Two more undefeated teams fall as the final DII football regional rankings near

Tyson Bagent made DII soccer historical past and a pair of undefeated groups fell.

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In different phrases, it was simply one other wild weekend in DII soccer. Let’s get proper to it. 

Ferris State ends Davenport’s undefeated run

The defending champs have performed a really powerful schedule and that continued this previous Saturday towards the shocking Davenport Panthers. Ferris State confirmed why it’s a powerhouse, totally dominating Davenport 28-7. 

The protection placed on a clinic, holding Davenport to only 24 yards speeding and a mere 183 yards in complete. They pressured two interceptions, one among which was returned to the home, and obtained to the quarterback thrice, together with Caleb Murphy’s 16.5 sack of the season. Whereas Ferris State will not win the GLIAC as soon as once more this season, it could be the most effective non-No. 1 seed within the discipline. 

West Georgia’s wild comeback results in upset over undefeated Delta State

West Georgia went into Delta State’s home needing a giant win. The Wolves left with a surprising victory, defeating the Statesmen 52-42 due to a livid fourth-quarter comeback and quarterback Harrison Frost’s monster day. 

The Wolves trailed 42-24 with 10:45 remaining within the sport. Frost then took over, throwing three landing passes of 24 yards, 43 yards and the game-winner from 29 yards out with simply 5 seconds remaining. He completed the day with 503 yards passing whereas including one other landing on the bottom earlier within the sport. In the meantime, his counterpart Patrick Shegog totaled 367 yards and 6 touchdowns for Delta State in a premier quarterback battle. The Wolves put yet one more rating on the board as Delta State tried just a few laterals on the following kickoff and scored 28 factors within the quarter to take down the No. 7 staff within the earlier Energy 10 rankings. The loss retains West Florida’s hopes alive to seize the Gulf South Convention and not less than makes a West Georgia postseason look considerably potential.

Newberry upsets Wingate within the wild South Atlantic Convention

One week after being upset by Limestone and bounced from the highest 25, Newberry goes into Wingate and upsets the Bulldogs one week after Wingate makes its high 25 entrance at No. 20/21.

If you understand Wolves’ soccer, you understand it means operating again Mario Anderson wanted to have a giant day for Newberry to win. Anderson got here via but once more with 184 yards speeding and two touchdowns. The Harlon Hill Trophy candidate has no fewer than 171 yards speeding in any sport over the previous 4 weeks. This week Newberry will host Mars Hill within the SAC championship.  

Wayne State (Neb) picks up enormous win over Sioux Falls

The Wildcats entered this weekend ranked No. 6 in Tremendous Area 4. Sioux Falls was proper forward of them. That can change, as Wayne State walked away winners 31-24. 

Quarterback Nick Bohn led the cost, accounting for all of the Wildcats’ touchdowns. He threw for 3 and rushed for one more, whereas speeding for 115 yards as nicely. Per traditional, the Cougars have been powered by Thuro Reisdorfer, who had yet one more 100-yard day whereas including a pair of touchdowns to his spectacular 2022 resume. With three losses, Sioux Falls playoff hopes develop into very powerful, whereas Wayne State could have MSU Moorhead in a must-win battle in a tightly contested Tremendous Area.

The 2022 DII soccer Energy 10 rankings: Week 10

No. 1 Grand Valley State | Earlier: 1: One other week, one other huge win for the Lakers. They’re now a top-10 scoring offense (No. 9 at 40.9 factors per sport) and a top-10 scoring protection (No. 4 with 10.22 allowed per sport). Grand Valley State has a giant matchup towards Davenport subsequent week — a staff trying to make an announcement to shut the season. 

No. 2 Angelo State | Earlier: 2: The Rams pulled out a gritty victory this week in comeback style. Angelo State went into the half trailing 9-0 however outscored Central Washington 22-3 within the second half to enhance to 10-0. One other tough check awaits subsequent week in Midwestern State because the Rams look to shut out a troublesome Lone Star Convention schedule with an ideal document. 

No. 3 Shepherd | Earlier: 3: Tyson Bagent is now formally in a league of his personal. Together with his 149th profession landing cross he surpassed East Stroudsburg’s Jimmy Terwilliger for probably the most landing passes in DII soccer historical past. It was one among 4 landing passes on the day for the reigning participant of the yr. Shepherd strikes to 10-0 on the season and appears to complete the yr excellent with a win in subsequent week’s PSAC championship sport towards Indiana (Pa). 

No. 4 Ferris State | Earlier: 4: The Bulldogs’ protection has been excellent, and Murphy is definitely a defensive player-of-the-year candidate. Ferris State closes towards Wayne State (MI) and awaits to see what seed it’ll get within the bracket. No matter it’s, it’s unfamiliar territory taking part in a first-round sport, which it hasn’t performed all that a lot not too long ago.

