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Augustana (4-1, 3-1 NSIC) begins a tough 4-game stretch by traveling to Mankato, Minn., on Saturday to face No. 7 Minnesota State University, Mankato?(5-0, 4-0 NSIC). Kickoff for MSU's Homecoming game is set for 3 p.m. at Blakeslee Stadium.
The Vikings, who will play 3 of their next 4 games on the road, will take over first place in the NSIC South Division with a win over Minnesota State. Heading into Saturday's game, Augustana and MSU are the only unbeaten teams in the division. In the overall NSIC standings, only Minnesota State and Minnesota Duluth are undefeated.
TICKETS: Fans who would like to purchase tickets in advance can do so by logging onto
www.MSUMavericktickets.com. Fans will need to show a valid ID at a "pre-order" ticket table near the football box office in order to pick up their tickets. The MSU ticket office opens 90 minutes prior to kickoff. Seating capacity at Blakeslee Stadium is 7,000. All tickets available online are “general admission” only, and are priced at $10 for adults, and $5 for ages 5-17, college students with ID, and “seniors."
RADIO: All Viking football games can be heard on KIKN Radio (FM-100.5). The game can also be heard on the internet at:
www.kikn.com. Veteran broadcaster
Jeff Fylling will call all of the action, while
John Schultz, a former All-NCC quarterback with the Vikings, provides color commentary. The broadcast begins with a pre-game show 30 minutes prior to kickoff.
WEBCAST INFORMATION: All 11 of Augustana's football games this season will be webcast on the internet as part of the NSIC's television agreement with Penn Atlantic TV. Fans wanting to follow the action can go to the following link:
http://www.northernsun.tv. The service is free, but fans will need to set up an account with Penn Atlantic.
LIVE STATS: Lives stats for Saturday's game can be found on the Minnesota State athletic web site at:
http://www.sidearmstats.com/mnsu/football
AUGUSTANA SPORTSCENE: Augustana Sportscene is in its sixth season on UTV cable channel 10 in Sioux Falls. The 30-minute weekly television show airs Saturdays at noon and select Sundays at 10:30 p.m. Augustana Sportscene, hosted by Viking director of athletics
Bill Gross, is available in 152 communities in eastern South Dakota, northwest Iowa and southwest Minnesota.
COACHES SHOW: Fans can follow Viking football by listening to the Augustana Coaches Show on ESPN Radio 99.1 FM.
Jeff Fylling, Viking head coach
Brad Salem and other Augustana coaches will sit down each Monday at 5 p.m. to discuss all of the happenings within Augustana Athletics. Fans can also catch the show live at Champps, located in the Western Mall in Sioux Falls.
