BEMIDJI, Minn. - Bemidji State sophomore wide receiver Anthony Schreiber (Berkeley, Ill.) hauled in a game-high eight passes for a career-high 115 yards and a touchdown, and rushed for 14 yards and a second touchdown to help lift BSU past Minnesota State, 28-23.

Schreiber scored both of his touchdowns during a 21-point second-quarter outburst which saw the Beavers score on three consecutive possessions.

With nine seconds to play in the first quarter, Minnesota State’s Kevin Adams intercepted BSU quarterback Nathan Sannes (Fertile, Minn.) at the MSU two yard line, and the Mavericks went three-and-out on the ensuing possession and punted to give BSU the ball in Maverick territory, at the 38 yard line.

BSU needed six plays to score on the short field, with Alvaro Carvajal (San Francisco, Calif.) scoring from one yard out to put the Beavers on top, 7-3, with 11:41 to play in the second quarter.

After consecutive sacks of MSU quarterback Jamie Van Den Elzen on the next Minnesota State drive which forced a punt on 4th and 22, BSU again took over in plus territory at the Maverick 45.

BSU needed four plays to score, capped by a 20-yard touchdown run from Schreiber on a reverse. Michael McDonald’s extra point was blocked, leaving BSU with a 13-3 edge. The block snapped McDonald’s streak of 28 consecutive successful PAT kicks; he had not missed since Oct. 2, 2004 against Southwest Minnesota State.

The Mavericks went three-and-out on their next possession, and BSU took the punt 75 yards in seven plays. Schreiber again capped off the scoring drive, hauling in a 37-yard pass from Sannes. Sannes hit tight end Dan Nagengast (Plymouth, Minn.) for the two-point conversion to put BSU on top, 21-3, with 2:39 to play in the first half.

MSU’s Tyrell Smith returned a punt 88 yards for a touchdown in the final seconds of the first half, but BSU’s Zach Stafford (Fergus Falls, Minn.) blocked the PAT attempt to leave the Beavers with a 21-9 advantage heading into halftime.

Minnesota State drew within five points on a two-yard run by Sean Treasure with 30 seconds to play in the third quarter, but could get no closer.

Tyler Olson (Alvarado, Minn.) scored from three yards out to cap a 12-play, 65-yard drive at 10:41 of the fourth quarter

Neither team was able to get any semblance of a running game going on the day. Minnesota State was held to just 87 net yards on 39 carreis (2.2 yards/rush), with pre-season All-America selection Treasure held to just 42 yards on 20 carries. The Beavers were held to 98 yards rushing on 42 carries; it marked the first time BSU had been held under 100 rushing yards since Oct. 11, 2003 when Winona State held BSU to 97 net yards.

Sannes led the Beavers with 47 yards on 12 carries, while Olson generated 30 yards on 17 carries with one touchdown.

The victory was BSU’s third in a row in its series with Minnesota State, extending its longest winning streak in the series since four consecutive wins from 1962-65. The win improved BSU to 14-26-2 in 42 all-time meetings with the Mavericks.

Bemidji State improved to 2-0 on the season with the win, marking the team’s sixth 2-0 start in 10 seasons under head coach Jeff Tesch and the 19th in 80 years of football. BSU is 2-0 for a third consecutive year, tying a school record. Minnesota State fell to 1-3 on the year. BSU is back in action on Saturday, Sept. 17, when it wraps up non-conference play at Wisconsin-River Falls. Kickoff is slated for 1:00 p.m. Central time.

NOTES: Nathan Sannes extended his own school record by throwing a touchdown pass in his 13th consecutive game... Sannes now has 3,002 career passing yards, becoming the seventh BSU quarterback to reach the 3,000-yard milestone... BSU improved to 7-3 in home openers under Jeff Tesch and 35-31 in home openers since 1938... BSU’s school-record streak of consecutive games with a point scored extends to 79... Tyler Olson scored his 16th career rushing touchdown, moving him into sixth on the BSU career list; it was his 17th career touchdown scored, moving him into a tie with Chad Postal for 10th on the BSU career list... Zach Stafford had a career-high 2.5 sacks and a career-high 3.0 tackles for loss... James Midboe had a career-high 3.0 tackles for loss.

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