NSIC Players of the Week
POW HIGHLIGHTS

Phillip Klaphake tied the school record for touchdown passes in a single game with five scoring strikes in the Huskies 64-7 win over Northern State. Klaphake tied the record for the second time in his career and connected on scoring strikes of eight, six, one, 22 and 39 yards. He completed four straight passes in the opening drive of the game in which the Huskies scored. Klaphake finished the game 22 of 30 for 293 yards and five TDs with a long pass of 39. Klaphake also drew within 63 yards of tying the SCSU career record for passing yards. He currently has 9,632 career passing yards which trails Keith Heckendorf’s mark of 9,695 set from 2000 to 2003.  Klaphake has 1,919 passing yards this season and is closing in on his fourth straight 2,000 plus yard passing season.

Jack Moro broke the school record for career interceptions with the 20th and 21st picks of his career in win over Northern State. Moro broke the record at 3:15 of the third quarter with a pick that he returned 31 yards. He added to the record with a 72-yard interception return for a touchdown on the fourth. It marked his second career interception return for a touchdown and the 72 yards was the second longest TD interception return in school history. He finished the day with a game-high seven tackles and 103 interception return yards. Moro has seven interceptions this season.

Corey Cole tied an NCAA Division II record with a 100-yard kickoff return for touchdown in the first quarter of Concordia’s 28-24 road win at Wayne State on Saturday. Cole’s kickoff return score was also a big momentum play, as the Wildcats had previously tied the score at 7-7 before he housed the ensuing return. In the game, Cole had two returns for 123 yards (61.5 avg), and added one catch for a yard. He leads the NSIC and is third in the nation with a 34.5 kickoff return average on 11 returns (379 yards). He leads the team with 10 plays of 25-plus yards, with nine of those coming on kick returns.

#42 Ben Skelly (LB, 6-1, 205, Jr., Lakeville, Minn./North HS) led Augustana in tackles for the third straight game with 13 against Sioux Falls on Saturday night. Skelly posted a career-high 12 solo tackles against the Cougars while recorded 3.0 tackles for loss. The junior linebacker leads Augustana with 76 total tackles on the season while recording a team-high 42 solo tackles. Skelly ranks third overall in the NSIC in tackles, averaging 9.4 per game.
#20 Dajon Newell (RB, 5-10, 189, Jr., Lakeville, Minn./North HS) led Augustana’s rushing attack against USF picking up a touchdown and 59 yards on the ground. With the touchdown, Newell now has 20 career touchdowns at Augustana.
#15 Gabe Dunn (K/P, 5-10, 175, RFr., Mason City, Iowa/Newman Catholic HS) had another great day punting for Augustana. Dunn punted eight times for 314 yards, averaging 39.2 yards per punt. He booted a 55-yard punt and downed four of his eight attempts inside the 20-yard line.  
 
