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UIW falls to North Dakota State in FCS semifinals
UIW built an early 16-point lead before North Dakota State used its punishing ground attack to take advantage of the Cardinals mistakes in a 35-32 win. The loss closes UIW's best season in program history with 12 wins and its first appearance in the FCS semifinals.
For the third consecutive week, UIW needed a long touchdown drive to win an FCS playoff game. Unfortunately for the Cardinals, the offense did not produce points, and UIW fell to North Dakota State 35-32 in the national semifinals on Friday.
The Bison offense began rolling in the second half following a slow start. NDSU’s punishing ground attack gained 221 yards (9.2 average per attempt) in the second half, while the passing attack failed to complete any of its three pass attempts in the second half.
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