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MONROE, La. – The NM State football team is set to take on ULM on Saturday in the season finale at 1 p.m. MT at JPS Field at Malone Stadium. The game will air on ESPN3 and will be broadcast on AM 570.
 
The Aggies are coming off a 52-28 loss to Arkansas State on Senior Day last Saturday night. NM State put points on the board first as Jordan Bergstrom caught a 46-yard pass from Andrew Allen for a 7-0 advantage on the first drive. Arkansas State then scored three touchdowns in a row before the home team responded with a touchdown to open the second quarter. Again, Allen connected with Bergstrom for a 12-yard pass and the score. The Red Wolves tacked on three more touchdowns before Allen threw a 60-yard touchdown pass, this time to Gregory Hogan.  The visiting team added a field goal and another touchdown before Nick Jeanty found Teldrick Morgan in the end zone with 2:11 left in the game for the final score.
 
Bergstrom had a career-high in both touchdowns and receiving yards with two and 110, respectively, on just four catches. The 110 receiving yards dwarfed his previous career-high of 77 yards, which came earlier this season against Georgia State. The senior now has 24 catches for 341 yards and five touchdowns this season.
 
Allen completed 13-of-24 passes for 211 yards and three touchdowns. The sophomore is 92-of-178 for 1,221 yards and 14 touchdowns in only six games this season. Nick Jeanty was 13-of-17 for 104 yards against the Red Wolves. He is 54-of-110 for 531 yards and three touchdowns in his six games this season.
 
Larry Rose III used 15 carries to rush for 106 yards against Arkansas State. This is the sophomore's seventh 100-yard rushing game this season. Rose III continues to lead the team and the Sun Belt in rushing yards with 1,587 in 11 games. His 144.3 yards per game ranks fourth in the nation.
 
Jacob Nwangwa led the Aggies' defensive efforts with 10 tackles. He currently ranks second on the team with 74 tackles. Nwangwa is tied for a team-high three interceptions on the season and has one forced fumble as well.
 
Next week's opponent, ULM, is coming off a 28-26 loss at Hawai'i. The Warhawks were led by Earnest Carrington, who completed 27-of-44 passes for 234 yards and two touchdowns.
 
NM State holds a 3-1 series lead against the Warhawks. The two teams last met on Nov. 22, 2014 as ULM captured a 30-17 victory.
 
In addition to AM 570, the game will be broadcast on the following affiliate stations:
Alamagordo - 103.7 KNMZ-FM
Albuquerque – 1240 KDSK-AM/93.7 K229CL-FM
Carlsbad – 1240 KAMQ-AM
Gallup – 1230 KYVA-AM
 
Notes

• NM State's first possession against the Red Wolves was a touchdown. This is the fourth game this season that the Aggies have scored a touchdown on their first drive.
• The game against Arkansas State was the Aggies' first home game in four weeks. The last was a 55-48 OT win over Idaho on Halloween.
• The Aggies scored first against the Red Wolves. They entered the game 2-2 when scoring first.
• NM State is now 2-1 in November.

• Jordan Bergstrom scored the fourth touchdown of his career on a 48-yard reception on the first play of the game. He then added a 12-yard touchdown reception for a career-high two touchdowns.
• Larry Rose III had 15 carries on the day. He now ranks eighth all-time for NM State in carries with 213.
• Rose III had 106 rushing yards, which is his seventh 100-yard rushing game of the season.

• Lewis Hill had a tied career-high eight tackles against Arkansas State.
• In the third quarter, Derek Ibekwe made a stop on fourth down with the ball on the 6-yard line to cause a turnover on downs as he prevented the Red Wolves from scoring. 
• DeMarcus Owens had his first career interception in the third quarter.

• Anthony Torres had a career-high 361 punting yards. 
• Torres averaged 45.1 punting yards against the Red Wolves. His season average is 40.3.