Aberdeen, S.D. – The Northern State University football team will travel to Concordia-St. Paul for a cross divisional match-up tomorrow afternoon. Kickoff is scheduled for 12 p.m. between the Wolves and Golden Bears from Seafoam Stadium.
 
Quick Hits on the Wolves
                • The Northern State Wolves enter the weekend with a 1-4 record overall, despite a hard fought loss to Winona State a weekend ago.
                • NSU is averaging 23.2 points, 136.0 yards rushing, 262.8 yards passing, and 398.8 yards of total offense this season.
                • The Wolves are out-scoring their opponents in the third quarter with strong second half performances in their last two contests.
                • Chaka Kelly leads the rushers with 285 total yards, averaging 57.0 yards per game with three touchdowns.
                • Jacob Streit and Dakota Larson sit atop the receivers with 322 and 457 yards respectively. Streit is averaging 64.4 yards per game with four touchdowns, while Larson is averaging 91.4 yards per game with three touchdowns.
                • Hunter Trautman has thrown for 1314 yards, averaging 262.8 per game, with 11 touchdowns and a 54.5 pass completion percentage.
                • Noah MacPherson leads the defense with 40 tackles, including 4.5 tackles for a loss and two sacks.
                • Preston Droessler and Alex Gray have 34 and 33 tackles respectively, with Gray making his presence known all over the field with 3.0 tackles for a loss, one interception, two pass breakups, and one fumble recovery.
                • As a team the Wolves lead the conference with the fewest number of penalties in 2018.
 
Weather Forecast
                • Saturday calls for cloudy skies with a high around 50, and NNW winds at 10 to 15 mph.
 
About the Golden Bears
                • CSP enters the weekend with a 2-3 record overall, recording wins over Upper Iowa and Wayne State.
                • The Golden Bears are averaging 20.6 points, 160.8 yards rushing, 171.6 yards passing, and 332.4 yards of total offense per game.
                • Shaq Johnson leads the rushers averaging 89.2 yards per game with two touchdowns and 357 total yards this season. He also leads the team with three receiving touchdowns.
                • Marcus Gustavsen leads the receivers in terms of yards with 320 on the year, averaging 64.0 per game with two touchdowns.
                • Dom McKinzy has thrown for 796 yards and eight touchdowns on the year, averaging 159.2 yards per game with a 50.8 completion percentage.
                • Jake Portz leads the defense with 29 tackles, followed by Blake Evans with 27.
                • Marcus Haskins is a crucial back for the Golden Bears with 24 tackles on the year, five interceptions and 11 pass breakups.
                • CSP is led by head coach Shannon Currier in his second stint with the program after returning for the 2016 season. Currier had previously led the program for four seasons from 2000-03
 
Last Match-Up
                • The Wolves defeated the Golden Bears 31-7 from Swisher Field in 2016.
                • Christian McAlvain threw for two touchdowns and led the team with 157 yards rushing.
                • Northern totaled 311 yards rushing and 128 yards passing, for 439 yards of total offense. 
                • NSU forced one interception and tallied four sacks for a total loss of 25 yards.
                • Northern is 7-7 all-time versus Concordia-St. Paul and undefeated in the last three meetings.
 
A Season Ago
                • The Wolves went 6-5 overall and 5-2 in the NSIC North Division in 2017, while the Golden Bears went 2-9 overall and 1-6 in the NSIC South.