The Northern State Wolves were determined to finish what they started this time. After playing an even opening half, the Maroon and Gold dominated the final two quarters and picked up a 42-21 win over Winona State. The Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference football victory came in front of more than 7,000 spectators on Gypsy Days at Dacotah Bank Stadium and snapped a brief two-game slide. "It was just so humbling whether we were 0-5 or 5-0 or 2-3 there was going to be 7,000 people here today and what that does for a football program, what that does for a group of guys, the energy that brings, it’s really hard to measure that," said Northern coach Mike Schmidt. "I guess you can measure it as 42 points against Winona, because that was a defense that was playing really well. That energy that our guys were able to have from that crowd and from the atmosphere today was unbelievable." The two teams had battled to a 14-14 halftime tie and the Warriors were slightly ahead in total