ASU SELECTED FOR NCAA DIVISION II CHAMPIONSHIP FIELD
Angelo State will make its sixth appearance in the NCAA Division II Playoffs against Michigan Tech on Saturday, Nov. 22 at 11 a.m. CST in Houghton, Mich.
The Rams at 8-2 are the No. 6 seed in the Super Region Four bracket after winning the Lone Star Conference Playoffs Championship.
It is ASU’s first trip to the NCAA Division II Playoffs since 2005, as the team has nine playoff appearances counting NAIA and NCAA.
Michigan Tech, from the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, is 9-1 on the season and this is the second playoff appearance for the Huskies. It will be the first meeting between the two programs.
LSC FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS
Angelo State won the Lone Star Conference Playoffs Championship with a 35-33 victory over Texas A&M-Commerce.
In the third-place game, Tarleton State scored a touchdown in the final minute and the defense held for the final three plays to top Midwestern State 44-41.
Eastern New Mexico rallied from a late deficit to post its third straight victory over West Texas A&M and prevail 55-45 in the fifth-place contest.
Texas A&M-Kingsville forced seven turnovers to defeat McMurry 41-16 and win the seventh-place game.
LSC FOOTBALL
LSC football teams are 44-40 overall this season. The squads are 5-1 combined versus the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, Great Lakes Valley Conference and Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference teams, which are also in NCAA Super Regional Four.
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PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
OFFENSIVE
Jeremy Buurma, Eastern New Mexico University, JR, QB, Las Cruces, N.M., Las Cruces HS
Buurma turned in a strong game against West Texas A&M, and accounted for five touchdowns in the 55-45 victory. He finished the contest with 239 yards of total offense, and has guided Eastern to its first three-game win streak over the Buffaloes since a run from 1999-2002. For the game, he completed seven of his nine passes, but he was four-for-four for 157 yards and three touchdowns in situations that Eastern trailed. One of those plays was a first-and-25 at the ENMU 26-yard line, and Buurma completed a pass for 36 yards and a first-down. With Buurma at quarterback, Eastern closed the season with three straight victories to notch their second consecutive seven-win season.
DEFENSIVE
Seth Bailey, Eastern New Mexico University, SR, LB, Texico, N.M., Texico HS
Bailey registered an outstanding performance in the Greyhounds victory over West Texas A&M. He registered game-highs with 11 tackles and eight solo stops. Late in the second quarter, he scooped up a fumble and raced 30 yards for his second defensive touchdown of the season. Bailey has been involved in a team-high seven turnovers this season, with four interceptions and two fumble recoveries.
SPECIAL TEAMS
Mitchell Cox, Eastern New Mexico University, SR, K, Kent, Wash., Kentwood Senior HS
Cox averaged 32 yards on five punts and allowed no punt return yardage, while battling the harsh winds of Greyhound Stadium. On his five kickoffs, the Buffaloes were held more than eight yards under their conference-leading average of 24.6 yards per return.