Wayne State downs Minnesota-Crookston in NSIC football

By Wayne Nelson

September 14, 2017 at 10:02 PM

CROOKSTON-Wayne (Neb.) State scored three touchdowns in the final three minutes of the second quarter to down Minnesota-Crookston 33-14 on Thursday night in a Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference game.

The loss dropped UMC to 0-3 while Wayne improved to 2-1.

The Golden Eagles scored first when Adam Connette hauled in a 2-yard pass from Joseph Nava with 8:21 left in the first quarter.

Connette scored again in the fourth quarter on a 9-yard pass from Nava.

Minnesota-Crookston running back Kevin Evans runs through Wayne State (Neb.) defenders Odessa Clark (25) DeWayne Scott (33) and Kolbie Foster (32) in the first half Thursday in Crookston. Wayne State won 33-14. photo by Eric Hylden/Grand Forks Herald

By Wayne Nelson

Wayne Nelson is the sports editor at the Herald.

He has been with the Grand Forks Herald since 1995, serving as the UND football and basketball beat writer as well as serving as the sports editor.

He is a UND graduate and has been writing sports since the late 1970s.

Follow him on Twitter @waynenelsongf. You can reach him at (701) 780-1268 or wnelson@gfherald.com.

Wayne State downs Minnesota-Crookston in NSIC football

CROOKSTON--Wayne (Neb.) State scored three touchdowns in the final three minutes of the second quarter to down Minnesota-Crookston 33-14 on Thursday night in a Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference game. The loss dropped UMC to 0-3 while Wayne ...