Bemidji State
#12 Ryan Shields (QB, 6-1, 175, Fr-RS, Roseville, Calif. / Oakmont HS) made his third-career start at quarterback and threw for 146 yards and two touchdowns in a 31-21 home loss to No. 7 Minnesota Duluth. He went 14-for-30 with zero interceptions. Shields found eight different receivers in the game, with five of those players bringing in two or more receptions. He established career-highs in yards (146), attempts (30), completions (14) and long completion (41 yards). He also rushed 11 times for 53 yards, with a long rush of 27 yards.
#18 Scott Christensen (DB, 6-0, 191, Jr-2L, Stockbridge, Ga. / Dutchtown HS) totaled  14 tackles (nine solo) to lead all defensive players in a 31-21 home loss to No. 7 Minnesota Duluth. The tackle total marked his third game this season with 10 or more tackles. He added a half tackle for loss and forced a fumble. With 72 tackles on the season, he leads the team, ranks sixth overall and first among defensive backs in the NSIC in total tackles .
The Bemidji State football team (2-6; 2-6 NSIC, 0-4 NSIC North) suffered its fourth consecutive loss Saturday, as No. 7 University of Minnesota Duluth visited Chet Anderson Stadium and defeated BSU 31-21. With a 21-17 lead and 12:07 remaining in regulation, the Beaver defense forced their third and recovered their second UMD fumble on the BSU 21-yardline. The Beavers took over and escaped a three-and-out on a senior Avery Walker rush up the middle for 37 yards into UMD territory. Poised to tack another score of the board, a mishandled hand off from redshirt freshman quarterback Ryan Shields to true freshman Vince Dinkel on a reverse play caused BSU’s only turnover of the game and UMD recovered on its own 42. The Bulldogs marched down the field and 3:16 later, the road team led 24-21. The touchdown would prove to be the game-winning score.
BSU rushed for 258 yards (UMD entered 8th nationally in rush defense) and held UMD to 203 rushing yards (100 yards less than average, entered 7th nationally in rushing). The BSU defense also held the Bulldogs to zero points in the first quarter. UMD had entered the game with 100 points in the first frame through seven games. The Beavers conclude their home season Nov. 2 when No. 22 St. Cloud State University (7-1; 7-1 NSIC, 3-1 NSIC North) visits Bemidji, Minn. Bemidji State has won two straight against St. Cloud State, which includes defeating then-No. 6 SCSU at home in 2011 by the score of 19-14. The Beavers trail in the all-time series, which dates back to 1927, 18-35-3. All-time at home, Bemidji State is 12-15 and under head coach Jeff Tesch, the Beavers are 2-3.

Concordia-St. Paul
#29 Josh Trifunov (OLB, 6-0, 200, So., South St. Paul, Minn. / HS) had two of the biggest defensive plays in a 28-24 road win at Wayne State on Saturday. He effectively ended the game, sacking Wildcat quarterback Zach Osborn on WSC’s final drive in the fourth quarter, forcing a fumble that Concordia recovered with 29 seconds to play to end WSC’s late comeback. He also made a tackle on the drive before with Concordia trailing by three with 2:31 to play as the Golden Bears forced a Wildcat 3-and-out, setting up the go-ahead drive. On the drive before that, Trifunov recovered a fumble on the Wildcat 18 yard line, setting  up a touchdown that brought Concordia within three points with 3:42 to play. Of his 10 tackles in the game, only two were after WSC picked up a first down. He also had one tackle for loss, one sack, one fumble forced and one fumble recovery. His 74 tackles on the year lead the team and are fourth in the NSIC.
#17 Corey Cole (WR/KR, 6-2, 190, So., Fillmore, Calif. / HS) tied an NCAA Division II record with a 100-yard kickoff return for touchdown in the first quarter of Concordia’s 28-24 road win at Wayne State on Saturday. Cole’s kickoff return score was also a big momentum play, as the Wildcats had previously tied the score at 7-7 before he housed the ensuing return. In the game, Cole had two returns for 123 yards (61.5 avg), and added one catch for a yard. He leads the NSIC and is third in the nation with a 34.5 kickoff return average on 11 returns (379 yards). He leads the team with 10 plays of 25-plus yards, with nine of those coming on kick returns.
Concordia improves to 9-6 in 15 meetings against Wayne State and have won their last two trips to Memorial Stadium … the Golden Bears are 3-1 in 4th quarter comebacks with junior quarterback Jared Russo under center in 11 career starts at QB … the Golden Bears trailed by 11 with just over two and a half minutes remaining before two late touchdown passes and a two-point conversion pass by Russo gave the Golden Bears the comeback win .
… Concordia is 3-1 in road games this year with one more road game remaining, at Augustana this Saturday at 1 p.m. in Sioux Falls … Concordia is 3-6 entering the 10th meeting against the Vikings this Saturday and have lost the last five in the series … Concordia is 2-2 in four prior trips to take on Augustana on the road, but has never won at Kirkeby-Over Stadium in two trips … in the nine prior meetings, six of the games have been decided by one score (8 points) or less … Concordia’s last win against Augie was in 2007 in Sioux Falls (20-19) when Concordia won three of the first four contests in the series … Augie is 5-0 against Concordia since the Vikings joined the NSIC.

