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The Beacon News: Wolfe electric, breaks record

They can't stop him. And it's beginning to look like Mid-American Conference defenses can't even hope to contain him.

Mother Nature came close Saturday night at Scheumann Stadium when a lightning strike forced evacuation of the field and a 51-minute delay.

It just served to recharge Northern Illinois running back Garrett Wolfe, who was electric, rushing 31 times for a school-record 353 yards to lead the Huskies to a 40-28 victory at Ball State.