North Dakota surges past Southern Utah, 36-18

Southern Utah wide receiver Judd Cockett (80) runs with the ball in the T-birds’ 36-18 loss to North Dakota at Alerus Center in Grand Forks, N.D., on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2019. | Courtesy SUU Athletics Strategic Communication

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Nate Ketteringham threw for two touchdowns, Luke Skokna ran for two scores, and North Dakota defeated Southern Utah 36-18 on Saturday.

Ketteringham finished 22 of 31 for 286 yards. Skokna carried 11 times for 114 yards. Noah Wanzek had six receptions for 100 yards for the Fighting Hawks (7-4), who finished 6-0 at home this season.

Skokna’s 28-yard run late in the third quarter helped North Dakota extend its 20-18 lead and his 34-yard run in the fourth capped the scoring. Brady Leach kicked three field goals for UND.

After falling behind 7-0, Southern Utah (3-9) took a 15-7 lead in the second quarter on a Thomas Duckett 1-yard run and an 18-yard Duckett TD catch from Chris Helbig. However, the Thunderbirds would only add Kekoa Sasaoka’s 47-yard field goal in the third quarter.

Helbig completed 24 of 42 passes for 258 yards.

“We’ve had a tough stretch on the road, and we weren’t consistent enough,” SUU head coach Demario Warren said in a team news release. “My hats go off to those guys. The played a consistent game, took advantage of some opportunities late in that second quarter and we couldn’t recover once they got that two score lead.”

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