Montana rolls past Austin

FCS quarterfinals

By: JournalNow Staff | THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: December 06, 2009

FCS quarterfinals

Montana 51, Stephen F. Austin 0: Andrew Selle threw for three touchdowns and ran for another, and Montana took advantage of 10 Stephen F. Austin turnovers and rolled to an easy victory yesterday in Missoula, Mont.
Montana (13-0) will be at home for a semifinal game against Appalachian State next Saturday.
Seven of the turnovers by Stephen F. Austin (10-3) came in the first half.
The Grizzlies capitalized on four fumbles and three interceptions to build a 38-0 halftime lead.
Selle scored on a 4-yard run early in the second quarter and followed up with short scoring passes to Marc Mariani, Jabin Sambrano and Steve Pfahler before halftime.
Chase Reynolds had two touchdown runs, and Brody McKnight kicked three field goals.
Defensive tackle Tyler Hobbs lead the Montana defense with an interception and two fumble recoveries.

William & Mary 24, Southern Illinois 3: Jonathan Grimes ran for 133 yards and three touchdowns in pacing William & Mary to a victory against Southern Illinois yesterday in Carbondale, Ill.
R.J. Archer passed for 192 yards for the Tribe (11-2) in snapping the Salukis' 11-game winning streak, dating to a loss to Marshall in the season opener.
The Tribe will face Villanova in a semifinal next Saturday.
Southern Illinois (11-2) had entered the game with the FCS' fourth-best rushing attack, averaging 231 yards a game, and ranked third nationally in scoring at nearly 37 points a game.
But the Salukis mustered just 84 yards on the ground against the FCS' top rushing defense, giving up just 50 yards a game.
Southern Illinois' Deji Karim, who by averaging 138 rushing yards a game ranked second in the FCS, managed only 27.

Villanova 46, New Hampshire 7: Angelo Babbaro ran for 148 yards and two touchdowns to lead Villanova past visiting New Hampshire yesterday.
Villanova (12-1), which has won seven games in a row since a 28-24 loss to New Hampshire this season, advances to take on William & Mary at home in the semifinals next Saturday.
Villanova's defense was stout against the New Hampshire (10-3), holding it to 84 yards total on offense for the game. On the first play from scrimmage, Villanova defensive back John Dempsey returned a fumble 4 yards for a touchdown en route to the easy win.
Villanova, which collected six sacks, held New Hampshire without a first down until 6:31 left in third quarter.
Chris Whitney attempted only five passes, completing three for 44 yards and a touchdown run for Villanova.

Division II semifinal

Grand Valley State 41, Carson-Newman 27: Brad Iciek passed for two touchdowns and P.T. Gates ran for two scores to lift Grand Valley State past Carson-Newman yesterday in Allendale, Mich.
Iciek threw to Ryan Bass for 7 yards and Blake Smolen for 29 yards. Gates' scoring runs were for 3 and 27 yards. Justin Trumble kicked two field goals.
Jacob McGuckin had a 25-yard touchdown return on an interception for the Lakers (13-1).
Buck Wakefield scored all four touchdowns for Carson-Newman (11-3), three on rushes and one on a kickoff return.
Grand Valley plays the winner of yesterday's'other semifinal between California (Pa.) and Northwest Missouri State in the national title game in Florence, Ala., on Dec. 12.