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Northern Illinois Huskies at Ball State Cardinals

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23 - 25
3-5, 2-1 Home

Career-best 52-yard FG by Jackson Courville gives Ball State 25-23 win over Northern Illinois

Northern Illinois Huskies vs. Ball State Cardinals: Full Highlights

Kanon Woodill kicked a 47-yard field goal with 18 seconds left to give the Huskies their only lead, 23-22 but Kadin Semonza completed passes of 34 yards to Malcolm Gillie and 5 yards to Tanner Koziol to put the Ball at the NIU 35 with 5 seconds to go.

It capped a wild finish that saw a wide-open Skyler Gill, who had seven receptions for 125 yards and a touchdown, drop a two-point conversion that would have pulled Northern Illinois into a 22-20 tie with 4:57 to play. But after a tipped-ball interception put Ball State at the NIU 23 with 2:26 to play, Santana Banner blocked Courville's potential clinching 33-yard field goal with 1:51 to go.

Semonza was 20-of-33 passing for 211 yards with two touchdown passes to Kaziol for the Cardinals (3-5, 2-2 Mid-American Conference). A 3-yard connection opened the scoring. Kaziol also had a 9-yard touchdown among his nine catches for 78 yards.

Courville had field goals of 24 and 47 yards, a yard shy of his career best at the time, to help Ball State take a 19-14 lead at the half. A 50-yard field goal in the third quarter made it 22-14.

Ethan Hampton was 18-of-33 passing for the Huskies (4-4, 1-3), including a 54-yard scoring connection with Thompson. Antario Brown ran for two touchdowns, a 34-yarder to tie the game at 7 and a 6-yard run that pulled NIU within 22-20.

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Scoring Summary

BALL TD 1st Period 10:26 Tanner Koziol 3 Yd pass from Kadin Semonza (Jackson Courville Kick)
NIU TD 1st Period 0:49 Antario Brown 34 Yd Run (Kanon Woodill Kick)
BALL FG 2nd Period 12:44 Jackson Courville 24 Yd Field Goal
BALL FG 2nd Period 9:40 Jackson Courville 47 Yd Field Goal
BALL TD 2nd Period 1:51 Tanner Koziol 6 Yd pass from Kadin Semonza (Jackson Courville PAT failed)
NIU TD 2nd Period 1:12 Cam Thompson 54 Yd pass from Ethan Hampton (Kanon Woodill Kick)
BALL FG 4th Period 8:52 Jackson Courville 50 Yd Field Goal
NIU TD 4th Period 4:57 Antario Brown 6 Yd Run (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)
NIU FG 4th Period 0:15 Kanon Woodill 47 Yd Field Goal
BALL FG 4th Period 0:02 Jackson Courville 52 Yd Field Goal

Statistics

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22 1st Downs 21
6-13 3rd down efficiency 10-18
0-1 4th down efficiency 0-0
374 Total Yards 392
232 Passing 222
25/43 Comp/Att 21/34
5.4 Yards per pass 6.5
142 Rushing 170
24 Rushing Attempts 41
5.9 Yards per rush 4.1
3-30 Penalties 5-50
4 Turnovers 0
2 Fumbles lost 0
2 Interceptions thrown 0
25:08 Possession 34:52

Game Information

Scheumann Stadium

Location: Muncie, IN
Attendance: 15,318 · Capacity:
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