The Statesmen from Cleveland, Miss. (9-3) beat the No. 6 University of North Alabama Lions 47-24 in the second-round game at DSU’s Parker Field-McCool Stadium to advance to the quarterfinals. Statesmen Trevar Deed and Brandon Lucas both rushed for more than 100 yards to lead DSU’s offense, which racked up 534 yards of total offense, including 359 rushing yards.
Head coach Mike White, who makes his second quarterfinal game appearance, said he is excited about home field advantage.
“We are very excited about playing at home and another opportunity compete in the playoffs. This is a great opportunity in our team’s history because we’ve never won 12 games before,” head coach Mike White said. “I was very pleased with the way our players performed against Wingate. We knew we had to come out strong and play four quarters of solid football. We’ve have to come just as strong against Delta State.”
Tickets for the playoff game are $15 for adults and $5 for kindergarten through 12th grade students and ASU and opponent team students with a valid ID. Tickets for the Quarterback Club Lounge, which are available to current members only, are $35.00 each. Tickets will go on sale Wednesday afternoon (Dec. 1) at the ASU Business Office Cashier’s Window in the ACAD Building, Odyssey Records, June Bug’s Grocery Store and the Radium Springs Petro Store. QuarterBack Club members should call LaTonya Conner at 229-430-4755 for more information about tickets.
ASU Athletics Director Richard Williams has declared Saturday as “ASU Day” and encourages football fans in the Albany and surrounding community to support the Golden Rams.
“It’s official! Saturday is our day … Golden Rams Day! We want everyone in this community and local business to come out, support the Golden Rams and see some of the best football in Division II,” Williams said. “We are asking our fans to wear blue and gold. We’re asking businesses to show support by decorating their store fronts or displaying signs. We had a great turnout of fans last weekend and we anticipate a great show of support as we take on Delta State.”
In the other quarterfinal games on Saturday, the No. 4 Shepherd (10-1) will face No.2 Mercyhurst (9-2) in the Super Regional One game, and No. 1 Minnesota-Duluth will face the No. 2 Augustana in the Super Regional Three game. The Super Regional Four quarterfinal game will feature the No. 4 Central Missouri against No. 3 Northwest Missouri State. The winner of the Albany State versus Delta State game will face the winner of the Super Regional One game, and the winners Super Regional Three and SR Four games will play on Saturday, Dec. 11, in the Division II semifinals.
Winners of the semifinal games will advance to play for the national championship title on Saturday, Dec. 18, at Braly Municipal Stadium in Florence, Ala. The game will be broadcast live on ESPN2 HD/ESPN3.com.
To see the complete Division II bracket, log onto http://www.ncaa.com/brackets/2010/ncaa_bracket_DII_football.html. For more information about the game, call the ASU Athletics Department at 229-430-4754.
2010 NCAA DIVISION II PLAYOFF PAIRINGS
SUPER REGIONAL TWO
Saturday, Dec. 4
#2 Delta State (9-3) @ #1 Albany State (11-0)
Saturday, Nov. 27
#1 Albany State 30, #4 Wingate 28
#2 Delta State 47, #6 North Alabama 24
Saturday, Nov. 20
#4 Wingate 63, #5 Morehouse 41
#6 North Alabama 43, #3 Valdosta State 20
SUPER REGIONAL ONE
Saturday, Dec. 4
#4 Shepherd (10-1) @ #2 Mercyhurst (10-2)
Saturday, Nov. 27
#4 Shepherd 40, #1 Kutztown 6
#2 Mercyhurst 28, #6 Bloomsburg 14
Saturday, Nov. 20
#4 Shepherd 40, #5 Shaw 6
#3 California-PA 26, #6 Bloomsburg 25
SUPER REGIONAL THREE
Saturday, Dec. 4
#2 Augustana (SD) (11-1) @ #1 Minnesota-Duluth (12-0)
Saturday, Nov. 27
#1 Minnesota-Duluth (11-0) vs. #4 St. Cloud State (10-2)
#2 Augustana (SD) (10-1) vs. #3 Grand Valley State (11-1)
Saturday, Nov. 20
#4 St. Cloud State 42, #5 Hillsdale 28
#3 Grand Valley State 35, #6 Colorado Mines 13
SUPER REGIONAL FOUR
#4 Central Missouri (11-2) @ #3 Northwest Missouri State (11-1)
Saturday, Nov. 27
#4 Central Missouri 55, #1 Abilene Christian 41
#3 Northwest Missouri State 35, #2 Texas A&M-Kingsville 31
Saturday, Nov. 20
#4 Central Missouri 55, #5 West Texas A&M 35
#3 Northwest Missouri State 28, #6 Missouri Western State 24
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