THIS WEEK
Homecoming has arrived at the University of Mary! Not only is Saturday the Marauders homecoming game, it is also the 19^th Battle for the Paddle trophy game between UMary and MSU Moorhead. Tailgating starts at 12 noon. Kickoff between the Marauders and the Dragons slated for 2 pm at the MDU Resources Community Bowl in Bismarck, ND. 
 
FOLLOW LIVE

• All Marauders home games and home and away Northern Sun games are streamed live online at www.nsicnetwork.com/goumary and at www.GoUMary.com/coverage.
• Live stats and webcast links for Marauders football are available online at www.GoUMary.com/coverage
• Watch live as Voice of the Marauders Dan Doherty and Hall of Fame coach and former UMary athletic director Roger Thomas bring you the action.

 
THE RECORDS
The Marauders are 3-3 overall, 2-3 in Northern Sun play and 1-1 in the NSIC North Division… The Dragons are 4-2 overall, 3-2 in the NSIC and 1-1 in the NSIC North.
 
LAST WEEK
UMary rolled over the University of Jamestown 44-22… MSUM outlasted visiting Minot State 40-37 in overtime.
 
HOMECOMING 2025 | MARAUDERS LUNCHEON
Homecoming Weekend 2025 at the University of Mary is Oct. 10-12, featuring the Marauders hosting the Dragons in the Battle for the Paddle. Join us Friday, Oct. 10, for the Marauders Luncheon (11:45 am) at Chick's Place. Marauders football head coach Shann Schillinger is one of several speakers. Cost is $15 (Armada members at the Officer lever and higher are free). On gameday tailgating starts at 12 noon. To learn more about the weekend's events visit www.umary.edu/homecoming
 
PADDLE TROPHY
The first-ever gridiron match-up between the University of Mary and Minnesota State University Moorhead took on a little extra edge in 2006 as both schools battled for The Paddle Trophy in this "River Rivalry" game. UMary is located on the Missouri River and MSU Moorhead is on the Red River. Both are Northern Sun North Division rivals... The Paddle Trophy was developed by the student governments of the two colleges. The team that wins each year is responsible for the safekeeping and delivery of the Paddle Trophy and its case to each game between the Marauders and Dragons. The home team's student body representative will award the Paddle Trophy, which has each school's logo on opposite sides of the blade, with the score of each game being added to the winning team's side after the game... UMary won the first seven paddle games, grabbing initial possession with a 21-20 win in Bismarck in 2006. Marauders linebacker Brian Finnegan preserved the initial UMary win when he deflected a Dragons pass on a two-point conversion attempt with 1:08 remaining in the game. MSUM captured the paddle in 2013 for the first time with a 48-41 win.
 
MARAUDERS-DRAGONS HISTORY LESSON

• This is the 19th meeting between the Marauders and the Dragons
• UMary has played MSUM every season since joining NCAA Division II in 2006
• MSUM leads the series 10-8
• The Marauders won the first seven meetings
• The Dragons have won the last nine meetings
• The two schools first met in 2006, which was the start of the Paddle Trophy
• 15 times in 18 games the winning team has scored 30 or more points
• Six times the losing team has cracked 30 points and twice scored 40
• UMary is 5-4 at home and 3-6 at MSUM

 
PAST MARAUDERS-DRAGONS MEETINGS
(MSUM leads series 10-8)
2006 Mary 21 MSUM 20 - Bismarck, ND
2007 Mary 42 MSUM 31 - Moorhead, MN
2008 Mary 24 MSUM 17 OT - Bismarck, ND
2009 Mary 39 MSUM 13 - Moorhead, MN
2010 Mary 43 MSUM 17 - Bismarck, ND
2011 Mary 52 MSUM 13 - Moorhead, MN
2012 Mary 23 MSUM 7 - Bismarck, ND
2013 MSUM 48 Mary 41 - Moorhead, MN
2014 Mary 52 MSUM 45 - Bismarck, ND
2015 MSUM 37 Mary 0 - Moorhead, MN
2016 MSUM 47 Mary 16 - Bismarck, ND
2017 MSUM 51 Mary 19 - Moorhead, MN
2018 MSUM 48 Mary 20 - Bismarck, ND
2019 MSUM 47 Mary 32 - Moorhead, MN
2021 MSUM 35 Mary 31 - Moorhead, MN
2022 MSUM 40 Mary 38 – Bismarck, ND
2023 MSUM 35 UMary 7 – Moorhead, MN
2024 MSUM 52 UMary 3 – Bismarck, ND
 
