FOR THE SECOND TIME IN THE LAST SEVEN MONTHS NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE AND MORNINGSIDE UNIVERSITY WILL MEET IN THE NAIA FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP SEMI-FINALS SATURDAY AT OLSON STADIUM IN SIOUX CITY.
MORNINGSIDE IS RANKED 2ND IN THE NAIA, WITH A PERFECT 12-0 RECORD WHILE NORTHWESTERN IS 4TH AT 12-1, WITH ITS LONE LOSS TO THE MUSTANGS BACK ON NOVEMBER 6TH IN A 55-49 SHOOTOUT IN ORANGE CITY.
NORTHWESTERN ENDED MORNINGSIDE’S HOPES OF WINNING A THIRD STRAIGHT NATIONAL TITLE WITH A 44-41 WIN OVER THE MUSTANGS IN THE SEMI-FINALS LAST SPRING.
NORTHWESTERN COACH MATT MCCARTY SAYS HIS TEAM IS LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS MATCHUP:
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IT WILL MATCH A PAIR OF VETERAN QUARTERBACKS: TYSON KOOIMA FOR NORTHWESTERN AND JOE DOLINCHECK FROM MORNINGSIDE.
MUSTANG COACH STEVE RYAN SAYS THEY ARE VERY FAMILIAR WITH EACH OTHER:
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RYAN SAYS IT COULD BE A REPEAT OF THE REGULAR SEASON GAME IN WHICH THE TEAMS COMBINED FOR 60 FIRST DOWNS AND MORE THAN 11 HUNDRED YARDS OF OFFENSE.
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COACH MCCARTY SAYS THE RED RAIDERS JUST NEED TO MAKE A FEW PLAYS ON DEFENSE.
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RYAN SAYS IF IT IS ANOTHER SHOOTOUT EACH POSSESSION WOULD BE HUGE, AND WITH A TRIP TO THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP ON THE LINE, THE SCHOOL’S RIVALRY TAKES A BACK SEAT.
KICKOFF IS AT NOON AT OLSON STADIUM.
Radio Iowa contributed to this story