University of Mary
Craig Bagnell (QB, 5-10, 185, Sr., Polson, MT / Polson) threw for five touchdowns and tied a single game school record for completions in the Marauders shootout 48-41 loss at MSU Moorhead. The senior signal caller completed 34-of-57 passes for 399 yards and five scores. He threw just one interception and ran for 27 yards. Now with 70 career touchdown passes, he is three away from tying the school mark... Nick Jolliffe (WR, 6-2, 190, Jr., Bismarck, ND / Bismarck) caught another two touchdown passes and set career-highs with 12 catches for 148 yards. With 51 catches for 678 yards and 11 touchdown receptions, the junior captain is tied for the NSIC lead in grabs, is second in touchdown catches and fifth in receiving yardage.
Grant Singer (LB, 6-1, 215, Jr., Turtle Lake, ND / Turtle Lake - Mercer) tied his season-high with 15 tackles in the Marauders loss at MSUM. The leading tackler in the Northern Sun had a sack and 1.5 tackles for loss. His 87 tackles lead the conference and he is second in tackles for loss (13.5) and fumble recoveries (3), and fifth in sacks (5.5)... Troy Guptill (LB, 6-2, 225, Jr., Quinn, SD / Phillips) tacked on another sack to his lead-leading number against the Dragons. The junior linebacker had one sack, 1.5 tackles for loss, and tied his season-high with 12 tackles. Guptill leads the NSIC in sacks (10.5), tackles for loss (17), and forced fumbles (3) and is 11th in tackles (65).
Elby Pope (WR, 6-0, 193, Grand Forks, ND / Red River) returned four punts for 107 yards against the Dragons, with a career-best long of 48 yards. The all-conference wideout also had punt returns of 26, 18 and 15 yards. He is second in the NSIC with a punt return average of 13.6 yards. Additionally Pope caught four balls for 89 yards... Tyler Ryan (K-P, 5-10, 180, Sr., Mesa, AZ / Mesa) continued his excellent work on punts and kickoffs. The two-time defensing NSIC Special Teams Player of the Week downed four of seven punts inside the MSUM twenty yard line, pinning the Dragons at their own 12, 4, 11 and 5 yard line. Ryan averaged 40.7 yards per kick with a long of 50. None of the punts were returned. The senior all-conference player also posted touchbacks on five of his seven kickoffs.

Minnesota Crookston
Forrest Dunivin (Fr., WR, Las Flores, Calif.) had the strongest game of his young career as he hauled in nine passes for 83 yards for a season-high, using his sure hands to serve as Kyle Larson’s top target on the game, Saturday against Minot State. Dunivin had a long reception of 22 yards.
Paul Webster (Sr., DB, Opa-Locka, Fla.) had 11 tackles on the day from his corner back position in a game where the Golden Eagles limited Minot State University to 233 yards of offense overall and 20 points in the 20-19 late victory for Minot State. Webster also had the biggest play of the game for the Golden Eagles as he returned a Drew Selvestra blocked field goal 85 yards to pay dirt, racing down the sideline to score the touchdown. Webster also had one pass break-up on the day.
Tyler Hansen (Jr., DB/P, Morris, Minn.) had four punts for an average of 37.8 yards per kick including a booming punt of 58 yards that settled on the one-yard line to pin the Beavers deep.

