For Immediate Release
Monday, November 1, 2021
NSIC Media Relations
Media Packet

NSIC Offensive Player of the Week
#6 Landon Freeman (RB, 5-11, 178, So., Sioux Falls, S.D. / Tri-Valley HS) - Sioux Falls
- Recorded 317 all-purpose yards in a 35-25 win at Minnesota State 
- The 317 all-purpose yards are second all-time at USF
- Tied DII program mark with five total touchdowns 
- Rushed for a career-best 213 yards on just 10 carries with four rushing scores 
- Had 42 return yards and two catches for a career-best 62 yards and a 58-yard TD reception
- Supplied touchdown runs of seven, 40, 69 and 71 yards
- His four touchdowns of 40+ yards is a school record and his 22.7 average on 14 touches is also a program DII best
- Pushed his season total to 619 yards on 70 carries for 8.8 average per tote

NSIC Defensive Player of the Week
#34 Brennan Kutterer (LB, 6-1, 215, Jr., Dayton, Wyo. / Tongue River HS) - Northern State
- Led the NSIC last weekend with 16 tackles in NSU’s 33-27 victory over MSU Moorhead
- Recorded 11 solo stops and five assisted tackles, as well as a pass break-up
- Tallied 2.5 tackles for a loss of five yards, bringing his season total to 9.5
- Moved into the team lead for total tackles this season and sits top-10 in the NSIC in total tackles (69) and tackles for a loss (9.0)

NSIC Special Teams Player of the Week
#81 Curt Cox (PK, 5-11, 183, R-So., Dodgeville, Wis. / Mineral Point HS) - Minnesota Duluth 
- Went two-for-two on field goals in a 34-21 win at Minot State
- Hit from 29 and 39 yards out and was a perfect four-for-four on extra point attempts for 10 points scored
- Name NSIC Specials Teams Player of the Week for the third time this season (9/20/21 & 10/18/21)

Other Top Performances
Offense
#11 Kyle Saddler (AUGIE) threw for 271 yards and four touchdowns as Augustana defeated Winona State. It was his fourth straight game with four or more touchdown passes as he completed 23-of-35 passes on the day. He ranks third in the country with 32 touchdown passes and has led Augustana to an 8-1 record and sole possession of first place in the NSIC.
#10 Brandon Alt (BSU) threw a BSU single-game record six touchdowns for second straight game in 48-14 win. He set a BSU single-season passing touchdown record with 34 and has two of the NSIC’s 3 six-passing touchdown games this season. He has totaled over 300 passing yards for the fifth time this season. He completed 70% of passes with touchdowns to five different receivers. 
#9 Logan Nelson (UMary) was responsible for five touchdowns in the Marauders 42-17 win over visiting Concordia-St. Paul. He finished 22-of-31 for 332 yards and four TDs covering 39,3,13 and 4 yards. He also ran for a 1 yard TD. He is now the UMary NCAA era leader for TD passes (31) and yards (2,895) in a season. He ranks 3rd in NCAA DII in yards passing, 4th in TD passes and 5th in points responsible for (198).
#26 Wade Sullivan (UMD) posted 112 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns during UMD’s 34-21 win at Minot State. He carried the ball 13 times for an average of 8.6 yards per carry. He notched season highs in both touchdowns and rushing yards.
#18 Peyton Lamoureux (MINOT) led the team in both rushing and receiving yardage and scored two of the Beavers three touchdowns on the day.
#25 Brett Brenton(NSU) tallied 105 yards rushing in the Wolves 33-27 victory at MSU Moorhead. He notched a touchdown and a 21-yard long. He is averaging 5.5 yards per carry. He added 24 yards receiving with an 18-yard long.
#2 DJ Emsweller (UIU) hauled in nine catches for 199 yards and two scores with 78 yards gained after the catch. His work after the catch aided in quarterback Marcus Orr’s return; Orr threw for 345 yards and four touchdowns.
#18 Owen Burke (WSU) threw for 247 yards and two touchdowns in a 38-20 loss to #19 Augustana University on Saturday. He was 22-of-39 with a longest completion of 33 yards. He surpassed the 500 career completion mark, current sitting at 521. He earned 247 yards through the air, the 7th time he has thrown for more than 225 yards this season.

Defense
#8 Peyton Buckley (AUGIE) recorded seven tackles in the Vikings’ win over Winona State. He added an interception late in the game and returned it 18 yards which allowed AUGIE to then run out the clock. One of the seven tackles was a half-tackle for loss, totaling four yards. He ranks 13th in the nation for interceptions per game and sixth for total interceptions.
Charles Devyn (UMary) led the Marauders with 2.5 tackles for loss, including a sack in UMary’s 42-17 win over CSP. He led team with 8 tackles (4 solo) as the Marauders held CSP to 275 yards of offense; the fewest allowed since final game of 2018 season.
#44 Brad Dati (UMD) had five solo and seven assisted for 12 total tackles against Minot State. He posted two tackles for loss for a loss of five yards and also notched his first career interception.
#47 Josiah Behm (MSUM) led Dragons with 10 tackles in a 33-27 loss to Northern State. He had five solo stops and five assists. He recorded an interception in the first quarter and now shares team lead with three INT on the season.
#56 Logan Krueger (MINOT) tied a Minot State NCAA Division II school records with 4.5 tackles for a loss and 3.0 sacks.
#17 Kyle Domin (UIU) blocked an extra point in the first overtime period to secure a 42-41 overtime victory for Upper Iowa on Senior Day in Fayette. Domin had two tackles, forced a fumble, and intercepted a pass to go with the game-winning block.
#37 Mitch Snitker (WSU) led the team in tackles while also effectively patrolling the Warrior secondary in a 38-20 loss to #19 Augustana. He racked up nine total tackles on the day and added a key interception to end a Viking drive in the first half. Eight of Snitker’s stops were solo tackles.