PAST MARAUDERS-DRAGONS MEETINGS
2006: The Marauders and Dragons first met in the inaugural Paddle Trophy game with Mary pulling out a 21-20 win despite throwing five interceptions, including a string of four in four pass attempts. Justin Fleck ran for 96 yards and two touchdowns and Matt Wall had seven catches for 140 yards and a score. MSUM scored with 1:08 left in the game but went for a two point conversion and the win. Brian Finnegan tipped the pass in the end zone to preserve the lead and the Mary victory... 2007: Bayland Rippenkroger and Erik Kruse both scored two touchdowns in a 45-31 Mary road win... 2008: Jamal Lomax scored his 2nd TD of the day in overtime and Phil Thomas secured a 24-17 Marauders win when he knocked down a Dragons 4th down pass attempt on the final play of the game... 2009: Cameron Gatling ran for 184 yards and caught two scoring passes in a 39-13 Marauders road win. Mary outgained MSUM 379-250, including a 258-46 edge in rushing. The Marauders forced six turnovers and committed one... 2010: Craig Bagnell passed for two TDs and Jamal Lomax ran for 169 yards and two TDs in a 43-17 Marauders win. John Oyloe has two of UM's four sacks. The Marauders had a 194-40 edge in rushing... 2011: Tyler Steffan tied his school record with four TD receptions and the Marauders set a school record with 683 yards of offense in a 52-13 win. Steffan caught nine passes for 123 yards. Josh Murray ran for 216 yards on 16 carries and scored three TDs, all in the 3rd quarter, and Evan Gross ran for 107. Bagnell was 24-of-35 for 319 and four TDs... 2012: Bagnell threw for 189 yards and a TD and the Marauders defense limited the Dragons to 225 yards in a 23-7 Mary home win. Dariouse Gravely scored two TDs and Tyler Steffan had four catches for 80 yards. Grant Singer posted 3.5 tackles for loss and John Oyloe had 3.0, including two sacks... 2013: Mary lost the Paddle Trophy for the first time in a 48-41 road loss. Down 27 points in the 1st half, the Marauders rallied for a 41-41 tie in the 4th quarter. MSUM won the game on the next possession when backup QB Ryan Toelle hit Adam Jiskra for a 39 yard TD catch. MSUM outgained Mary 582-522. Bagnell was 34-of-57 for 399 yards, 5 TDs and one INT. Nick Jolliffe caught 12 passes for 148 yards and two TDs. Jiskra posted a line of 7-131-2 and Cory Ambrose was at 7-136-1. Jake Hodge was 15-of-25 for 301 and three TDs. He also ran for two TDs. Grant Singer posted 15 tackles for Mary... 2014: Zach Roberson completed 27-of-45 passes for 460 yards and a school record-tying six touchdowns plus ran for a TD in a 52-45 Mary home win. Roberson earned NSIC Offensive Player of the Week honors for his efforts. Dragons QB Demetrius Carr ran for 208 yards and passed for 188 and rallied MSUM from a 44-17 deficit to a 45-44 lead. Roberson hit Elby Pope for a 45-yard TD to win the game with 4:26 remaining. Pope caught 11-169-2. Jake East went 7-93-2 and Myron Baldoz-McArn was 4-87-1. Troy Guptill had 2.0 sacks - both on MSUM's final drive of the game - and 4.0 TFL. Preston Tescher added 12 tackles. The squads combined for 1,095 yards of offense... 2015: MSUM's Kayne Griffith bolted 72 yards for a TD on the third play of the game in a 37-0 MSUM home win. Preston Tescher made a career-high 17 tackles... 2016: Brothers Zack and Connor Graves each scored a touchdown for the Marauders in a 47-16 home loss to the Dragons. MSUM QB Demetrius Car ran for 143 yards and two TDs and passed for 166 yards and a TD. Gibson caught 10 passses for 131 yards and a TD... 2017: FR WR Luke Little and Anthony Shepherd both caught touchdowns and UMary ran for 270 yards in a 51-19 loss at MSU Moorhead. QB Garrett Weissinger ran for 92 yards a TD. Jakup Siani ran for 94 yds and 2 TDs and passed for 205 yards and a score for MSUM... 2018: Bryan Lumsden ran for 81 yards and two TDs and Chase Kopp caught a 59 yard touchdown from Garrett Wessinger for the Marauders in a 48-20 home loss. Siani threw for three TDS and ran for two for MSUM... 2019: A furious 4th quarter rally left the Marauders just short in a 47-32 road loss to the Dragons. The Marauders scored 17 straight points on a Brody Riggs field goal and two Bryan Lumsden TDs to pull within 40-32. MSUM sealed the game with a TD with 1:39 left in the game. Danny Kittner had 7 catches for 121 yards and a TD plus 242 all purpose yards. Lumsden ran for 84 yards and 2 TDs. Jordan Velarde passed for 252 yards and 2 TDs. Grady Bresnahan had 3 TD catches for MSU... 2021: In a game of two ties and five lead changes, Bryon Boll scored with 10 seconds remaining to give MSU Moorhead a 35-31 home win. Dave Small Jr. provided the Marauders a 31-28 lead with 4:33 in the game. Smal ran for 102 yards. Logan Nelson threw for 299 yards and 3 TDs. Luke Little caught 5-85-2 and Danny Kittner 10-80-1. Nate Eschleman 2 tackles for loss… 2022: Danny Kittner broke his own school record for all-purpose yardage in a game that featured five lead changes in a 40-38 MSUM win to spoil the Marauders homecoming game. Kittner caught 13 passes for 131 yards and 2 TDs and returned a kick 92 yards for a TD. In the game he broke NSIC records for career catches and yards. Dave Small Jr. ran for 130 yards and 1 TD. Johnny Tillman had two interceptions. MSUM receiver set NSIC single game record for catches with 21. He had 215 yards receiving and 3 TDs, including the winner with 4:43 to play in the game… 2023: Major Kelly had two sacks and Traivon Dyson caught 9 passes for 137 yards for UMary in a 35-7 loss at MSUM. The Marauders held a 387-344 edge in yardage but was -4 in turnovers. The Dragons started fast, scoring 21 points in the 1^st quarter… 2024: UMary held a 3-0 lead on a Kevin Powell 39 yd field goal after the first quarter before a big 2^nd quarter by visiting MSUM pushed the Dragons to a 52-3 win. Jack Stand threw for 5 TDs for MSUM. Carl Henry had 60 yards rushing for UMary.
 
