ABERDEEN, S.D. – Minot State running back Ali Mohamed carried the load for the Beavers on Saturday with a record-setting performance, but in the end, Northern State's special teams decided the outcome.

Mohamed set a NCAA Division II single-game school record carrying the ball 35 times and tied the NCAA D-II school record with four rushing touchdowns, helping lead Minot State to a 12-point advantage in the fourth quarter before the Wolves rallied late for a 36-35 victory in NSIC North Division football.

Mohamed's fourth rushing touchdown of the day, a 9-yard scamper with 3 minutes, 26 seconds left in the third quarter put the Beavers (0-7 overall, 0-3 NSIC North) on top 35-23, and poised for victory.

But Northern State (5-2, 1-1) rallied with an early fourth-quarter score, then after an interception, the host Wolves took a 36-35 lead.

The Beavers, led by Mohamed on the ground who finished with a career-high 212 yards rushing, drove to the Northern State 21-yard line where the drive stalled, so Minot State lined up for a potential 38-yard, game-winning field goal.

That attempt was blocked by Northern State's Taylor Hojer, though, as the Wolves took over possession of the ball and were able to run out the clock for the dramatic win.

Mohamed's big performance broke the single-game rushing attempt record of 29 set by Jarvis Mustipher against St. Cloud State on Oct 17, 2015, and his four touchdowns tied the single-game record of four scores by Ben Zahniser against the University Minnesota Crookston on Oct 22, 2016.

While he led the way offensively for Minot State, quarterback Dawson Macleary completed 17-of-28 passes for 230 yards and a touchdowns, and tight end Jaxon Lundeen was McCleary's top target with four receptions for 57 yards and that one touchdown catch.

Defensively, Caleb Ness had seven tackles to lead the way while Logan Krueger and DJ Schneidel teamed up for the lone quarterback sack by the Beavers.

Minot State now returns home for two weekends in a row as they host Upper Iowa University next Saturday, Oct. 23, at 11 a.m., then entertain the No. 18th-ranked University of Minnesota Duluth on Oct. 30 at 1 p.m.