TUSKEGEE, Alabama -- An excellent season appeared to fall apart for Tuskegee as the Golden Tigers lost 26-23 to Miles in the final game of their regular season.The loss not only kept the Golden Tigers from playing for the SIAC championship, it also put their hopes of an NCAA Division II playoff berth in jeopardy.
But Tuskegee did earn a playoff bid as the No. 6 seed in Super Region 2. The Golden Tigers then went out and beat No. 3 seed Catawba on the road in the first round to claim the first Division II playoff win in school history.
Next up for Tuskegee (9-2) is No. 2 seed North Alabama (9-2).
The two teams will meet in a second-round playoff game Saturday at 11:30 a.m. at Braly Stadium.
“I was so happy for our kids to get that win,” coach Willie Slater said. “It gave us some redemption for the loss to Miles.
“That loss was very tough for us. Not to take anything away from Miles, but we helped them out a lot. That’s what hurt the most — that we gave it away. But it was good to see our guys come back and perform so well last week.”
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