Minnesota Duluth
UMD will close out the home portion of its 2013 regular season schedule this Saturday by hosting Minnesota Crookston in the Bulldogs’ annual Senior Day. Then Bulldogs and Golden Eagles have met on just 10 previous occasions, including once in each of the past five seasons. UMD holds an 9-1 lead in the all-time series, which began in Crookston on Sept. 28, 1999 -- the Golden Eagles’ inaugural year as members of the NSIC. Minnesota Crookston posted its lone victory over the Bulldogs two seasons later (a 17-13 home decision), but has since fallen to UMD seven straight times.
UMD’s 21-member senior class -- one of the largest in program history -- will be recognized prior to Saturday’s clash with the Golden Eagles. That group includes: tight ends Pat Alexander, defensive lend Jordan Bauman, cornerback Chris Blake, punter Alex Brown, strong safety Jason Carlson, cornerback Kenny Chowa, running back Steve Ierulli, running back Jeron Johnson, quarterback Brent Jorgensen, strong safety Travis Nordhus, offensive tackle Tom Olson, wide receiver Joe Reichert, tight end Jeremy Reierson, linebacker Colby Ring, center Grant Schnobrich, defensive end Wade Sebold, wide receiver Austin Selvik, running back Chaz Thomas, defensive end Chris Vandervest, defensive end Chris Wicklund, and linebacker Nate Zuk.
UMD moved to 7-1 on the year by rallying for a 31-21 victory at NSIC North Division rival Bemidji State University this past Saturday. The Bulldogs trailed 21-14 early in the second half before reeling off 17 unanswered points en route to their 12th consecutive win over the Beavers.
Saturday’s triumph marked the first time a Bulldog club came back to win after being 14 points down since Nov. 6. 1999 (vs. Winona State in Duluth.) The Beavers built a 14-0 lead midway through the second quarter before the Bulldogs got on the board with two TDs  before the halftime break.
The Bulldogs have recovered more fumbles (14) than any other NCAA II club in the country and current rank third in the nation in time of possession (34:17) and eighth in rushing offense (290.9 yards per game).UMD has outscored the opposition 100-17 in the first quarter this season and 56-13 in the final 15 minutes of play.

Minnesota State
#11 Jon Wolf (QB, 6-4, 230, Sr., Oak Forest, Ill./Oak Forest) guided the Mavericks to a 44-10 win over the Winona State Warriors this past weekend. On the day, Wolf completed 14-of-24 passes for 238 yards and three touchdowns. On MSU’s first drive of the game, Wolf connected with Austin Rieder on a 52-yard touchdown pass to give the Mavericks the early lead. He also rushed for 83 yards, including a 19-yard touchdown run in with 3:19 left in the first quarter to put the Mavericks up by 14.
#95 Josh Gordon (DE, 6-2, 253, So., Milwaukee, Wis./Wisconsin Lutheran) tallied six tackles in MSU’s 44-10 win over Winona State, including a team-leading three sacks, for a combined loss of 21 yards, brings his total to 5.5 sacks on the season. As a team, MSU tallied nine sacks against the Warriors, matching an MSU single-game record set back in 1979 against Minnesota Morris. As a member of the defensive line, Gordon helped the Mavericks hold the Warriors to -31 rushing yards, while allowing just 185 yards of total offense.
#8 Dennis Carter (WR, 5-10, 177, Sr., Brooklyn Park, Minn./Spring Lake Park) returned two punts against the Warriors, including 68 yard punt return for a touchdown to put the Mavericks up 20-0 with 11:32 left in the second quarter. He tallied 76 return yards in two punts and 21 yards in one kick return. On offense, he tallied nine catches for 125 yards and two touchdowns.
With its 44-10 win over Winona State, MSU has now won 19 straight NSIC games dating back to week one of the 2012 season. The Mavericks recorded nine sacks against Winona State last weekend, matching its single-game high set back in 1979 against Minnesota Morris.
Senior Dennis Carter returned his second punt for a touchdown this season, a 68-yard return, that put the Mavericks up 20-0 with 11:32 left in the second quarter.
MSU held the Warriors to -31 rushing yards and 185 yards of total offense.
Sophomore Connor Thomas recorded 122 rushing yards in MSU’s win over Winona State. He has rushed for more than 100 yards in two straight games.

MSU Moorhead
Zayne Medhaug (RB, 6-1, 203, So., Wahpeton, N.D. / Wahpeton HS) rushed for a career-high 135 yards on 19 carries in the Dragons’ 20-14 loss at Minnesota Crookston on Saturday. Medhaug averaged 7.1 yards per carry with a long of 38. He also caught three passes for 21 yards.
Chris Binford (CB, 5-7, 147, So., Artesia, Calif. / Valley Christian HS) recorded a career-high 13 tackles from his cornerback position in the Dragons’ 20-14 loss to Minnesota Crookston on Saturday. Binford finished the night with 10 solo tackles and three assists and also had a half-tackle for loss.  For the season Binford has 49 tackles, including 3.5 for loss.
Michael Schwichtenberg (P, 6-0, 215, Fr., West Bend, Wis. / West Bend West) had a solid day punting for MSUM during the Dragons’ 20-14 loss to Minnesota Crookston on Saturday. He averaged 36.6 yards per punt with a long of 54, and had three punts inside the 20.  For the season Schwichtenberg is averaging 35.0 yards per punt.