GAME 6 REWIND | UMary 44 Jamestown 22
Controlling every facet of the game in a dominant opening half, the University of Mary steamrolled the University of Jamestown 44-22. Special teams, defense and offense all clicked for the Marauders in the first two quarters as UMary led 27-0 at intermission on the way to ruining homecoming for the Jimmies.

• UMary led 14-0 and ran 16 plays before Jamestown's offense touched the ball.
• Emmanuel Cody returned the opening kickoff 50 yards, leading to an Andew Trandahl 2 yard TD run.
• The Marauders then recovered an onside kick by Christian Jangula, leading to a 1 yard TD pass from Ryan Blair to Karsyn Jablonski.
• Blair would throw two more TD passes in the first half, 14 yards to Luke Bodine and 21 yards to Jablonski.
• UMary led 27-0 at half and held the advantage in rushing yards (77-14), passing yards (246-30), total yards (323-44) and first downs (19-5).
• Xavier Brackenridge scored his first collegiate TD early in the third quarter on a 12 yard run for a 34-0 UMary lead. Jack Henninger connected on a 28 yard field goal and Trandahl scored on an 8 yard run to complete the Marauders scoring.
• Blair was named the NSIC Offensive Player of the Week after completing 28-of-41 passes for 341 yards, three TDs and no interceptions.
• Brackenridge ran for 119 yards on 22 carries and one TD.
• Jablonski finished with nine catches for 103 yards and two TDs, Luke Bodine had eight catches for 89 yards and a TD and Damani Wilks caught five passes for 76 yards.
• Tuakoi Mahe paced the Marauders with six tackles. He also broke up one pass. Cameron Brusven had UMary's lone sack. Mason Phillips and Christian Artega posted tackles for loss.
• UMary generated 32 first downs and picked up 177 yards rushing, 346 passing and 523 total yards. The total yards and first downs are season-highs for the Marauders.
• Defensively the Marauders limited the Jimmies to 279 yards, including only 74 on the ground. This is the fourth time in six games UMary's defense held an opponent to under 300 yards total and less than 80 on the ground.
• This was the first Northern Sun meeting between the Marauders and the Jimmies, the first conference game between the Marauders and the Jimmies since 2004 when both programs competed in the Dakota Athletic Conference (DAC-10), and the first game vbetween the two teams in Jamestown since 2004.

 
32 FIRST DOWNS = UMARY NCAA ERA RECORD
The Marauders set an NCAA era program record for first downs with 32 against the Jimmies. UMary's previous best was 31, last accomplished in 2022 against Minnesota State University… 
 
BLAIR NAMED NSIC OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
A prolific performance over a longtime rival earned UMary quarterback Ryan Blair Northern Sun Offensive Player of the Week honors for his efforts in the Marauders 44-22 road win over the University of Jamestown. Blair passed for 341 yards and three touchdowns in the victory. He completed 28-of-41 passes and didn't throw an interception as UMary scored the first 34 points in the game. The graduate transfer from Whitworth (OR) University twice connected with Karsyn Jablonski for scoring passes (1 yard and 21 yards) sandwiched around a 14 yard scoring pass to Luke Bodine. All three touchdown passes came in the first half.  
 
MOVE THE CHAINS
The Marauders are 10^th in the country and 3^rd in the NSIC in first downs with 139 through six games.
 
POSSESSION IS 9/10^th OF THE LAW
UMary is 25^th in the country in time of possession, holding the ball for 32:43 per game.
 
AERIAL ASSAULT
The Marauders and first year offensive coordinator Taylor Kolste have created a potent passing attack. In NCAA Division II, UMary ranks:

• 21^st in passing yards/game (271.2)
• 29^th in completion percentage (64.1%)

 
THE BLAIR PITCH & CATCH PROJECT
In three starts for the Marauders this season QB Ryan Blair has exploited defenses for over 300 yards each time. In the Week 0 win over Midland, the graduate transfer from Whitworth University  passed for 303 yards and four TDs. Returning after missing three weeks due to injury, the Spokane, WA, native threw for 348 yards and two scores against Northern State. In a win at Jamestown he passed for 341 yards and three TDs without an interception to earn NSIC Offensive Player of the Week honors. In his three games the Spokane, OR, native is completing 69% of his passes (82-of-119) this season for 992 yards and nine touchdowns with just three interceptions.
 
