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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 />
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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.