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Jordan White's interception was his first as a Huskie and the seventh of the season for NIU.
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Nevan Cremascoli became the fourth different quarterback to take snaps for NIU this season. The true freshman walk-on finished the game 13 of 33 for 158 yards passing while playing nearly the entire second half. He threw his first career touchdown pass to
Liam Soraghan in the third quarter and hit
Tristen Tewes for a 34-yard score for his longest completion of the night. He became the fourth Huskie to throw a touchdown pass in 2022, joining
Ethan Hampton,
Rocky Lombardi and wide receiver
Shemar Thornton.
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***Cremascoli also caught a pass from Thornton for a two-point conversion as NIU converted its fourth two-point PAT of the season (in six tries). Â
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***In his first start of the season at linebacker,
Jaden Dolphin made a career-high 15 tackles, the most tackles in a single game by a Huskie this season.
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Harrison Waylee recorded his third 100-yard rushing game of the season as he finished the game with 136 yards on 20 carries.
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***Defensive end
Izayah Green-May scored the Huskies' second defensive touchdown of the season on a 57-yard fumble recovery and return in the fourth quarter. Green-May's return was the longest since Sutton Smith had an 85-yard fumble return versus Western Michigan on November 20, 2018, and the first since Trayshon Foster recovered a fumble in the end zone against Akron on Oct. 26, 2019.
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***The Huskies' four turnovers forced (2 fumbles, one interception) were the most by NIU this year and the most since Western Michigan had four turnovers on November 26, 2019.
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***Tight end
Liam Soraghan scored his second touchdown of the season on an 11-yard reception from
Nevan Cremascoli in the third quarter.
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Nick Rattin came up with his second fumble recovery of the season in the second quarter which leads NIU.
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***Wide receiver
Shemar Thornton threw his third scoring pass of the season when he hit quarterback
Nevan Cremascoli for a two-point conversion. Thornton threw a touchdown pass at Kentucky and a two-point conversion at Ohio.   Â
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