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Integrity | Tradition | Academic Excellence | LONE STAR CONFERENCE | Community | Respect | Commitment 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 aſter 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 counng NAIA and NCAA. Michigan Tech, from the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athlec Conference, is 9-1 on the season and this is the second playoff appearance for the Huskies. It will be the first meeng 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 fiſth-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 Athlec Conference, Great Lakes Valley Conference and Rocky Mountain Athlec Conference teams, which are also in NCAA Super Regional Four. 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 situaons 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 consecuve 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 intercepons 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 baling 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. OTHER TOP PERFORMERS Tyrik Rollison, Texas A&M University - Commerce, led the Lion offense in scoring with four touchdowns, three of which came in the fourth quarter as the Lions came up two points shy of the win against Angelo State. The senior threw for 315 yards in the game including 165 in the fourth quarter alone. Kyle Washington, Angelo State University, led the Rams to the LSC Playoff Championship with 338 yards of total offense and three touchdowns. The junior threw for 292 yards on 24-of-35 passing and three touchdowns and broke the ASU single-season record for touchdowns with 28. He also picked up 96 yards on the ground while averaging 5.6 yards per carry. The quarterback also broke the ASU single-season compleon percentage (63.3) and the ASU single-season total offense record per game (357.0). He is No. 3 naonally in total offense and No. 4 in points responsible for with 222. Bubba Tandy, Tarleton State University, had a career day for Tarleton State to help liſt the Texans past Midwestern State to a third-place finish in the Lone Star Conference playoffs. The sophomore from Hopkinsville, Kentucky hauled in a career-best 172 yards on six catches, including a pair of 50-yard recepons. He also scored a touchdown on a 50-yard strike from QB Zed Woerner. He also had two returns – one punt and one kick return – for 16 total yards. Geremy Alridge-Mitchell, West Texas A&M University, had a career day with a career-high five rushing touchdowns at Eastern New Mexico in the season finale. Alridge-Mitchell tallied his ninth consecuve game LONE STAR CONFERENCE FOOTBALL WEEKLY RELEASE | NOVEMBER 17, 2014 Contact: Melanie Robotham | Assistant Commissioner | Office: 972-234-0033 x. 103 | E-mail: [email protected] | www.lonestarconference.org | Twitter: @LoneStarConf STANDINGS School LSC Overall Streak Texas A&M-Commerce 6-1 8-3 L1 Angelo State 5-2 8-2 W5 Midwestern State 5-2 6-4 L2 West Texas A&M * 4-3 6-5 L1 Tarleton State 4-3 5-5 W1 Eastern New Mexico 3-4 7-4 W3 McMurry 1-6 2-8 L7 Texas A&M-Kingsville 0-7 2-9 W1 * West Texas A&M’s conference win percentage adjusted for five nullified LSC games. WT’s conference win percentage with nullificaon is now .143. THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE NCAA Division II First Round Saturday, November 22, 2014 Angelo State at Michigan Tech, 11 a.m. CST All mes are CST; * LSC game; ^ at AT&T Stadium LAST WEEK’S RESULTS Eastern N.M. 55, West Texas A&M 45 Texas A&M-Kingsville 41, McMurry 16 Angelo State 35, A&M-Commerce 33 Tarleton State 44, Midwestern State 41 WEEKLY AWARDS Offensive S-8 Tyrik Rollison, Texas A&M-Commerce S-15 Collin Strahan, Tarleton State S-22 Jake Glover, Midwestern State S-29 Jeremy Watson, West Texas A&M O-6 Kyle Washington, Angelo State O-13 E’lon Spight, Eastern New Mexico O-20 Collin Strahan, Tarleton State (2) O-27 Chauncey Harris, Midwestern State N-3 Kyle Washington, Angelo State (2) N-10 Kyle Washington, Angelo State (3) E’lon Spight, Eastern New Mexico (2) N-17 Jeremy Buurma, Eastern New Mexico Defensive S-8 Decorian Johnson, McMurry S-15 Clayton Callicu, Angelo State S-22 Tu’u Liu, Texas A&M-Commerce S-29 Daniel Laudermilk, Midwestern State O-6 Toni Pulu, Texas A&M-Commerce O-13 Carter James, West Texas A&M O-20 Cole Pis, Texas A&M-Commerce O-27 Rush Seaver, Angelo State N-3 Tre’von Taylor, Texas A&M-Commerce N-10 Iosia Iosia, West Texas A&M N-17 Seth Bailey, Eastern New Mexico Special Teams S-8 Anthony Washington, Texas A&M-Kingsville FIRST DOWN • Angelo State is ranked 23rd, while Texas A&M- Commerce is receiving votes in the AFCA poll (Nov. 17).