Special Teams
#19 Ben Limburg (AUGIE) split the uprights on a career-long field goal of 45 yards on a perfect day of kicking, He went 5-of-5 on PATs and the 45-yard field goal made it the distance and was dead center into a brisk north wind of 15 mph.
#15 Justin Czech (MSUM) averaged 44.8 yards per punt during loss to Northern State. He had three punts placed inside the 20-yard line and  a career-long punt of 72 yards that was downed at the 1-yard line. He is averaging 40.8 yards per punt on the season.
#26 Payton Eue (NSU) scored nine points in Northern’s 33-27 victory over MSU Moorhead. He tallied two field goals at distances of 23 and 32 yards and added three made PAT and averaged 60.4 yards per kickoff. He tied the single season school record for made field goals and continues to lead the NSIC in made field goals with 14 on the year. 
#98 Seamus Hall (USF) had four punts for 182 yards for 45.5 per kick with a best of 64 yards and two punts of over 50 yards. He placed two kicks inside the 20-yard line and now has nine on the season.
#35 Jack Beulke (UIU) made all six of his extra point attempts and punted seven times for a 35.9-yard average pushing two inside the 20-yard line including one punt that was downed at the one-yard line.
#6 Darryl Williams (WSU) had a season-best effort returning kickoffs for Winona State in a 38-20 loss to #19 Augustana. He had a season-high four kickoff returns for a total of 53 yards. He had a 19-yard longest return effort on the day. He also had a pass reception in the game.
 

NSIC Football Players of the Week
9/7/21
O: #9 John Larson - UMD
D: #39 Clay Schueffner - WSU
SP: #26 Payton Eue - NSU
9/13/21
O: #10 Brandon Alt - Bemidji State
D:  #18 Andrew Egnarski - Concordia-St. Paul
SP: #26 Payton Eue - Northern State (2)
9/20/21
O: #34 Thuro Reisdorfer - SIoux Falls
D: #8 Peyton Buckley - Augustana
SP: #81 Curt Cox  - Minnesota Duluth
9/27/21
O: #11 Kyle Saddler - Augustana
D: #27 Hunter Bohannon- SMSU
SP: #41 Alex Powders - Wayne State 
10/4/21
O: #9 Logan Nelson - University of Mary
D: #51 Nate Pearson - Minnesota Duluth
SP: #4 Ty’Shonan Brooks - Minnesota State
10/11/21
O: #4 Hunter Trautman - Northern State 
D: #55 Alex Kowalczyk - Wayne State
SP: #5 Jake Balliu - Winona State
10/18/21
O: #7 JD Ekowa - Minnesota State
D: #43 T.J. Liggett - Augustana
SP: #81 Curt Cox  - Minnesota Duluth (2)
10/25/21
O: #6 Malik Williams - Bemidji State 
D: #43 Nicholas Joynt - Wayne State 
SP: #7 Carter Blackwell - MSU Moorhead
11/1/21
O: #6 Landon Freeman - Sioux Falls
D: #34 Brennan Ketterer - Northern State 
SP: #81 Curt Cox  - Minnesota Duluth (3)

About the NSIC
The NSIC is a 16-team, 18-sport, NCAA Division II conference with institutions located in Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota. The NSIC is a model Division II conference that uses high-level athletics competition to develop champions in the classroom and community while empowering student-athletes to be impactful and positive leaders. Formed in 1992 by the merger of the Northern Intercollegiate Conference (men’s league) and the Northern Sun Conference (women’s league), the NSIC has flourished over the past quarter century, maturing into a 16-team union of Upper Midwest colleges and universities. The NSIC has won 24 team national championships and crowned 81 individual national champions. For additional information, visit NorthernSun.org.

About NCAA Division II
The NCAA, the national governing body for college athletics, is a volunteer association of more than 1,000 colleges and universities that classify their athletics programs in one of three membership divisions. The 300+ institutions in NCAA Division II support a balanced approach in which student-athletes can earn scholarships based on their athletic ability, pursue their desired academic degree, and participate in all the campus and surrounding community have to offer. Division II student-athletes annually graduate at rates higher than their student body peers, and they have access to the best championships-participant ratio among the NCAA’s three divisions. Division II gives student-athletes the unique opportunity to compete in the classroom, on the field, in their career, for their causes, and on their terms. For additional information, visit NCAA.org.