Civil War in D4 ??

Will the South rise again ??? Tonight we will see as the South Region Champion Alaska-Adak Sentries from the LNCUTMV will be taking on the North Region Champion Exeland Institute/Edgewater Institute @Ojibwa (E.I.E.I.O.) Feral Hogs from the UCWI.

@Sam Drucker Arena
E.I.E.I.O. obviously took notes during their low scoring regular season battles against defense oriented Wisconsin A&M-Springstead and held serve against an equally stingy Bugtussle State 49-43. If it has been said once it has been said 1000 times. Play defense, make your free throws and you will win. The Beetle defense was not the problem but 1 for 9 shooting from the charity stripe in the final two minutes sealed States fate.

In the other semi-final Alaska-Adak simply had too much for Southern NAIA Tech as they bounced the Engineers 87-67. Southern NAIA Tech appeared to run out of gas in the second half as Alaska-Adak was the fresher of the two teams. Perhaps not qualifying for their own conference tournament is paying dividends for them right now as they had plenty of rest before the National Tournament started.

@Mercer K-12 School
The consolation bracket featured another LNCUTMV-UCWI match up as the Southern NAIA Tech-Hooterville Ziffles squared off against the host team Wisconsin A&M-Springstead Porcupines. The Porcupine philosophy of backing in the lane to get points in the paint was rendered ineffective against SNT-H as the taller more athletic Ziffles (Named after the farmer not the pig. Kind of like the St. Louis Bilikens are named after a former coach) controlled the glass on both ends. WAMS hung around for a while but fell 83-56.

The Mules of Daisy Moses Medical College once again battled toe to toe with "System" originator Mount Pilot Central State for a half but this time the Possums did not get killed on the road as they cruised 197-146. DMMC has now lost 3 straight after clinching the LNCUTMV Regular Season Championship.

Tonights action is as follows:
@Mercer K-12 School
7th place 3-4 Wisconsin A&M-Springstead vs. 19-12 Daisy Moses Medical College
5th place 19-12 Southern NAIA Tech-Hooterville vs. 18-13 Mount Pilot Central State

@Sam Drucker Arena
3rd place 15-15 Bugtussle State vs. 17-15 Southern NAIA Tech
And in the D4 National Championship 13-16 Alaska-Adak vs. 4-2 E.I.E.I.O.