WILKS WOWS
Damani Wilks is making his presence felt in his first season at UMary, accounting for 70+ receiving yards in each of the last four weeks. He made five catches for 79 yards against Augie, posted two catches for 70 yards and a touchdown at Southwest Minnesota State, snared six balls for 133 yards and a score against Northern State and hauled in five catches for 76 yards at Jamestown. For the season the transfer from Utah Tech has 25 catches for 429 yards and two TDs. He is 11^th in the NSIC in receptions and 7^th in yards per game.
 
CENTURY CITY
Redshirt freshman running back Xavier Brackenridge has twice hit the century mark this season. He ran for 133 yards on 29 carries against Augustana and 119 yards and a touchdown on 22 carries against Jamestown. For the year he has 400 yards on 87 carries to rank 8^th in the NSIC.
 
BY AIR LAND AND SEA
Fr. QB Hudsen Sheldon has accounted for touchdowns three different ways: he has run for a TD, passed for four TDs and has caught a TD, all in his first three collegiate games. In his first college game he ran for 115 yards and a TD and passed for 100 yards. In game two he passed for 213 yards and 4 TDs and ran for 71 yards. In his third game he caught three passes for 70 yards (including a 55 yard TD), ran for 7 yards and passed for 18 yards.

• Two other Marauders also passed, ran and caught touchdowns. Garrett Weissinger (2016-19) threw seven TD passes, ran for six and caught one. Colten Farmer (2015-18) ran for seven TDs, passed for six and caught one.
• The last UMary player to account for touchdowns in such diverse ways was All-American WR Danny Kittner (2018-22), who caught 29 scoring passes, passed for two touchdowns and returned both a kickoff and a punt for scores.  

 
BO-FLEX

• Sr. TE Luke Bodine is the 15^th UMary player to reach the century mark for receptions and now has 116 catches in his career. He reached the century mark against visiting Augustana on Sept. 13, 2025.
• Bodine is 12^th all-time in receptions at UMary and is quickly approaching the top 10, just behind Mike Ressler (1989-92) and Mujeeb Rufai (2023-24) with 118 catches each.
• Bodine has five touchdown receptions in 2025. Including three in the season opener against Midland. After catching five touchdown passes in his first 35 games with the Marauders, the Plymouth, MN, native now has ten touchdown catches in his career.
• This season Bodine owns 33 catches for 348 yards and five TDs. He is 2^nd in the NSIC in receiving touchdowns, 7^th in total touchdowns, 4^th in catches and is 9^th in receiving yards.
• Bodine has played 41 games for UMary, the most by any player on the 2025 roster

 
THE PHILLIPS FILE

• Senior LB Mason Phillips is the Marauders 2025 Northern Sun Defensive Player to Watch.
• Phillips tied his career-high with 2.0 sacks against #11 Augustana, the 4^th time in his career he has had two sacks in a game
• For 2025 Phillips is 5^th in the NSIC in sacks (3)
• Phillips intercepted his first career pass in a win at SMSU
• With a career total of 17 sacks, Phillips is tied for 11^th in program history with Jesse Laber and closing in on Jason Davis (10^th with 18).
• With 27.5 career tackles for loss, Phillips is tied with Justin Russetti (1999-2002) for 8^th place and is closing in on Toby Schweitzer (7^th with 28), Jason Davis (29) and Tanner Schweitzer (30). 
• The Marauders team captain earned 2^nd team All-NSIC honors in 2024 after posting 5.5 sacks and 10.0 tackles for loss
• Phillips was 6^th in the NSIC in tackles for loss and 8^th in sacks in 2024
• The Gilbert, AZ, native earned a spot on the D2Football.com Elite 100 Watch list for 2025. He is the first Marauders player to be recognized since 2022 when WR Danny Kittner (1^st team) and QB Logan Nelson were honored.

 
STOP!
One of the NSIC's leading tacklers last season, Christopher Federico is once again towards the top of the charts. Through six games Federico is 9^th in the NSIC with 7.2 tackles/game (28 solo, 15 assisted). He also has 2.0 sacks and is 3^rd in the NSIC with 6.5 tackles for loss. The junior linebacker was 7^th in the NSIC in 2024 with 7.2 tackles/game.
 
BREAK IT UP
Defensive back Abram Jopp is 5^th in the NSIC in interceptions (2) and sixth in passes defended (5). He has three break-ups plus two interceptions… Tuakoi Mahe is tied for 6^th in breakups with Jopp. The senior LB has five breakups this year.
 
SACK CITY
The Marauders are fifth in the NSIC in sacks with 12 through six  games. UMary had five against Augustana and three against both Midland and SMSU. Mason Phillips leads the way with three sacks and Christopher Federico has two.
 
