Minnesota Duluth passes its way back to rally past Winona State

Drew Bauer and Nate Ricci combined for two touchdown passes in the fourth quarter, helping Minnesota Duluth rally for a 28-21 victory over Winona State on Saturday in an NSIC game in Winona, Minn.

The Bulldogs (4-0), ranked No. 5 in the d2football.com poll, trailed 21-13 early in the fourth quarter.

Bauer's 12-yard pass to Ricci with 10 minutes, 43 seconds left got the Bulldogs within two, 21-19. They teamed up on a 15-yard TD pass with 7:22 left to put the Bulldogs in the lead.

Bauer passed for 151 yards and three touchdowns. Jack Nelson passed for 274 yards and three TDs for Winona (3-1).

Minnesota State Mankato 34, Bemidji State 16: After falling behind 10-0 in the first quarter, the No. 3 Mavericks scored 34 unanswered points to take an NSIC victory in Bemidji, Minn., over the Beavers (0-4).

Ricky Lloyd passed for 200 yards and two touchdowns for lead the Mavericks (4-0).

Upper Iowa 37, St. Cloud State 31: Chris Smith's 208 rushing yards and three touchdowns helped the Peacocks (4-0) outlast the Huskies in St. Cloud. Ledell White rushed for 129 yards and three TDs for the Huskies (1-3).

Northern State 46, Southwest Minnesota State 43: Nathan Shaw's 36-yard field goal with 1 second left in the fourth quarter lifted the Wolves (2-2) past the Mustangs in Marshall, Minn. The Mustangs (1-3) tied it with 3:07 left on Charlie Kern's fourth TD pass and two-point pass.

Concordia (St. Paul) 44, Minnesota-Crookston 3: Jared Russo passed for 248 yards and three touchdowns, leading the host Golden Bears to their first win. Tre Spears contributed 139 rushing yards and a touchdown for the Golden Bears (1-3), who outgained the Golden Eagles (0-4), 499-158.

Augustana 52, Mary 0: Trey Heid passed for 201 yards and two TD and Dajon Newell rushed for 100 yards and a TD in a Vikings victory in Sioux Falls, S.D.

Sioux Falls 73, Minnesota State Moorhead 21: The Cougars (4-0) raced to a 35-0 lead in the first quarter en route to the NSIC victory in Moorhead, Minn. Luke Papilion passed for 318 yards and three touchdowns and rushed for 125 yards and two touchdowns.

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Northwestern (Roseville) 40, Crown 14: Chris Simon-Wallace took the opening kickoff 93 yards for a touchdown as the Eagles (4-0, 3-0) rolled past the host Storm (0-4, 0-3).

Eureka 17, Minnesota-Morris 10: The host Red Devils (1-3, 1-2) overcame six turnovers to win in Eureka, Ill. The Cougars (0-4, 0-3) led 10-7 at halftime.

Greenville 23, Martin Luther 14: Eric Northey's 10-yard TD run with 1:47 left sealed the Panthers' win in New Ulm, Minn. Matt Olson rushed for 155 yards and a touchdown and threw a touchdown pass for Martin Luther (1-3, 0-3).