MAYVILLE, N.D. — Despite the Dickinson State Blue Hawks putting on a better effort, in their 41-21 non-divisional matchup against the No. 9 Montana Western Bulldogs, they couldn’t find a way to get a win. Pete Stanton preached after the team’s crushing loss to Carroll College that the Blue Hawks needed to play a smarter game. While they improved in that department, missed opportunities inside the red zone and failed stoppages on third down led to the team’s second loss of the year.

“We played hard and we played better, we played smarter, but we just didn't finish things out. Offensively we were much improved. We didn't run the ball well at all against Carroll and to rush for over 200 yards against Western was a much improved effort,” Stanton said. “Defensively we gave up way too many expl

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