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Aberdeen, S.D. – The Northern State University football team closed out their home slate on Saturday, falling to Minot State University. The Beavers held the ball for nearly 48 minutes of the contest, making it difficult for the Wolves offense to get in a rhythm.
THE QUICK DETAILS
Final Score: NSU 28, MiSU 49
Records: NSU 6-4 (5-4 NSIC), MiSU 3-7 (3-6 NSIC)
Attendance: 3957
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Minot State scored on the opening drive of the contest, ticking nearly 12 minutes off the clock in their scoring pursuit
- The Wolves responded with a touchdown of their own, tying the game on a Daniel Britt to Zach Jorgensen, 24-yard reception
- The Beavers tallied two touchdowns in the second and held the Wolves scoreless, entering the half with a 21-7 lead
- Northern chipped away to kick-off the third on a 3-yard rushing touchdown by Wyatt Block, his sixth of the season
- Minot State again responded with a pair of rushing touchdowns at 6:50 in the third and 12:09 in the fourth
- Britt connected with Cooper Eisenbeisz at 10:19 in the fourth on a 23-yard, trick-play touchdown, cutting the Beaver lead to 14
- MiSU pulled away as the quarter ran down, notching a 35-yard rushing score at 3:05 and 83-yard fumble recovery with under a minute
- Daniel Porisch scored Northern's final touchdown of the afternoon, a 1-yard rush and the first touchdown of his career with 1:12 on the clock
- Each team tallied 24 first downs in the contest, however Minot State led the game with 301 yards rushing
- The Wolves tallied 156 yards rushing and led the game with 278 yards receiving and 434 yards of total offense
- Northern converted 2-of-the-3 times they entered the red-zone, while Minot State went a perfect 4-for-4
- Daniel Britt threw for 224 yards and rushed for 54, while Brock Bagozzi tallied 54 yards passing and 15 yards rushing
- The trio of seniors Carter Campbell, Zach Jorgensen, and Trey Birdsong recorded 54 yards receiving apiece in the game
- Javonnee Szymanski led four Wolves with double figure tackles, notching 15, including nine solo stops and one tackle for a loss
- Elijah Jopp followed with 12 tackles (9 solo stops), while Cooper Logan and Kaydn Turnbow notched ten each
- Jeremy Caruso went 4-for-4 in PATs and averaged 58.0 yards per kickoff
NORTHERN STATE STATISTICAL STANDOUTS
UP NEXT
Northern will close out the regular season next Saturday at the University of Jamestown. Kick-off is set for 1 p.m. on November 15 against the Jimmies.
