(Crookston, Minn.)-  The University of Minnesota, Crookston Football team leaves Ed Widseth Field after two home games against U-Mary and Upper Iowa. The Golden Eagles fell to Upper Iowa 31-21 on October 8. Northern State is still looking for the team's first NSIC victory of the season after falling to Augustana 27-24 at home. Minnesota, Crookston takes on Northern State on October 15 in Aberdeen, S.D. Kickoff is scheduled for 2:30 p.m.

Minnesota, Crookston (1-5, 0-5 NSIC)- The Golden Eagles were led offensively against UIU by Richard Haley (RB, 6-0, 205, Jr., Detroit, Mich.) who rushed 24 times for 143 yards and one touchdown. He had a long rush of 78 yards good for seventh place in UMC history and averaged six yards/rush. It's the fifth time this season that Haley has rushed for more than 100 yards in a contest. A.J. Barge (QB, 6-3, 190, Fr., Carrollton, Ga.) completed 10 passes for 66 yards and one touchdown. Fiege and Jordan Lecher (WR, 6-3, 195, Jr., Litchfield, Minn.) were Barges top receivers catching three passes each. The Golden Eagle offense tallied 327 yards of total offense. It's the fourth game this season that UMC has recorded more than 300 yards of total offense in a game. The Golden Eagle defense was led by Brody Davidson (LB, 6-1, 210, Fr., Crookston, Minn.) who tallied 11 tackles (2 solo, 9 assisted) in the contest including a half of a tackle for a loss of one yard.

Northern State (1-5, 0-5 NSIC)- NSU's Kristin James (RB, 5-9, 170, Jr., San Bernardino, Calif./San Bernardino HS/San Bernardino Valley Coll.) exploded for 152 yards and a touchdown on the ground on Saturday against a vaunted Au¬gusutana Viking defense in the Wolves' heart-breaking 24-27 loss to the Vikings. James scored from four yards out in the third quarter to put the Wolves up 21-10. The 152 total yards was the most by a single NSU player in more than two years since Montrel Richardson put up 174 against St. Cloud State in 2009. Hanipale Seuga (LB, 5-11, 220, Jr., Wilmington, Calif./Phinneas Banning HS) came up big on both sides of the ball for the Wolves. Seuga scored the WOlves' first touchdown of the day on a two-yard dive in the second quarter. He also had four tackles defen¬sively to go along with a 52-yard interception return in the second half. Felipe Alfaia (K, 5-11, 210, Jr., Sao Roque, Sao Paulo, Brazil) booted a career-long field goal from 41 yards out on Saturday in a heart-breaking 24-27 loss to Augustana. Alfaia was also perfect on all three point-after attempts to aid the NSU effort.

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The University of Minnesota, Crookston is an NCAA Division II Institution and a member of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC). The Golden Eagle Equestrian team is a member of the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA).


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