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2004 NCAA Division II Quarterfinal Play<strong>of</strong>f Game<br />

North Dakota 19, Grand Valley State 15<br />

Grand Forks, ND • Nov. 27, 2004<br />

Alerus Center<br />

Scoring 1 2 3 4 TP<br />

Grand Valley State 0 7 2 6 15<br />

North Dakota 3 0 0 16 19<br />

QTR Time Team-Play(PAT){Plays-Yards} GV ND<br />

1 4:01 ND Jeff Glas 28 yd field goal<br />

{11-54, 4:51} 0 3<br />

2 1:13 GV Demonte Collins 31 yd pass from Cullen<br />

Finnerty (Scott Greene kick) {7-74, 1:13} 7 3<br />

3 5:47 GV Anthony Adams safety 9 3<br />

4 13:29 ND Jeff Glas 37 yd field goal<br />

{9-34, 3:28} 9 6<br />

4 12:17 GV Brandon Langston 76 yd pass from Cullen<br />

Finnerty (Scott Greene kick failed) {3-80, 1:07}15 6<br />

4 11:29 ND Strouth 24 yd run (Jeff Glas kick failed)<br />

{4-68, 0:41} 15 12<br />

4 4:59 ND Belmore 2 yd run (Jeff Glas kick)<br />

{4-29, 1:50} 15 19<br />

TEAM STATISTICS GV ND<br />

First Downs 14 18<br />

Rushes/Yards 43/104 35/154<br />

Passes (A-C-I) 26-13-0 36-14-2<br />

Yards Passing 225 168<br />

Total Offense 329 322<br />

Punts/Average 8/46.0 4/37.8<br />

Fumbles/Lost 2-2 2-1<br />

Penalties 13-81 5-44<br />

Time <strong>of</strong> Possession 35:41 24:19<br />

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS:<br />

RUSHING: ND-Roland 14-66; GV-Langston 13-75, Tennessee 10-21.<br />

PASSING: ND-Belmore 9-18-2, 86; GV- Finnerty 13-26-0, 225.<br />

RECEIVING: ND-Johnson 9-96, Strowth 2-18; GV-Collins 5-87, Langston 3-92.<br />

A-8222<br />

Grand Forks, ND. - For the third time in four years the final score was determined<br />

by four points or less when Grand Valley State and North Dakota met on<br />

the gridiron. The 2004 contest was won by the Fighting Sioux by a 19-15 score.<br />

Grand Valley State concludes the year 10-3 overall and the Laker senior class<br />

finishes their careers with a 51-5 playing career record and two National<br />

Championships.<br />

North Dakota scored first with an 11-play, 54-yard drive that resulted in a<br />

Jeff Glas 28 yard field goal. UND gained control <strong>of</strong> the ball after stopping the<br />

Lakers on a fourth and one play in Fighting Sioux territory. Aaron Hein kept<br />

the Lakers close when he blocked a 43-yard field goal by Jeff Glas after the<br />

Fighting Sioux drove to the Laker 26 yard line in the second quarter.<br />

GVSU got on the board late in the second quarter when sophomore QB<br />

Cullen Finnerty hit freshman Demonte Collins with a 31 yard TD pass with 1:13<br />

left in the first half to give GVSU its first lead <strong>of</strong> the game. Scott Greene added<br />

the PAT to give the Lakers a 7-3 lead at the half. The TD drive culminated a 7play,<br />