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ASU SELECTED FOR NCAA DIVISION II CHAMPIONSHIP FIELDAngelo 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 PLAYOFFSAngelo 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 FOOTBALLLSC 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.

PLAYERS OF THE WEEKOFFENSIVEJeremy Buurma, Eastern New Mexico University, JR, QB, Las Cruces, N.M., Las Cruces HSBuurma 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.

DEFENSIVESeth Bailey, Eastern New Mexico University, SR, LB, Texico, N.M., Texico HSBailey 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 TEAMSMitchell Cox, Eastern New Mexico University, SR, K, Kent, Wash., Kentwood Senior HSCox 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.

OTHER TOP PERFORMERS Tyrik Rollison, Texas A&M University - Commerce, led the Lion offense in scoring with four touchdowns, three of which came in the fourth quarter as the Lions came up two points shy of the win against Angelo State. The senior threw for 315 yards in the game including 165 in the fourth quarter alone. Kyle Washington, Angelo State University, led the Rams to the LSC Playoff Championship with 338 yards of total offense and three touchdowns. The junior threw for 292 yards on 24-of-35 passing and three touchdowns and broke the ASU single-season record for touchdowns with 28. He also picked up 96 yards on the ground while averaging 5.6 yards per carry. The quarterback also broke the ASU single-season completion percentage (63.3) and the ASU single-season total offense record per game (357.0). He is No. 3 nationally in total offense and No. 4 in points responsible for with 222. Bubba Tandy, Tarleton State University, had a career day for Tarleton State to help lift the Texans past Midwestern State to a third-place finish in the Lone Star Conference playoffs. The sophomore from Hopkinsville, Kentucky hauled in a career-best 172 yards on six catches, including a pair of 50-yard receptions. He also scored a touchdown on a 50-yard strike from QB Zed Woerner. He also had two returns – one punt and one kick return – for 16 total yards. Geremy Alridge-Mitchell, West Texas A&M University, had a career day with a career-high five rushing touchdowns at Eastern New Mexico in the season finale. Alridge-Mitchell tallied his ninth consecutive game

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STANDINGSSchool LSC Overall StreakTexas A&M-Commerce 6-1 8-3 L1Angelo State 5-2 8-2 W5Midwestern State 5-2 6-4 L2West Texas A&M * 4-3 6-5 L1Tarleton State 4-3 5-5 W1Eastern New Mexico 3-4 7-4 W3McMurry 1-6 2-8 L7Texas A&M-Kingsville 0-7 2-9 W1

* West Texas A&M’s conference win percentage adjusted for five nullified LSC games. WT’s conference win percentage with nullification is now .143.

THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULENCAA Division II First RoundSaturday, November 22, 2014Angelo State at Michigan Tech, 11 a.m. CST

All times are CST; * LSC game; ^ at AT&T Stadium

LAST WEEK’S RESULTSEastern N.M. 55, West Texas A&M 45Texas A&M-Kingsville 41, McMurry 16Angelo State 35, A&M-Commerce 33Tarleton State 44, Midwestern State 41

WEEKLY AWARDS OffensiveS-8 Tyrik Rollison, Texas A&M-CommerceS-15 Collin Strahan, Tarleton StateS-22 Jake Glover, Midwestern StateS-29 Jeremy Watson, West Texas A&MO-6 Kyle Washington, Angelo StateO-13 E’lon Spight, Eastern New MexicoO-20 Collin Strahan, Tarleton State (2)O-27 Chauncey Harris, Midwestern StateN-3 Kyle Washington, Angelo State (2)N-10 Kyle Washington, Angelo State (3) E’lon Spight, Eastern New Mexico (2)N-17 Jeremy Buurma, Eastern New Mexico

DefensiveS-8 Decorian Johnson, McMurryS-15 Clayton Callicutt, Angelo StateS-22 Tu’u Liu, Texas A&M-CommerceS-29 Daniel Laudermilk, Midwestern StateO-6 Toni Pulu, Texas A&M-CommerceO-13 Carter James, West Texas A&MO-20 Cole Pitts, Texas A&M-CommerceO-27 Rush Seaver, Angelo StateN-3 Tre’von Taylor, Texas A&M-CommerceN-10 Iosia Iosia, West Texas A&MN-17 Seth Bailey, Eastern New Mexico

Special TeamsS-8 Anthony Washington, Texas A&M-Kingsville

FIRST DOWN• Angelo State is ranked 23rd, while Texas A&M-Commerce is receiving votes in the AFCA poll (Nov. 17).

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of over 100 yards rushing with 167 on 27 carries and had a long of 56. It was the most rushing touchdowns in a game since former Buff Khiry Robinson had four rushing TD’s at Eastern New Mexico in 2012. Alridge-Mitchell’s 5 TD’s marked the seventh consecutive game he has scored two or more rushing touchdowns. He took over the lead in the LSC in touchdowns with 21 for the season which is the most in school history for a season. He also took over the scoring lead in the conference at 12.3 points per game. Alridge-Mitchell finishes the season with 1,342 rushing yards and a 122.0 average and 22 total touchdowns. His 1,342 rushing yards ranks fifth all-time in school history for rushing yards in a season. Charles Woods, Texas A&M University - Commerce, was all over the field for the Lions. He was the game’s leading tackler with 19 total tackles including 11 solo stops. He also caused a fourth quarter fumble giving the Lions a chance to get back into the game. After missing two games due to an injury, Woods regained his form Saturday. He still ranks second in the LSC and ninth in the NCAA in tackles per game. Marqui Christian, Midwestern State University, made a game-high 16 tackles, intercepted a pass in the end zone and broke up two others to help Midwestern State make a valiant comeback effort in a 44-41 loss to Tarleton State Saturday afternoon at Memorial Stadium. The junior from Spring finished the season with a team-high 81 tackles despite missing two games due to injury. Christian has logged 200 tackles in his first three complete seasons at MSU. Duke Kicinski, West Texas A&M University, tallied a team-high 10 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss for four yards at Eastern New Mexico on Saturday. Kicinski had six solo stops in the game with four assisted tackles for his first double-digit tackle game of his career. In the past two games he has tallied 16 total tackles with 2.5 tackles for loss for seven yards and one sack. Prior to that, he had just six tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss. Marc Martinez, Tarleton State University, wrapped up his career Saturday by leading Tarleton to a win over Midwestern State in Wichita Falls. The senior recorded six tackles, two of which were behind the line of scrimmage, with a sack and a fumble recovery. John Siliga, Angelo State University, recorded six total tackles, all solo, and 1.0 sacks to help the Rams defeat Texas A&M-Commerce 35-33 to win the LSC Playoff Championship. The junior defensive tackle recorded one of four sacks on the night for the Ram defense. Siliga has 48 total tackles on the season with 8.0 tackles for loss and 5.5 sacks in his first season at ASU. Ron Reid, Tarleton State University, handled the kickoff and punting duties for Tarleton and had two touchbacks on his two kickoffs and punted three times for 118 yards with a 48-yard boot and two inside the 20-yard line. Conner Hollabaugh, West Texas A&M University, went 1 for 1 in field goals with a 47-yarder in the fourth quarter Saturday. Hollabaugh finished the season 17 of 19 in field goals for an 89.5 average which is the top field goal percentage in the league. He also had nine kickoff for 501 yards and a 55.7 average with a number of the kicks into a stiff wind. He also went 6 for 6 in extra-points and went 47 of 49 for the season for 98 points ranking fifth in the league in scoring at 8.9 points per game. Saul Martinez, Texas A&M University - Commerce, scored the only points for the Lions in the first half with a 27-yard field goal and a 32-yarder. In the second half he was a perfect 4-for-4 on extra points. Martinez has snapped the Lions single-season points record during the 2014 season.

