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Warriors Fall In Playoff Opener

Story by: Winona State Sports Information Office


GRAND FORKS, ND -- Winona State University's offense could not push across a touchdown and the Warriors defense could not keep he University of North Dakota out of the endzone, as WSU lost 44-2 in opening round NCAA Division II playoff action held at the Alerus Center.

The win closes out the season for the No. 19 Warriors at 10-2, while No. 7 UND improved to 10-1 and will next meet two-time defending NCAA Division II national champion Grand Valley State University MI November 24.

UND scored all the points it need on its first drive of the series, which was capped on an 8-yard run with 9:31 left in the opening period. UND then would add a field goal in the opening period and followed that up with another TD run and one more field goal in the second quarter.

WSU got its only points in second quarter when UND was called for intentional grounding in its endzone and WSU received a safety as the first half went on to end with UND leading 20-2.

The second half was pretty much the same with North Dakota adding seven points to the board in the third stanza and then closing out the scoring with 17 points in the final 15 minutes of play.

On the game, WSU came up with 238 yards in total offense on 44 rushing yards and 194 yards though the air. UND ran up 527 yards in total offense with a balanced 235 rushing and 294 passing.

Alex Wiese close out his collegiate career for WSU with 32 yards in 14 carries and, senior, WSU, quarterback, Drew Aber connected on 18 of 40 pass attempts for 194 yards.

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Last Modified: Saturday, November 17, 2007 16:59 by Michael Herzberg