GRAND FORKS, N.D. – No. 8/10 North Dakota pulled away from Indiana State in the second half following a 20-point third quarter as the Sycamores fell on the road in Missouri Valley Football play on Saturday afternoon inside the Alerus Center, 46-17.
Rashad Rochelle recorded his first 100-yard receiving game of the 2025 season with four catches for 113 yards, while
Keshon Singleton hauled in a seven-yard touchdown pass for the Sycamores (2-6, 0-4) during a third quarter swing that featured two Indiana State defensive turnovers.
BJ Wuest added a tipped punt and returned the ball 16 yards for a touchdown in the fourth quarter to highlight the Indiana State scoring efforts.
North Dakota (6-2) utilized a balanced offensive attack in the game recording 300 passing yards from Jerry Kaminski and 104 rushing yards from Sawyer Seidl to control the MVFC matchup. Kaminski added four touchdown passes, targeting Caden Dennis, BJ Fleming, Seidl, and Nathan Hromadka for scores, while Seidl and Kaminski both recorded rushing scores on the ground.
Kimal Clark had a team-high 12 tackles and added a fumble recovery in the third quarter for the Sycamores.
Jerome Robinson added a career-high 11 stops and a forced fumble, while Nic Yatkso recorded his first interception of the season. The Sycamores were active on the defensive line with
Shane Bennett (2), Kolten Gajewksi, and
Sirmaine Campbell all recording pass breakups at the line of scrimmage.
Malachi McNeal led the North Dakota defensive efforts with five tackles, including a tackle-for-loss. Avery Scott had four pass breakups, while Antonio Bluiett and Jonnie Wiltshire both finished with interceptions.
Sebastian Lopez added a 46-yard field goal for the Sycamores in the loss.
News & Notes
- Rashad Rochelle posted Indiana State's first 100-yard receiving effort of the 2025 season as the senior wide receiver hauled in four receptions for 113 yards. Key to his day included a 73-yard catch in the third quarter that led to a seven-yard KeShon Singleton receiving touchdown.
- Rochelle's 100-yard game marked the second 100-yard receiving effort of his Indiana State career and first since he recorded 105 receiving yards on 10 catches last season on November 16, 2024, against Illinois State.
- Kimal Clark's 12-tackle game on Saturday afternoon marked his team-leading sixth double-digit tackling game of 2025 and gives him a team-high 85 tackles through the first eight games of the season.
- Jerome Robinson's career-high 11 tackles made him the sixth different Indiana State player to reach double-digit tackles on the season.
- Nic Yatsko's third-quarter pick marked his first collegiate interception and made him the fifth different Sycamore (Ahmond Glass, Jorge Valdes, Jayden Childers, Robinson) to record an interception in 2025.
- Clark recorded his team-leading second fumble recovery of 2025 after staying in-bounds on the loose ball punched out by Jerome Robinson in the third quarter.
- The Sycamore defensive line was active throughout the day with four of Indiana State's six pass breakups in the game.
- Plez Lawrence paced the Sycamores' rushing efforts on the day with five carries for 37 yards.
- KeShon Singleton recorded his second receiving touchdown of the season, moving him into a tie for first on the team with both Rashad Rochelle and Plez Lawrence.
- Rochelle's 73-yard reception in the third quarter marked a career-long for the Sycamore wide receiver and was Indiana State's third-longest play from scrimmage in the 2025 season, sitting behind Nick Osho's 79-yard touchdown rush at Montana (Sept. 20) and Plez Lawrence's 75-yard touchdown reception against McKendree (Aug. 28).
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Up Next
Indiana State continues conference play on the road next weekend as the Sycamores travel to Brookings, S.D. to take on South Dakota State on Saturday, November 1, at Dana J. Dykehouse Stadium. Kickoff is set for 3 p.m. ET and will be carried live on ESPN+ and 105.5 The Legend.
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