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ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Northern Michigan football team was defeated by the St. Thomas Tommies 56-14 on Saturday afternoon.
The Wildcats trailed 15-7 after one, but a three-touchdown second quarter from the Tommies had them ahead 35-7 at the break. NMU scored the lone touchdown in the third, but St. Thomas closed the door with three more in the final quarter.
Wilson Ptacek scored both of Northern's touchdowns, hauling in three receptions for 60 yards. NMU totaled 333 yards of offense, led by Noah Dobert with 27 carries for 142 yards. Liam Oczkowski was 12-of-18 for 134 yards and a touchdown, while Duke Shovald also had a connection with Ptacek for a score.
The Wildcats turned the ball over four times, three of them being fumbles. Jax Hertel recorded an interception on the defensive end, accounting for UST's lone turnover.
UST's Nicholas Peipert threw for 270 yards and two touchdowns while running another in. Running back Gabriel Abel ran eight times, three of which found the end zone.
Northern is now 0-3 on the season as they return home for the next two games. The Tommies improved to 2-1.
