Beavers head on the road to Wayne State ahead of bye week
After first win of the season, Beavers look to continue success at Wayne State Saturday
Bemidji State University travels to Wayne, Neb. Saturday, Oct. 11 for a Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference matchup against the Wayne State College Wildcats, looking to continue on the success of their first win last weekend.
The Beavers were able to secure their first win of the season last Saturday in a 24-21 Homecoming win over Northern State University. This marked the team’s 22nd Homecoming lake-jump-earning victory in the past 30 years.
Wide receiver Jake Hill returned from injury Saturday in dramatic fashion, scoring on a 44-yard pass from Connor Carver to give the Beavers a 24-14 lead late in the fourth quarter.
The Beaver offense is led on the ground by redshirt sophomore quarterback Connor Carver with 431 net yards on 65 attempts, averaging 6.6 yards per rush and 71.83 per game. He has earned four rushing touchdowns for the Beavers.
Redshirt freshman quarterback Bart McAninch leads the game through the air, going 48-71-3 for a 67.61 completion percentage with two touchdown passes. He has earned two passing touchdowns for the Beavers with an average of 89.0 passing yards per game.
Drayton Lehman has become the top target out of the Beaver wide receivers, marking 30 catches for 290 yards, averaging 48.33 per game with 9.67 per catch. Jake Hill’s first game back landed him the second longest reception of the year at 44 yards, his only reception earning a touchdown.
Defensively, Caden Bolte leads the way with 31 solo and 11 assisted tackles for a grand total of 42. He has added three tackles for a loss of four total yards, seven pass breakups and one quarterback hurry.
The Beavers’ leading scorer and top kicker, Connor Mantelli, has totaled 26 points for the Green & White. This includes a perfect four-for-four on field goals and 14 PAT kicks made on 15 attempts. Mantelli averages 40.28 yards per punt on 25 attempts and 55.9 yards per kick on 24 kickoff attempts.
BSU takes next week off before returning home to host University of Jamestown on Oct. 25 at 1 p.m.