LSC NOTES (Submitted by LSC SID’s)Angelo State The Angelo State football team won the LSC Playoff Championship with a 35-33 win over Texas A&M-Commerce ... Kyle Washington combined for 338 yards of total offense and threw for three touchdowns ... He broke the ASU single-season passing touchdown record with 28 ... ASU set the record for points scored in a season with 417, points scored per game with 41.7, and yards averaged per game with 486.0 ... The Rams were selected for their sixth NCAA Division II playoff appearance on Sunday and will face Michigan Tech in the first round on Saturday at 12 p.m. EST in Houghton, Mich.

Eastern New Mexico The Eastern New Mexico University football team rallied from a late deficit to post its third straight victory over West Texas A&M. Jeremy Buurma accounted for five touchdowns and matched a career-best with a pair of rushing touchdowns. With 132 yards each from Jordan Wells and E’lon Spight, the Hounds set a new single-season mark, with 3,602 rushing yards. The Greyhounds also finished with 437 points in 2014, to register the first 400-point season in team history. The defense also got in on the act, Saturday, with Seth Bailey returning a fumble for his second defensive touchdown of the season and Julian Yearwood making a game-clinching interception.

McMurry Texas A&M-Kingsville 41, McMurry 16

Midwestern State Midwestern State closed the season with a 44-41 loss to Tarleton State Saturday afternoon in the LSC Football Playoff third-place game at Memorial Stadium... The Mustangs finished the season with a 6-4 mark to notch their 15th consecutive winning season... MSU’s 15 straight winning seasons are the most of any four-year scholarship program in the State of Texas and is only matched NCAA Division III powerhouse Mary Hardin-Baylor... Midwestern State finished the regular season ranked ninth in NCAA Division II in rushing offense (274.5 yards per game) and 14th in total offense (493.7)... Senior running back Chauncey Harris rushed for 61 yards on 18 carries in his final game to move past Derrick Wagoner (1781 yards from 1991-92) into ninth on MSU’s all-time rushing list with 1,790 yards... True freshman running back Adrian Seales recorded his first career 100-yard performance finishing with 115 yards on 10 carries with two touchdowns... Midwestern produced 100-yard rushers in nine of 10 games this season and in each of its last eight games including four by Dante Taylor, three by Chauncey Harris and one each by Adrian Seales and Hagen Hutchinson... Senior quarterback Jake Glover delivered his fifth 200-yard passing game of the season hitting on 21-of-32 passes for 280 yards... Glover completed better than 60 percent of his passes in each of his last six games... Glover finished his career sixth on MSU’s all-time passing list with 3,270 yards... Freshman punter Mitchell Henton set an MSU single season record in average yards per punt at 42.05 (43-1808)... Henton led the Lone Star Conference and finished 12th in NCAA Division II with a 42.0-yard average... Junior safety Marqui Christian finished with 16 tackles with an interception and pass breakup to close the season with a team-high 81 tackles despite missing two games due to injury... Christian has 200 tackles through three seasons and needs 68 next year to become MSU’s all-time leading tackler... Christian’s

