Aberdeen, S.D. – The Northern State University football team is set for their final home game of the 2017 season tomorrow versus the University of Mary. Kick-off is scheduled for 7:05 p.m. between the Wolves and the Marauders, as the two teams are featured in the MidcoSN Game of the Week.
 
The Wolves tallied their third North Division victory last weekend, defeating St. Cloud State 21-16 on the road. Cody Kraft and Cameron Eisenhauer tallied the two receiving touchdowns for the Wolves in the win. Noah MacPherson added the final score, on a strip sack that he recovered for a 53 yard touchdown. The Northern defense tallied three sacks for a total loss of 26 yards in the game. NSU is now averaging 15.2 points, 110.0 yards rushing, 163.1 yards passing, and 273.1 yards of total offense this season. The Wolves defense sits fourth in the NSIC in opponent third down conversions, with 32.0 conversion rate. Preston Droessler continues to sit fourth in the NSIC in sacks with 4.5, averaging .50 per game this season.  Josh Coyle leads the NSIC in fumbles recovered with three this season, while MacPherson is tied for second with three fumbles forced.
 
About the Marauders
                • U-Mary enters the weekend with a 1-8 record overall and 1-4 record in the North.
                • The Marauders are averaging 14.7 points, 233.4 yards rushing, 65.0 yards passing, and 298.4 yards of total offense this season.
                • DeShawn Gay and Garrett Weissinger lead the team with 436 and 343 yards rushing this season.
                • Noah Krebs leads the Marauder defense and sits sixth in the NSIC with 81 total tackles.
                • Brock Pittsley leads the team and sits third in the NSIC with 7.0 sacks for a total loss of 49 yards.
                • As a team the Marauders are second in the league in rushing offense with 2,371 total yards.
                • Mary is led by head coach Josh Kotelnicki in his third season at the helm.
 
Last Match-Up
                • The Wolves defeated the Marauders 52-7 on the road in 2016.
                • Nicholas Truen, Christian McAlvain, Zachery Barber, Conner Doherty, Nathan Shaw, Brendon Hoellein, and Tyler Oftedahl scored for NSU in the win.
                • The Wolves tallied 574 yards of total offense and held the Marauders to just 250 yards.
                • Northern is 5-6 all-time against Mary, winning the last three contests.
 
A Season Ago
                • The Wolves went 6-5 overall and 4-3 in the NSIC North Division in 2016. The Marauders went 1-10 overall and 1-6 in the NSIC North a season ago.
 
Weather Forecast
                • Thursday evening calls for partly cloudy skies with a low of 22 degrees, and NE winds at 5-10 mph.
 
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                • Joe King (TE), Cannon Hannigan (WR), and Kale Stieg (LB) were named the scout team players of the week for the Wolves.