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Mary outscores Northern for football victory

Northern State University’s Dakota Larson (7) reaches to catch a pass as University of Mary’s Nate Eschleman, far right, closes in on defense during Saturday’s Gypsy Day game at Dacotah Bank Stadium. Photo by John Davis taken 10/2/2021
What a difference a week can make. Last Saturday Northern State bolted out to a 31-0 lead against Sioux Falls. This time the Wolves found themselves staring at a 28-0 first-half deficit and while they battled back, they never fully recovered. The Mary Marauders scored on their first play from scrimmage and never trailed on the way to a 49-42 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference football victory on Gypsy Day at Swisher Field Saturday afternoon. "Obviously a pretty embarrassing loss for our program," said Northern coach Mike Schmidt. "It’s my fault. That’s me not getting us ready to play in this game. Hats off and all kinds credit to Mary and Coach (Craig) Bagnell. That’s a great job by them. A great game plan by them. They did a great job." The Marauders did something that no opponent has done in five games against Northern this season. They repeatedly found open receivers who in turn found their way into the end zone at a rapid pace. Quarterback Logan Nelson fired

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