HAVRE, Mont. – MSU-Northern capitalized on Carroll mistakes and got into an offensive rhythm in the second half to earn a 28-14 upset over No. 21 Carroll College Saturday at Blue Pony Stadium in Havre.
 
The Carroll offense was stagnant, gaining just 268 yards of total offense and turned the ball over three times which led to two Northern Touchdowns.
 
Conner Fohn was the offensive bright spot for the Saints grabbing 11 receptions for 181 and a touchdown.
 
The Carroll defense held Northern to just 220 yards but with short fields, the lights found the endzone four times.
 
Northern got on the board first after a Saints fumble gave the Lights the ball on the Carroll six-yard line. One play later Zach McKinley ran off tackle and slid into the endzone to put MSUN up 7-0 going into the half.
 
The Saints received the ball to start the second half but on the third play from scrimmage, JT Linder's pass was intercepted by Logan Sprouse and returned to the Carroll five-yard line. Two plays later, Northern QB Jess Krahn found Wyatt McKinley for the six-yard score to give the Lights a 14-0 lead.
 
The Lights again found paydirt to start the scoring in the fourth quarter, this time on a sustained drive. Northern drove 45-yards on 11 plays and scored with 14:55 to play in the game on a Zach McKinley run from five-yards out to go up 21-0.  
 
Carroll finally got on the board on a two-play 70-yard drive. Both plays were long passes form Linder to Fohn, including a 26-yard touchdown pass that Fohn corralled in the back of the endzone. The PAT was blocked however but Carroll cut the lead to 21-6.
 
The Lights put things out of reach on the ensuing drive with a 75-yard 10-play drive which culminated in another touchdown from Zach McKinley who scored on an 18-yard dive to put Northern up 28-6.
 
Carroll answered with a quick drive that culminated in a one-yard touchdown from Dylan Green and a two point conversion from Linder to Kyle Griffth but it wouldn't be enough as the Lights held on for the win.
 
The Saints fall to 1-2 on the season. Carroll returns home on Sept. 24 for a homecoming match up with Southern Oregon at Nelson Stadium at 1 p.m.