By: Madie Brink
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - (RV) Sioux Falls (4-2, 3-2 NSIC) enters the week receiving votes and will return home to host Concordia-St. Paul (2-3, 2-2 NSIC) following a big time win over then ranked #4/7 Minnesota State.
QUICK HITS: USF is returning to Bob Young Field with some energy following a big, 40-36, win over then #4/7 Minnesota State...The Cougars put up a booming 543-yards of total offense against the Mavericks and will look to continue their offensive success against the Golden Bears...
Camden Dean was named the NSIC Offensive Player of the Week following a 382-yard game with 17 completions for 304-yards and four scores along with 78 rushing yards and a touchdown...Following last weekends performance, Dean became the 34th member of the USF 1,000-yard rushing club and sits 32nd with 1,063 career rushing yards and has now tied
Adam Mullen for 12th in passing touchdowns with 33 in his career...The Cougar offense currently sits withing the top-4 of the NSIC scoring chart while averaging 31.5 points per game...Sioux falls is eyeing in on 100 NCAA DII wins and currently sits at 99.
MATCHUP HISTORY: Sioux Falls is 15-1 against Concordia dating back to 1972 when USF defeated CSP 44-6...Since entering the NCAA Division II era, Sioux Falls is 10-1 against Concordia with their largest win being in 2015 when the Cougars defeated the Bears 49-0 on the road...The Cougars only loss to the Bears was in 2019 when CSP took a 41-17 victory...Sioux Falls is 10-0 at home against Concordia and have out scored the Bears 579-222.
THE LAST TIME: The Cougars were at Concordia the past two seasons, but escaped last season with a 35-28 win...
Camden Dean &
Carter Slykhuis led The Coo with 230- & 134-yards of offense, respectively...Dean accounted for two of the Cougars three passing touchdowns while
Adam Mullen recorded the other...The defense was led by
Eli Schlangen  with eight tackles followed by
Matt Goehring &
Brendan Holt each with six...Holt,
Garret Hoffman,
Joseph Sapp,
Kaleb Brasher &
Alex Macksam all recorded tackles for a loss of 4-yards while
Connor Aldrich recorded an interception of which was returned 50-yards.
PREGAME TIDBITS: USF is currently outscoring their opponents 189-146 while finding a bit more success in their passing game...
Carter Slykhuis leads The Coo with six receiving touchdowns on the season followed by
Hank Brown Jr.,
Mark Leonard &
Travis Yohnke each with three...
Dylan Rudningen leads the rushing game with four scores on the season with 360-yards on 70 carries and averages 60-yards per game...
Camden Dean has thrown for 1,209-yards this season with 15 passing scores and three on the ground with 322 rushing yards averaging 53.67 rushing yards per game...The Cougar defense has been led by
Andy Henson,
Garret Hoffman &
Matt Goehring...Henson leads the team with 43 tackles with 4.5 tackles for a loss of 14-yards and a sack for a loss of 7-yards...Hoffman adds 39 tackles along with a pass break-up and a recovered fumble while Goehring adds 37 tackles and has pulled down three interceptions for USF.
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