NSIC Players of the Week (10/25)

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NSIC Offensive Player of the Week
#6 Malik Williams (WR, 5-8, 190, Sr., Lake Worth, Fla. / Lake Worth HS) - Bemidji State
- Caught three touchdowns on 10 receptions in a 42-35 win at No. 16 Minnesota Duluth
- Totaled a career-high 176 receiving yards, averaging 17.6 yards per reception
- Caught touchdown passes from 29, 33 and 59 yards
- Becomes the first Beaver with multiple touchdown catches in four straight games
- Moved into second in BSU single-season receiving touchdowns with 12
- Helped BSU defeat UMD for the first time since 1999, and win at UMD for the first time since 1941

NSIC Defensive Player of the Week
#43 Nicholas Joynt (LB, 6-1, 220, Jr., Garner, Iowa / Garner-Hayfield-Ventura HS) - Wayne State
- Had 12 tackles and an interception in a 38-16 win at Southwest Minnesota State
- Had three solo and nine assisted stops to go with an interception return for 34 yards
- Helped WSC hold SMSU to just 81 yards in first half and 257 for the game

NSIC Special Teams Player of the Week
#7 Carter Blackwell (KR/DB, 6-3, 190, Sr., Dickinson, N.D. / Dickinson HS) - MSU Moorhead
- Returned a kickoff 70 yards for a touchdown in a 35-31 win over UMary
- The kick return helped MSUM climb within 24-21 in third quarter and was part of 14 straight points
- It was his first career kick return for touchdown

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Other Top Performances

Offense

#11 Kyle Saddler (AUGIE) #28 Cazz Martin (UMD) #7 JD Ekowa (MSU) recorded career-highs in both passing yards (369) and touchdown passes (5) against Augustana. He is the first Maverick to throw five touchdown passes in a game since the 2007 season. He completed 19-of-31 passes.

#1 Ryan Bieberdorf (MSUM) caught a team-best eight passes in a 35-31 win over UMary. He hauled in two touchdown passes and shares the team lead with six.

#11 Dawson Macleary (MINOT) earned his first win as a starter passing for nearly 300 yards (292) and completing nearly 60 percent of his passes (19-of-31) to lead the Beavers to their first
victory of the fall.

#4 Hunter Trautman (NSU)#27 Carter Slykhuis (USF) recorded career highs in catches with eight and yards with 102 in a 14-10 loss to Winona State. He has 21 catches for 185 yards and a TD this year, averaging 8.81 per reception.

#6 Taurean Grady (WSC) #84 Dakota Matthees (WSU) had two receptions for 80 yards and one touchdown. The first reception was a 10-yard reception on a fake field goal that set up a touchdown score. Matthees second reception was a 70-yard game-winning touchdown with less than two minutes left.

Defense

#94 Grayson Diepenbrock (AUGIE) #18 Zollie Kaplan (BSU) #27 Michael Kirkendoll (UMD), on Saturday against Bemidji State, posted four solo tackles, one interception, and one sack for a loss of 13 yards. Additionally, Kirkendoll tallied one pass breakup as well.

#90 Denver Sheets (MSUM) had four tackles, 1.5 for loss, forced a fumble, recovered a fumble and had a sack.

#39 Carson Chrisman (MINOT) made his first career interception in the end zone midway through the 4th quarter, helping to seal the first win of the season for the Beavers.

#10 Donovan Lucas (NSU) gave Northern State a 24-17 lead over Concordia-St. Paul with his 22-yard pix-6 in the third quarter. He recorded six total tackles in the win, including four solo stops and added a pass break-up, as well as 1.5 tackles for a loss and half a sack. He sits top-10 in the league in interceptions and is one of just six players to return one for a touchdown. His score was the first defensive points of the season for the Wolves.

#10 Cody Jantzen (USF) recorded a career high in tackles with 10, including a career-high seven solo stops, plus a tackle for loss in a 14-10 loss to Winona State. He has a team-high 41 tackles with 27 solo stops and four TFLs this season. He was part of a defense that held WSU to 20 points under its scoring average.

#2 Gage Roberson (SMSU) #20 DJ Green Jr. (UIU) #14 Lacy Aarion (WSU) in two interceptions and a pass break up. He totaled two solo tackles and helped lead the Winona State defense to hold Sioux Falls to just 10 points.

Special Teams

#39 Drew Jurgens (AUGIE) although punting just twice, totaled 75 yards he had a long of 41 yards. He has the Vikings ranked third in the nation in net punt average at 39.35 yards per.

#11 Alijah McGhee (MSU) blocked two field goals against Augustana.

#26 Dillon Fedor (MINOT) converted his 4th field goal of his college career, a 23-yard game-winner for the Beavers. Also converted a pair of PATs and averaged 48.0 yards per kick-off for 4 kick-offs on a windy day in North Dakota.