D-FENCE
After limiting four of their first six opponents to under 300 yards, the Marauders rank 5^th in the NSIC in yards per game in the NSIC, allowing an average of 338.3 yards/game. UMary held Midland to 229 yards and 12 1^st downs in the opener, limited #11 Augustana to 274 yards and 17 first downs in week three, kept SMSU to 258 yards and 17 first downs, and restricted Jamestown to 279 yards and 16 first downs.
 
CAPTAINS
The 2025 University of Mary football team captains are senior LB Mason Phillips (Gilbert, AZ), senior QB Ryan Blair (Spokane, WA), senior QB Jordan Polo Solomon (Kalihi, HI) and junior LB Christopher Federico (Henderson, NV).
 
JAB STEP
Jr. WR Karsyn Jablonski is showing off his big play ability in 2025. Through five games he has 24 catches for 342 yards and four TDs while averaging 14.3 yards/catch. The Mandan, ND, native set career-highs with 9 catches (at Jamestown), 129 yards (vs. Midland) and 2 touchdowns (at Jamestown). He is 12^th in the NSIC in catches, 8^th in receiving yards/game (68.4) and 7^th in receiving TDs. 
 
BROWN MAKES LONG AWAITED NCAA DEBUT
One of the nation's top running backs in the Class of 2019 made his NCAA debut in the Marauders win at SMSU. Derrian Brown, the nation's 12^th ranked high school running back in 2019, signed a letter of intent with the University of Texas. Shortly after signing day, he suffered a stroke before graduating from Buford HS in Georgia. In a coma for two days, forced to undergo brain surgery and eventually needing to re-learn to walk and talk, Brown attended Texas on scholarship but was never medically cleared to play for the Longhorns, though he was cleared medically to play football. After earning his degree from UT, Brown saw limited action last season at Santa Barbara City College. He joined UMary prior to this season and earned five carries for 15 yards, including a run for 12 yards, to help the Marauders defeat the Mustangs. 
 
MANDAN MOXIE
Junior wide receiver Karsyn Jablonski caught a 36 yard touchdown pass from freshman quarterback Hudsen Sheldon to give UMary a 14-7 lead at SMSU. It was the first collegiate touchdown pass for Sheldon, who was making his first collegiate start and second appearance. Jablonski and Sheldon are both Mandan, ND, natives. While they played high school football together briefly at Mandan HS when Jablonski was a senior (Class of 2023) and Sheldon a sophomore (Class of 2025), the SMSU scoring play was the first time the pair had connected for a touchdown… Both Karsyn's and Sheldon's fathers played football for the Marauders.
 
FEDERICO NAMED NSIC DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Christopher Federico's constant presence in the opposing backfield on Saturday earned the University of Mary linebacker Northern Sun Defensive Player of the Week honors following the Marauders 40-9 road win at Southwest Minnesota State University. Federico registered a career-high 3.5 tackles for loss against the Mustangs, setting SMSU back a total of 11 yards. That was the most tackles behind the line for an NSIC player last week. Additionally the junior from Henderson, NV, made a team-high 11 tackles, including seven solo stops. Federico keyed a Marauders defense that held SMSU to 256 yards of offense with just 58 on the ground.
 
WE'RE BACK

• 57 Marauders return from the 2024 season
• 13 starters return (7 offense, 6 defense)
• 40 Marauders have played previously for UMary
• 45 Marauders are new to the program

 
CLASS TIME
The Marauders 2025 roster features:

• 20 seniors and graduates
• 25 juniors
• 14 sophomores
• 18 redshirt freshmen
• 25 true freshmen

 
BLAIR PACES NEWCOMERS
Under the direction of Offensive Coordinator Taylor Kolste in his first year at UMary, five newcomers are expected to start the opening game of the year for the Marauders on offense. Leading the charge is graduate transfer QB Ryan Blair. The native of Spokane, WA, threw 37 touchdowns and just five interceptions at Whitworth University, completing 69% of his passes for 3,254 yards to earn conference offensive player of the year recognition while leading his squad to the second round of the NCAA Division III playoffs… Other newcomers who have broken into the starting lineup for the Marauders include WR Damani Wilks (Utah Tech), OL Shively "Timo" Fua (Utah State), OL Amir Graham (Tuskegee University), OL Daniel Contreras (Glendale College).
 
FORWARD STEP
Several retuning Marauders have stepped into starting roles for the first time this season including DL Christian Arteaga, DL Ian Kopf, DL Travis Biery, DB Jack Stouffer, DB Jaylin Martin and DB Kalani Washington on defense. On offense, QB Quin Hafner, RB Xavier Brackenridge, TE Ramsey Morrell and OG Carter Svobodny have picked up starts. Additionally redshirt freshmen Jack Henninger (kicker) and Christian Jangula (punter) have taken over the specialist roles.
 
WELCOME COACHES
Head coach Shann Schillinger has added several new faces to his coaching staff in 2025, including offensive coordinator Taylor Kolste, offensive line coach Alex Land, wire receivers coach Tanyon Bissell and safeties coach Thomas DeCoud… Schillinger and DeCoud were teammates in the NFL with the Atlanta Falcons, where DeCoud was a Pro Bowl player… Like Schillinger, Bissell is a native of Montana. The Bozeman native played at Boise State and made a tackle in the Broncos 43-42 win over Oklahoma in the 2007 Fiesta Bowl.
 
