Alliance, OH – The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor football team traded
punches with the #1 team in the country all day, but in the end the
Mount Union Purple Raiders hit the knockout punch in a 48-35 victory
over the Cru Saturday
in Alliance, Ohio. The loss in the Division III National Semifinals ends
UMHB's season at 13-1. Mount Union improves to 14-0 on the season and
advances to the Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl for the eight straight season.
UMHB
led by as many as 14 points early in the second half, but could not
hold off Mount's late rally. More details on the game will follow later tonight.
UMHB
won 13 games for just the second time in school history, matching the
mark set by the 2004 national runner-up team. The Cru was playing in the
National Semifinals for the first time since 2008 and for the fourth
time overall.
