Beaver Fever Friday - Lucas Peterson - Football

Bemidji State University Football will host No. 21/17 University of Minnesota Duluth on November 7 at 1 p.m. from Chet Anderson Stadium. The Beavers, in partnership with Sanford Health, will also be celebrating their "Tackle Cancer Pink Out Game" and encourage fans to wear pink to support cancer awareness. Bemidji State enters the weekend 4-5 and 4-4 in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference. The Beavers are on a two-game winning streak after shutting out the University of Jamestown two weeks ago and taking home the Battle Axe against Minnesota State University Moorhead, 37-34, last weekend. Tyree Lockett jumped to the top of the NSIC's leaderboard for yards per reception in the past few weeks, now taking third in the NCAA with an average of 23.95 yards per reception. He is 11th in the NSIC for receiving yards per game and 10th in total receiving yards. Additionally, he has grabbed five touchdown passes, taking seventh in the NSIC. Connor Carver has become one of the top rushers in the nation, ranking top 25 or better in rushing yards per carry (6.34), rushing touchdowns (10), and rushing yards per game (96.6). On special teams, Kyle Nadler ranks second in the NSIC and 19th in the nation for field goal percentage at .778 percent. He is also third in the NSIC for field goals per game. Also on special teams, Rodrigo Castaneda is sixth in the conference for punting, averaging 39.3 yards per punt and taking 60th in the NCAA. Caden Bolte remains on top of the Beaver leaderboard for defense this season, marking 60 total tackles with 42 solo. Joey Funderburk leads the team in tackles for loss and sacks, grabbing 6.0 TFL for 26 yards and 3.0 sacks for 20 yards. The Beavers are top three in the NSIC for a handful of categories after week nine, including fourth down conversion percentage (.652), blocked kicks allowed (1), fumbles recovered (6), passing yards allowed (165.8), passing yards per completion (15.55), team passing efficiency (138.65), team passing efficiency defense (110.13). Following this weekend, the Beavers will head on the road to Bismarck, N.D. November 14 to close out the 100th season of Bemidji State University Beaver Football. Kickoff for both remaining games is set for 1 p.m.