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James Madison extended their home playoff winning streak to 11 straight following a 34-21 win over North Dakota in the Football Championship Subdivision quarterfinals on Sunday night.
JMU running back Percy Agyei-Obese rushed for 128 yards and 2 touchdowns. The Dukes (7-0 overall) will play at Sam Houston in the semifinals on Saturday.
Cole Johnson added 251 yards passing and 2 touchdowns for JMU.
Moorhead native Otis Weah rushed for 96 yards and 1 touchdown for UND, while Tommy Schuster passed for 213 yards and 2 interceptions.
The Fighting Hawks finish the spring season 5-2 overall.
BOX SCORE
JMU 10 10 7 7 34
SCORING PLAYS
JMU 3 UND 0 – Ethan Ratke made a 43-yard field goal with 10:49 left in the first quarter.
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The Bison dropped the first game before taking the afternoon affair
May 2, 2021
FARGO, ND – The North Dakota State softball team handled North Dakota, 8-0, in the second game of a Sunday doubleheader, capping the Summit League home schedule for the 2021 season.
The Bison will play four games at South Dakota State on May 7-8 before the Summit League Tournament returns to Tharaldson Park on the NDSU campus May 12-15.
UND won Game 1 of the doubleheader on Sunday, 1-0. Lainey Lyle pitched all seven innings for the Bison and allowed one unearned run in the second inning. North Dakota pitcher Adrianna Dilal shut out the Bison, allowing only four hits in the game.
Fighting Hawks fall short in first FCS quarterfinals appearance
HARRISONBURG, Va. (UND Athletics) – Top-ranked James Madison jumped out to a 10-0 lead in the first quarter and never relinquished it, defeating No. 7 North Dakota, 34-21, in the quarterfinals of the FCS playoffs of Sunday evening from Bridgeforth Stadium in Harrisonburg, Va.
UND (6-2) trimmed the lead down to three late in the second quarter, but it was as close as the Fighting Hawks would get in their inaugural appearance in the quarterfinals.
James Madison (7-0) used a balanced attack in the win, amassing a season-high 468 yards of offense allowed by UND this season. Percy Agyei-Obese spearheaded a three-rush attack for the Dukes with 27 carries for 128 yards and two scores.
2021/05/03 10:03 HARRISONBURG, Va. (AP) Percy Agyei-Obese rushed for 128 yards and two touchdowns and freshman Antwane Wells Jr. had TD receptions of 19 and 63 yards, helping James Madison beat North Dakota 34-21 in the FCS playoffs on Sunday night. Top-ranked James Madison (7-0) visits No. 4 Sam Houston in the semifinals on Saturday. James Madison is the No. 3 seed, and Sam Houston is the second seed. The Dukes never trailed. Agyei-Obese made it 10-0 midway through the first quarter when he capped a 13-play, 80-yard drive with a 3-yard touchdown run. The 6-foot-1, 200-pound Wells set career highs with seven receptions for 143 yards. Cole Johnson was 14-of-17 passing for 251 yards for JMU.
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