Box Score MINOT, N.D. – Minot State University never got any offensive rhythm.

The Beavers finished with minus-4 yards rushing and gave up 253 yards on the ground to Bemidji State to fall 35-14 in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference season finale Saturday at Herb Parker Stadium.

The game marked the final game for 15 seniors, many who were a part of what is considered the first NCAA Division II recruiting class at Minot State.

"I think there were 10 guys in this senior class that were the core of our football team," said MISU head coach Paul Rudolph. "They are a good bunch of guys that fought hard for every second, they kicked, scratched and still kept coming back to do what they had to do."

The loss finishes the season for Minot State at 2-9 overall, 2-9 in the NSIC and 1-6 in the NSIC North. It was also the 11th straight loss to its namesake counterparts from Bemidji. BSU snapped a six-game losing skid with the win and finished at 3-8 overall and 1-6 in the North Division.

"We're going to have to replace some guys that played an awful lot of football for us this year," Rudolph said. "We need to enhance our speed and our size. There are a lot of things we need to work on this offseason."

Minot State (2-9 overall, 2-9 NSIC, 1-6 NSIC North) fell behind early on a big play as BSU's Avery Walker raced 65 yards after reversing field to earn the game's score. Walker was the difference for BSU as he finished with 194 yards rushing and four TDs.

"We had our hands on him but he kind of wiggled through things," Rudolph said of Walker. "The thing he does is he has the speed to get to the outside and that is really what makes him dangerous."

Minot State countered with a 6-yard TD from Zac Cunha (So., QB, Rocklin, Calif.) to Leon La Deaux (Jr., WR, Port Orchard, Wash.) six minutes later. MISU used a muffed punt by BSU and a recovery by Bryce Broome (Fr., DB, Port Orchard, Wash.) to set up the scoring drive. LaDeaux was Cunha's favorite target as the junior caught nine passes for 117 yards and two TDs.

"It was just an honor to play with this group of seniors," LaDeaux said. "They were class all the way and that's how I will remember them. Not only for accepting me to their team as a transfer, but the way they make you feel like family. I enjoyed every minute of them since I came here in January and I commend them for all they have done."

Bemidji State (3-8, 3-8, 1-6) answered with a pair of Walker touchdowns one in the second and one in the third and a Juwaan Richard 40-yard pass from Ryan Sheilds with just 15 seconds to play in the fourth quarter to take a 28-7 lead.

LaDeaux got MISU back to a two score deficit with a 42-yard TD catch, but Walker salted the game away with TD No. 4 with eight minutes to play.

Minot State's two leaders coming to the game on offense and defense were again pivotal for MISU. Chad Marshall (Sr., LB, Hazen, N.D.), who went over 300 tackles for his career last week, finished with 14 stops in his final game and Wayne Peters (Sr., WR, Carson, Calif.) broke the team's single season catches record after catching six passes for 63 yards, giving him 72 on the year. He fell just seven catches short of the NSIC record.

BSU finished with 459 total yards compared to just 218 for Minot State. Along with Avery's rushing, Bemidji got 169 yards passing and TD from Sheilds.

Cunha finished with 222 yards passing and two TDs in the game. Broome also blocked a field goal attempt to go along with his fumble recovery, Josh Weilder (Sr., LB, Velva, N.D.) and Marcel Brinson (So., DB, Gilroy, Calif.) had nine tackles each and Wyatt Grindy (Jr., LB, Minot, N.D.) had his  best game as a Beaver with eight tackles, a sack and three tackles for a loss.

"It was big for me to get out and play with my friends and my brothers out there," Grindy said. "We do our best to win these games and sometimes it works out and sometimes it doesn't."