ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Three North Dakota football players received nods on the MVFC All-Newcomer Team, the conference offices announced on Tuesday.

With the additions, UND has now placed 12 Fighting Hawks on the 2025 postseason All-MVFC Teams.

B.J. Fleming, WR, Aledo, Texas, MVFC All-Newcomer Team
Has started 12 games at wide receiver … Ranks No. 5 in the MVFC in yards per reception (17.1) … Ties for No. 5 in the conference in receiving touchdowns (7) … Sits No. 7 in the league in receiving yards per game (64.2), No. 8 in total receiving yards (770) and No. 10 in receptions per game (3.8) … Had three 100-yard receiving games … Has three receiving scores of 75 yards-or-more … Leads the team in receptions (45), receiving yards (770), touchdown receptions (7) and yards per reception (17.1) … Named the MVFC Newcomer of the Week after catching five passes for 84 yards and two scores in the 35-17 win over RV/No. 20 Youngstown State … Had the longest scoring reception in school history with an 89-yard touchdown in the 34-31 overtime loss to No. 22 South Dakota State.

Zach Lewis, SAF, Chandler, Ariz., MVFC All-Newcomer Team
Has started all 13 games at safety … Ties for No. 7 in the MVFC in interceptions per game (0.23) … Ranks No. 17 in the FCS and No. 2 in the MVFC in yards per punt return (11.8) … Sits No. 9 in the conference in combined kick return yards (259) … Leads the team in solo stops (51) … Second on the team in total tackles (79.0) and third in tackles-for-loss (8.0) … Also has 1.5 sacks, four pass breakups, one forced fumble and a quarterback hurry … Had 10-or-more tackles three times, including 11 total tackles in the 31-6 win in the FCS First Round at No. 13 seed Tennessee Tech.

Grant Noland, CB, Kearney, Mo., MVFC All-Newcomer Team
Has started eight games at cornerback and has appeared in every game … Ties for third on the team in pass breakups (6) … Fifth on the team in solo stops (34) … Has 48.0 total tackles, 1.5 tackles-for-loss and a fumble recovery … Recovered a fumble in the 50-20 win over Portland State … Put down a season-best two pass breakups in the 38-19 victory at No. 12/12 Southern Illinois.

The MVFC All-Academic Team will be released at a later date.

North Dakota will visit No. 4 seed Tarleton State at Noon this Saturday. The game will be streamed on ESPN+ and carried on the Fighting Hawks Radio Network.

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