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Monday, October 24, 2016
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NSIC Football Players of the Week

NSIC Offensive Player of the Week
#2 Trey Heid (QB, 6-2, 199, Sr., Lakeville, Minn. / North HS) - Augustana
- Accounted for seven total touchdowns in a 54-35 win at Upper Iowa
- Completed 30-of-48 passes for a season-high 466 yards and six touchdowns
- The six touchdown passes ties his career-high which he set on Oct. 18, 2014 at Wayne State
- Also ran the ball a team-high 14 times for 87 yards and a touchdown
- Has thrown for a league-high 30 touchdowns this season and now has 94 on his career to go along with 10,540 passing yards

NSIC Defensive Player of the Week
#31 Michael Mehling (LB, 5-11, 200, Sr., Las Vegas, Nev. / Durango HS) - Sioux Falls
- Tied career-high with 11 tackles and registered a sack, a TFL and three quarterback hurries in 51-17 win over Concordia-St.  Paul
- Had his fourth double digit tackle game this season as USF held CSP to 73 rushing yards on 35 carries or 2.08 yards per carry
- Ranks fifth in the NSIC with 71 tackles and is second in the league with 44 solo stops while having 3.5 sacks and 6.5 TFLs

NSIC Special Teams Player of the Week
#29 Nathan Shaw (K/P, 6-2, 175, Jr., Acworth, Ga. / Allatoona HS) - Northern State
- Shaw led the Wolves with three made field goals from 23, 25, and 26 yards out in a 29-28 win over St. Cloud State
- Two of his three kicks regained the lead for the Wolves including his third attempt of 26 yards which sealed the 29-28 victory
- The junior tallied a total of 11 of the team’s 29 points with the three field goals and two PATs
- He also tallied 407 kickoff yards, averaging 58.0 yards per attempt
- Shaw is one field goal away from his 2015 season total of nine
 

Augustana University Vikings

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
W 54-35 at UIU	5-3, 2-2 South	W1	2nd Overall, 2nd South
Team Notes
-Augustana scored 50-plus points for the third time this season in a 54-35 win over Upper Iowa on the road on Saturday -The Vikings finished the game with a season-high 652 yards of total offense, marking its first performance with 600-plus yards since putting up 650 at Upper Iowa on Oct. 13, 2012 -The Vikings passed for 513 yards, its highest total since passing for 545 against Concordia-St. Paul on Nov. 14, 2015 -The win moves Augustana to 5-3 on the season and 2-2 in the South Division heading into its final home game of 2016 this Saturday
Top Performer(s)
-Senior quarterback Trey Heid accounted for seven total touchdowns in Saturday’s win over Upper Iowa -Heid passed for 466 yards and a career-high tying six touchdowns while rushing for 87 yards and a score to lead the Vikings -Heid completed 30 of 48 passes and carried the ball a team-high 14 times -Heid has thrown a league-high 30 touchdown passes this season which is a new career-high and puts him two away from a single season record at Augustana -Heid has now passed for 10,540 yards and 94 touchdowns in his career -Senior wide receiver Charlie Hayes delivered his second straight 200-plus yard receiving performance -Hayes hauled in 11 passes for 232 yards at Upper Iowa on Saturday marking his third career 200-plus yard receiving game -Senior wideout Matt Heller went over 100 receiving yards in the win -Heller caught nine passes for 128 yards and a career-high tying three touchdowns -Heller has had over 100 yards receiving in five games this season and has caught three touchdown passes in a game three times in 2016 -Nathan Merriman caught four passes for 108 yards and a touchdown for his first career game with 100-plus receiving yards
Up Next
Saturday, Oct. 29 vs. Winona State – 1 p.m.

