FOOTBALL Northern State University football went 6-5 overall and 3-3 in the NSIC North in 2022, as well as 5-1 at Dacotah Bank Stadium. The Wolves tallied an upset victory over No. 24 Minnesota State (23-22) in week three, marking just the second win over the Mavericks in program history. Gypsy Days brought a record setting crowd of 7,064 fans to watch the Wolves defeat Winona State 42-21. Four Northern State school records were broken in the fall of 2022, including single game rushing yards allowed (-78 versus MSU Moorhead), single game sacks (4.0 for Ian Marshall versus Minot State), single season sacks (14.0 for Marshall), and career field goals made (32 for Payton Eue in three seasons). Wolves football saw six student-athletes named to the NSIC All-Conference teams, including NSIC Defensive Newcomer and Defensive Player of the Year Ian Marshall. Along with his DPOY nod, Marshall was named to the North Division firstteam with kicker Eue. Four Wolves landed on the second team, including offensive linemen Jacob Howard andJacob Schloe, defensive lineman Luke Chuol, and linebacker Brennan Kutterer. The awards continued to pour in for Marshall, who was a nominee for the Harlon Hill Award, as well as the D2CCA Super Region 4 Defensive Player of the Year. All-American honors will be released in December and January. VOLLEYBALL The Northern State University volleyball team went 18-11 overall and 13-7 in the NSIC, earning the seventh seed in the NSIC Tournament, where they face No. 3 Concordia-St. Paul in the quarterfinal round. The Wolves closed out the regular season with a win over Bemidji State, the 224th victory of head coach Brent Aldridge’s career, making him the Northern State all-time wins leader. NSU tallied upset victories over No. 19 UT Tyler (3-0) and No. 4 Minnesota Duluth (3-0) in 2022. Northern State senior Sally Gaul tallied the 1,000th kill of her career early in the season and finished with 1,335, sitting her third all-time in the NSU record book. Three Wolves were named to the NSIC All-Conference teams, including first team honoree Sally Gaul and second team selections Taylor Buckley andKeri Walker. Gaul went on to receive all-region accolades from both the AVCA and D2CCA. In late November, Gaul brought home the first All-American honor of her career landing on the AVCA Honorable Mention team. FOOTBAL L Ian Marshall VOL L EYBAL L Sally Gaul NORTHERN TODAY 15 FALL 2022
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