Minot State
Adam Jiskra (WR, 6-2, 177, So., Grafton, N.D. / Grafton HS) caught eight passes for 131 yards and two touchdowns to lead the MSUM receiving corps. He caught the game-winning touchdown with 6:50 left in the fourth quarter on a 39-yard pass from sophomore Ryan Toelle. Earlier in the game he caught a 13-yard touchdown from Toelle. For the season, Jiskra leads MSUM in receptions (47), receiving yards (727) and receiving touchdowns (eight). The win over Mary was the first time the Dragons have won the “Battle for the Paddle” in eight tries.
Jesse Beilke (S, 5-11, 178, RFr., Buffalo, N.D. / Maple Valley HS) had nine tackles, including two solo stops, during the Dragons’ 48-41 win over Mary on Saturday. Beilke had a half-tackle for loss as well. His biggest play of the game, however, was an interception with 13 seconds left which clinched the Dragons’ seven-point win in the Battle for the Paddle.
Michael Schwichtenberg (P, 6-0, 215, Fr., West Bend, Wis. / West Bend West HS) had a solid day punting during MSUM’s 48-41 win over Mary on Saturday. Schwichtenberg punted seven times for a 35.9 yard average with a long punt of 46 yards. For the season Schwichtenberg is averaging 35.2 yards per punt with eight inside the 20-yard line.

Northern State
No. 22 St. Cloud State forced six Northern State turnovers and returned two for scores as the Wolves football team fell Saturday afternoon 64-7 in St. Cloud, Minn. NSU drops to 3-5 overall on the season and has lost two games to ranked opponents in 2013.
Wolves quarterback Jared Jacobson passed for 103 yards and hit Cam Pudwill for a two-yard score for NSU’s lone score of the contest. Wil Carlson led the Wolves with two catches for 28 yards. Taylor Houchin, John Hughes and Chris Malsam each had two catches in the loss for Northern.
Sean Schweichler led Northern with 64 yards rushing on 18 carries. Jacobson had 45 yards on the ground, while Terrelle Walker had 26 yards on six carries.
Defensively, the Wolves were led by Devin Olson who had five total tackles, including a sack and two tackles-for-loss. Jayson Geditz and Zach Neer each had five tackles as well. Jalon Bibbs also recorded a sack in the loss. Channing Barber had three stops and an interception for the Wolves’ lone takeaway.
 SCSU scored on five of its first six drives of the game and also blocked a Northern punt in the first quarter, forcing a safety and took a 43-0 lead into halftime.
Northern will return home to Swisher Field next weekend for a 1 p.m. game with U-Mary.

Sioux Falls
#3 Nephi Garcia  (RB, 5-7, 185, Jr., Palm Desert, Calif. (College of the Desert))   ran all over Augustana College (3-5) for 159 yards and career-high three touchdowns on 29 carries in USF’s “Key to the City” victory against the crosstown rival Vikings. Garcia ran 36, 1 and 3 yards for scores in the Cougars’ 27-10 win Saturday night at Bob Young Field. With USF at the Viking 36-yard line and clinging to a 6-3 lead, Erick Albeck’s huge block sprung Garcia, who darted all the way to the end zone as the Cougars built a 13-6 lead. He tacked on two more rushing scores in the fourth quarter to put the game out of reach and allow the Cougars to retain possession of “The Key to the City” traveling trophy for the next calendar year. Garcia also caught five passes for 39 yards, including a 24-yard grab in the third quarter. Overall, Garcia helped an USF offensive attack that racked up 433 total yards (234 rushing, 199 passing) in the contest. Garcia leads USF with 988 yards rushing this season, which ranks him fourth in the NSIC and 15th nationally. He has also surpassed 100 yards rushing in seven straight games. Garcia has 10 touchdowns and 1,171 all-purpose yards through the Cougars’ (5-3) first eight games.  
Junior running back Nephi Garcia rushed for 159 yards and three scores as USF cruised past Augustana 27-10 Saturday night in front of a crowd of 4,712, the first-ever meeting between the schools at USF’s Bob Young Field. With the victory, the Cougars (5-3, 3-1 NSIC South) stay in the hunt for the NSIC South Division title. The win is also USF’s second straight over the archrival Vikings (3-5, 1-3) and allows the Cougars to maintain possession of the “Key to the City” traveling trophy.