No. 5 Ouachita Baptist | Earlier: 5: As if TJ Cole does not do sufficient, the star operating again threw for a landing this week. Oh, don’t be concerned, he additionally rushed for 143 yards and two extra touchdowns and has now eclipsed the 100-yard mark six weeks in a row whereas scoring a number of touchdowns 5 weeks in a row. What ought to be an exhilarating Battle of the Ravine towards Henderson State awaits subsequent week. 

No. 6 Pittsburg State| Earlier: 6: Washburn, lacking its star quarterback, made the Gorillas work for this one, however ultimately, Pittsburg State improved to 10-0 and locked up the MIAA title. The Gorillas outgained Washburn by greater than 150 yards on this one. One final sport towards Fort Hays State awaits earlier than the choice present.

No. 7 Colorado Faculty of Mines| Earlier: 9: The Orediggers simply maintain profitable and quarterback John Matocha simply appears to be getting higher every week — which is horrifying as a result of he was already excellent. This week, the quarterback threw for 369 yards and 5 touchdowns… his seventh-consecutive 300-yard day. The Mines shut out the common season towards Fort Lewis. 

No. 8 West Florida | Earlier: 8: It might be unfair the Argos do not climb a spot, however they wanted to essentially grit one out towards Valdosta State. On the finish of the day, West Florida received 32-31 in time beyond regulation and if Delta State loses subsequent week, it nonetheless has an opportunity to win the Gulf South Convention. Byron Jarrett had a monster sport, throwing for 309 yards, speeding for 121 yards, and tossing 4 touchdowns. West Florida closes towards Mississippi Faculty which has given the most effective groups within the GSC absolute suits this season. 

No. 9 Delta State | Earlier: 7: I am leaving Delta State within the high 10 and can in all probability take some warmth for it. The underside line is West Georgia is a top-25 staff, and the Statesmen had the Wolves on the ropes for 50 minutes. Certain, they wound up shedding, however what this staff has performed towards ranked groups and away from residence this season is what retains them so extremely ranked. The ultimate regional rankings in Tremendous Area Two will definitely be attention-grabbing. The Statesmen shut towards West Alabama subsequent week.

No. 10 Slippery Rock | Earlier: 10: The Rock was in a position to maintain off Edinboro on this one, but it surely wasn’t straightforward. It took a fourth-quarter landing from Rock operating again Chris D’Or — his second to associate with a 100-yard day. Slippery Rock improved to 9-1 and a share of its fourth-straight PSAC West title however miss out on the PSAC Championship on account of its loss towards IUP. Which means The Rock could have their arms full with Kutztown subsequent week in a must-win for seeding.  

First 5 out (in alphabetical order)

• Ashland
• Benedict
• Minnesota State
• Northwest Missouri State
• Virginia Union

Harlon Hill Hopefuls, 2022: Stats that stood out

There was a slew of a number of the greatest performances of the season multi functional week this previous Saturday.  The purpose of this listing is to trace the contenders all through the season. Now that we’re via 10 weeks of the season, there have been some critical cuts this week. Additionally of word, whereas Toriano Clinton of UIndy is among the greatest operating backs in DII soccer, he is merely missed an excessive amount of time with harm. He has been changed by Limestone’s Tre Stewart.

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What else you missed in Week 10 of DII soccer

• Limestone and Barton placed on fairly the present on Saturday. The Cinderella season continues for the Saints as they eked out a victory towards Barton 34-28. This sport featured two of the premier operating backs in DII soccer and man did they ship. Barton’s Jordan Terrell ran for 224 yards and a landing whereas Limestone’s Tre Stewart countered with 218 yards and two scores of his personal.
• This Harmony (WV) offense is one thing else. Jack Mangel had one other monster day with 340 yards passing and three touchdowns, whereas his star vast receiver Jarod Bowie had a ridiculous day with 229 yards and three touchdowns. Bowie leads DII soccer in receiving with one week left. 
• Minnesota Duluth received a giant sport towards Augustana (SD), taking part in spoiler to the Vikings playoff aspirations. Augustana, ranked No. 9 in Tremendous Area 4 final week, fell 34-24. Bulldogs’ quarterback Kyle Walljasper threw for 4 touchdowns. 
• American Worldwide received in a stunner, 18-10 over Bentley. It was a giant win for the Yellow Jackets as Bentley was ranked No. 9 in Tremendous Area One final week. A fumble return for a landing as time expired sealed the deal. 
• How in regards to the season from Fort Valley State? The Wildcats received the thirty second Fountain Metropolis Traditional over Albany State (GA) 31-21. Emanuel Wilson is just too a lot for groups to deal with, and confirmed that once more this week, rumbling for greater than 200 yards and three scores. The win may bump the Golden Rams from Tremendous Area Two rankings come Monday.
• We have to speak extra about Henderson State. The Reddies at the moment are 8-2 after dropping a 50-spot this previous Saturday. Vast receiver Xavier Malone is a stud, and had one other 189 yards receiving this week, bringing his season complete to 1,244. They’ve a win already towards Harding and a victory towards Ouachita Baptist would trigger critical drama in Tremendous Area Three heading into the choice present.