Area roundup: Bemidji State stuns No. 5 St. Cloud State

St. Cloud State's ride on Cloud 9 came to an abrupt halt.

Just one week removed from a dismantling of defending NCAA Division II national champion Minnesota Duluth and a lofty fifth-place national ranking, the Huskies lost 19-14 to host Bemidji State on Saturday, ending their six-game winning streak.

The Beavers, who hadn't beaten the Huskies since 1977, trailed 7-0 but scored 19 unanswered points behind quarterback Lance Rongstad. The junior passed for 126 yards and one touchdown, while rushing for 69 yards and another score.

St. Cloud State's Damon Treat caught a 21-yard TD with 87 seconds to go, but the onside kick was recovered by the Beavers.

Concordia (St. Paul) 20, Upper Iowa 19: Spencer Ohm connected with Charles Gilbert on a 62-yard Hail Mary with no time remaining, giving the Golden Bears an improbable victory in West Union, Iowa.

Concordia, which won despite getting outgained 553-359 and committing three turnovers, scored 13 points in the final 2 minutes, 9 seconds. The final drive covered 84 yards in 10 seconds.

Gilbert caught a 27-yard touchdown with 2:09 to go, putting Concordia within 19-14. The Peacocks recovered the onside kick, and on fourth-and-8 from the Concordia 16 with time winding down, they decided on a Cole Jaeschke quarterback keeper. He was stuffed for no gain, giving the ball to the Golden Bears on downs.

Minnesota State Mankato 38, Southwest Minnesota State 0: The Mavericks took advantage of St. Cloud State's loss, beating the Mustangs in Marshall to move into sole possession of first place in the NSIC. Andy Pfeiffer ran for 126 yards and one touchdown for Minnesota State.

No. 12 Minnesota Duluth 49, Minnesota Crookston 7: Quarterback Chase Vogler threw for 156 yards and two scores, and freshman Brian Lucas ran for two touchdowns for the host Bulldogs.

Winona State 46, Mary 43: Junior Rayon Simmons ran for 203 yards and four touchdowns, but the Warriors needed a 14-yard touchdown pass from Alex Nelson to Sean Hertz with 51 seconds remaining to beat the Marauders in Bismarck, N.D.

Wayne State (Neb.) 34, Augustana 32: Max Martin's 49-yard field goal with 13 seconds remaining vaulted the Wildcats over the Vikings in Sioux Falls, S.D.

Northern State 42, Minnesota State Moorhead 21: Jared Jacobson carried the Wolves in Moorhead behind 154 rushing yards and one touchdown.

Greenville (Ill.) 27, Northwestern (Roseville) 23: The Eagles faltered on the road, letting a 23-0 lead going into the fourth quarter evaporate.

Minnesota-Morris 21, Crown 14: Leandro Dower led the Cougars at home with 114 yards rushing and one touchdown.

WIACWisconsin-Whitewater 37, Wisconsin-Eau Claire 22: Eau Claire fell to the No. 1-ranked Warhawks, despite 330 yards passing and two TDs by Austin Neu.

Wisconsin-River Falls 28, Wisconsin-La Crosse 21 (OT): Taylor Edwards ran for 134 yards and the winning score in overtime as the Falcons won for the first time this year.

Wisconsin-Platteville 27, Wisconsin-Stout 17: Quarterback Nick Anderson passed for two scores and ran for another for the Pioneers in Menomonie.

IndependentMacalester 42, Trinity Bible (N.D.) 7: Defensive back Jole Miller picked off three passes -- returning one for a touchdown -- in the Scots' season finale.