Southwest Minnesota State
Junior running back Tyler Tonderum (5-10, 191, Armstrong, Iowa) set a school record with 50 rushing attempts, racking up 282 yards and two touchdowns in SMSU’s 52-48 victory at Upper Iowa. Tonderum’s 31-yard touchdown run with 3:41 remaining proved to be the game-winning score – giving SMSU a 52-42 lead. Tonderum has now rushed for more than 100 yards in six games and has recorded four 200-yard rushing games on the season. He began the week ranked second in Division II in rushing yards and now has amassed 1,518 on the season with a school single-season record 15 rushing touchdowns, setting the record on Saturday night.
Junior quarterback Charlie Kern (6-3, 200, Belle Plaine, Minn.) completed 25 of 33 pass attempts for 248 yards and four touchdowns in SMSU’s win over UIU. He also rushed for 34 yards and one touchdown on nine carries.
Junior defense end AJ Page (6-6, 231, Minneapolis) recorded 11 tackles, including eight solo stops in SMSU’s 52-48 win over Upper Iowa. Page also had two tackles for loss, one sack and two pass break-ups. Page ranks second in the NSIC in tackles and third in both tackles for loss and sacks.
SMSU has now rushed for a school record 2,068 yards on the season, averaging 258.4 yards per game and 5.4 yards per carry … SMSU has now won three road games this season – the most since winning three in 2008 … Head coach Cory Sauter moved into sole possession of third on SMSU’s all-time coaching victories list with 15 .

St. Cloud State
Phillip Klaphake  (Sr., QB, Princeton, Minn.) tied the school record for touchdown passes in a single game with five scoring strikes in the Huskies 64-7 win over Northern State. Klaphake tied the record for the second time in his career and connected on scoring strikes of eight, six, one, 22 and 39 yards. He completed four straight passes in the opening drive of the game in which the Huskies scored. Klaphake finished the game 22 of 30 for 293 yards and five TDs with a long pass of 39. Klaphake also drew within 63 yards of tying the SCSU career record for passing yards. He currently has 9,632 career passing yards which trails Keith Heckendorf’s mark of 9,695 set from 2000 to 2003.  Klaphake has 1,919 passing yards this season and is closing in on his fourth straight 2,000 plus yard passing season.
Jack Moro (Sr., FS, Brookfield, Wis.) broke the school record for career interceptions with the 20th and 21st picks of his career in win over Northern State. Moro broke the record at 3:15 of the third quarter with a pick that he returned 31 yards. He added to the record with a 72-yard interception return for a touchdown on the fourth. It marked his second career interception return for a touchdown and the 72 yards was the second longest TD interception return in school history. He finished the day with a game-high seven tackles and 103 interception return yards. Moro has seven interceptions this season.
Kyle Risinger (Jr., DB, Excelsior, Minn.) set a school record for the longest fumble recovery return for a touchdown with an 86-yard return late in the first half.  Eight different players scored touchdowns and Michael Walker (Sr., RB, Walworth, Wis.) had two, scoring the first TD of the game on a one-yard run and later on a six-yard pass play. The Husky defense collected five interceptions in the game, scored on a safety and blocked two kicks.
St. Cloud State travels to Bemidji State next Saturday. The Huskies are 35-18-3 all-time against the Beavers in one of the school’s oldest rivalries dating back to 1927. Bemidji State has won two straight over the Huskies.