 

Bemidji State University Beavers

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
L 54-47 at UMD	6-2, 3-1 North	L1	5th Overall, 2nd North
Team Notes
- No. 21 Bemidji State fell to No. 24 Minnesota Duluth on the road, 54-47 - BSU and UMD combined for 49 fourth-quarter points - The Beavers threw for four touchdowns for longer than 44 yards
Top Performer(s)
- Quarterback Jordan Hein threw for 434 yards and five touchdowns, averaging 25.5 yards per completion - Wide receiver Brady Schmidt caught four passes for 167 yards, the most receiving yards by a BSU receiver since 2008, and two touchdowns - Linebacker Jamison Evans led both teams with 14 tackles, 2 TFL, 1.5 sacks and 1 forced fumble
Up Next
Saturday, Oct. 29 at St. Cloud State – 1 p.m.

 

Concordia University, St. Paul Golden Bears

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
L 17-51 at USF	2-6, 0-4 South	L6	13th Overall, 8th South
Team Notes
- Outscored Cougars 14-13 in the 1st & 3rd quarters, including a 7-0 margin in the 3rd - Held a strong 34:53 to 25:07 time of possession margin including 18-16 in first downs - Held top-ranked total offense in DII to 128 fewer yards than season average, and 2nd ranked DII rushing offense to 105 fewer yards than season average
Top Performer(s)
- Junior Ron Johnson completed 24-42 for 261 yards and a touchdown - Junior DeCeon Schumann had a career-high in receptions (7) for the second-straight week, hauling in 46 yards - Senior Darius Chapes led the ground game with 14-59 with a touchdown - Junior Sam Maedke increased his school record season average of 41.2 by averaging 42.3 on nine punts with a career-long of 65 - CSP blocked two kicks including Jamie Fore’s second of the year, the other by Brian Lanier - Freshman Dylan Wood led the defense with six tackles, 1.5 for loss and a sack
Up Next
Saturday, Oct 29 at Southwest Minnesota State – 1 p.m.

University of Mary Marauders

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
L 47-16 vs. MSUM	1-7, 1-3 North	L1	15th Overall, 7th North
Team Notes
- Host Northern State on Saturday in final home game of the season - Passed for season-high 189 yards and ran for 131 against MSU Moorhead - The Marauders are tied for first in NCAA Division II with eight blocked kicks - Mary is third in the nation in fewest penalties (3.88) and fewest penalty yards (31.1) per game - The Marauders are 8th in NCAA Division II in time of possession (34:29)
Top Performer(s)
- Soph. QB Nick McCann came off the bench to compete 11-of-15 passed for 128 yards and a TD - Sam Saucedo caught five passes for 73 yards with a long of 33 yards - Sam Mackedanz had three catches for 53 yards with a long of 33 yards - Connor Graves caught a touchdown pass for the second straight week - Sr. LB Austin Bolton had 11 tackles and forced a fumble. It was the 4th time this season he had double-digit tackles.
Up Next
Saturday, Oct. 29 vs. Northern State - 1 p.m.

 

University of Minnesota Crookston Golden Eagles

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
L 38-30 at Minot State	0-8, 0-4 North	L8	16th Overall, 8th North
Team Notes
- Nathan Cole is No. 5 all-time with pass completions in his career - Adam Connette is ranked fourth all-time now with 11 carer touchdowns after two touchdowns against Minot State - The Golden Eagles have had five interceptions in the last two weeks after not having an interception in the first six weeks of the season. Will Cross, Aeric Berner and Jake Newman all had interceptions against Minot State - Mike Maw now has seven field goals on the season for the Golden Eagles - Casey Kraska and Isaiah Armstrong each had sacks on the game for Minnesota Crookston
Top Performer(s)
- Adam Connette had six grabs for 60 yards - Nathan Cole was 13-of-26 for 127 yards with three touchdowns and one interception - Andre Person had his best game of the season with 17 rushes for 142 yards and one touchdown - Will Cross had 11 tackles and one interception - Ali Alkhatib notched eight tackles and three tackles for loss against Minot State
Up Next
Saturday, Oct. 29 vs. Minnesota Duluth - 1 p.m.

