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MOORHEAD, Minn. --  The Minnesota State University Moorhead football team will look for its fourth straight win on Saturday when it plays at No. 13-ranked St. Cloud State. Game time is at 1 p.m. on Saturday at Husky Stadium in St. Cloud, Minn.
 
MSUM (4-6, 4-2 NSIC North Division) won its third straight game last weekend with a 35-17 victory over Bemidji State. St Cloud State improved to 9-1 on the year with a 38-14 rout of Minot State, which was the Huskies' fifth straight win.
 
A win Saturday for the Dragons would be:
--their fourth consecutive win, which would be their longest winning streak since 1999 when the Dragons won five in a row
--would be their first win over St. Cloud State since 1983.
--would give them a 5-2 mark in the NSIC North Division and put them in second place.
--would be their fifth win of 2013 and be the most wins since the Dragons won six in 2006.
 
Head Coaches
Steve Laqua is in his third season as MSUM's head coach with a record of 7-25, while Scott Underwood is in his sixth season as SCSU's head coach with a record of 49-19 at the school.
 
Series History
MSUM and St. Cloud State will meet for a 58th time with the Huskies holding a 32-23-2 lead in a series which dates back to 1920.
 
Previous five meetings:
2012: St. Cloud State 39, MSU Moorhead 37 (in Moorhead, Minn.)
2011: St. Cloud State 47, MSU Moorhead 14 (in St. Cloud, Minn.)
2010: St. Cloud State 42, MSU Moorhead 16 (in Moorhead)
2009: St. Cloud State 47, MSU Moorhead 0 (in Moorhead)
2008: St. Cloud State 42, MSU Moorhead 7
Last MSUM win: 1983- MSUM 22, St. Cloud State 21
 
About MSU Moorhead
A 28-point outburst in the fourth quarter propelled MSUM to a 35-17 win over Bemidji State in the Battle for the Axe. The Dragons trailed 17-7 entering the fourth quarter but scored 28 unanswered points to secure their first win over the Beavers since 2008. Sophomore quarterback Jake Hodge threw for 286 yards and two scores and also rushed for 144 yards and two scores. Sophomore receiver Adam Jiskra caught seven passes for 119 yards and a score. On defense, senior defensive lineman Mike Mann had a fumble recovery while sophomore Chris Binford had an interception.
 
MSUM averages 32.3 points per game and rushes for 175.1 yards per game and throws for 283.3. Hodge has thrown for 1,979 yards and 20 touchdowns -- along with only four interceptions -- in seven starts this year. He has also rushed for 605 yards and 11 touchdowns. Junior Brandon Schell has rushed for 511 yards and two scores while sophomore Zayne Medhaug has 430 rushing yards and three scores despite missing three games with an injury. Jiskra has 59 catches for 914 yards and 10 touchdowns, while redshirt freshman Cory Ambrose has 52 catches for 874 yards and six touchdowns.
 
The Dragon defense allows 39.2 points per game, while allowing 254.6 yards per game on the ground and 214.3 yards per game through the air. Sophomore Chris Lee has 76 tackles -- including a team-best 10.5 for loss -- to lead the defense, while sophomore Chris Binford has 69 tackles and 12 pass breakups. Redshirt freshman Jesse Beilke has 68 tackles, while redshirt freshman Brandon Nelson leads with two interceptions. Redshirt freshman Aaron Bohl has three forced fumbles, tied for first in the NSIC, to go along with 60 tackles. Redshirt freshman Ryan Dahleen leads with five sacks.
 
About St. Cloud State
St. Cloud State comes into Saturday's game with a five-game winning streak; the Huskies rolled to a 38-14 rout of Minot State last Saturday at home. Ledell White rushed for 83 yards and two scores while quarterback Phillip Klaphake threw for 200 yards and two touchdowns.  St. Cloud State's defense held Minot State to just 260 yards of total offense and forced three turnovers.
 