74-yard drive to took 3:27 <strong>of</strong>f the clock.<br />

The Lakers' Ryan Hukill fumbled on the first play from scrimmage in the<br />

second half, but the GVSU defense held and forced a punt. Following a downed<br />

punt at the Laker four yard line, the Lakers Matt Regnery got GVSU out <strong>of</strong> trouble<br />

with a punt out the Sioux 41 yard line. However, GVSU forced another three<br />

and out to force another punt. Neither team was able to mount a scoring threat<br />

on its following two possessions.<br />

Brandon Langston downed a 36 yard Regnery punt at the North Dakota one<br />

yard line with 5:55 left in the third quarter and the GVSU defense got on the<br />

board when Adam Roland was tackled in the endzone on the Fighting Sioux's<br />

first play. Anthony Adams was credited with the safety.<br />

Senior safety DeJuane Boone thwarted another second half Sioux drive with<br />

an interception at the Laker five. North Dakota drove 34 yards in nine plays<br />

before Glas booted a 37 yard field goal to pull the Fighting Sioux within three<br />

(9-6) early in the fourth quarter.<br />

The Lakers struck back when Langston took a swing pass from Finnerty and<br />

raced 76 yards to paydirt to put the Lakers up 15-6. The PAT was missed following<br />

a bad snap from center.<br />

The Fighting Sioux answered quickly with a 68 yard TD drive that took 41<br />

seconds. Brandon Strouth capped the drive with a 24 yard TD run. However, the<br />

PAT was missed and GVSU maintained a three point lead (15-12). The TD was<br />

the first UND scored against the Laker defense in seven quarters dating back to<br />

the 2003 National Championship game.<br />

North Dakota scored the game-winner on a Chris Belmore two yard run for<br />

a TD at the 4:59 mark <strong>of</strong> the fourth quarter. The drive was set up when Finnerty<br />

was sacked and fumbled.<br />

2007 Laker <strong>Football</strong> Media Guide<br />

All-Time Postseason Summaries<br />

2005 NCAA Division II Second Round Play<strong>of</strong>f Game<br />

Grand Valley State 17, North Dakota 3<br />

Allendale, Mich. • Nov. 19, 2005<br />

Lubbers Stadium<br />

Scoring 1 2 3 4 TP<br />

North Dakota 0 0 0 3 3<br />

Grand Valley State 0 14 3 0 17<br />

QTR Time Team-Play(PAT){Plays-Yards} ND GV<br />

2 10:38 GV Jeremy Cochrane 26 yd pass from Cullen<br />

Finnerty (Scott Greene kick) {12-85, 4:33} 0 7<br />

2 6:08 GV Antoine Trent 26 yd pass from Cullen<br />

Finnerty (Scott Greene kick) {5-69, 1:42} 0 14<br />

3 5:01 GV Scott Greene 50 yd field goal<br />

{6-48, 2:40} 0 17<br />

4 10:05 ND Jeff Glas 27 yd field goal<br />

{15-70, 4:55} 3 17<br />

TEAM STATISTICS ND GV<br />

First Downs 23 15<br />

Rushes/Yards 33/64 37/41<br />

Passes (A-C-I) 44-26-0 27-14-0<br />

Yards Passing 268 245<br />

Total Offense 332 286<br />

Punts/Average 7/36.7 7/42.4<br />

Fumbles/Lost 3-3 1-0<br />

Penalties 13-81 5-44<br />

Time <strong>of</strong> Possession 28:36 31:24<br />

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS:<br />

RUSHING: GV-Martin 16-27, Finnerty 13-12; ND-Brady 11-47, Manke 17-36.<br />

PASSING: GV-Finnerty 14-26-0, 245; ND-Manke 26-41-0, 268.<br />

RECEIVING: GV-Langston 6-79, Fowler 5-75; ND-Grossman 12-117, Dressler<br />

7-60.<br />

A-5429<br />

Allendale, Mich. - Grand Valley State's junior QB Cullen Finnerty tossed two secondquarter<br />

TD passes and the Laker defense forced three North Dakota turnovers en route to<br />

a 17-3 Laker victory over the Fighting Sioux in NCAA DII second-round play<strong>of</strong>f action.<br />

Top-ranked Grand Valley State will host Saginaw Valley State next Saturday at 12:00<br />

p.m. in the NCAA DII Northwest Regional championship game in Lubbers Stadium.<br />

