North Dakota State Athletics
0-2
Sam Houston State
1-1
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota State | 7 | 0 | 17 | 21 | 45 |
| Sam Houston State | 7 | 17 | 7 | 17 | 48 |
Late Field Goal Lifts Sam Houston State To 48-45 Win Over North Dakota State
9/12/2009 6:00:00 PM | Football
HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) -Freshman Miguel Antonio kicked a 24-yard field goal with 26 seconds remaining to give Sam Houston State a 48-45 non-conference victory Saturday over North Dakota State.
North Dakota State looks to rebound against Wagner College (1-1) in the home opener Sept. 19. NDSU lost two games to start the season for the first time since 1981 when Bison dropped road games at Northern Michigan and Northern Arizona.
Sam Houston drove 72 yards in 10 plays for the game-winning score.
Blake Joseph completed 24 of 36 passes for 482 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Bearkats (1-1). Wide receiver Jason Madkins caught six passes for 239 yards and one TD. James Aston had touchdown runs of 1 and 2 yards and caught an 18-yard TD pass from Joseph.
Nick Mertens completed 14 of 26 passes to eight different receivers for 231 yards and three touchdowns for the Bison (0-2). Pat Paschall ran 20 times for 176 yards and a touchdown. He topped his career-high for the second straight week and has six career 100-yard efforts.
Sam Houston State piled up 620 total yards to 419 for North Dakota State.
Team Stats
NDSU 0, SHSU 7
SHSU - James Aston 1 yd run (Miguel Antonio kick), 8 plays, 73 yards, TOP 3:45
NDSU 7, SHSU 7
NDSU - Garrett Bruhn 10 yd pass from Nick Mertens (Shawn Bibeau kick) 10 plays, 53 yards, TOP 5:20
NDSU 7, SHSU 14
SHSU - James Aston 18 yd pass from Blake Joseph (Miguel Antonio kick) 9 plays, 80 yards, TOP 3:32
NDSU 7, SHSU 21
SHSU - Chris Poullard 3 yd run (Miguel Antonio kick), 9 plays, 87 yards, TOP 4:09
NDSU 7, SHSU 24
SHSU - Miguel Antonio 48 yd field goal 7 plays, 37 yards, TOP 1:16
NDSU 14, SHSU 24
NDSU - Pat Paschall 51 yd run (Shawn Bibeau kick), 3 plays, 68 yards, TOP 1:11
NDSU 14, SHSU 31
SHSU - James Aston 2 yd run (Miguel Antonio kick), 5 plays, 89 yards, TOP 2:22
NDSU 17, SHSU 31
NDSU - Shawn Bibeau 32 yd field goal 8 plays, 46 yards, TOP 3:22
NDSU 24, SHSU 31
NDSU - Titus Mack 63 yd pass from Nick Mertens (Shawn Bibeau kick) 1 plays, 63 yards, TOP 0:13
NDSU 31, SHSU 31
NDSU - Nick Mertens 7 yd run (Shawn Bibeau kick), 7 plays, 51 yards, TOP 3:40
NDSU 31, SHSU 38
SHSU - Jason Madkins 46 yd pass from Blake Joseph (Miguel Antonio kick) 2 plays, 67 yards, TOP 0:38
NDSU 37, SHSU 38
NDSU - M. Voigtlander 53 yd pass from Nick Mertens (Shawn Bibeau kickfailed) 2 plays, 75 yards, TOP 0:38
NDSU 37, SHSU 45
SHSU - Blake Joseph 2 yd run (Miguel Antonio kick), 9 plays, 72 yards, TOP 3:57
NDSU 45, SHSU 45
NDSU - Nick Mertens 1 yd run (Nick Mertens rush), 4 plays, 30 yards, TOP 1:44
NDSU 45, SHSU 48
SHSU - Miguel Antonio 24 yd field goal 10 plays, 72 yards, TOP 2:11
