Sophomore wide receiver Kendrick Watkins-Hogue had three touchdown receptions and Wayne State forced three Sioux Falls turnovers resulting in 14 Wildcat points in a 28-20 Northern Sun Conference football win Saturday afternoon at the University of Sioux Falls.  WSC is now 7-3 and 6-3 in the NSIC while the Cougars are 3-7 and 3-6 in league games.
            After Sioux Falls forced a WSC punt on the first possession of the game, the host Cougars moved the ball 79 yards on 15 plays and used a Nick Hernandez field goal of 34 yards to take an early 3-0 advantage.
            Wayne State responded by producing touchdowns on their next two possessions to take a 14-3 lead midway through the second quarter.
            The first Wildcat score came on a Latravious Boyd 38-yard run, capping a seven-play, 72-yard drive, giving WSC a 7-3 lead with 2:08 remaining in the first quarter.
            The 'Cats scored again early in the second period as junior quarterback Nick Bohn tossed a 35-yard touchdown pass to sophomore Kendrick Watkins-Hogue, culminating a 62-yard drive, that put Wayne State in front 14-3 at the 10:51 mark of the second quarter.
            Just before halftime the Wildcats added another score to take a 21-3 lead as Bohn and Watkins-Hogue teamed up for a second time, this one from two yards out, with 1:33 to go in the first half. 
            The scoring drive was setup by a Sioux Falls turnover as defensive lineman Luke Sims intercepted a Cougar pass at the WSC 9 and returned the ball 31 yards to the Wildcat 40.
            The lone score of the third quarter came from Sioux Falls as Cougar quarterback Camden Dean scored on a one-yard TD run, cutting the Wildcat lead to 21-10 with 6:32 to play third quarter.
            A Nick Hernandez field goal of 39 yards with 14:25 remaining pulled the Cougars within one score at 21-13, but WSC got the clinching touchdown following a Cougar fumble with just under five minutes to play to give Wayne State a two score advantage.
            USF had driven to the WSC 21 when Brayden Chaney recovered the ball at the Wildcat 32.
            The 'Cats drove 68 yards on just five plays and Bohn fired his third scoring strike of the day to Watkins-Hogue on a five-yard pass to give WSC a 28-13 lead.
            Sioux Falls wasted little time to cut into the Wildcat lead as Dean connected with Adonis Hutchinson on a 46-yard scoring play, making the score 28-20 with 4:04 to play.
            Wayne State was able to get a pair of first downs on the ensuing drive and run clock at the end to finish the 28-20 road victory.
            Sioux Falls held a 432-310 advantage in total offense and had a 24-14 edge in first downs over the Wildcats, but Wayne State had a 14-0 advantage in points off turnovers as WSC had one interception and two fumble recoveries.
            WSC gained 102 yards on the ground and 208 through the air.
            Bohn completed 17 of 23 passes for 208 yards and three TD's to lead the Wildcat offense. 
            Watkins-Hogue had a game-high nine catches for 88 yards and three scores to lead WSC receivers.  Trevor Marshall added four grabs for 60 yards.
            Boyd gained 70 yards on 10 carries with a 38-yard TD to lead the WSC rushing attack.
            Defensively, junior linebacker Alex Schall had 15 tackles (11 solo) followed by Tyler Leclair with nine stops. Luke Sims had a 31-yard interception return while Leclair and Chaney each recorded fumble recoveries.
            The Wildcats close the regular season next Saturday with a visit to Concordia-St. Paul at 12 p.m.