Game Time... No.10 Northwestern and Dakota Wesleyan are set to play in a conference match-up this weekend under the lights in Mitchell, S.D. Kickoff at Joe Quintal Field is slated for 7pm. Playing on the road for the second straight week, Northwestern is 1-0 in the GPAC, 2-0 overall. DWU is 0-1 in the conference, 1-2 overall. 

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All-Time...Northwestern is 15-4 all-time against DWU, dating back to the first ever match-up in 2000. The Red Raiders have won two straight, are 3-2 in the last five and 7-3 over the last 10 games against their rival.

Last year... Northwestern earned a 41-13 win over DWU last season when they raced out to a 28-3 halftime lead, 38-3 near the end of the third quarter, and reached the endzone on four of its first five possessions. The Raider D was just as dominant, limiting the eighth-best offense in the NAIA to just over 100 yards through three quarters, 262 for the game and well below their season average of 533 yards per game. Northwestern forced DWU to punt on six of eight possessions in the second and third quarters and stopped the Tigers on fourth down twice during that span.

Tyson Kooima completed 19-of-29 passes for a season-high 296 yards and two touchdowns while also rushing for 28 yards and a score. Jacob Kalogonis rushed for 133 yards on 24 carries and two touchdowns. Shane Solberg caught seven passes for a career-best 150 yards and two touchdowns and Canon Flores totaled six catches for 68 yards.

Northwestern totaled 513 yards on offense and featured great balance with 215 rushing yards and 298 through the air. 

Ben Granstra led the Raider D with a career-best seven tackles and two quarterback sacks. Bryce Van Beek tallied five tackles and Tanner Machacek added 4.5 stops and one interception. 

Scouting Reports...

    Dakota Wesleyan Tigers: 0-1 (GPAC), 1-2 overall        Head Coach: Ross Cimpl (8 years)

The Tigers were shutout in their GPAC opener, 47-0, by Briar Cliff in a match-up played last weekend in Sioux City. DWU was limited to just 40 yards of offense and were forced into three turnovers (2 interceptions, 1 fumble) by the Chargers defense. DWU is 1-2 overall this season, losing in double overtime to Dakota State in the season opener and then defeated Presentation 44-0 in week two. 

Cimpl, now in his eighth season as the DWU head coach, returns 10 starters (3 offense, 5 defense, 2 special teams) from a 2018 team that finished 10th in the GPAC with a 1-8 record, 2-9 overall. They were picked ninth in the GPAC preseason poll.

    By The Numbers (GPAC/ NAIA Rank-if top 10)
    Scoring Offense: 24.7ppg (5th)                Scoring Defense: 26.7ppg (7th)
    Total Offense: 318ypg (7th)                      Total Offense: 290ypg (3rd)
    Rush Off: 205.3ypg (3rd)                          Rush Def: 125ypg (5th)
    Pass Off: 112ypg (10th)                            Pass Def: 165ypg (4th)
    1 QB Sack given up                                  4 QB sacks
    TO Margin: -2
    14/36 - 30% 3rd down (T5th)                    10/50 - 20% 3rd down

    Special Teams:
    4/5 FG
    16.9 KR Average (8th)
    29 PR Average (1st)

    Individual Leaders / Key Players (GPAC/NAIA rank-if top 10)
    Luke Loudenburg - 65 rush/ 390yds (6th), 4 TD (All-Conf)
    Kiel Nelson - 21 rush/52yds
                         26/64 , 323yds, 2 TD, 5 INT
    Daniel Libolt - 9 catches (8th), 67yds (All-Conf.), 4 PR, 22.3 yds/return
    Spencer Neugebauer - 3 catches, 85yds, TD (All-Conf.)
    Tate Gale - 4/5 FG, long of 30yds; 31.5 punt ave.
    Eathen Gaulke - 18 tackles (2x All-Conf)
    Tyler Wagner - 17 tackles (2x All-Conf)
    Cody Reichelt - 17 tackles, 1 QB sack
    Emmanuel Christopher - 13 tackles, 1 QB sack (All-Conf)

#10 Northwestern Red Raiders: 1-0, 2-0            Head Coach: Matt McCarty (4th year)

Northwestern earned a last-second road win over MIdland, 26-25, in its GPAC Opener played last week in Fremont, Neb. The Red Raiders are 2-0 this season, 1-0 in the GPAC, owning a 47-7 week one win against Valley City State. 

Milestone Watch:
    Jacob Kalogonis - 4th in career rush yds-3,883; T4th w/ 40 rush TD's
        1 game, 100yds rush in 2019, 20 for career
    Tyson Kooima - 5th in career passing-6,374yds; 8th in passing TD-50
        1 game 300yds passing in 2019, 6 career
    Shane Solberg - 4th in career receiving-2,119yds, T7th in receiving TD-20
        1 game 100yds receiving in 2019, 8 career

By The Numbers (GPAC/ NAIA Rank-if top 10)
    Scoring Offense: 36.5ppg (3rd)                Scoring Defense: 16ppg (3rd)
    Total Offense: 425ypg (3rd)                      Total Offense: 359ypg (6th)
    Rush Off: 119ypg (7th)                              Rush Def: 199ypg (9th)
    Pass Off: 306ypg (2nd)                             Pass Def: 160ypg (3rd)
    4 QB Sack given up                                  4 QB sacks
    TO Margin: +3
    7/23 - 30% 3rd down (T5th)                     12/31 - 39% 3rd down

    Special Teams:
    4/4 FG
    21.8 KR Average (4th)
    17.2 PR Average (3rd)

    Individual Leaders / Key Players (GPAC/NAIA rank-if top 10)
    Jacob Kalogonis - 40/192 rush, 2 TD, 9ypg (3rd)
    Tyson Kooima - 35/59, 602yds, 5 TD, 1 INT, 301ypg (1st / 8th)
    Shane Solberg - 14 catches (5th), 203yds (7th), 2 TD
    Jacob Kalogonis - 7 catches, 72yds, TD
    Cade Moser - 7 catches, 205yds (6th), TD
    Michael Storey - 2 PR, 48yds, 4 KR, 101yds
    Braxton Williams - 4/4 FG, 48 long, 19pts (2nd)
    Sean Powell - 21 tackles (2nd)
    Tanner Machacek - 18 tackles (5th), 1.5 QB sacks
    Brett Moser - 16 tackles (7th)
    Liam Stubbe - 13 tackles