ABERDEEN, S.D. -- Minot State fell 46-9 to Northern State on the road Saturday afternoon.

The Wolves improved to 2-4 on the year and 2-4 in Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference play, while the Beavers fell to 0-6 overall and 0-6 in conference matchups.

Isaiah Young paced the Beavers rushing attack by accumulating 39 yards over the course of the game, averaging 7.8 yards per carry. Myles West also added 25 yards on the ground.

Erik Palmquist pulled in one catch for 71 yards.

Isaiah Bigby paced the Minot State defensive effort, recording 10 tackles.

Minot State converted on 46.7 percent of third-down attempts on the day.

Defensively, Minot State held up fairly well against the Northern State passing attack, holding the Wolves to 158 yards through the air.

Coach's Comments
"It was a disappointing collective effort, " Minot State coach Ian Shields said. "We need to coach better and play better in all phases of the game.

"We have a bunch of young players and newcomers learning on the job which is never a great formula for success, we've had significant injuries as well obviously. Regardless, we need to become a more physical, tougher, resilient, fundamentally sound football team; there is room for improvement across the board.

"Give Northern State credit, they are well coached, physical up front, have good team speed, and have a maturity about them that frankly we don't at this time. 

"There are a bunch of players and coaches that are working really hard here, we have some strong internal leadership in the locker room. We just need to stay together and keep believing; we do that and we'll eventually get this thing turned around."


How It Happened

Minot State responded to an early 13-0 Northern State advantage with a goal 23-yard second quarter field goal by Jeremy Caruso to narrow the deficit to 13-3.The Beavers responded with a touchdown after Northern State increased its lead to 46-3 to make it a 46-9 game on a 2-yard Jayden Speraw touchdown run, the Minot High School product's first collegiate touchdown. Neither team scored again in the game.

Game Notes

» Northern State outgained Minot State 375-212 in the contest.
» Minot State tallied 6 points in the fourth quarter, accounting for 66.7% of their total score.
» Minot State converted 7 of 15 third downs while Northern State was successful on 5 of 11.
» Isaiah Bigby led the Beavers with 10 tackles.
» Justin Cash punted three times for the Beavers with an average of 53 yards per punt.
» Jacob Van Landingham led the Wolves passing attack, completing 11 of his 12 attempts for 145 yards and two touchdowns.
» Brett Brenton led the Northern State rushing attack with 84 yards and three touchdowns.

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