For Immediate Release
Monday, September 20, 2021
NSIC Media Relations
Media Packet

NSIC Offensive Player of the Week
#34 Thuro Reisdorfer (RB, 6-1, 206, R-Jr., Sioux Falls, S.D. / Washington HS) - Sioux Falls
- Had 14 carries for 160 yards with three first-half touchdowns in a 50-14 victory over Concordia St Paul
- Scored from 18, 13 and 51 yards out, all in the first 22 minutes of the game
- Averaged 11.4 yards per carry
- Rack up 100+ yards for the third time this season and eighth time in career
- Is averaging 8.3 yards per carry and 144.7 yards per game
- Now owns 24 career touchdowns and 1,686 career rush yards 

NSIC Defensive Player of the Week
#8 Peyton Buckley (DB, 6-1, 200, So., Rice Lake, Wis. / Rice Lake HS) - Augustana
- Tallied two interceptions, two pass break ups and a fumble recovery in Augustana’s 43-17 win over MSU Moorhead
- Added three solo tackles
- Was part of an Augustana defense that gave up negative 34 yards rushing to the Dragons
- Leads Augustana with 15 tackles after three games

NSIC Special Teams Player of the Week
#81 Curtis Cox (PK, 5-11, 183, R-So., Dodgeville, Wis. / Mineral Point HS) - Minnesota Duluth
- Went 3-for-3 on field goals in a 29-23 win at Winona State
- Hit from 42, 35, and 20 yards out
- Scored 11 points in the game for the Bulldogs
- Averaged 54.6 yards per kickoff against the Warriors

Other Top Performances
Offense
#11 Kyle Saddler (AUGIE) tossed for 257 yards and five touchdowns as Augustana moved to 3-0 on the season. He had touchdown passes of 14, 44, 13, 10 and 8 yards. He completed 19 passes for those 257 yards. He has helped Augustana to its first 3-0 start since 2016.
#9 Logan Nelson (UMary) completed 20-of-28 passes for 249 yards and 4 TDs and 0 interceptions. He passed for 3 TDs in the 3rd quarter to help UMary build an eventual 45-9 lead, including an 80 yard scoring strike to Danny Kittner. Two of the TD passes came in the opening 2:19 of the 2nd half and just 72 seconds apart. This is the second time he had throw 4 TDs in a game this season. He has nine total TD passes without an interception this year. The Marauders 45-23 victory at SMSU is UMary’s 1st road win since 2018.
#8 Armani Carmickle (UMD) posted 140 receiving yards on just 3 receptions including a 64-yard touchdown reception during UMD’s 29-23 win at Winona. He average of 46.6 yards per catch.
#8 Kaleb Sleezer (MSU) led the Maverick rushing attack with 114 yards and a touchdown. He averaged 6.0 yards per carry. This is the second time this season, and third time in his career, that he has rushed for more than 100 yards in a game.
#21 Ali Mohamed (MINOT) ran for a career-high 142 yards on Saturday.
#0 Vance Barnes (NSU) led the Northern State offense in their win over Upper Iowa. He tallied a team high 93 yards receiving with one touchdown and a 48-yard long. He added 24 yards rushing and one touchdown on the ground. He averaged 15.5 yards receiving and 4.8 yards rushing. He capped off his day with 65 kick return yards to lead the game. 
#11 Willy Camacho (UIU) ran for 138 yards on 27 carries and added a receiving touchdown on four catches for 26 yards.
#18 Owen Burke (WSU) led a strong Warrior effort against the #13th-ranked UMD Bulldogs in front of over 4,000 fans in Winona. He was 19-of-31 for 239 yards and a TD. He had longest throw of 46 yards, sparking a 4th quarter scoring drive and orchestrated a second-half comeback, scoring 20 second-half points.

Defense
#44 Brad Dati (UMD) led UMD in total tackles with 7 (3 solo, 4 assisted). He notched a sack for -10 yards lost in win at Winona State.
#4 Ty’Shonan Brooks (MSU) intercepted a pass and returned it 50 yards for a touchdown. His pick six put the Mavericks up 10-3 in the first quarter. He also recorded three tackles in the 45-24 win over BSU. 
#40 Lane Schall (MINOT) had a career-best 7 tackles and his first collegiate sack.
#35 Trey King (NSU) led the Northern State defense with eight tackles in their win over UIU. He tallied one sack for a total loss of seven yards. 
#31 Michael Enalls Harvey (USF) had four tackles, a TFL and a sack to lead USF to a 50-14 win over Concordia-St Paul. With Enalls patrolling the center of the field, USF held Concordia St. Paul to a -14 rushing yards on 26 carries or -2.3 yards per tote. By holding the Golden Bears to 174 total yards on 51 plays, USF, which recorded four sacks and 10 tackles for loss, had its best total defensive effort since holding Minnesota Duluth to 133 yards on Oct 19, 2019. In the Head Coach Jon Anderson era.
#21 Kevin Ransom (WSC) had two interceptions for 33 yards and tied for team lead with five solo tackles in 48-0 shutout win over Minot State. He had a 34-yard interception return for TD with :35 left in 2nd quarter and added another interception with 13:54 to play in 4th quarter.
#1 Moore Devon (WSU) led a Winona State defense that saw six different players rack up five or more tackles in a hard-fought loss to #13 Minnesota Duluth on Saturday. He had seven total tackles, including 1.5 TFL’s Rack three solo stops Also registered a pass breakup. 

Special Teams
#26 Luke Williams (MSU) went 1-of-1 in field goal attempts as he connected from 31 yards out. He averaged 36.4 yards per punt and downed one inside the 20.
#27 Justin Cash (MINOT) averaged 47.7 yards per punt and had a career-best punt of 61 yards.
#99 Nicholas Hernandez (USF) scored a career-best 12 points in a 50-14 home win over Concordia St. Paul. Hernandez had two field goals for the first time in his career and made them from 32 and 34 yards. He was also 6-of-6 on extra points, also a career best. He now has made 3-of-4 field goals this year and is 14-of-14 on extra points.
#5 Jake Balliu (WSU) had a significant impact on the Winona State special teams play against #13 Minnesota Duluth on Saturday. He returned four kicks for a total of 80 yards. He had a 31-yard effort on the day. He also led the team in receptions with four catches, including a 20-yard effort. 

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