GAME OF THE WEEK
Macalester (1-0) at Hamline (0-1), 7 p.m.: Macalester, coming off a 48-38 victory over Carleton, will try to retain the rivalry's Paint Bucket trophy. Cody Petrich threw a school-record six TDs in the victory. Hamline is coming off a 39-27 loss to Buena Vista (Iowa). Macalester broke a three-game losing streak to Hamline with a 23-14 victory last season.
WEEK 2 STORYLINES
• Minn.-Duluth, which has won 34 consecutive games at home against NSIC North Division teams, plays host to MSU Moorhead on Saturday. The Bulldogs (1-0) opened the season with a 49-3 victory at Minot State last week.
• The MCAC paid respects to Sean Westly Giles Jr. of Vermilion CC, honoring him as its Eastern Division player of the week. Giles, an 18-year-old sophomore defensive end from Detroit, drowned on Monday.
• SW Minnesota State tight end Carter Kirk caught six passes for 46 yards in his first collegiate football game. Kirk, a 6-8 senior from Mountain Lake, Minn., played four seasons for the Mustangs' basketball team.
PLAYERS TO WATCH
Dawson Brown, LB, Bethel: The senior from Becker, Minn., had 13 tackles, blocked a kick and two interceptions — one for a touchdown — in Bethel's 41-29 victory at Simpson (Iowa).
Gunner Olszewski, DB, Bemidji State: The senior from Alvin, Texas, tied his career high with 17 tackles in the Beavers' 38-17 victory over Northern (S.D.) State. Olszewski was named to d2football.com's preseason All-America team.
BY THE NUMBERS
46 Completions (a school record) by Carleton's Christian Zaytoun in the loss to Macalester. Zaytoun was 46-for-64 for 482 yards and 5 TDs.
42 Return touchdowns by St. Thomas during coach Glenn Caruso's 11 seasons. The Tommies had two returns for TDs last week.
