For Immediate Release
Monday, September 16, 2024
NSIC Media Relations
Media Packet
NSIC Offensive Player of the Week
#3 Brady Perryman (WR, 5-11, 170, Jr., Cottage Grove, Minn. / Park of Cottage Grove HS) - MSU Moorhead
- Caught nine passes for 101 yards in a 30-29 win at No. 19 UMD
- Had three receiving touchdowns
- Reeled in the game-winning two-point conversion attempt with no time remaining
- Averaged 11.2 yards per reception with a 26-yard long
- Two of his three touchdowns were of 10 or more yards
- Helped MSUM to its first win against UMD since October 2, 1999
NSIC Defensive Player of the Week
#47 Josiah Behm (LB, 6-2, 225, Sr., Appleton, Wis. / Fox Valley Lutheran HS) - MSU Moorhead
- Made seven tackles, including three solo stops in a 30-29 win at No. 19 UMD
- Tallied 3.5 tackles for loss totaling 15 yards
- Also chipped in a half a sack, totaling eight lost yards, in the victory
NSIC Special Teams Player of the Week
#39 Diego Nunez-Smith (K, 5-10, 180, Jr., Vacaville, Calif. / Vanden HS) - Minot State
- Was 3-of-3 on field goals, in a 17-14 comeback win over NSU
- Opened the scoring with a 23-yard field goal in the first quarter
- Added a 38 yarder in the third quarter to make the score 7-6
- Provided the game-winning field goal, a 25-yard with 1:46 left in the game
Others Under Consideration
OFFENSE
Sam Backer (MSU)
- Recorded a season-high 159 rushing yards vs. Wayne State
- Recorded one touchdown run
- Averaged 12.2 yards per carry
- Recorded rushes of 57 and 61 yards vs. Wayne State
Evan Lovett (MINOT)
- Rumbled for his second 100-yard game of the season
- Powered the offense in the second half of the Beavers 17-14 comeback win
- Had a 44-yard touchdown run in the second half to tie the score and ignited the comeback win
Camden Dean (USF)
- Had a hand in all five USF touchdowns in a 35-33 win over UMary
- Recorded three passing scores in just the second quarter
- Threw for 297-yards and four touchdowns on 25 attempts
- Added a rushing score from 22 yards out
- Finished the day with 369 yards of total offense
DEFENSE
Jake Adams (NSU)
- Led the Northern State defense against Minot State with 20 tackles
- Recorded eight solo stops and 12 assisted
- Notched a team best 2.5 tackles for a loss of five yards
- Sits first in the NSIC in total tackles, assisted tackles, and tackles per game following the weekend
- Ranks second in the nation in total tackles and assisted tackles
Dexter Larsen (WSC)
- Recorded game-high 11 tackles vs. No. 11 Minnesota State
- Credited with 3.5 tackles for loss for five yards
- Had six solo tackles and five assisted stops
SPECIAL TEAMS
Andrew Trandahl (UMary)
- Returned his first kickoff of the season 89 yards for a touchdown at the University of Sioux Falls
- Was his first career touchdown
- Finished the game with two returns for 108 yards
- Also ran twice for six yards and caught three passes for 16 yards for 130 total yards on the day
Matthew Jaeger (MSU)
- Went 2-for-2 in field goal attempts as he connected from 20 and 40 yards out
- Scored 10 points, including a 4-for-4 effort in extra point attempts
- Averaged 55.0 yards per kickoff
Last Week's Results
Football Pages
NSIC Football Players of the Week
9/3/24
O: #15 Hayden Ekern - MSU
D: #24 Justus Breston - UMary
SP: #41 Joey Prondzinski - BSU
9/9/24
O: #6 TreShawn Watson – Minnesota State
D: #31 Nalu Cordeiro- Minot State
SP: #19 Boston Hensley - Wayne State
9/16/24
O: #3 Brady Perryman - MSU Moorhead
D: #47 Josiah Behm - MSU Moorhead
SP: #39 Diego Nunez-Smith - Minot State
About the NSIC
The NSIC is a 15-team, 18-sport, NCAA Division II conference with institutions located in 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 union of Upper Midwest colleges and universities. The NSIC has won 27 team national championships and crowned 116 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.
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