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Wolves take down Duluth on last-second field goal

Northern State University’s Jeremy Caruso (36) sets to kick the ball out of the hold of teammate Rthan Barnett (10) on a field goal attempt during a game against University of Sioux Falls earlier this season at Dacotah Bank Stadium. Caruso kicked a game-winning field goal Saturday in a victory over Minnesota-Duluth. Photo by John Davis taken 9/7/202
DULUTH, Minn. - For the second straight week, Northern State came up with a key play in the closing seconds to defeat a foe for the first time in about a decade. The latest thrilling victory came Saturday when Jeremy Caruso kicked a game-winning 38-yard field goal on the final play to seal a 24-21 win over Minnesota-Duluth in Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference football action. It was NSU's first win over the Bulldogs since 2015. Last week, the Wolves stopped a two-point conversion with six seconds left to defeat Bemidji State for the first time since 2014. "What a day for our football program. I'm so proud of our guys," said Northern coach Mike Schmidt. "They came to play today." The Wolves jumped in front 14-0 on touchdowns from Wyatt Block and Ty Wiley, before Duluth scored on the final play of the half. Hank Kraft scored on the first play of the fourth quarter only to have Duluth respond with back-to-back touchdowns knotting the score at 21-21. The game-winnin

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