MADISON, S.D. (VCSUVikings.com)- Valley City State University sophomore Louis Quinones and Dominic Kruse were both named Dacotah Bank/NSAA Football Players of the Week on Monday after big performances in VCSU’s 40-14 win over University of Jamestown.

Louis Quinones of Valley City State (N.D.) was honored as the Offensive Player-of-the-Week, while his teammate Dominic Kruse was selected as the Special Teams Player-of-the-Week.  Cameron Newsome of Waldorf (Iowa) was chosen as the Defensive Player-of-the-Week.

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Football Offensive Player of the Week
Louis Quinones – Valley City State (N.D.) – 5’9″ – 176 lbs., Sophomore – running back – Colorado Springs, Colo. – Quinones racked up 314 all-purpose yards and scored four touchdowns in Valley City State’s (N.D.) 40-14 win over arch-rival Jamestown (N.D.).  He returned the opening kick-off 87 yards for his first touchdown of the game.  As a running back, he averaged 7.8 yards per carry as he piled up 171 rushing yards in 22 attempts.  Quinones had three rushing touchdowns in the game.  His 314 all-purpose yards (171 rush, 143 kick return) was just two yards shy of VCSU’s school record.

NSAA Football Special Teams Player of the Week
Dominic Kruse – Valley City State (N.D.) – 6’0″ – 210 lbs., Sophomore – linebacker – Thief River Falls, Minn. – Kruse blocked a punt and recovered a fumble on back-to-back special teams plays in Valley City State’s (N.D.) 40-14 victory at Jamestown (N.D.).  With VCSU leading 6-0 early in the first quarter, he blocked a punt which was scooped up by teammate Hunter Olson and returned for a touchdown and a 13-0 lead.  On the ensuing kick-off, Kruse recovered a fumble deep in Jimmie territory, setting the Vikings offense up with a short field and two plays later the Vikings scored for a 20-0 lead.  Kruse also added a tackle on a kick return later in the game.