S-15 Dominique Williams, Midwestern StateS-22 Geremy Alridge-Mitchell, West Texas A&MS-29 Anthony Yancy, Angelo StateO-6 Kevin Reaves, Eastern New MexicoO-13 Saul Martinez, Texas A&M-CommerceO-20 D’Maujeric Tucker, Eastern New MexicoO-27 Conner Hollabaugh, West Texas A&MN-3 Saul Martinez, Texas A&M-Commerce (2)N-10 Ransom Cook, Texas A&M-CommerceN-17 Mitchell Cox, Eastern New Mexico

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16 tackles were the second most of his career and it was the sixth time this season he made at least 10 stops... Junior linebacker Daniel Laudermilk made 10 stops and broke up a pass to finish second on the team with 68 tackles this season...

Tarleton State Tarleton State scored a touchdown in the final minute and the defense held for the final three plays to secure third place in the LSC Football Playoffs. The Texans finished the season 5-5.

Texas A&M-Commerce - A&M-Commerce will play in the Heart of Texas Bowl against Southeastern Oklahoma on December 6 in Copperas Cove, Texas. The Lions face the 7-4 Savage Storm out of the Great American Conference.- A&M-Commerce and SE Oklahoma are familiar foes having both been in the LSC from 1995 to 2011.- The Lions are 9-9-1 all-time against the Storm in 19 meetings.- A&M-Commerce is playing in consecutive bowl games for the first time since the 1957 and 1958 seasons when the Lions played in two consecutive Tangerine Bowls.- It is the first time since the 1990 and 1991 seasons that the Lions have made consecutive post season appearances and 11th time overall.- The Lions reached the eight-win mark for the first time since 2001 ... The two-season win total,15 wins, under head coach Colby Carthel is highest total since the Lions won 16 games in 1991 and 1992.- A&M-Commerce is coming off a 35-33 loss to Angelo State in the LSC Playoff Championship. - The Lions routed McMurry 91-13 prior to the TSU game ... The Lions were the only team at any level in the NCAA to score over 90 points after beating ETBU 98-20, in the opening game of the season, but have now accomplished the feat twice.- At 6-1 in LSC play, the Lions were the outright conference champions for the 15th time ... The 21st overall and first since 1990 -- the first under the name of A&M-Commerce.- The Lions fell out of the AFCA Top 25 ... The Lions entered the poll at No. 23 then spent one week at No. 22 ... First time since 2001 the Lions have been ranked during the season.- The Lions are the NCAA’s best scoring offense averaging 52.5 points per game ... No team at the FBS or FCS level averages more points per game than the Lions ... Only one NCAA team, a DIII team, averages more points than A&M-Commerce.- A&M-Commerce is also ranked second in total offense with 528.4 yards and third in passing offense at 365.0 yards per game ... On the defensive side, the team is second in the NCAA in team tackles for a loss and first in punt blocks ... Saul Martinez leads the NCAA in field goals per game and is fourth in scoring.”

Texas A&M-Kingsville In the final game of the 2014 season, Texas A&M University-Kingsville (2-9) played its most balanced game, forcing seven turnovers and Trey Mitchell accounted for three touchdowns as the Javelinas defeated McMurry University (2-8), 41-16, on Saturday evening at Wilford Moore Stadium. With the win, the Hogs finish the Lone Star Conference Playoffs seventh and the War Hawks were eighth. McMurry struggled to hold onto the ball, losing five fumbles and throwing two interceptions and Mitchell finished the playoff contest 16-of-28 for 174 yards and a touchdown and added 93 rushing yards and two touchdowns. The stifling defense did not allow the War Hawks to enter the red zone and limited MU

to 1-of-7 on third-down conversions. Joe Te’o scored two touchdowns on the ground and Jamal Foote and Trevor Moses each forced a fumble. Overall, the Javelinas ran 86 plays and registered 26 first downs.