The Huskies average 37.2 points per game on offense. They rush for 190 yards per game and throw for 237.5. St. Cloud State has a balanced running attack with four players having rushed for 300 yards or more, led by Michael Walker with 526 yards and 11 touchdowns and Klaphake with 474 yards and eight touchdowns. Klaphake has thrown for 2,275 yards and 20 touchdowns. Damon Treat leads the St. Cloud State receiving corps with 36 catches for 504 yards and three touchdowns.  
 
On defense, SCSU allows an NSIC-best 15.0 points per game. The Huskies surrender 147.7 yards per game through the air and 156.8 yards per game on the ground. Eric Poggenburg has 73 tackles, including 10 for loss, to lead the St. Cloud State defense while Jack Moro, who leads the NSIC with seven interceptions, has 71. Bo Putrah has six sacks for the Huskies.
 
Top Tandem
Sophomore Adam Jiskra and redshirt freshman Cory Ambrose have combined to form one of the top receiving tandems in the NSIC.  Their 1,788 combined receiving yards are the most of any tandem in the league, and their 16 touchdowns are tied for second-most of any tandem. Their 111 combined receptions are tied for second in the league, trailing only Upper Iowa's Lucas Hefty and Derek Giesking, who have 121 combined.  Jiskra leads the NSIC at 91.4 receiving yards per game with Ambrose third at 87.4  Jiskra is fourth in receptions per game (5.9) with Ambrose eighth at 5.20.  Jiskra is 26th in the nation in receiving touchdowns (10), 29th in receiving yards (914) and 34th in receiving yards per game (91.4).

Sack Attack
After recording just six sacks through the first seven games, MSUM's pass rush has stepped up with 13 sacks in the last three games, led by four from redshirt freshman Ryan Dahleen, who leads the team with five sacks overall on the season. Junior Ross Montgomery and sophomore Steve Schutz each have two sacks during those games for MSUM.
 
Hodge + Ambrose = Records
The passing combination of quarterback Jake Hodge to receiver Cory Ambrose has proved to be explosive -- and record-setting -- this season. Hodge and Ambrose connected on a 92-yard scoring pass  in the win over Minot State, which set the record for the longest pass play in school history.  In addition, Ambrose set a school record for receiving yards in a game with 237 in a loss to Minnesota-Duluth, with all of the passes coming from Hodge.
 
Hodge Ranked Nationally
Starting with the game against Concordia-St. Paul on Sept. 28, sophomore quarterback Jake Hodge's play has been stellar.  In his last six starts (he missed the Minnesota Crookston game with an injury), Hodge has completed 145-of-243 passes for 1,992 yards, 19 touchdowns and two interceptions. For the season, Hodge ranks fourth nationally in points responsible per game (25.0), seventh in total offense (358.8 yards per game), 11th in points responsible for (176), 28th in the nation in pass efficiency (146.1), and 22nd in passing yards per game (283.1).
 
Week 11 Under Laqua
The Dragons are 0-2 in Week 11 games under Head Coach Steve Laqua. The Dragons lost to St. Cloud State, 47-14 in 2011 and also fell to the Huskies, 39-37 a year ago at Alex Nemzek Stadium.
 
First Down Record
MSUM set a new school record with 33 first downs in the win over Bemidji State, breaking the mark of 32 that was set against Winona State in 1977.
 
500 Club
MSUM is averaging 464.4 yards per game on offense. The Dragons have had four games of 500 yards or more in total offense, including the school-record setting 685 yards against nationally-ranked Minnesota Duluth on Oct. 12. The Dragons have recorded at least  431 yards of offense or more in seven of their 10 games this year.
 
MSUM Practice Players of the Day
Here are last week's MSUM practice players of the day (given out on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday practices)
Tuesday, Nov. 5 - Jared Fischer (DB)
Wednesday, Nov. 6 - Lane Puckett (OL)
Thursday, Nov. 7 - Mike Mann (DL)