Coyotes finish winless on the road after loss at North Dakota

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (Dakota Information Now) – North Dakota particular groups accounted for 9 factors and that proved the distinction within the Combating Hawks’ 28-19 win towards South Dakota Saturday contained in the Alerus Middle.

It was the a centesimal assembly between the outdated NCC rivals. North Dakota protected its residence turf for the fifteenth consecutive time within the sequence courting again to a win in 1987. The Hawks (7-3, 5-2 MVFC) took an enormous step in securing an at-large playoff bid with the win. South Dakota (3-7, 2-5) fell to 0-6 on the street this season. The Coyotes host UNI on Senior Day subsequent week of their season finale.

A blocked punt proper earlier than halftime turned a 13-7 South Dakota lead right into a 14-13 deficit. The Coyotes additionally missed their first further level, had their second deflected however sail via the uprights anyway, and had their third further level blocked.

As an alternative of two groups standing with three landing drives apiece, South Dakota discovered itself trailing by two scores within the fourth quarter and couldn’t rally again.

Coyote quarterback Aidan Bouman handed for 151 yards and three touchdowns. Carter Bell caught six passes for 50 yards and two scores. Wesley Eliodor caught a landing for the fourth consecutive sport and had 47 yards on 4 receptions.

On the opposite facet, it was Hawk quarterback Tommy Schuster who accomplished 24-of-28 passes for 243 yards and three touchdowns. Bo Belquist had seven catches for 92 yards and two touchdowns. Isaiah Smith was on their own on a display go for an 11-yard rating.

Each operating backs had been terrific. Travis Theis ran 14 occasions for 95 yards and caught three passes for 37 yards. Tyler Hoosman carried 23 occasions for 80 yards and hauled in six passes for 28.

Each groups produced lengthy scoring drives to begin the sport. South Dakota went 65 yards on 9 performs on its opening possession. North Dakota countered with a 14-play, 79-yard landing drive. That just about accounted for the primary quarter.

South Dakota went 75 yards on 13 performs on its second drive to make it 13-7. North Dakota reached the Coyote 2 on its second drive, however obtained a cease within the type of a Da’Raun McKinney interception on a 4th-and-goal play from the two.

By that time, simply 2:21 was left on the primary half clock and South Dakota started from its 20. A bottom maintain erased a 27-yard run by Shomari Lawrence on the primary play of that drive. That was the beginning of a disastrous sequence for USD.

Now backed as much as the ten, USD ran down the clock to provide a 4th-and-8 from its 22 with 20 seconds left and with UND out of timeouts. However Jayson Coley blocked the punt, Nate DeMontagnac recovered on the two, and Schuster threw a 2-yard strike to Belquist with 10 seconds left.

Similar to that, the lead was gone and by no means regained. North Dakota marched 61 yards on the opening drive of the second half to make it 21-13. South Dakota’s offense blinked for the primary time and needed to punt. 4 minutes later, Schuster had North Dakota again ultimately zone for a 28-13 benefit.

Bouman hit Bell with a 5-yard strike with 12:37 left for the ultimate rating of the sport. However C.J. Siegel obtained residence from the sting on the additional level to maintain it a two-score sport.

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