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Sunday, Nov. 12, 2006
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – How about an encore? The University of
Saint Francis, ranked a unanimous No. 1 in the final NAIA
Top 25 ratings released on Sunday, will play host to
Mid-States Football Association Mideast League rival Walsh
University in the first round of the NAIA Championship
Series on Saturday, Nov. 18.
The kick-off is schedule for noon at Bishop D’Arcy Stadium.
Pre-sale tickets will be available at the Tom Jehl Football
Complex under the stands on Lindenwood Avenue on the USF
campus Monday starting at noon and contune through Thursday
from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. General admission tickets are $12, $5
for USF students with a student ID. Discounted coupons will
be available at Centennial Wireless stores for $8 general
admission tickets. Gates will open on Saturday at 10 a.m.
Just two weeks ago the Cougars, who concluded their fifth
consecutive 10-0 regular season, defeated the Cavaliers
21-7. Last Saturday the No. 8 Cavaliers (9-2) dropped a
20-10 decision to No. 22 Malone after winning their first
nine game of the season.
“Walsh is the best defense we’ve faced and the best
secondary we’ve faced since we lost to Carroll last
December,” USF coach Kevin Donley reiterated. “We’ve never
faced this quick of a turnaround, so we’ve really got a
challenge in front of us. We need to make every minute count
in practice. We know each other pretty well.”
The Cougars, who have won eight consecutive MSFA Mideast
League titles and are in the NAIA FCS for the eighth
consecutive year in nine seasons, lead a contingent of four
MSFA teams in the NAIA FCS series.
NAIA CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES – First
round
2006 NAIA Football Championship Series
First Round Pairings
#16 Walsh (Ohio) @ #1 Saint Francis (Ind.) (12 noon EST)
#15 Jamestown (N.D.) @ #2 Sioux Falls (S.D.) (1 p.m. CST)
#13 Morningside (Iowa) @ #3 Saint Ambrose (Iowa) (1 p.m.
CST)
#11 Montana State Northern @ #4 Carroll (Mont.) (12 noon MT)
#14 Bethel (Kan.) @ #5 Missouri Valley (1:30 p.m. CST)
#12 Black Hills State (S.D.) @ #6 Northwestern Iowa (12 noon
CST)
#9 Saint Xavier (Ill.) @ #7 Georgetown (Ky.) (1:30 p.m. EST)
#10 Friends (Kan.) @ #8 Bethel (Tenn.) (1:30 p.m. CST)
Teams will be reseeded at the completion of each round.
-- GO USF --
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