MINOT, N.D. -- Minot State fell 49-10 to Sioux Falls at home Saturday afternoon.

The Cougars improved to 1-1 on the season while the Beavers dropped to 0-2.

Ali Mohamed led all Beavers rushers with 61 yards in the contest. Mohamed also added 88 receiving yards and one touchdown. Ben Bolinske also added 15 yards on the ground.

Minot State also got a significant contribution from Joemah Norman, who reeled in two catches for 53 yards.

led the Minot State defensive effort, totaling . Peleantino Vito added and Kyle VanBerkom had 11 tackles and 1.0 TFL in the loss.

Minot State scored on the game's first drive to take a 7-0 lead.Sioux Falls then scored to take a 21-7 lead before the Beavers put a field goal on the board to narrow the gap and make it a 21-10 game. Minot State didn't score again in the game and Sioux Falls added 28 more points to finish off the scoring.

» Minot State and Sioux Falls both had exactly yards of total offense, while the Beavers had a 231-237 advantage through the air.
» Minot State tallied 7 points in the first quarter, accounting for 70% of their total score.
» Minot State converted 4 of 15 third downs while Sioux Falls was successful on 8 of 12.
» The Beavers had two players with more than eight tackles in the ballgame led by VanBerkom, who had 11.
» Minot State went 2-for-4 on fourth down, converting on 50 percent of attempts.
» Adam Mullen led the Cougars passing attack, completing 18 of his 22 attempts for 192 yards and three touchdowns.
» Thuro Reisdorfer led the Sioux Falls rushing attack with 124 yards and two touchdowns.

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