NORTHERN TODAY 14 FALL 2021 7-4 (3-3 NSIC North) Tied for fifth overall in NSIC and tied for third in NSIC North division NSIC North Division All-Conference First Team Defense: Nate Robinson (LB) NSIC North Division All-Conference First Team Special Teams: Vance Barnes (RS), Payton Eue (K) NSIC North Division All-Conference Second Team Offense: Emmit Bohl (OL), Dewaylon Ingram (WR), Jake Oliphant (OL) NSIC North Division All-Conference Second Team Defense: Brennan Kutterer (LB), Chance Olson (DB) Notable Wins Sept. 11 vs. Southwest Minnesota State: W, 30-13; Dacotah Bank Stadium Inaugural Game Sept. 25 vs. Sioux Falls: W, 41-10; first win over Sioux Falls in the NCAA Division II era, snapped a four-game losing streak in the series Oct. 9 at Winona State: W, 52-49; first win in the series since 1999, snapped a 14-game losing streak to the Warriors School Records Hunter Trautman – broke school record for career passing touchdowns with 84 in his career (broke record in game at Concordia-St. Paul on Oct. 23.) Dewaylon Ingram – broke school record for single season receiving touchdowns with 14 this season (broke record in game against Bemidji State Nov. 6.) NSU Athletics Fall Highlights FOOTBALL 18-11 (13-7 NSIC) – finished in fourway tie for fourth place in final NSIC standings; qualified for NSIC Tournament as the No. 5 seed and lost to No. 4 seed (No. 15 nationally) Wayne State 3-1 NSIC All-Conference First Team: Sally Gaul (RS) NSIC All-Conference Second Team: Peyton Ellingson (MB) and Natalia Szybinska (OH) Notable Wins Sept. 3 vs. No. 25 Rockhurst: W, 3-1 Sept. 17 at No. 10 Winona State: W, 3-0 Oct. 2 vs. No. 6 Southwest Minnesota State: W, 3-2 Nov. 5 at No. 10 Concordia-St. Paul: W, 3-0 Other Notes Northern State went 4-7 against top-25 teams NSIC Volleyball Players of the Week: Keri Walker (NSIC Setter of the Week – Oct. 18) 7-6-5 (6-4-5 NSIC) – Eighth place in final NSIC standings - Qualified for NSIC Tournament as the No. 8 seed and lost at No. 1 seed (No. 6 nationally) Bemidji State 2-0 First NSIC Tournament appearance since 2016. NSIC All-Conference First Team: Lilja Davidsdottir (D) NSIC All-Conference Second Team: Megan Fastenau (F) Notable games/moments Megan Fastenau records 19th hat trick in program history and the first since 2016 in a 3-2 victory over Concordia-St. Paul Oct. 1. Snapped a nine-game losing streak against Augustana with a 1-1 draw (Sept. 26). Went 3-0-2 in a five-game stretch toward the end of the season, while recording five consecutive shutouts. The streak of five consecutive shutouts was the second longest streak in program history, behind only the 2007 team, which recorded seven straight. Including the end of the game at Minot State and the beginning of the game at St. Cloud State, Alexus Townsend and the Wolves defense did not allow a goal for a total of 521:27 consecutive minutes from Oct. 8 until Oct. 29. Program’s first ever regional ranking in Northern State’s NCAA Division II era, coming in at No. 9 in the Oct. 27 NCAA Central Region poll. NSIC Soccer Players of the Week: Alexus Townsend (NSIC Goalkeeper of the Week – Sept. 7), Lilja Davidsdottir (NSIC Defensive Player of the Week – Oct. 18) and Megan Fastenau (NSIC Offensive Player of the Week – Oct. 25) HE FALL 2021 NSU Wolves Athletics season saw numerous wins, multiple broken records— and the opening of the brand new oncampus Regional Sports Complex. Here are some highlights and statistics for each team. T Hunter Trautman – broke school record for single season passing touchdowns with 37 this season (broke record in game at Minnesota Duluth on Nov. 13.) Dakota Larson – broke school record for career receiving touchdowns with 25 in his career (broke record in game at Minnesota Duluth on Nov. 13.) Payton Eue – tied the school record for single season field goals made with 14 this season Other notes NSIC Football Players of the Week: Payton Eue (NSIC Special Teams Player of the Week – Sept. 7), Payton Eue (NSIC Special Teams Player of the Week – Sept. 13), Hunter Trautman (NSIC Offensive Player of the Week – Oct. 11) and Brennan Kutterer (NSIC Defensive Player of the Week – Nov. 1) First regional ranking for the football program during the 2000s, coming in at No. 10 in the NCAA Super Region Four. Keri Walker reached the 1,000 career assist marked, while recording 1,175 assists this season. Head coach Brent Aldridge reached the 200 career win mark on Oct. 16 with a 3-0 win at Minnesota Crookston; following the season, he now sits at a career record of 206-87 (.703). VOLLEYBALL SOCCER
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