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Message: [QUOTE="SWC75, post: 1987283, member: 289"] NCAA DIVISION III QUARTER-FINALS SHEPHERD continued their successful road trip in the playoffs, knocking off California (Pa) 41-30 The Vulcans took a 17-0 first quarter lead but were unable to sustain the momentum, falling behind 17-21 by halftime. California came out strong again the third quarter to take a 30-17 lead. They just couldn’t stop the Rams, who closed out the game with 20 unanswered points, clinching the win with a 83 yards15 play drive that took up most of the last 6 ½ minutes of the game. [URL="http://www.heraldmailmedia.com/sports/shepherd-rallies-to-reach-division-ii-semifinals/article_cd6c1d44-b9a9-11e6-bd5d-17b00db7996f.html"]Shepherd rallies to reach Division II semifinals[/URL] North Greenville “went south” against NORTH ALABAMA, going down hard 0-38. The Lions bolted to a 24-0 halftime lead and there was no comeback to be had. UNA held the Crusaders, who came in averaging 33 points a game, to 182 yards and took the ball away 5 times in recording the shut-out. [URL="http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2016/12/post_817.html"]UNA destroys North Greenville, 38-0, to advance to 10th NCAA semifinals[/URL] Northwest Missouri had no more trouble downing Harding, 35-0. Harding came in with D2’s best rushing attack at 382 yards per game and the bearcats had the #1 rushing defense with 64 yards a game. The immovable object won, holding the Bison to 199 yards on the ground. The fact that Northwestern scored on its first five possessions helped out the defense as Harding had to abandon their triple option in a failed effort to mount a comeback. [URL="http://www.newspressnow.com/sports/college/northwest_missouri_state_bearcats/northwest-missouri-state-moves-on-with-shutout-of-harding/article_7892981d-0f6b-54b7-bc3a-72ba92bf5dde.html"]Northwest Missouri State moves on with shutout of Harding[/URL] FERRIS STATE knocked off their fellow Great Lakes Conference rival, Grand Valley State, 47-32, avenging a 23-35 regular season loss. Trevor Bermingham ran for four touchdowns – all in the second half. He’s their seconds string quarterback who replaced the starter after a couple of turnovers. Sometimes change can be a good thing. [URL="http://www.freep.com/story/sports/college/2016/12/03/ferris-state-grand-valley-football/94908678/"]Ferris State upsets Grand Valley in Div. II quarterfinal, 47-32[/URL] SEMI-FINALS FERRIS STATE (Mich) 12-2 (543-318) ranked #14 / lost to Ashland 31-39 and Grand Valley State 23-35 / 9- 7 (0) At NORTHWEST MISSOURI 13-0 (618-157) ranked #1 / 45-15 (5) And NORTH ALABAMA 10-1 (443-147) ranked #3 / lost to Jacksonville State 12-31 / 34-17 (3) At SHEPHERD (WVa) 13-0 (528-242) ranked #4 / 14-13 (0) Comment: Ferris goes from the frying pan, (Grand Valley), into the fire, playing the Division’s super-power, Northwest Missouri in their own place. North Alabama’s championships all came 20 years ago, (1993-95) but this might be their best team since then: their only loss was to an FCS team. But Shepherd has made a practice of beating good teams on the road. [/QUOTE]

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