WINONA, Minn. - Dominating defense was a decisive key in the Winona State 47-6 win over Concordia - St. Paul on Thursday night, and one Warrior has been highlighted for his performance in the contest.
Clay Schueffner, a sophomore linebacker from St. Cloud, Wis., has picked up the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) football Defensive Player of the Week award for his efforts on Thursday, Sept. 2 in the week one Warrior win.
Schueffner had eight total tackles - including six solo stops - and a quarterback sack against the Golden Bears, often serving as the tip of the spear in a Warrior defensive effort that held CSP to just two field goals on the evening. The St. Mary's Springs Academy product helped the WSU defense force seven CSP punts, register a safety and end three other CSP drives by turnover on downs, as Winona State raised an iron curtain in their first game in over 22 months. Concordia - St. Paul entered the red-zone only twice in the game.
Schueffner and Winona State now set their sights on Dragons of Minnesota State Moorhead, as WSU travels to MSU-M for their first road trip of the 2021 campaign. The week two showdown on Saturday, Sept. 11 at noon will feature a pair of unbeaten teams, as the Warriors (1-0, 0-0 NSIC South) and the Dragons (1-0, 0-0 NSIC North) tangle for the first time since Oct. 5, 2019 when Winona State outlasted Minnesota State - Moorhead, 28-26.
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The Winona State University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics, as an integral part of the educational mission of the institution, is committed to offering opportunities to experience academic and athletic excellence for our student-athletes through two simple words: Graduate Champions.
Fourteen Warrior programs compete at the NCAA Division II level within the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC). Winona State University competes as an affiliate member of the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) in the sport of women's gymnastics.