West Texas A&M The Buffs finished the season with a hard-fought 55-45 loss at Eastern New Mexico Saturday...WT went 6-5 on the year finishing sixth in the conference...The Buffs capped their 10th consecutive winning season dating back to 2005...Saturday’s game was the second at ENMU in the last three weeks...Running back Geremy Alridge-Mitchell went for 167 yards on the ground and a career-high five rushing touchdowns...He finished with 1,342 yards marking the fifth-most rushing yards in school history in a season...G A-Mithcell also finished with 21 rushing touchdowns as he increased both his consecutive 100 yard game streak to nine games and seven games of two touchdowns or more on the ground...The 21 rushing touchdowns are most in school history in a season...Freshman Duke Kicinski had a career-high 10 tackles in the game and 1.5 tackles for loss.

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DIVISION II COACHES’ POLLNovember 17, 2014

# Team (1st votes) Rec. Pts Prev.1. Minnesota St.-Mankato (29) 11-0 771 12. Minnesota-Duluth 11-0 734 23. Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.) (1) 11-0 713 34. Ferris St. (Mich.) (1) 11-0 688 45. Pittsburg St. (Kan.) 10-1 640 66. Northwest Missouri St. 10-1 607 77. Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) 10-0 575 98. Colorado St.-Pueblo 10-1 569 89. Ohio Dominican 9-1 499 1110. Concord (W.Va.) 11-0 496 1211. Delta St. (Miss.) 9-1 444 1312. North Alabama 9-1 410 1513. Harding (Ark.) 9-1 378 1614. Bloomsburg (Pa.) 10-1 364 515. West Chester (Pa.) 10-1 356 1716. Sioux Falls (S.D.) 10-1 332 1817. Colorado School of Mines 10-1 283 1918. Michigan Tech 9-1 275 2019. Azusa Pacific (Calif.) 10-1 212 2220. Winston-Salem St. (N.C.) 9-2 135 1021. Valdosta St. (Ga.) 8-2 132 2522. Henderson St. (Ark.) 9-2 122 1423t. Angelo St. (Texas) 8-2 72 NR23t. Virginia St. 9-2 72 NR25. West Georgia 9-2 58 NR

Dropped Out: Shepherd (W.Va.) (21), Indianapolis (Ind.) (23), Texas A&M-Commerce (24)

Others Receiving Votes: Shepherd (W.Va.), 49; Ashland (Ohio), 31; Texas A&M-Commerce, 16; Tuskegee (Ala.), 16; Indianapolis (Ind.), 9; Humboldt St. (Calif.), 6; Slippery Rock (Pa.), 6; Central Oklahoma, 4; Albany St. (Ga.), 1.

LSC IN 2014 AFCA RANKINGSWEEK ASU ENMU McM MSUAUG. 18 NR RV NR RVSEPT. 8 NR NR NR RVSEPT. 15 NR RV NR 23SEPT. 22 NR NR NR 18SEPT. 29 NR NR NR 16OCT. 6 RV NR NR 25OCT. 13 NR NR NR RVOCT. 20 NR NR NR RVOCT. 27 RV NR NR RVNOV. 3 RV NR NR RVNOV. 10 RV NR NR NRNOV. 17 23 NR NR NR

WEEK TSU A&M-C TAMUK WTAMUAUG. 18 17 NR NR 11SEPT. 8 16 RV NR 22SEPT. 15 12 RV NR NRSEPT. 22 RV RV NR NRSEPT. 29 NR RV NR NROCT. 6 NR RV NR NROCT. 13 NR 23 NR RV OCT. 20 NR 22 NR NROCT. 27 NR RV NR NRNOV. 3 NR RV NR NRNOV. 10 NR 24 NR NR NOV. 17 NR RV NR NR

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2014 Composite ScheduleThursday, September 04, 2014East Texas Baptist at Texas A&M-Commerce, 7 p.m.West Texas A&M at Colorado State - Pueblo, 7 p.m.

