Monday, November 13, 2017

No. 2 Virginia State & No. 4 Bowie State to Host Regional Football Contests

Bulldogs Football to Host Delta State Statesmen in NCAA Super Region 2 Playoffs

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana  – The Bowie State University football team received good news on Sunday (11/12) evening after hearing the Bulldogs named announced for a berth into the NCAA Division II Super Region 2 playoffs. The Bulldogs (9-1) will host their first-ever home football playoff game and will face the Delta State Statesmen (8-3).

"We're really excited about the opportunity, even more excited to host and look forward to a very challenging and tough Delta State team", said an ecstatic Bowie State head coach Damon Wilson.

Bowie State's last appeared in NCAA regional play in 2015, falling on the road to Assumption by a score of 51-29.

The top seed West Alabama (10-0) will have a first-round bye. In other Super Region 2 matchups, #2 Virginia State (10-0) will host #7 West Georgia (8-3) and #4 Wingate (9-1) will host West Florida (7-3).

All games will be played on the host campus and will kickoff at 12 noon.

BOWIE STATE UNIVERSITY SPORTS INFORMATION


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The VSU Trojans are set to Host the West Georgia Wolves at 1pm on Saturday


INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana  – The Virginia State University football team received good news on Sunday (11/12) evening after hearing the Trojans named announced for an appearance into the NCAA Division II Super Region 2 playoffs. The Trojans (10-0) will host their second home football playoff game and will face the University of West Georgia Wolves (8-3). Kick-off is slated for 1 p.m. on Saturday, November 11.

"We're really excited about the opportunity, the guys have worked hard this entire season and look forward to welcoming the University of West Georgia team", said Virginia State head coach Reggie Barlow.

Virginia State's last appeared in NCAA regional play in 2014, winning against LIU-Post 28-17 in the first round. The Trojans then fell on the road to Bloomsburg by a score of 14-35.

The first-round dates, sites and pairings are:
DATEAWAY TEAMHOME TEAMLOCATION
November 18Findlay (9-2)Shepherd (10-0)Shepherdstown, West Virginia
November 18
California (Pa) (9-2)Assumption (9-1)Worcester, Massachusetts
November 18West Chester (8-3)Shippensburg (10-1)Shippensburg, Pennsylvania 
November 18West Georgia (8-3)Virginia State (9-0)Petersburg, Virignia
November 18West Florida (7-3)Wingate (9-1)Wingate, North Carolina 
November 18Delta State (8-3)Bowie State (9-1)Bowie, Maryland
November 18Harding (8-3)UIndy (11-0)Indianapolis, Indiana
November 18Northwest Missouri State (9-2)Ashland (10-1) Ashland, Ohio
November 18Ouachita Baptist (9-2) Ferris State (9-1)Big Rapids, Michigan
November 18Colorado State-Pueblo (9-2)Minnesota State Mankato (11-0)Mankato, Minnesota
November 18Sioux Falls (9-2)Midwestern State (9-0)Wichita Falls, Texas
November 18Texas A&M-Commerce (9-1)Winona State (10-1)Winona, Minnesota
The following institutions earned first-round byes in each super regional and will host a second-round game on November 25, 2017.

Super Regional One:

1. Indiana (Pennsylvania) (11-0)

Super Regional Two:

1. West Alabama (9-1)

Super Regional Three:

1. Fort Hays State (11-0)

Super Regional Four:

1. Central Washington (11-0)

All contests shall start at 1 p.m. local time. Other times may be established if approved by the committee.

Northwest Missouri State defeated North Alabama 29-3 in the 2016 national championship game to claim last year’s NCAA title.

The championship game will be played December 16, at 6 p.m. Eastern time at Children’s Mercy Park in Kansas City, Kansas and will be broadcast live on ESPN2 HD/ESPN3.com.

For the most up-to-date information on VSU football, please visit www.govsutrojans.com and follow Trojans Athletics on Twitter @VSUsports.

VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY SPORTS INFORMATION

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