 BLOCK PARTY
Ian Kopf is the Marauders all-time NCAA leader in blocked kicks with six. He set the record when he rejected a Jamestown extra point attempt in the opener – the fifth block of his career. He later added a PAT block at SMSU… The senior defensive lineman from Walla Walla, WA, posted a pair of blocks each of the previous two seasons to go with two in 2024. Kopf was named the NSIC Player of the Week in his freshman season of 2022 when he blocked a pair of extra points in a 27-26 UMary overtime win over Northern State. His second block of the game came in overtime. The Marauders previous NCAA-era leader in blocked kicks was All-NSIC defensive lineman Brock Pittsley with four blocks (2014-17).
 
FAMILY MATTERS
Cameron Brusven, Karsyn Jablonski, Conner Harvison, Colter Harvison and Hudsen Sheldon are 2nd generation Marauders as their father's played football for the Marauders… Charles Richter had an older brother who played for the Marauders… Luke Dockter's father Jeff coached several seasons at UMary… WR Sam Alford is the brother of current UMary assistant coach Eli Alford… Jett Solomon and Jordan Polo Solomon are brothers… Logan Dockter's mother Angela played volleyball for the Marauders… Brothers Conner Harvison and Colter Harvison's mother Jennifer also played volleyball at UMary and their father Wayne was a 4-time wrestling All-American and is a member of the Marauders Hall of Fame… Hudsen Sheldon's mother Mandy is a member of the Marauders Hall of Fame for her track & field exploits.
 
HOME COOKING
Recruitment for the 2025 season featured a heavy focus on the Bismarck/Mandan area. Newcomers Hudsen Sheldon (Mandan HS), James Wilson (Shiloh Christian HS), Kain Heustis (Bismarck HS), Jensen Schulz (Mandan HS), Easton Bergrud (Legacy HS), Logan Dockter (Bismarck HS), Conner and Colter Harvison (Bismarck HS), Charles Richter (St. Mary's HS), DJ Gabriel (Bismarck HS), Terrell Diarra (Shiloh Christian HS) and John Bugbee (Mandan HS) are all local products. There are now 21 players on the roster from the Bismarck/Mandan area.
 
TWO TRAVELING TROPHIES
The Marauders play two games annually for travelling trophies. UMary is a combined 12-16 in trophy games. The Marauders are 8-10 in the "Battle for the Paddle" with MSU Moorhead and 4-6 in the "Battle for the Big Lake" against Minot State.
  
BODINE NAMED MARAUDERS OFFENSIVE PLAYER TO WATCH
Entering his fifth season at UMary, senior TE Luke Bodine is the Marauders 2025 NSIC Offensive Player to Watch. Bodine leads all returning Marauders in games played, suiting up in 34 games for the Blue & Orange in his career. Last season the tight end from Plymouth, MN, caught 34 passes for 281 yards and a score, posting career-highs for receptions and yards. Over the course of his career Bodine has snared 83 balls for 778 yards and five scores.
 
2025 PRESEASON NSIC POLL
UMary is picked to finish 12th overall in the 2025 NSIC Football Preseason Coaches' Poll and 6th in the NSIC North Division. Minnesota State sits atop the overall preseason rankings, followed by Augustana, Minnesota Duluth, Bemidji State, Sioux Falls, Wayne State, MSU Moorhead, Northern State, Winona State, Minot State, Concordia-St. Paul, UMary, Southwest Minnesota State and Jamestown… The NSIC North rankings feature Bemidji State and Minnesota Duluth tied for first, followed by MSU Moorhead, Northern State, Minot State, UMary and Jamestown. 

MARAUDERS FOOTBALL QUICK FACTS
History | 37th varsity season (JV season 1987, varsity 1988)
Record - overall (through 2024) | 193-190-1
Record - conference | 133-154
Record - postseason | 6-10
Playoff appearances | 9 (1993, '95, '96, '98, '99, '00, 01, '02, '03)
Conference Titles | 7 (1992, '96, '98, '99, '01, '02, '04)
Home Field (capacity) | MDU Resources Community Bowl (7,000)
Surface | FieldTurf
 
FOOTBALL STAFF

• Head Coach | Shann Schillinger, 3^rd year (Montana, '10)
• Offensive Coordinator | Taylor Kolste, 1^st year (Whitworth University, '20)
• Defensive Coordinator | Ben Davis, 11^th year (MacMurray, '11)
• Running Backs/Co-Special Teams Coordinator/Recruiting Coordinator | Van Cooper, 3^rd year (Montana, '07)
• Offensive Line/Run Game Coordinator | Alex Land, 1^st year (Weber State, '14)
• Wide Receivers | Tanyon Bissell, 1^st year (Boise State, '08)
• Inside Linebackers | Tom Johnson, 4^th year (University of Mary, '17)
• Outside Linebackers / Co-Special Teams Coordinator/Pro Scout Liaison | Eli Alford, 2^nd year (Montana, '23)
• Defensive Backs/Defensive Pass Game Coordinator | Gavin Robertson, 2^nd year (Montana, '22)
• Safeties | Thomas DeCoud, 1^st year (California, '07)