Upper Iowa
Cole Jaeschke (QB, 6-2, 215, R-Jr., Moorland, Iowa) set a new personal-best for touchdown throws in a game with 6 versus Southwest Minnesota State on Saturday night.  The number is one short of UIU’s record, which was set by Dedrick Sykes (7) versus Dubuque in 2003. Jaeschke racked up 396 yards and 6 scoring throws, 3 of which went to tight end Lucas Hefty, on 27 for 39 throwing.  Unfortunately for Peacock fans, the final throw from #15’s right arm into the endzone fell into Mustang hands to end UIU’s rally in the 52-48 shootout loss.
Ethan Douglas (LB, 6-3, 235, Sr., Brodhead, Wis.) recorded 16 tackles including 9 solo stops and 2.5 for loss.  Douglas made a great play to stop one of SMSU’s trips to the red zone when he jumped up to bat a Mustang pass into the air for Isaiah Donley to intercept.  Douglas and fellow linebacker Alex Wahl combined for 32 tackles with 5.5 for loss in the four-point decision to Southwest Minnesota State.
In a Northern Sun Conference South Division shootout, the Mustangs of Southwest Minnesota State outlasted the Peacocks 52-48 and escaped Fayette with the four-point victory. The teams combined for 1198 yards in total offense to hit the century mark on the scoreboard in a game that featured the NSIC’s top two offenses. The final outcome was still up for grabs with less than two minutes to play.

Wayne State
The Wayne State football team suffered a second straight heart breaking defeat as Concordia-St. Paul rallied from an 11 point deficit with less than three minutes remaining to shock the Wildcats 28-24 in Wayne Saturday.  It was the fourth loss this season for WSC by seven points or less while the ‘Cats remain winless at home (0-4).  
Redshirt freshman quarterback Zach Osborn completed 18 of 36 passes for 251 yards and two TD’s while senior running back Charlie Davidson notched his sixth 100-yard game of the season with 122 yards on 27 carries and one score, moving him past the 1,000 yard mark for the season with 1,029 yards.  
Junior linebacker Nick Monzu had a big game for the Wildcats, recording a team-high seven tackles with one sack 2.5 tackles for loss, a pass breakup and one interception for a seven yard return.
 
Winona State
Jack Nelson, QB, Fr., 6-4, 195, Byron, Minn. (Byron) threw for 216 yards and a touchdown in the Warriors’ loss to No. 1 Minnesota State Saturday. Nelson was 16-of-30 passing, hitting Alan May in the second quarter for the team’s lone touchdown of the day. Nelson completed a 58 yard pass to Tony Mueller and also hit Cameron Johnson for a pair of conversions on third and long for the Warriors.
Matt Splon, DB, Sr., 6-1, 170, Wheeling, Ill. (Wheeling)  led the Winona State defense with nine tackles against Minnesota State. Four of the senior’s stops were solo while he also forced a Maverick fumble.
Jeremy Neuman, P, Sr., 5-11, 185, Park Ridge, Ill. (Lakes Community) punted eight times, averaging 37.2 yards on a windy day in Mankato. Neuman was able to boom a career-long 60 yard punt to help the Warrior effort.

Past NSIC Players of the Week
9/9/13
OFF: Cole Jaeschke  - UIU
DEF: Connor Quinn - BSU
SPT: Lucas Wainman - Augie

9/16/13
OFF: Tyler Tonderum - SMSU
DEF: Troy Guptill - U-Mary
SPT: Elby Pope - U-Mary

9/23/13
OFF: Chris Smith - UIU
DEF: Nathan Hancock - MSU
SPT: Alan May - WSU

9/30/13
OFF: Chichi Ojika - WSU
DEF: Jack Moro - SCSU
SPT: Zach Pulkinen - BSU

10/07/13
OFF: Anthony Dean, SMSU
DEF: Patrick Lazzara, WSU
SPT: Sam Brockshus, MSU

10/14/13
OFF: Jake Hodges, MSUM
DEF: Grant Singer, U-Mary
SPT: Tyler Ryan, U-Mary

10/21/13
OFF: Jack Nelson, WSU
DEF: Bryan Keys, MSU
SPT: Tyler Ryan, U-Mary (2)

10/28/13
OFF:  Phillip Klaphake - SCSU
DEF: Jack Moro - SCSU (2)
SPT: Corey Cole - CU

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