NSIC Players of the Week (9/23)

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Offensive Player of the Week
QB - Gunnar Hensley, Augustana (SO)
- Threw for an NSIC-best 358 yards in a 41-7 win over Northern State
- Tied a conference-high with four passing touchdowns
- Adding a four-yard receiving touchdown
- Completed 28-of-35 passes
- Finished his day with an NSIC-best 371 yards of total offense

Defensive Player of the Week
LB - Richard Wauer, Concordia-St. Paul (JR)
- Had a career-high 13 tackles in a 27-17 road win at SMSU
- Of his 13 tackles, 10 were solo stops
- Helped hold SMSU to 106 rushing yards at 3.0 per attempt
- Ranks second in the NSIC and 51st nationally with 8.3 tackles per game
- Ranks third in the NSIC and 31st in the country with 5.3 solo tackles per game

Special Teams Player of the Week
P - Trevor Marshall, Wayne State (JR)
- Averaged 44.7 yards on seven punts in a 28-21 win at Winona State
- Had a game-long 65-yard punt with three others over 50 yards
- One punt placed inside the 20 yard line with no touchbacks
- Also averaged 56.4 yards on five kickoffs with one touchback

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Others Under Consideration

OFFENSE

Sam McGath (BSU)
- Was 25-of-37 passing (67.6%) for 263 passing yards and three touchdowns
- Added nine rushes for 39 rushing yards
- Marked his second game with 3 passing TD this season
- Set his second best passing % of the season in 28-24 victory over (RV) Sioux Falls at 67.6%

Jaylin Richardson (CSP)
- Rushed for 108 yards and a touchdown on 22 carries in a 27-17 win at SMSU
- Produced second-straight 100-yard rushing performance
- His eighth career 100-yard rushing day
- Rushed for 91 of his 108 yards in the second half
- Leads the NSIC and ranks 15th in the nation with 102.0 rushing yards per game
- Topped 2,000 career rushing yards with 2,069 in 30 career games with his 16th career touchdown

Kyle Walljasper (UMD)
- Led the NSIC with 138 rushing yards in a 43-7 win over UMary
- Added one rushing touchdown for a 8.12 yard average
- Added 135 passing yards and two touchdowns for a total of three on the afternoon
- It marked a rushing high on the season for Walljasper, who also had a passing eff. rating of 170.24

TreShawn Watson (MSU)
- Led the Maverick receivers with six catches for 144 yards and two touchdowns vs. Minot State
- Caught touchdown passes from 21 and 27 yards out
- His 144 receiving yards are a career-high
- Has notched more than 100 receiving yards in three straight games

Nick Bohn (WSC)
- Threw four touchdown passes in 28-21 win at Winona State
- Completed 17 of 30 passes for 208 yards
- Fired game-winning 52-yard pass to Kendrick Watkins-Hogue with 3:43 remaining

DEFENSE

Gradee Sherman (AUGIE)
- Made five tackles, including 3.0 for loss, in a 41-7 victory over Northern State
- Added a pair of assisted sacks while forcing 16 lost yards
- Part of a defense that ranks second in the NSIC with 11 sacks against NSIC opponents

Marcus Hansen (BSU)
- Had 5 solo tackles, a strip sack for 10 yards, 2 TFL for 13 yards, and a forced fumble
- Led the Beavers in solo tackles during 28-24 win over (RV) Sioux Falls
- Tied personal season high with 5 tackles and one sack
- Tied career high with 5 solo tackles

SPECIAL TEAMS

Drayton Lehman (BSU)
- Had 155 all-purpose yards, with 69 receiving, 30 kick return and 56 punt return yards
- Grabbed his longest punt return of the season against Sioux Falls at 33 yards
- Earned 23 additional punt return yards

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Special Teams Player of the Week
P - Trevor Marshall, Wayne State (JR)
- Averaged 44.7 yards on seven punts in a 28-21 win at Winona State
- Had a game-long 65-yard punt with three others over 50 yards
- One punt placed inside the 20 yard line with no touchbacks
- Also averaged 56.4 yards on five kickoffs with one touchback

I was really impressed with Marshall's kicking during the MSU at Wayne game. What a weapon with his kicks.