 
Equipment Manager | Wayne Norman
Chaplain | Father Jarad Wolf
Strength & Conditioning | Matthew Hall, Isaac Thurm
Sports Medicine | Rocci De Felice
Manager | Aiden Jagrowski

HEAD COACH SHANN SCHILLINGER
Former NFL player and Baker, MT, native Shann Schillinger leads the Marauders onto the field for his third season in 2025 after taking over as UMary head coach in 2023. A former star at the University of Montana and the 8th head coach in UMary program history, Schillinger has coached in both the NCAA Division I Big Ten and Big Sky conferences and is a Montana Football Hall of Fame inductee.
 
Winning is a common theme throughout Schillinger's career. Between high school and college Schillinger's teams posted 100 victories and only seven defeats. A team captain, Schillinger won three state titles during his four years at Baker HS (2001-04) as quarterback and defensive back while coached by his uncle Don Schillinger, one of the winningest prep coaches in Montana history.
 
Dubbed "the fastest man from Baker, MT," his accolades made him a highly recruited college prospect before signing on with the Grizzlies as a safety. Schillinger helped lead the Grizzlies to two Football Championship Series (FCS) title games while also earning All-Big Sky Conference honors. Twice he was honored with the Tony Barbour Award, given annually to the "player who best exemplifies outstanding practice habits and makes an unselfish contribution to the betterment of the Grizzly football team." He ranks among the best in Montana history with 257 career takedowns and 11 career interceptions.
 
After a star-studded career with the University of Montana Grizzlies, NFL fans heard Schillinger's name called on national TV by the Atlanta Falcons in the 6th round of the 2010 NFL Draft. Drafted as the 171st overall pick, Schillinger played four years in the NFL as a safety from 2010 to 2013 with the Falcons and Tennessee Titans.
 
Schillinger's full-time coaching career began after the NFL in 2015 as a special teams and defensive backs assistant for the University of Nebraska Cornhuskers. He returned to his alma mater in Missoula to coach special teams and safeties from 2016 to 2021 and served as the team's pro scout liaison.
 
KIDS FREE – PARENTS EXTRA
Children ages 12 and under are admitted to Marauders athletics event for FREE when accompanied by an adult!
 
MARAUDERS FOOTBALL TICKET INFORMATION
Single game and season tickets are available at www.UMaryTickets.com and via the HomeTown Fan App for iOS and Android mobile devices. Fans who purchase tickets online at www.UMaryTickets.com and on the HomeTown Fan App receive a discount over tickets purchased at the gate.
 
Football Ticket Prices – Online

• Adult tickets $15 plus fees
• Seniors and Youth (ages 13-18) $7.50 plus fees
• Children 12 and under are FREE when accompanied by an adult. Unaccompanied children ticket prices are $5 plus fees

 
Football Ticket Prices – At the gate

• Adults tickets $20 cash / $20 + fees with credit card
• Seniors and Youth (aged 13-18) $10 cash | $10 + feeds with credit card
• Children 12 and under are FREE when accompanied by an adult. Unaccompanied children ticket prices are $5 cash | $5 + fees with credit card.

Note

• Both cash and credit card payments will be accepted at the UMary ticket gate.
• UMary students and faculty and staff with their MCard are admitted FREE. Children ages 12 and younger with an adult are admitted FREE. If children 12 and under unaccompanied by an adult the admission fee is $5 cash | $5 + fees with credit card.

