For Immediate Release
Monday, October 21, 2019
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NSIC Offensive Player of the Week
#2 Ben Bolinske (QB, 6-0, 185, Jr., Minot, N.D. / Minot HS) - Minot state
- Had 335 yards of total offense and four touchdowns in a 38-31 win over Concordia-St. Paul
- Had rushing touchdowns of 17, 1 and 40 yards while also throwing for a 15 yard score
- Completed 77% of his passes going 14-of-18 for 194 yards
- Ran the ball ten times for 141 yards

NSIC Defensive Player of the Week
#26 Kenneth Griffin (CB, 5-11, 180, Sr., New Orleans, La. / Loganville, Ga. / South Gwinnett HS) - Augstana
- Tallied two interceptions and a touchdown in a 48-3 victory at MSU Moorhead
- The interceptions came on back-to-back possessions (and passes)
- His second interception was a pick-six for 57 yards as he totaled 77 yards of interception yardage
- Also credited with a pass breakup and three tackles
- Ranks second in the NSIC with four interceptions

NSIC Special Teams Player of the Week
#1 Parrish Marrow (KR/CB, 5-10, 180, Sr., Pittsboro, N.C. / Northwood HS) - Minnesota State
- Returned a U-Mary punt 92 yards for a touchdown in a 74-14 win
- Is the first Maverick to return a punt for a touchdown since Nate Tranel did so against Concordia-St. Paul on Oct,. 8, 2016
- Also added one tackle in the game on a UMary kick return

Other Top Performances
Offense
#22 Devon Jones (AUGIE) scored three touchdowns in the Vikings’ win at MSU Moorhead; two were receiving with the third a rushing touchdown; the true freshman ran 42 yards for the Vikings first score of the game; followed with receiving touchdowns of 25 and 34 yards from two different quarterbacks; totaled 126 all-purpose yards; is the first Viking this year to tally three scores in one game.
#1 Jalen Frye (BSU) ran for a career-high 179 yards on 30 carries; Tied career-best with two rushing touchdowns and 6.0 yards per rush;  Ran in touchdowns from 11 and 17 yards in the wildcat formation; Ranks second in the NSIC with 110.3 rushing yards per game.
#84 Shane Zylstra (MSU) led MSU receivers with 91 receiving yards, including a 32-yard touchdown catch for MSU’s second score of the game; Also recorded a six-yard touchdown run.
#80 Daniel Davis (SMSU) scored the game-winning touchdown with 49 seconds remaining in SMSU’s 42-38 victory at St. Cloud State. Davis finished with 11 receptions for 127 yards and three touchdowns. He caught touchdown passes of 24 and 10 yards in the first half to help SMSU build a 35-21 lead after three quarters. SCSU would rally with 17 straight points to take a 38-35 lead late in the game, but Davis caught a pair of first down receptions to help SMSU move the ball to the SCSU 13-yard line with under a minute remaining. He then made a diving 13-yard touchdown reception for the game-winning score. Davis leads the NSIC with 48 receptions and ranks second in the league with 639 yards and is second with eight touchdowns. It was his third 100-yard receiving game this season. He has caught six or more passes in five of seven games.
#4 Hunter Trautman (NSU) threw for a season high 368 yards in the Wolves double overtime win over Wayne State; Recorded three passing touchdowns with an 87-yard long; Tallied a 61.5 pass completion percentage; Averaged 15.33 yards per completion; Connected with Colten Drageset for the game winning touchdown.
#34 Thuro Reisdorfer (USF) set a career-high with 13 carries for 171 yards (13.15 average yards per carry) and two TDs (64, 48), as USF defeated No. 23 Minnesota Duluth, 34-3;  The Cougars finished with 298 yards rushing on 46 carries for a gaudy 6.48 per tote average; Ranks fourth in the NSIC in rushing at 81.9 yards per game with 92 carries for 573 yards and eight TDs; He is leading the NSIC in scoring with 11 total TDs including eight rushing.
#23 Sam Santiago-Lloyd (WSU) recorded a career-high 231 rushing yards with two touchdowns at Bemidji State; averaged 5.9 yards/carry with a career-high 39 attempts; rushing yardage is the fifth-highest total in program history.

Defense
#20 Michael Junker (BSU) tied a career-high with two interceptions and nine tackles against Winona State; Leads the NSIC with 5 interceptions; Moved into 2nd place all-time at BSU with 14 career interceptions; Holds BSU record with 266 interception return yardage; One interception shy of tying fourth all-time in the NSIC.
#21 Cade Johnson (MSU) intercepted a U-Mary pass and returned it 26 yards for a touchdown on the second play of the game; Also tallied two tackles.
#36 Tucker Stout (USF) had five solo tackles, a tackle for loss and an interception, which was his second of the season. Stout and his teammates held UMD to 133 total yards, which was the best mark against an opponent in the program’s DII era and dates to the 2011 season when the Cougars held SD Mines to 70 yards. USF limited UMD to six rushing yards and 127 through the air. As a result USF is the nation’s second ranked defense (just two yards behind CSU School of Mines). USF leads nation in average yards per play defensively at 3.38.
#27 Davaeon Johnson (SMSU) registered a game-high 11 tackles with eight solo stops and also had a 44-yard interception return to set up a Mustang touchdown in SMSU’s win at St. Cloud State. He also had one pass break-up and a team-high 1.5 tackles for loss. He ranks tied for fourth in the NSIC in tackles with 57.
#43 Nicholas Joynt (WSC) recorded 20 tackles with one sack and forced fumble in 29-26 2 OT loss to Northern State; made 15 solo stops with five assisted tackles and one sack for seven yards; third straight game with 10 or more tackles after taking over for injured All-American senior linebacker Tyler Thomsen.

Special Teams
#6 Payton Eue (NSU) scored 11 of the Wolves 29 points in their double overtime win versus Wayne State - Went 3-for-3 in field goal attempts at distances of 38, 41 (career high), and 36 yards - Tallied 186 punting and 262 yards on kickoffs - Averaged 52.4 yards per kickoff and 31.0 yards per punt.
#28 Ethan Knudson (WSC) was 4-4 on field goals and made both PAT kicks in 29-26 2 OT loss to Northern State...made field goals of 21, 36, 37 and 42 yards vs. NSU...for the season, now 8-8 on field goals and 14-14 on PAT kicks...only kicker in NSIC to not miss kick after seven games this season.

NSIC Football Players of the Week
9/9/19
O: #23 Nate Gunn - Minnesota State
D: #32 Dalton Smerchek - Concordia-St. Paul
SP: #13 Cory Carignan - Minot State

9/16/19
O: #9 John Larson - Minnesota Duluth
D: #45 Jake Portz - Concordia-St. Paul
SP: #89 Daniel Esparza - Sioux Falls

9/23/19
O: #3 Grady Bresnahan - MSU Moorhead
D:#43 T.J. Liggett - Augustana
SP: #4 JoseLuis Moreno  - Minot State

9/30/19
O: #3 Maxon Hutton - Concordia-St. Paul
D: #59 Logan Swanson  - Augustana
SP: #89 Danny Laudet - Concordia-St. Paul

10/7/19
O: #84 Shane Zylstra - Minnesota State
D: #43 Nicholas Joynt - Wayne State
SP: #4 Isaiah Hall - Winona State

10/14/19
O: #2 Caden Walters - Sioux Falls
D: #52 Chris Garrett - Concordia-St. Paul
SP: #23 Luis Guarita - Augustana

10/21/19
O: #2 Ben Bolinske - Minot State
D: #26 Kenneth Griffin - Augustana
SP: #1 Parrish Marrow - Minnesota State