Game Notes
BELTON, Texas – The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor football team will continue its postseason run with another home game in the Second Round of the NCAA Division III National Championships this Saturday. UMHB will play host to Huntingdon College for a 12:00 PM kickoff at Crusader Stadium.
UMHB will be playing the Second Round for the 16
th consecutive season and the Cru has played in three straight Stagg Bowls. UMHB comes into Saturday's game with an 11-0 record and the Cru has won 26 consecutive games overall. The Cru is 42-15 all-time in the NCAA Division III National Championships after topping the University of Redlands 43-14 in the opening round last Saturday in Belton.
Huntingdon is 8-3 overall on the season and the Hawks went 6-1 in USA South Athletic Conference play to win the conference championship. Huntingdon snapped Berry College's 22-game home winning streak with a 27-24 win over the Vikings last Saturday. The Hawks are in the postseason for the fourth time in program history and will be playing in the Second Round for just the second time.
"We have to match Huntingdon's energy and be ready to play on Saturday," Cru Head Coach
Pete Fredenburg said. "We have to do a lot better in terms of preparing and coming out with a playoff intensity. Huntingdon does a really good job with some subtle things on offense and it is going to be a challenge for us. They've got some really good players and it is certainly no accident that Huntingdon went out and beat Berry."
The Cru and Hawks will be meeting for the second time. UMHB beat Huntingdon 43-23 in the Second Round of the 2015 NCAA Division III National Championships at Crusader Stadium. The Cru is 2-0 all-time against teams from the USA South. UMHB also beat North Carolina Wesleyan in the Second Round of the 2007 postseason.
For more information on parking, traffic flow and game day events, please visit the following link:
http://www.umhb.edu/stadium/directions-and-parking. Huntingdon College fans are encouraged to enter the stadium through ticket window #3 at the southeast corner of Crusader Stadium. The winner of Saturday's game will advance to face the Wisconsin-Whitewater/Wartburg College winner in the Quarterfinals.
Saturday's game will also be broadcast live on Fox Sports Radio (93.9 FM/1330 AM) and through the station's web site with the pre-game show starting at 11:30 AM. UMHB will provide live video streaming and live statistics for the game with links to both available by clicking here:
www.cruathletics.com. Tickets are still available and the ticket windows are scheduled to open at 10:00 AM on Saturday. Reserved tickets are $12 at the gate, general admission tickets are $10 and student tickets will be $4 at the gate. The stadium gates will open at 10:30 AM on Saturday. Tickets left at Will Call will be available for pickup at any ticket window on game day.
