duluth from Swisher Field last Saturday. Northern will look to bounce back after going 2-0 to open North Division play. With four games remaining in the regular season, NSU is averaging 14.1 points, 107.4 yards rushing, 138.6 yards passing, and 246.0 yards of total offense per game. Sophomore, Preston Droessler, sits in the top-5 of the league in tackles for a loss with 7.5, averaging 1.07 per game. He is also fourth in the NSIC in sacks with four. Josh Coyle sits fifth in the NSIC in fumbles recovered with two in 2017, while Noah MacPherson is sixth in the league with two forced. Prior to the match-up with the Bulldogs, Nicholas Truen had added 253 yards rushing and five touchdowns on the year in the two wins against MSUM and Minot. Nathan Shaw is still on the hunt for his fourth field goal of the season, and 27th over his career which would make him the career leader at NSU. 
 
About the Beavers
                • Bemidji State enters the weekend with a 5-2 record overall and 3-0 mark in the NSIC North with wins over Minnesota Crookston, U-Mary, and Minot State.
                • The Beavers are averaging 40.3 points, 209.9 yards rushing, 226.4 yards passing, and 436.3 yards of total offense per game.
                • They currently sit second in the league in scoring offense, total offense, and interceptions, and third in the NSIC in rushing yards and kickoff returns.
                • The Beaver offense leads the league in third and fourth down conversions with 43.6 and 70.0 conversion rates respectively.
                • Starting quarterback, Jordan Hein, is third in the NSIC in total offense averaging 241.6 yards per game.
                • Kicker, Isaac Aamerud leads the league in made field goals with 12 total in 14 attempts.
                • BSU is led by head coach Brent Bolte in his first full-time season as head coach. Bolte is an 18 year member of the Bemidji State coaching staff.
 
Last Match-Up
                • The Wolves fell to the Beavers 31-28 in overtime in 2016.
                • Nicholas Truen tallied three touchdowns in the game.
                • NSU tallied 439 yards of total offense to the Beavers 385 in the loss.
                • The Wolves defense tallied three sacks for a total loss of 13 yards, four interceptions, and nine pass break-ups.
                • Northern is 20-20-1 all-time versus Bemidji State.
 
A Season Ago
                • The Wolves went 6-5 overall and 4-3 in the NSIC North Division in 2016. The Beavers went 9-3 overall and 5-2.
 
Weather Forecast
                • Saturday calls for cloudy skies with a high of 62 degrees and northwest winds at 10-20 mph. 
 
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                • Jordan Hillesheim (RB) and Bronson Heier (DE) were named the week two scout team players of the week for the Wolves.