For Immediate Release
Monday, October 17, 2022
NSIC Media Relations
Media Packet

NSIC Offensive Player of the Week
#34 Thuro Reisdorfer (RB, 6-1, 215, Gr., Sioux Falls, S.D. / Washington HS) - Sioux Falls
- Rushed for a career high 219 yards in a 41-27 win at the University of Mary
- Averaged 6.1 yards on a career high 36 carries
- Rushed for three touchdowns and now has 43 in his career
- Recorded his sixth consecutive 100+ yard game 
- Moved to seventh at USF in all-time rushing yards
- Named NSIC Offensive Player of the Week for the second time this season (9/26/22)

NSIC Defensive Player of the Week
#9 Ian Marshall (DL, 6-1, 270, Gr., Springfield, Mo. / Glendale HS) - Northern State
- Broke the Northern State single game school record with 4.0 sacks in a 38-10 win at Minot State 
- Tallied 23 yards lost on the sacks 
- Recorded five total tackles and two quarterback hurries 
- Moved up to second in the league standings for total sacks (10.0) and leads the league in tackles for a loss (18.0)

NSIC Special Teams Player of the Week
#14 Luke Gunderson (LB, 6-3, 215, So., Buffalo, Minn. / Buffalo HS) - Northern State
- Returned a kickoff for a touchdown and blocked a punt in NSU’s win over Minot State 
- His touchdown came on the opening play of the second half, an 87-yard return
- Later in the third, blocked a punt on his own 44 that was recovered by Felipe Alvear and returned for 29 yards 
- Added seven punt return yards, two tackles, and one pass break-up

Other Top Performances
OFFENSE
#9 Casey Bauman (AUGIE) completed a season-best 65.6 percent of his pass attempts including the game-winning 20-yard touchdown in the Vikings’ win over Wayne State. He completed 21-of-32 pass attempts for 221 yards and three touchdowns. He tossed touchdown passes of 13 yards, 18 yards and 20 yards as Augustana prevailed 31-27. He also recorded a team-best 57 yards rushing including a long of 19 yards.
#1 Jalen Frye (BSU) helped the Beavers to a 46-7 victory at MSU Moorhead to retain the Battle Axe by rushing for three touchdowns and 92 yards on 24 carries. Also caught two passes for 28 yards to total 120 all-purpose yards on the day. He scored on his longest run of the day at 23 yards.
#9 Logan Nelson (UMary) led the Marauders offensive efforts againt No. 14 Sioux Falls.He threw for a season-high four scores, all to different receivers. He completed 21-of-31 passes for 196 yards. He tied for third all-time at UMary in TD passes with 58.
#22 Shen Butler-Lawson Jr (MSU) led the Maverick rushing attack with 92 yards and added two rushing touchdowns.
#11 Dawson Macleary (MINOT) threw for a season-high 222 yards, completing 20-of-42 passes against Northern State on Saturday.
#21 Greg Lux (NSU) scored two touchdowns for the Wolves in their win over Minot State. He notched a 10-yard reception for the Wolves first of the day. He added a 20-yard reception, giving NSU a 28-3 lead in the third. He totaled 39 yards receiving, averaging 9.75 per catch. 
#2 Darryl Overstreet Jr. (UIU) played and started in the first game of his collegiate career on Saturday at Minnesota State and the freshman quarterback led the Peacock offense to 20 points against the Mavericks. Overstreet, who started for an injured Marcus Orr, threw for 255 yards and three touchdowns on 24 completions for UIU.
#6 Jadon Johnson (WSC) had career-highs of 12 catches and 128 yards at No. 24 Augustana Saturday. He made 12 catches on 14 targets and had long reception of 25 yards.
#0 Jason Michael Young (WSU) was a key part of the Winona State 43-7 win over Southwest Minnesota State on Saturday, helping the Warriors maintain possession of the Sledge traveling trophy. He had a season-high six catches. He had a longest catch of 24 yards and accrued 72 total receiving yards, second best on the team.

DEFENSE
#42 T.J Liggett (AUGIE) led his team with seven tackles in the 31-27 win over Wayne State. He was a key component in holding WSC to 3-of-16 on 3rd down conversions.
#18 Kaplan Zollie (BSU) helped the Beavers to a 46-7 victory at MSU Moorhead and retain the Battle Axe by recording three sacks and five tackles. His three sacks on the day tied for second most in program history. Also totaled four tackles for loss and his five tackles were all solo. He also broke up one pass.
#41 Jacob Daulton (MSU) recorded four tackles, including 1.5 for a loss with a sack.
#10 Charlie Raetzman (MINOT) made his first career interception, added five tackles, and broke up a pass on Saturday for the Beavers against Northern State.
#90 Zach Durfee (USF) had 2.5 sacks on the day for a loss of 14 yards. He leads the NSIC in sacks with 11.5 and sits second in NCAA DII for season sacks. 
#24 Carter Duxbury (WSU) played a key role in the Winona State 43-7 victory over Southwest Minnesota State. He racked up four total tackles, including two sacks and a forced a fumble.

SPECIAL TEAMS
#39 Drew Jurgens (AUGIE) punted six times for an average 41.3 yards per punt with a long punt of 58 yards. He pinned three points inside the 20 yard line with just one touchback. He now leads the NSIC with nine punts of 50+ yards.
#40 Matthew Jaeger (MSU) connected on a 40-yard field goal. He also went 5-for-5 in extra point attempts for a total of eight points.
#37 Nick Hernandez (USF) went 5-for-5 on PATs and 2-for-2 on field goals against UMary. He split the uprights for a career long 42 yard field goal as he sits first in the NSIC for kick scoring.
#41 Alex Powders (WSC) went 4-for-4 on field goals including a school-record 52-yarder in a 31-27 loss at No. 24 Augustana. He made field goals of 38, 52, 38 and 30 yards. The 52-yarder with 2:40 to play 2nd quarter broke old school record of 50 yards set by Herve Roussel (1984) and Nick Hope (2008). He also averaged 40.0 yards on four punts and had two touchbacks on six kickoffs.
#14 Aarion Lacy (WSU) was a special teams standout in the Winona State 43-7 win over Southwest Minnesota State on Saturday. He returned a punt 62 yards for a touchdown. He had three returns for a total of 85 yards. He also notched three tackles on defense. 
NSIC Football Players of the Week
9/6/22
O:  #10 Jalen Sample - Minnesota State
D: #7 Alijah McGhee - Minnesota State
SP: #26 Payton Eue - Northern State
9/12/22
O: #24 Jesse Sherwood - SMSU
D: #5 Alex Kowalczyk - Wayne State
SP: #2 Trey Vaval - Minnesota State
9/19/22
O: #24 Jesse Sherwood - SMSU (2) 
D: #94 Grayson Diepenbrock - Augustana
SP: #26 Payton Eue - Northern State(2)
9/26/22
O: #34 Thuro Reisdorfer - USF
D: #0 Onte Burns - SMSU
SP: #27 Jacob Scott - WSU
10/3/22
O: #4 Jesse Forknell - UMary
D: #90 Zach Durfee - USF
SP: #95 Ian Kopf - UMary
10/10/22
O: #18 Will Madler - Northern State
D: #5 Alex Kowalczyk - Wayne State (2)
SP: #41 Alex Powders - Wayne State
10/17/22
O: #34 Thuro Reisdorfer - Sioux Falls (2)
D: #9 Ian Marshall - Northern State
SP: #14 Luke Gunderson - Northern State

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 25 team national championships and crowned 96 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.