But Preston stepped in front of Giles' pass over the middle with 53 seconds left, picking it off and sealing the come-from-behind victory. We really needed this."ĭakota State threatened on its final drive – taking advantage of two 15-yard VCSU penalties – and moved the ball to the Vikings' 38-yard line. "The offensive line blocked great," said Duilio, who had 118 of his yards on the final two drives. The extra point by Lucas Norblom put the Vikings ahead 32-24 with 1:58 to go. Duilio carried the ball all eight plays of the drive, capping the 50-yard touchdown drive with a 10-yard run.
The Vikings took over at the 50-yard line after a short punt, and Duilio and the offensive line went to work again. VCSU's defense stepped up with a three-and-out stop on Dakota State's next drive. "Colby did a great job of taking (the high snap) and knowing he couldn't get it down, and then running it in." "That was a fire drill," VCSU coach Dennis McCulloch said of the two-point conversion. The snap on the extra point attempt came in high, so holder Colby Lum made a quick decision to run with the ball and found the pylon for a go-ahead two-point conversion – putting the Vikings up 25-24. Duilio punched in a 3-yard touchdown run with 6:08 remaining, capping off a 10-play, 95-yard drive that saw Duilio rack up 68 yards on five carries. The Viking offense responded by taking the ball the length of the field for a go-ahead score. But after Dakota State drove to the VCSU 9-yard line, Jawuan Pugh forced Dakota State quarterback Jacob Giles to fumble and Ben Bruenjes recovered for VCSU at the 5-yard line. The Trojans led 21-10 at halftime and held a 24-17 lead entering the fourth quarter. Dakota State drops to 3-4 overall and 1-2 in conference play. Valley City State improves to 4-3 overall and 2-2 in the North Star Athletic Association with the home victory. Jacob Duilio rushed for 194 yards and three touchdowns as Valley City State rallied in the fourth quarter Saturday for a 32-24 victory over Dakota State University.Īfter the Vikings stormed back from a 24-17 fourth-quarter deficit with two touchdown runs by Duilio, senior linebacker Ethen Preston sealed the victory with an interception – picking off Dakota State at the VCSU 22-yard line with 53 seconds to play.