NORMAL, Ill. – No. 1 ranked North Dakota State (5-0, 1-0 MVFC) took advantage of early mistakes by No. 6 Illinois State (3-2, 0-1 MVFC) and ran away with a 37-3 win over the Redbirds as part of Family Weekend at Hancock Stadium on Saturday.
How It Happened:
• After a fumble on the first drive of the game by the Redbirds, North Dakota State found the end zone on a 35-yard pass from Trey Lance to Noah Gindorff to make it 7-0 … less than three minutes later, a 53-yard run by Ty Brooks made it a two-score game at 13-0 after a failed two-point attempt by the Bison.