WSSU advances by beating Indiana (Pa.) 21-17
WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina -- Second-ranked Winston-Salem State lived to see another day in the Division II playoffs.
The Rams needed a late touchdown in front of 5,212 fans at Bowman Gray Stadium to hold off 11th-ranked Indiana (Pa.) 21-17 on Saturday afternoon.
The Rams (13-0) advanced to the semifinals for the second straight season and will play West Texas A&M this Saturday. The #6 seeded A&M (12-2) defeated #1 seed Colorado State-Pueblo 34-13 to advance to the semifinals.
For just the second time all season the Rams trailed entering the fourth quarter but quarterback Kameron Smith, who hadn’t played since the first half of the CIAA championship game on Nov. 10 because of an injury, came in to rally his team.
Smith’s 1-yard touchdown pass with 3:51 left to fullback Ricky Rozier gave the Rams a 21-17 lead after Landen Thayer’s extra-point attempt was good.
The Crimson Hawks (12-2) weren’t done, however, and they came back and had three shots from the Rams’ 5-yard line with 1:07 to go but couldn’t score. On the fourth-and-goal with 34 seconds left quarterback Mike Box of the Hawks threw an incomplete pass when he was pressured and hit by linebacker Carlos Fields.
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Winston-Salem State Advances To NCAA DII Semifinals
WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina -- For the second straight year, Winston-Salem State has advanced to the NCAA Division II Semifinals.
Head Coach Connell Maynor and the Rams
beat Indiana (PA) 21-17.
Ricky Rozier put WSSU up 7-0 with the 1
yard TD run in the 2nd quarter.
The Crimson Hawks tie the game
up when Mike Box and Terrill Barnes on the 36 yard pass and catch for the
touchdown.
With :01 second left in the 1st half,
WSSU's Anthony Carrothers rolls out, launches the pass into the air and 6'6
Kenneth Patterson makes the grab and scores.
The Rams lead 14-7 at half.
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