Sioux Falls, S.D. – The Northern State University football team held with No. 13 Augustana on the road Saturday afternoon, but the Vikings came out on top, scoring touchdowns in three of the four quarters. Northern recorded more first downs and yards passing in the game, however costly turnovers in their own territory led to Viking points.
 
THE QUICK DETAILS
Final Score: NSU 13, AU 21
Records: NSU 2-2, AU 4-0
Attendance: 3519
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Augustana tallied the first touchdown of the contest with 3:43 to play in the first, a 32-yard rush by David Addo
• With under five minutes to play in the half, Payton Eue cut the Viking led to four, sending a 44-yard field goal through the uprights
• Northern took their only lead of the contest with just under ten minutes remaining in the third on a 10-yard reception by Kaleb Skelly; the first of touchdown of the sophomore's career
• The Vikings recorded two more touchdowns in the third and fourth, taking a 21-10 lead over the Wolves with 14:48 to play
• Eue added a 31-yard field goal at 3:17, scoring the final points of the afternoon for NSU
• The Wolves recorded 20 first downs to the Vikings 14, and notched 85 yards rushing and 205 yards passing
• NSU tallied 290 yards of total offense with Augie's 230, averaging 4.0 yards per play
• The Northern State defense forced one fumble, recorded 3.0 sacks for a loss of 20 yards, and held Augustana to 4-of-16 on third down
• Will Madler tallied 205 yards passing and one touchdown, however was sacked twice and threw two interceptions in the game
• Wyatt Block led the rushing attack with 34 total yards, including a 21-yard long
• Ben Noland was just shy of 100 yards, notching 86 yards receiving, averaging 10.8 yards per catch
• Trey King and Brennan Kutterer led the defense with eight and seven tackles respectively, while Ian Marshall, Jordan Hillesheim, and Logan Grossinger each recorded a sack
• Eue averaged 45.9 yards per punt and 62.0 yards per kickoff, scoring eight team points

 
NORTHERN STATE STATISTICAL STANDOUTS

• Kaleb Skelly: 32 yards receiving, 1 touchdown
• Trey King: 8 tackles (4 solo, 4 assisted), 1.0 tackles for a loss
• Brennan Kutterer: 7 solo tackles, 1.0 tackles for a loss
• Luke Gunderson: 5 tackles, 72 return yards
• Payton Eue: 2-for-2 FG attempts (44 & 31 yards), 1-for-1 PAT

 
UP NEXT
Northern State continues their road slate next Saturday at the University of Mary. Kickoff is set for 2 p.m. from Bismarck. The Wolves return home for the annual Gypsy Days game on October 8 versus Winona State. For a full list of game day promotions CLICK HERE. Fans are also reminded that all game day information and protocols are posted on the Dacotah Bank Stadium homepage.