It's taken almost a year, but the University of Minnesota Duluth finally has itself a Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Player of the Week.

Today, Drew Bauer landed the league's offensive honor for his spirited performance in Saturday's 44-21 road victory over St. Cloud State University. The sophomore quarterback from Inver Grove Heights, Minn., threw for a personal-best 326 yards and two touchdowns and added a game-high 82 yards and one score on the ground. His passing yardage and total offense (408 yards) were both the highest by a Bulldog since the 2007 finale (All-American Ted Schlafke with 350 and 495 yards at St. Cloud State) and ranked 11th and fifth, respectively, on UMD's all-time single-game charts.

Bauer, who has compiled a 17-2 record as a starter since taking over that role in the 2013 season opener, is the first Bulldog to receive a NSIC Player of the Week citation since Nov. 6, 2013 when Aaron Roth was chosen the Special Teams recipient (he was the only UMD individual to be so honored that entire season).

In addition, Bauer was also chosen as a USA College Football Player of the Week for his position, marking the second straight time UMD has been recognized by that group (running back Austin Sikorski and tight end Taylor Grant were both cited one week ago).