NCAA DIV. II Indiana whipped by Lakers

Grand Valley State (12-0) has scored in every quarter of the season.
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ALLENDALE, Mich. -- Grand Valley State scored on its first eight possessions Saturday and defeated Indiana, Pa., for the first time in school history in a 62-21 NCAA Division II quarterfinal game.
Curt Anes passed for 191 yards and Reggie Spearmon and Brent Lesniak combined for 237 rushing yards in leading the No. 1-ranked Lakers (12-0) into next week's semifinal round.
Ellie Parker led Indiana (11-2) with 101 yards, including a 70-yard touchdown run, on 11 carries.
Anes tossed an 11-yard TD pass to David Kircus, Spearmon rushed for four TDs and Lesniak ran for another to lead Grand Valley to a whopping 50-7 halftime lead. Spearmon had three scores from a yard out and another on a 16-yard scamper.
Grand Valley also scored when Brandon Langston blocked Brian Burke's punt attempt and returned it 4 yards for the touchdown. Dave Hendrix added a 35-yard field goal for the Lakers.
The Indians added touchdowns in the third quarter on Parker's 70-yard run and a 4-yard pass from Brian Eyerman to LeRon McCoy. Eyerman passed for 113 yards before leaving the game in the third quarter with an injury.
The only fourth-quarter points came on a Grand Valley safety when Indiana quarterback Kevin Weidl was called for intentional grounding out of his own end zone. Grand Valley has scored in every quarter of the season.
Valdosta St. 31,Carson-Newman 28
VALDOSTA, Ga. -- Buster Faulkner hit C.J. Lofton with a 9-yard touchdown pass with 1:14 remaining to rally second-ranked Valdosta State to victory.
The Blazers drove 80 yards in 13 plays for the winning points after the Eagles had rallied from a 24-13 third quarter deficit to take a 28-24 lead with 6:48 left in the game. The drive was extended by a substitution infraction against Carson-Newman when VSU was fourth and three at its own 43.
The Eagles scored first on a 30-yard Kjell Lorentzen field goal after recovering a Blazer fumble at the VSU 16. The first of five lead changes came on Valdosta State's next possession with Faulkner hitting Tyrone Jordan on a 38-yard scoring play for a 7-3 lead.
Randy Bell returned the ensuing kickoff 49 yards to the VSU 40, and the Eagles regained the lead on quarterback Leonard Guyton's 4-yard run with 35 seconds left in the first quarter.
The Blazers took a 14-10 lead on a 5-yard pass from Faulkner to Andre Zellner, capping an 11-play, 63-yard drive, before Lorentzen kicked a 40-yard field goal as time expired in the first half to bring Carson-Newman within one at intermission.
Valdosta State scored 10 straight third quarter points for a 24-13 lead, getting a 19-yard TD pass from Faulkner to Reggie Mosley and a 46-yard field goal by Will Rhody.
N. Colorado 23, NW Missouri St. 12
MARYVILLE, Mo. -- Mark Passard threw for 268 yards and two touchdowns to lead Northern Colorado to a berth in the NCAA Division II semifinals.
Passard's 40-yard touchdown pass to Brad Pyatt gave the Bears (12-1) a comfortable 17-6 lead in the third quarter as the Bearcats (12-1) were held to minus-8 rushing yards and 123 yards of total offense.
Passard completed 20 of 31 passes with one interception and Pyatt had a game-high seven catches for 126 yards.
Northern Colorado will play Grand Valley State in the semifinals.