 

University of Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
W 54-47 vs. BSU	7-1, 4-0 North	W6	3rd Overall, 1st North
Team Notes
- UMD, armed with a seven-game winning streak, will pay a visit to Minnesota Crookston this Saturday for an NSIC North Division clash - The Bulldogs have defeated the Golden Eagles 10 consecutive times -.The Bulldogs just completed a five-week stretch in which it was at home four times - In its 54-47 victory over Bemidji State, UMD amassed 604 yards of total offense (its highest output in four seasons) - The Bulldogs currently rank fourth in the nation in total yardage with a 541.6 per game average - The victory Saturday was UMD’s 21st in a row at home and 15th straight over the Beavers - UMD, which leads all NCAA II teams in time of possession (38:15) held a 43:00-17:00 advantage over the Beavers in that department Saturday
Top Performer(s)
- Senior quarterback Drew Bauer equaled a career-high for passing yards with 331 Saturday against Bemidji State while going 22-of-32 through the air with three touchdowns. Beauer has amassed the fifth highest total offense average (350.5 yards per game) of any NCAA II quarterback in the country at the moment -  Sophomore wide out Jason Balts had seven catches for 165 yards and three touchdowns – all personal best – Saturday - Beau Bofferding cracked the 100-yard rushing plateau for the first time as a collegian, running for 171 yards on 18 attempts
Up Next
Saturday, Oct. 29 at Minnesota Crookston - 1 p.m.

Minnesota State University, Mankato Mavericks

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
W 35-20 vs SMSU	6-2, 3-1 South	W3	4th Overall, 2nd South
Team Notes
- The Mavericks have improved to 15-0 all-time against Southwest Minnesota State - With its six wins this season, Minnesota State has now posted a winning record in nine straight seasons - Senior quarterback Ricky Lloyd threw four touchdowns against SMSU - Six Mavericks caught at least one pass vs. SMSU, including junior Erik Fuller who caught two touchdown passes - Sophomore Zach Dodge recorded three sacks in the first half against Southwest Minnesota State
Top Performer(s)
- Senior Ricky Lloyd - 229 passing yards, 4 touchdown passes - Senior Virgil Hammond – 81 rushing yards - Junior Erik Fuller – 5 catches, 48 receiving yards, 2 touchdown catches - Senior Mat Andriano– 10 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 fumble recovery
Up Next
Saturday, Oct. 29 vs. #6 Sioux Falls – 1 p.m.

 

Minnesota State University Moorhead Dragons

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
W 47-16 at UMary	4-4, 2-2 North	W1	10th Overall, 5th NSIC North
Team Notes
- MSUM evened its mark at 4-4 with 47-16 win at Mary - Victory was MSUM’s first-ever in Bismarck, N.D. and helped MSUM retain the Paddle in the series between the two teams - MSUM has two straight wins over Mary for first time in series history - Dragons rushed for a season-high 320 yards in victory and also scored a season-high 47 points - Four different players scored rushing touchdowns for MSUM - Junior WR Damon Gibson recorded his seventh 100-yard receiving game of the season
Top Performer(s)
- QB Demetrius Carr rushed for a season-high 143 yards and two touchdowns and also threw for 166 yards and a touchdown - WR Damon Gibson had 10 catches for 131 yards and a score - RB Denver Colgrove rushed for 52 yards and the first two TD of his collegiate career - RB Zach Sweep rushed for 56 yards and a score while RB Austin Stone rushed for 43 yards and a score - LB Joe Rademacher had a season-high 13 tackles to lead the defense - DB Michael Strand intercepted his team-high third pass of 2016
Up Next
Saturday, Oct. 29 vs. Minot State - 1 p.m.

 

Minot State University Beavers

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
W 38-30 vs. UMC	2-6, 1-3 South	W1	14th Overall, 6th North
Team Notes
- Finished with a season high 23 first downs and a total of 515 yards of total offense - Rushed for 320 yards after gaining 587 rushing yards through the first seven games - Held UMC to just 127 yards passing, the sixth game MSU has held a team to fewer than 150 passing yards and the fourth lowest amount on the season
Top Performer(s)
- Ben Zahniser set a school record with 264 yards rushing on 27 carries and tied the record with four rushing touchdowns - Jose Escobar came off the bench to throw for 144 yards on 10 of 14 passing and a score - Trevin Swensen finished with 11 tackles and 1.0 tackles for a loss - Dalton Houghton finished with four tackles, two sacks and three tackles for a loss
Up Next
Saturday, Oct. 29 at MSU Moorhead – 1 p.m.