Grand Valley State was forced to punt after the Lakers failed to pick up a first down<br />

on their first series, but GVSU sophomore linebacker Anthony Adams forced a fumble<br />

by UND's Chris Beatty on the Fighting Sioux's first play from scrimmage that safety Joe<br />

Ballard recovered. GVSU then drove 37 yards in 10 plays, but the Lakers were unable to<br />

get a 27 yard field goal attempt <strong>of</strong>f following an errant snap. The Lakers, who were going<br />

against a 25 mile per hour wind in the first quarter, were able to get out <strong>of</strong> the first quarter<br />

with a 0-0 score. GVSU took full advantage <strong>of</strong> the wind in the second quarter.<br />

Finnerty directed a 12-play, 85-yard drive early in the quarter. Finnerty hit tight end<br />

Jeremy Cochrane with a 26 yard scoring pass on a broken play and Scott Greene added<br />

the PAT to give GVSU a 7-0 lead.<br />

GVSU got the ball back on its own 31 yard line following a UND punt and the Lakers<br />

moved 69 yards in five plays for a score. Finnerty hit WR Preston Garris with a 38 yard<br />

pass play on third down, then he found Antione Trent at the UND five and Trent went the<br />

final five yards for a 26 yard scoring play. Greene added his second PAT to give the<br />

Lakers a 14-0 lead. North Dakota drove to the Laker 38 on its next possession, but<br />

Adams forced his second fumble <strong>of</strong> the half and DL Mike McFadden picked it up and<br />

returned it nine yards to thwart the drive. The Laker defense limited UND to just 105<br />

yards <strong>of</strong> total <strong>of</strong>fense in the first half, while the GVSU <strong>of</strong>fense notched 208 yards,<br />

including 164 yards passing from Finnerty.<br />

UND was heading into a brisk wind in the third quarter and the Fighting Sioux's Brent<br />

Halfmann netted just 28 yards on his first punt <strong>of</strong> the third quarter. GVSU drove 13 yards<br />

into North Dakota territory, but Greene was wide left on a 48 yard attempt. GVSU got<br />

the ball back on its own 20 and drove 48 yards in six plays before Greene drilled a career<br />

long, 50-yard field goal with 5:01 left in the third quarter to put the Lakers up 17-0.<br />

North Dakota's Jeff Glas hit a 27 yard field goal with 10:55 left in the second quarter<br />

to conclude a 15-play, 70-yard drive. GVSU used 4:19 <strong>of</strong>f the clock on its next possession,<br />

but the Sioux continued to put the pressure on GVSU and drove into Laker territory.<br />

However, linebacker Rory Steinbach knocked the ball lose when sacking QB Reed<br />

Manke and fellow linebacker Dan Skuta picked up the ball and returned it five yards. The<br />

Laker defense faced one final threat when North Dakota drove down to the Laker 3-yard<br />

line and had a first and goal, but the stout GVSU defense forced three incomplete passes<br />

and sacked Chris Belmore to keep the Fighting Sioux out <strong>of</strong> the endzone for the second<br />

time in the last three years.<br />

Finnerty completed 14-<strong>of</strong>-26 passes for 245 yards and two TDs. Senior Brandon<br />

Langston caught six passes for 79 yards, while Eric Fowler hauled in five passes for 75<br />

yards. Garris, Cochrane and Trent caught a combined three passes for 91 yards and two<br />

TDs. The Laker defense was led by All-American candidate Mike McFadden's 10 tackles,<br />

two tackles for loss, one QB sack and one fumble recovery performance. McFadden<br />

has now recorded a QB sack in all 10 games this season. Freshman linebacker Dan Skuta<br />

added 10 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, one QB sack and a fumble recovery, while Samad<br />

Cain and Joe Ballard each collected nine tackles. Anthony Adams chipped in eight tackles<br />

and two forced fumbles.

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