FAYETTE, Iowa -- Minot State fell 33-22 to Upper Iowa on the road Saturday afternoon in Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference play.

The Upper Iowa improved to 1-7 on the year while the Beavers fell to 0-8 overall.

Ali Mohamed totaled 75 yards to lead the MSU's ground attack and added one touchdown in the game. Evan Lovett also tacked on 36 yards and one touchdown on the ground, picking up 4 yards per carry.

Nathan Young reeled in four catches for 48 yards.

Carson Cayko led the Minot State defense with seven tackles, including one for a loss, while Minot State's defense held up against Upper Iowa's offense, allowing just 318 total yards.

Minot State scored first and opened a 3-0 lead with 9:23 remaining in the first quarter on a 32-yard Dillon Fedor field goal.

Upper Iowa then scored to take a 14-3 lead before the MSU put a touchdown on the board to cut into the lead and make it a 14-10 game.

After Upper Iowa scored to expand its lead to 20-10, Minot State scored again with 9:47 left in the third quarter to narrow the advantage and make it a 20-13 game.

Upper Iowa scored to increase its lead to 26-13 before the MSU got on the scoreboard again with a safety, then later with Lovett's touchdown to close the gap and make it a 33-22 game. Neither team scored again in the game.

» Upper Iowa outgained Minot State 318-291 in the contest.
» Minot State had their highest scoring quarters in the second and the fourth periods, when they put up seven points in each.
» Minot State converted 6 of 16 third downs while Upper Iowa was successful on 6 of 13.
» Minot State went 1-for-1 on fourth down, converting on 100 percent of attempts.
» Minot State won the time of possession battle 27:16 to 20:48.
» Darryl Overstreet Jr. led the Upper Iowa passing attack, completing 15 of his 22 attempts for 185 yards and two touchdowns.
» Eddie Burgess was Upper Iowa's leading receiver with 60 yards and two touchdowns.

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