 

Northern State University Wolves

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
W 29-28 vs SCSU	4-4, 2-2 North	W1	6th Overall, 3rd North
Team Notes
- Northern State pulled out a 29-28 victory over St. Cloud State on Saturday to hand the Huskies their first NSIC North loss - The Wolves tallied 538 yards of total offense with 238 yards rushing and 300 yards passing, marking the first time this season over 500 yards - NSU converted on 12-of-23 third downs, and possessed the ball for over 33 minutes in the win - Defensively the Wolves tallied 13 players with multiple tackles and five players with at least one pass break-up
Top Performer(s)
- Senior quarterback Christian McAlvain tallied his first 300 yard passing game of his NSU career, while also adding 34 yards rushing - McAlvain completed 20-of-37 passes without an interception and threw for two touchdowns to Zachery Barber and Conner Doherty - Nicholas Truen led the rushers in his third 100-plus yard game of the season, tallying 106 total yards with one touchdown and a 13 yard long - Taylor Houchin led the Northern receivers with a career high 126 yards receiving, averaging 25.2 yards per catch with a 56 yard long - Quest Parham led the defense with seven tackles, while Alex Gray and Chad Stoterau notched six each - Channing Barber gained the league lead in passes defended with two pass break-ups in the game - Nathan Shaw was a kicking machine for the Wolves knocking down three made field goals, two PATs, and averaging 58.0 yards on seven kickoffs
Up Next
Saturday, Oct. 29 at U-Mary – 1 p.m.

University of Sioux Falls Cougars

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
W 51-17 vs CSP	8-0, 4-0 South	W8	3rd Overall, 2nd South
Team Notes
- USF extended their consecutive year winning streak to 23, which is the fifth longest across any division - USF has won eight or more games in four straight years - With the win over CSP Saturday, USF is now 58-5 all-time at Bob Young Field and now 66-0 when scoring 50 points or more all-time -  Junior running back Max Mickey, who has six 100-yard rushing games this season, continues to have the best rushing average per carry total in DII at 10.01. He is one of 10 1,000-yard rushers nationally with his yardage (1,161) and average per game third in DII -  The USF offense, which ranks ninth in DII scoring at 43.0 per game, is ranked third in total offense at 544.1 per game and second in rushing at 341.4 yards per game -  After the win Saturday, USF is 42-10 all-time in NSIC games - USF has had at least 249 yards rushing and over 400 yards in total offense in all eight games this season
Top Performer(s)
- Max Mickey had 158 all purpose yards, including 16 carries for 128 yards rushing and three total TDs in the 51-17 win at over Concordia St. Paul at Bob Young Field the road. He had TD runs of 25 and a career-best 76 yards and a career-best 30-yard TD reception - Michael Mehling had 11 tackles, sack and TFL in the win over Concordia-St. Paul on Oct. 22 at Bob Young Field
Up Next
Saturday, Oct. 29 at Minnesota State - 1 p.m.

 

Southwest Minnesota State University

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
L 35-20 at MSU	4-4, 1-3 South	L3	8th Overall, 4th South
Team Notes
- SMSU suffered its third straight loss last Thursday. It’s SMSU’s first three-game losing streak since 2014. SMSU has not lost four in a row since 2009 - SMSU had six drives in the second half inside the MSU 41-yard line, but only scored on one of the drives - SMSU has forced a least one turnover in each game this season and has forced three or more in five of eight games
Top Performer(s)
- Freshman running back Max Simmons rushed for a career-high 140 yards and two touchdowns on 28 carries. Simmons has scored 13 touchdowns in last six games - Redshirt freshman Gabe Galamue had a career-high nine receptions for 86 yards and one touchdown
Up Next
Saturday, Oct. 29 vs. Concordia-St. Paul – 1 p.m.

