For Immediate Release
Monday, November 4, 2019
NSIC Media Relations
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NSIC Offensive Player of the Week
#6 Jakup Sinani (QB, 6-3, 197, Jr., Oak Creek, Wis. / Oak Creek HS) - MSU Moorhead
- Threw for a school record 513 yards in 49-20 road win over Minot State
- Completed 40-of-51 passes for four touchdowns and no interceptions
- The 40 completions are a school record
- Connected on TD passes to four different receivers
- Action was first in six weeks after suffering an injury in Week 3 at Northern State

NSIC Defensive Player of the Week
#7 Nick Pridgeon (LB, 6-5, 240, R-Sr., Wauwatosa, Wis. / Wauwatosa East HS - Winona State
- Recorded a team-high 12 tackles (6 solo) in 41-13 win at SMSU
- Tallied 2.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks
- Named “Battle for the Sledge” Game MVP

NSIC Special Teams Player of the Week
#6 Payton Eue (K, 5-10, 175, R-Fr., Champlin, Minn. / Champlin Park HS) - Northern State
- Scored six points for the Wolves in their 49-21 victory over UMary
- Tallied a 31-yard and 29-yard field goal
- Notched 125 yards punting, averaging 41.7 yards per punt
- Added 456 yards on kick-offs, averaging 50.7 yards per kick

Other Top Performances
Offense
#9 Nickel Meyers (AUGIE)  tallied a game-high 103 yards receiving in the 21-20 victory over Concordia-St. Paul;  the 103 yards are a season-high; had a long reception of 38 yards; tallied eight catches as part of the 103 yards.
#12 Emmett  Enright (BSU) threw for a career-high 435 yards with three touchdowns in 38-14 win over St. Cloud State; Threw for second-most yards in NSIC this week; Set or tied career highs in completions, completion percentage, pass long and passing touchdowns; Completed 75% of his passes; Averaged 16.1 yards per completion; Completed touchdowns to three different receivers with three completions of over 50 yards.
#28 Cazz Martin (UMD) cashed in three touchdowns while totaling 179 yards on just 12 attempts against Minnesota Crookston; Had TD runs of both 55 yards and 39 yards;  Averaged 14.9 yards per rush; UMD’s rushing attack combined for eight scores and 448 yards on the ground.
#84 Shane Zylstra (MSU) recorded a team-best 134 receiving yards and a touchdown; Marks the fifth time this season he has tallied more than 100 receiving yards in a game this season.
#10 Jake Richter (MSUM) caught 10 passes for 207 yards and a touchdown.  
#4 Hunter Trautman (NSU) paced the Northern State offense in their 49-21 victory over UMary; Tallied 188 yards passing with two touchdowns; Completed 21-of-28 passing attempts; Added 88 yards rushing and two touchdowns; Averaged 7.3 yards per carry and 9.0 yards per pass.
#34 Thuro Reisdorfer (USF) registered his fourth straight game of 100 yards as he rumbled for 157 yards on 16 carries and TD runs of 58 and 16 yards in a 47-10 win over Upper Iowa as the Cougars recorded its fifth straight win and 450th victory all time. He now has 119 carries for 863 yards for fourth in the NSIC. He has 12 rushing TDs and 15 overall which leaves him in a tie for first in scoring in the NSIC.
#87 Anthony Carver (SCSU) had seven receptions for 130 yards and one touchdown against Bemidji State; Carver’s longest reception of the day was 25 yards, where he carried a few defenders into the end zone; Carver was a main source of offense for the Huskies, he accounted for 41 percent of the SCSU offense by himself; This is a new career high for Carver in receptions during a game.
#23 Sam Santiago-Lloyd (WSU) rushed for 140 yards and two scores in 41-13 win at SMSU; third straight game over 100 yards rushing; has at least one rushing TD in four straight games (seven total); has already rushed for a career-high 950 yards.
Defense
#43 TJ Liggett (AUGIE) tallied a game-high 10 tackles in the Vikings’ thrilling win over Concordia-St. Paul; totaled 2.5 tackles for loss; had nine solo tackles;  part of a defense that ranks second in the nation in turnovers gained, forcing the CSP into two interceptions this past Saturday.
#51 Nate Pearson (UMD) led a Bulldog defense that pitched the conference’s only shutout of the weekend, defeating Minnesota Crookston 63-0; Totaled four tackles, each solo, including a pair of tackles for loss; UMD allowed just four first downs and 114 yards of total offense while turning over the Golden Eagles twice on the day.
#3 Zach Robertson (MSU) led the Maverick defense with six tackles vs. Wayne State and recorded an interception.
#36 Tucker Stout (USF) recorded a pick six with his 16-yard interception return helping USF to a 47-10 road win at Upper Iowa. Stout, who had six tackles including five solo stops as he was part of a defense that held UIU to 261 total yards. He has 37 tackles, five TFLs, sack and now has four interceptions for the nation’s top ranked total defense.
#8 Deiondre Taylor (MSUM) led MSUM with 13 tackles in road win at Minot State --returned interception for 35 yards and a score to put finishing touches on win in final seconds --12 of his tackles were solo stops --finished with two tackles for loss.
#20 Chance Olson (NSU) led the Northern State defense with two interceptions, including a pick six versus UMary; Tallied his first interception early in the fourth quarter; Added his second with under two minutes in regulation and ran it back 49 yards for the touchdown;  Added three tackles in the Wolves 49-21 victory
Special Teams
#48 Hobet Diaz (MSUM)  was 7-of-7 on extra points in 49-20 win over Minot State; leads Dragons with 49 points scored on the 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

10/28/19
O: #16 Jarod Epperson - Augustana
D: #57 Jordan Magnuson  - MSU Moorhead
SP: #9 Paul Ortiz  - Winona State

11/4/19
O: #6 Jakup Sinani - MSU Moorhead
D: #7 Nick Pridgeon - Winona State
SP: #6 Payton Eue  - Northern State