NO. 6/8 North Dakota Rallies Late, Comes Up Short in Overtime at South Dakota

VERMILLION, S.D. (UND Athletics)– No. 6/8 North Dakota fell to No. 8/6 South Dakota, 26-23, in an overtime thriller Saturday at the DakotaDome. The Fighting Hawks (6-3, 3-2 MVFC) erased a 17-point halftime deficit by outscoring the Coyotes (7-2, 4-1 MVFC) 17-0 in the second half but the home team was able to pull out the victory with a touchdown in the extra session. The Coyotes opened the scoring with a field goal on the initial possession of the game as Bohdie Ing connected on a 47-yard field goal to give the home team an early 3-0 lead. North Dakota could not muster more than a first down on its opening possession and the Coyotes would put together an 87-yard touchdown drive the next time they had the ball. That drive was capped by a four-yard rush from the Coyotes running quarterback Jackson Proctor. On UND s next possession, the Coyotes forced a fumble as Fighting Hawk signal caller Jerry Kaminski was scrambling to evade pressure and South Dakota recovered the loose ball on the 2