 

St. Cloud State University Huskies

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
L 29-28 at NSU	4-4, 3-1 North	L1	9th Overall, 4th North
Team Notes
- SCSU saw their three game winning streak come to a halt in a 29-28 loss to Northern State - The Huskies have now lost their last three contests to NSU - For the first time this season SCSU was held without a 100-yard receiver - For the first time this season Jameson Parsons was held without either a 100-yard receiving or a receiving touchdown - Nick Greenlund caught a touchdown pass for the third straight game - Joe Blando had a career-high two rushing touchdowns - Jaden Huff scored his sixth rushing touchdown of the season and his 19th touchdown over the last two years - Nate Meyer threw a touchdown pass in his 15th straight game and the 24th time in his 30 career games - The Huskies ran for a season-high 148 yards rushing
Top Performer(s)
- Jaden Huff – 15 rushes, 82 yards and a touchdown - Joe Blando – 9 rushes for 35 yards and two touchdowns - Nate Meyer – 16 completions for 229 yards and a touchdown - Jameson Parsons – six catches for 63 yards - Nick Greenlund – two catches for 35 yards and a touchdown - Sam Hartman – four catches for 70 yards - Gary Koehring – 12 tackles
Up Next
Saturday, Oct. 29 vs. Bemidji State - 1p.m.

Upper Iowa University Peacocks

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
L 54-35 vs. Augie	2-6, 1-3 South	L1	11th Overall, 6th South
Team Notes
- The Vikings of Augustana University passed for over 500 yards and 6 touchdowns through the air to push past the Peacocks on Salute to Service Day in Fayette - Augie claimed a 652-540 yard advantage in total offense to post their 54-35 victory at Harms-Eischeid Stadium - The Peacocks paid respect to all that serve in our great nation and were proud to wear a helmet sticker in honor of Steve Owen, the father of former Peacock football players Chadd and Brandon. Owen was a sergeant in the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department who was killed in the line of duty on Oct. 5. Sergeant Owen was no stranger to Fayette. He had been with the L.A. County Sheriff's Department for 29 years and was recognized during his career with the agency's highest honor for courage
Top Performer(s)
- Dimitri Morales led the Peacock offense after coming into the game in the second quarter throwing for 312 yards and 3 touchdowns on 29 completions and adding 54 yards and a score on 17 carries - Trey MacTaggart caught 9 passes for 171 yards and a touchdown, while Jalen Amis caught 13 balls for 80 yards - Jarred Edmonds caught 7 passes for 65 yards and a touchdown and David Esswein had 5 for 67 and a score - Ryan Parmely ran for 86 yards and a touchdown on 14 carries to lead the ground attack  - Defensively, Darius Cohen made 10 tackles and Tanner Thompson recorded seven - Nate Roemer and Isaac Freeseboth registered sacks in the game
Up Next
Saturday, , Oct. 29 vs. Wayne State -1 p.m.

 

Wayne State College Wildcats

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
L 41-20 vs. WSU	3-5, 2-2 South	L1	12th Overall, 7th South
Top Performer(s)
- Senior defensive back Cam Montgomery was Egg Bowl MVP for WSC with nine tackles and two interceptions for 53 return yards - Senior quarterback Zach Osborn rushed for season-high 116 yards and one TD
Up Next
Saturday, October 29 at Upper Iowa 1 p.m.

 

Winona State University Warriors

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
W 41-20 at WSC	6-2, 3-1 South	W1	8th Overall, 5th South
Team Notes
- The Warriors secured a winning season with their win on Saturday - Had 511 yards of total offense, averaged 7.2 yards per play - Punted just one time - 15 first downs via the pass
Top Performer(s)
- Jack Nelson threw for 362 yards and three touchdowns. Has 20 career 300+ games in his career - 40 straight games with a passing TD. 99 career passing TD’s - Nelson had a career high 55 yards rushing, total offensive production of 417 yards - Cam Johnson caught a touchdown pass in his ninth straight game - Carter McCauley was 2-2 in field goal opportunities - Interception return for touchdown by Cole Monckton
Up Next
Saturday, Oct. 29 at Augustana – 1 p.m.