North Dakota, over a little more than the last quarter-and-a-half, surged ahead of the University of San Diego for a 41-24 home win Saturday.
Grant Sergent threw for 243 yards, two touchdowns and was intercepted twice for the Toreros (2-1).
Tied at 17, though, the Fighting Hawks pulled away, scoring 24 points in the third quarter to the Toreros’ three.
Gaven Ziebarth ran it in from the 1 with 9:19 left in the third. A little more than six minutes later, Simon Romfo threw a 41-yard scoring pass to Bo Belquist. C.J. Elquist’s 31-yard field goal with three seconds left in the quarter made it 34-17.
Sawyer Seidl ran for 123 yards on 13 carries and scored a touchdown for North Dakota. His 70-yard scoring run early in the second quarter brought the Fighting Hawks (3-1) closer, at 14-10.
Isaiah Smith ran for 77 yards on 13 carries and scored a touchdown. His 2-yard run with 1:52 left to play ended the scoring. Ziebarth ran for 57 yards on 13 carries.
Beiquist had three catches for 116 yards and two scores.
San Diego remains on the road on Sept. 28, facing Drake.
