CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (Interstat) — Northern Iowa beat visiting North Dakota 24-17 on Saturday at the UNI-Dome in an NCAA Football Championship Division game. Attendance was 11,487. The Panthers moved to 3-2, while the Fighting Hawks dropped to 5-2. Max Bartachek kicked a 39-yard field goal, Jaxon Dailey threw an 18-yard touchdown pass to Brady McCullough, and Michael Bormann ran for a 2-yard score. North Dakota answered with Kenten Laughman’s 28-yard field goal and Javance Tupou’ata-Johnson’s 1-yard touchdown run. Jerry Kaminski passed for 152 yards and rushed for 48; Dailey threw for 81 yards and a touchdown; Tupou’ata-Johnson added 29 passing yards and 20 rushing yards with a score. Kolben Miller intercepted a pass, Mekhi Toms made eight tackles, John Powers had nine, and Calvin Jaworski tallied 11. Ethan Boll recorded 11 tackles for North Dakota, and Braden Mohr had two sacks. Northern Iowa visits Youngstown State next, while North Dakota hosts South Dakota State.