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The Minnesota State University Moorhead football team hits the road this week to face Wayne State in a Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference matchup. Game time is 1 p.m. at Bob Cunningham Field in Wayne, Neb.

Live audio, with Dragon broadcasters Steve d'Eustachio and Larry Scott on the call, can be heard at msumdragons.com.

MSUM is 0-2 overall and in the NSIC entering the game while Wayne State is 1-1 overall and in the league.

Series history
The Dragons will meet Wayne State for a 22nd time and hold a 12-9 lead in the all-time series. The first meeting in the series took place in 1960 with the Wildcats winning, 21-7. The latest meeting came in 2012 when the Dragons fell to Wayne State, 49-6 to open the season. MSUM's last win came in 2007 when the Dragons won 42-18.

Last five meetings
2012-Wayne State 49, MSU Moorhead 6 (in Moorhead, Minn.)
2009-Wayne State 41, MSU Moorhead 0 (in Moorhead, Minn.)
2008-Wayne State 28, MSU Moorhead 21 (in Wayne, Neb.)
2007-MSU Moorhead 42, Wayne State 18 (Wayne, Neb.)
2006-Wayne State 24, MSU Moorhead 21 (in Moorhead, Minn.)

The Head Coaches
Steve Laqua is in his fourth season as MSUM's head coach with a record of 7-28 at the school, while Dan McLaughlin is in his 10th season as Wayne State's head coach with a record of 55-48 at the school.

About MSUM
The Dragons are coming off of a 69-13 loss to No. 4-ranked Minnesota State last Saturday in Moorhead. It is the highest-ranked opponent MSUM has faced in the Steve Laqua era.

Junior running back Zayne Medhaug leads the Dragons – and the NSIC – at 239 rushing yards. He has two touchdowns. Junior quarterback Jake Hodge has rushed for 138 yards and a touchdown. Hodge has thrown for 439 yards and three touchdowns. Junior receiver Adam Jiskra has 12 catches for 155 yards and two touchdowns, while sophomore receiver Cory Ambrose has nine catches. MSUM is averaging 229 yards per game on the ground and 261 yards per game through the air for a total of 490 yards per game of total offense. The Dragons are scoring 24.5 points per game.

Sophomore linebacker Aaron Bohl leads MSUM with 18 tackles, while junior cornerback Chris Binford has 16 tackles along with an interception. Sophomore defensive lineman Ryan Dahleen and redshirt freshman safety Abe Roehrich each have a sack. Sophomore Sheldon Jones has four pass breakups.

The Dragon defense allows 56.5 points per game and 251.5 yards per game on the ground. Teams are throwing for 316 yards per game against the Dragons, who surrender 567.6 yards per game of total offense.

About Wayne State
Wayne State is 1-1 overall and 1-1 in the league. The Wildcats lost to St. Cloud State, 43-20 on the road last week. They opened the season with a 35-13 rout of Bemidji State at home.

Alex Kline leads the Wayne State ground game with 145 yards and a touchdown through two games; he is averaging 3.9 yards per carry. Sophomore quarterback Zach Osborn has thrown for 541 yards and five touchdowns and is completing 61.5 percent of his passes. Cole McDaniel has 14 catches for 175 yards and a score while Adam Stark has 210 receiving yards. Wayne State averages 27.5 points per game and is rushing for 121.5 yards per game. The Wildcats are throwing for 270.5 yards per game.

On defense, Nick Monzu has 17 tackles, including 1.5 for loss, while Jon Davis has 13 tackles. Four different Wildcats have interceptions. Jeff Van Den Top has 4.5 sacks to lead the team and the NSIC.

Wayne State is allowing 28 points per game and giving up 188 yards per game on the ground. Teams are throwing for 146.5 yards per game against Wayne State.

More about the Dragons
Week 3 Under Laqua
MSUM is 0-3 in Week 3 games under Laqua. MSUM lost to Winona State, 65-21 in 2013, and lost to Upper Iowa, 51-33 in 2012. The Dragons fell to Upper Iowa, 45-31, in 2011 which was Laqua's first season.

Zayne Leads the Way
Medhaug leads the NSIC at 119.5 yards per game rushing. He is averaging 6.3 yards per game and also has two rushing touchdowns. Medhaug is ranked 22nd in the nation in total rushing yards with 239.

Hodge a Double Threat
Hodge continues to be one of the top all-around threats in the NSIC.  He ranks third in the league in total offense per game at 288.5 yards per game.  Hodge also is ranked sixth in the NSIC in passing yards per game at 219.5. Hodge is ranked 32nd in all of Division II in total offense per game.

Lee and Jones Ranked
Junior linebacker Chris Lee is ranked 12th in the nation in tackles for loss at 2.5 per game, which is also tied for third in the NSIC. Sophomore Sheldon Jones is ranked 23rd in passes defended at 2.0 per game and is tied for fourth in the NSIC with four overall passes defended.

All-NSIC returners
The Dragons had seven players who earned All-Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference honors a year ago, and all seven return.

That includes junior wide receiver Adam Jiskra, who was a first-team selection a year ago. Also returning for the Dragons are junior quarterback Jake Hodge (All-NSIC second team), junior running back Zayne Medhaug (All-NSIC second team),  sophomore wide receiver Cory Ambrose (All-NSIC second team), junior linebacker Chris Lee (honorable mention), junior offensive lineman Troy Peterson (honorable mention) and defensive lineman Ryan Dahleen (honorable mention).

2014 Captains
MSUM's senior linebacker Lomumba Ismail and sophomore linebacker Aaron Bohl are the Dragons' 2014 team captains.

No Place Like Home
Nearly half of the Dragons' 2014 roster is from Minnesota, as 42 players hail from the Land of 10,000 Lakes.  The next state is neighboring North Dakota with 18 players.

Another 100 for Jiskra
Junior wide receiver Adam Jiskra recorded the eighth 100-yard receiving game of his career during the loss at Upper Iowa. Jiskra had nine catches for 135 yards. He is now fifth all-time in school history with 117 career receptions.

Stalwarts Up Front
Senior Kasey Groettum and juniors Bennen Bierman and Troy Peterson have each started all 24 games over the past two-plus seasons on the offensive line -- combining for 72 starts during that time. Their play is among the keys to the Dragon offense's growth over the past two seasons. Groettum is in his fourth year as a starter after starting in five games as a freshman in 2011.

Picking Up Where They Left Off...
Offensively, the Dragons set eight records a year ago, and they picked up right where they left off in 2013 in their opening game at Upper Iowa. The Dragons set a new school record with 709 total yards of offense, topping the previous mark of 685 set in 2013 against Minnesota Duluth. MSUM also tied a school record with 100 offensive plays, tying the mark set against Southwest State in 1971.

Hodge and Jiskra Climbing the Charts
Hodge is now ranked second in Dragon school history with 4,380 career passing yards and trails career leader Dustin Long, who has 5,748 career yards. Jiskra is now ranked fifth all-time in career receptions with 120.