 
UMary 2-Deep

Pos.	#	Name	Ht.	Wt.	Yr.	Hometown	High School	Previous School
WR	1	Karsyn Jablonski	6-1	175	Jr.	Mandan, N.D.	Mandan HS
	87	Keiji Suggs	6-2	165	R-Fr.	Chaska, Minn.	Holy Family Catholic HS
LT	78	Shively Asoau Fua	6-5	320	Sr.	San Francisco, Calif.	Mission HS	Utah State
	64	Syeed Alkhatib	6-5	301	R-Fr.	Gilbert, Ariz.	Williamsfield HS
LG	61	Leo Togia	6-2	310	Jr.	Nu'uuli, American Samoa	Nu'uuli Vocational Technical HS	Allan Hancock College
	79	Noah Watson	6-3	296	R-Fr.	Gilbert, Ariz.	Perry HS
C	55	Amir Graham	6-0	270	Jr.	Pensacola, Fla.	Escambia HS	Tuskegee University
	63	Elliot Kooiker	6-3	305	Jr.	Waukon, Iowa	Waukon HS
RG	76	Carter Svobodny	6-3	280	So.	Duluth, Minn.	Duluth East HS
	73	Evan Henderson	6-3	290	Fr.	Queen Creek, Ariz.	Queen Creek HS
RT	63	Elliot Kooiker	6-3	305	Jr.	Waukon, Iowa	Waukon HS
	71	Henry Supenski	6-2	293	Jr.	Papillion, Neb.	Papillion La Vista South HS
	56	Daniel Contreras	6-4	281	Jr.	Fort Mojave, Ariz	River Valley HS	Glendale College
TE	0	Luke Bodine	6-3	235	Sr.	Plymouth, Minn.	Wayzata HS
	84	Ethan Heinrich	6-3	225	Jr.	Chandler, Ariz.	Valley Christian HS
QB	3	Ryan Blair	6-0	200	Gr.	Spokane, Wash.	Mead HS	Whitworth University
	16	Hudsen Sheldon	6-2	175	Fr.	Mandan, N.D.	Mandan HS
RB	41	Xavier Brackenridge	5-11	200	R-Fr.	Billings, Mont.	Billings Central Catholic HS
	5	Andrew Trandahl	5-8	185	Jr.	New Richmond, Wis.	New Richmond HS
WR	13	Damani Wilks	6-1	180	Sr.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Del Sol Academy	Utah Tech
	2	Jaxon Feller	5-9	175	Sr.	Surrey, N.D.	Bishop Ryan HS
WR	7	Jaxon Young	6-1	180	Sr.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Durango HS
	4	Brayden Iverson	6-0	195	Jr.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Durango HS
Pos.	#	Name	Ht	Wt	Yr.	Hometown	High School	Previous School
DE	42	Christian Arteaga	6-0	255	Jr.	Corcoran, Minn.	St. Louis Park HS
	96	Vegas George	6-2	250	So.	Bismarck, N.D.	Legacy HS
NG	98	Travis Biery	6-1	270	So.	Sauk Rapids, Minn.	Sauk Rapids-Rice HS
	60	Owen Gress	6-0	300	So.	Mandan, N.D.	Mandan HS
DT	95	Ian Kopf	6-4	295	Sr.	Walla Walla, Wash.	Walla Walla HS
	94	Cesar Rodriguez	6-3	260	Jr.	Lincoln, Calif.	Lincoln HS	Chabot College
OLB	25	Mason Phillips	6-3	240	Sr.	Gilbert, Ariz.	Casteel HS
	44	Tofa Wilson	6-2	234	Sr.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Foothill HS	University of Northern Colorado
ILB	49	Christopher Federico	5-11	240	Jr.	Henderson, Nev.	Silverado HS
	53	Cam Brusven	6-0	215	R-So.	Plentywood, Mont.	Plentywood HS
ILB	15	Tuakoi Mahe	5-10	220	Sr.	Hayward, Calif.	Concord HS	Chabot College
	40	Andres Finlayson	6-0	225	Sr.	Gilbert, Ariz.	Williams Field HS
OLB	18	Ryan Piepgras	6-4	230	Jr.	Foreston, Minn.	Foley HS
	36	Charles Richter	6-3	195	Fr.	Bismarck, N.D.	St. Mary's HS
CB	10	Jaylen Martin	6-3	180	Sr.	Los Angeles, Calif.	Roosevelt HS	Utah State University
	24	Jayden Benson	5-10	160	Fr.	Kent, Wash.	Sumner HS
SF	17	Jack Stouffer	6-1	205	So.	Park City, Utah	Park City HS	Snow College
	32	Isaac Emmel	6-0	190	R-Fr.	Bismarck, N.D.	Shiloh Christian HS
SF	39	Abram Jopp	6-2	190	Jr.	Mayer, Minn.	Mayer Lutheran HS
	21	Jett Solomon	6-1	185	Jr.	Las Vegas, Nev.	Desert Pines HS	Snow College
CB	9	Kalani Washington	5-9	185	Sr.	Compton, Calif.	La Habra HS	Chowan
	27	Quintin Ashford	5-10	165	Sr.	Phenix City, Ala.	Smiths Station HS	Fullerton College
				Special Teams
Pos.	#	Name	Ht	Wt	Yr.	Hometown	High School	Previous School
K	92	Jack Henninger	6-5	212	R-Fr.	Sequim. Wash.	Sequim HS
P	45	Christian Jangula	6-0	190	R-Fr.	Bismarck, N.D.	Century HS
	26	Carter Henke	6-0	205	R-Fr.	Bismarck, N.D.	Bismarck H.S.	Dickinson State University
H	14	Quin Hafner	6-2	205	R-Fr.	Bismarck, N.D.	Bismarck H.S.
SS	42	Christian Arteaga	6-0	255	Jr.	Corcoran, Minn.	St. Louis Park HS
LS	84	Ethan Heinrich	6-3	225	Jr.	Chandler, Ariz.	Valley Christian HS
KR	2	Jaxon Feller	5-9	175	Sr.	Surrey, N.D.	Bishop Ryan HS
	86	Emmanuel Cody	6-2	170	So.	Kirkland, Wash.	Juanita HS
PR	2	Jaxon Feller	5-9	175	Sr.	Surrey, N.D.	Bishop Ryan HS

 

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