It appeared that Northern State had a game won in the last few seconds, but Minnesota State Moorhead made an early season "play of the year" to change that.
The Augustana Vikings gave Jerry Olszewski a win in his first game as head coach.
The Vikings raced out to a 41-7 halftime lead, then held off Minnesota State-Moorhead 41-28 in the season opener for both teams at Kirkeby-Over Stadium.
Minnesota State-Moorhead used a 13-3 run midway through the second half to defeat Sioux Falls 62-50 in the first round of the NSIC basketball tournament Wednesday in Moorhead.
The University of Sioux Falls women's soccer team fell to Minnesota State University-Moorhead, 2-0 Saturday afternoon in Sioux Falls. Two MSUM goals in the first 15 minutes of the game proved to be the final score.
The University of Sioux Falls racked up 472 yards of total offense on the way to 45-10 win over Minnesota State-Moorhead in the Cougars' home opener Saturday at Bob Young Field.