NCAA DIV. I-AA Wofford thumps 'Toppers

The Terriers jolted the defending national champions to gain a semifinal.
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SPARTANBURG, S.C. -- Quarterback Jeff Zolman ran for three touchdowns and Wofford reached the Division I-AA semifinals for the first time with a 34-17 victory over defending national champion Western Kentucky on Saturday.
The Terriers (12-1) have won 12 straight since an opening week loss at Air Force, and will travel to Delaware next Saturday with a trip to the title game on the line.
Although early on, this looked like the Hilltoppers' day. Quarterback Justin Haddix went long to Shannon Hayes for an 82-yard touchdown pass on the first play for Western Kentucky (9-4) to lead 7-0 with 20 seconds gone in the game.
That's when the Wofford defense and Zolman's skill at the wing-bone option attack took over.
Haddix was just 1-of-7 for 6 yards the rest of the half. Western Kentucky only managed 263 yards in the game after Hayes' score. The team was held to half its 34-points per game average.
The Hilltoppers had no answer for Zolman and the Wofford's rushing game. His fakes and speed kept Western Kentucky tackling air as the Terriers got touchdowns on their first three possessions.
Then in the third quarter with Western within 21-10, Zolman led a 16-play drive that ate up 8:05, ending it with a 1-yard score.
Zolman finished with 94 yards on 21 carries. J.R. McNair had 88 yards and a touchdown run and Kevious Johnson had 86 yards as the Terriers rolled up 311 yards on the ground.
Haddix was 15 of 35 passing for 195 yards and three interceptions.
Colgate 28, W. Illinois 27
HAMILTON, N.Y. -- Colgate ran its winning streak to 20 games in a blinding snowstorm, winning on Jamaal Branch's 1-yard touchdown run with 1:50 remaining. Ryan Miller's last-minute interception sealed the victory for the Raiders (14-0). Western Illinois finished 9-4.
Delaware 37, Northern Iowa 7
NEWARK, Del. -- Delaware's Germaine Bennett ran for a career-high 140 yards and scored two touchdowns.
Antawn Jenkins also ran for two TDs touchdowns for the Blue Hens (13-1), who advanced to the semifinals for the first time since 1986. Tom Petrie scored for Northern Iowa (10-3).
Brad Shushman kicked field goals of 24, 30 and 32 yards, giving him a school-record 16 for the season.
The Blue Hens took advantage of a blocked punt, fumble and two pass-interference penalties against the Panthers to take a 17-0 lead.
Delaware scored on its first possession, with Bennett's 2-yard plunge capping a nine-play, 54-yard drive.
On the next series, Cory Henke's punt was blocked by Delaware's G.J. Crescione and the Blue Hens needed only 30 seconds to go up 14-0 on Jenkins' 3-yard scamper.
Benny Sapp fumbled the ensuing kickoff and Rashaad Woodard's recovery set up a 24-yard field goal by Shushman for a 17-0 lead with 4:42 left in the opening period.