Saturday, September 06, 2014Humboldt State at Texas A&M-Kingsville, 7 p.m.McMurry at Houston Baptist , 7 p.m.Eastern New Mexico at New Mexico Highlands , TBD

Saturday, September 13, 2014*Tarleton State at West Texas A&M, 6 p.m.Western State at Angelo State, 6 p.m. Texas A&M-Commerce at Stephen F. Austin, 6 p.m.Adams State at Eastern New Mexico, 7 p.m.Colorado Mesa at Texas A&M-Kingsville, 7 p.m.Missouri S&T at Midwestern State, 7 p.m.

Saturday, September 20, 2014*^Texas A&M-Kingsville vs. Texas A&M-Commerce, 10 a.m.^Shorter vs. West Texas A&M, 1 p.m.^Florida Tech vs. Tarleton State, 5 p.m.*McMurry at Angelo State, 7 p.m.*^Eastern New Mexico vs. Midwestern State, 8 p.m.

Saturday, September 27, 2014*Texas A&M-Commerce at Eastern New Mexico, 3 p.m.*Texas A&M-Kingsville at McMurry, 6 p.m.*Midwestern State at Tarleton State, 7 p.m.*West Texas A&M at Angelo State, 7 p.m.

Saturday, October 04, 2014*McMurry at West Texas A&M, 3 p.m.*Angelo State at Midwestern State, 7 p.m.*Eastern New Mexico at Texas A&M-Kingsville, 7 p.m.*Tarleton State at Texas A&M-Commerce, 7 p.m.

Saturday, October 11, 2014*Eastern New Mexico at McMurry, 2 p.m.*Midwestern State at West Texas A&M, 6 p.m.*Texas A&M-Kingsville at Tarleton State, 7 p.m.*Texas A&M-Commerce at Angelo State, 7 p.m.

Saturday, October 18, 2014*Tarleton State at Eastern New Mexico, 6 p.m.*West Texas A&M at Texas A&M-Commerce, 7 p.m.*Angelo State at Texas A&M-Kingsville, 7 p.m.*McMurry at Midwestern State, 8 p.m.

Saturday, October 25, 2014*Tarleton State at McMurry, 2 p.m.*Texas A&M-Kingsville at West Texas A&M, 6 p.m.*Eastern New Mexico at Angelo State, 7 p.m.*Texas A&M-Commerce at Midwestern State, 7 p.m.

Saturday, November 01, 2014*McMurry at Texas A&M-Commerce, 4 p.m.*West Texas A&M at Eastern New Mexico, 7 p.m.*Midwestern State at Texas A&M-Kingsville, 7 p.m.*Angelo State at Tarleton State, 7 p.m.

Conference Playoffs (NOTE: Seeds 1-8 determined on regular season results)Saturday, November 08, 2014Game #1: No. 4 Tarleton State at No. 1 Texas A&M-Commerce, 4 p.m.Game #2: No. 3 Midwestern State at No. 2 Angelo State, 7 p.m.Game #3: No. 8 Texas A&M-Kingsville at No. 5 Eastern New Mexico, 7 p.m. CTGame #4: No. 7 McMurry at No. 6 West Texas A&M, 6 p.m.

Conference PlayoffsSaturday, November 15, 2014Game #5 - Championship Game: Angelo State at Texas A&M-Commerce, 4 p.m.Game #6 - Third-Place Game: Tarleton State at Midwestern State, 1 p.m.Game #7 - Fifth-Place Game: West Texas A&M at Eastern New Mexico, 1 p.m.Game #8 – Seventh-Place Game: Texas A&M-Kingsville at Mc-Murry, 7 p.m.

Saturday, November 22, 2014NCAA Division II First RoundAngelo State at Michigan Tech, 11 a.m. CST

Saturday, November 29, 2014NCAA Division II Second Round

Saturday, December 6, 2014NCAA Division II QuarterfinalsHeart of Texas Bowl (Copperas Cove, Texas), 7 p.m.

Saturday, December 13, 2014NCAA Division II Semifinals

Saturday, December 20, 2013NCAA Division II Championship (Kansas City, Kan.)

* denotes conference game; ^ at AT&T Stadium