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NCAA Division II National Championship
Saturday, December 19, 2015
Sporting Park, Kansas City, Kansas
4:00PM Eastern / 3:00PM Central - ESPN2
Shepherd Team Profile
Shepherd University Rams
Location: Shepherdstown, WV
Conference: Mountain East
Head Coach: Monte Cater, 29th year (222-90-1)
Overall Record: 13-0
D2 Record: 13-0
MEC Record: 10-0 (MEC Champions)
D2 Record against teams better than .500: 7-0
Key wins: Charleston (45-25), Glenville State (48-31), Concord (35-28)
Playoff wins: IUP (17-13), Slippery Rock (28-16), Grand Valley State (34-32)
Shepherd Schedule
Shepherd Statistics
Five players to watch
*#11 QB Jeff Ziemba (224-357, 3278 yards, 29 TD, 4 INT, 164.44 efficiency rating)
#31 RB Allen Cross (196 carries, 989 yards, 10 TD)
#81 WR Billy Brown (83 catches, 1397 yards, 9 TD)
#9 DE Shaneil Jenkins (39 total tackles, 22 TFL, 12.5 sacks, 2FF)
#25 DB Keon Robinson (79 total tackles, 5 TFL, 2 INT)
*Status unknown
Northwest Missouri State Team Profile
Northwest Missouri State University
Location: Maryville, Missouri
Conference: MIAA
Head Coach: Adam Dorrell (60-8, 5th year)
Overall Record: 14-0
D2 Record: 14-0
MIAA Record: 11-0
D2 Record against teams greater than .500:
Key wins: Central Missouri (34-30), Pittsburg State (31-14), Fort Hays (45-24), Emporia State (44-10)
Playoff wins: Humboldt State (54-7), Emporia State (38-17), West Georgia (38-23)
Northwest Missouri State Schedule
Northwest Missouri State Statistics
Five players to watch
#10 QB Brady Bolles (301-496, 3748 yards, 29 TD, 9 INT, 49 career wins)
#13 WR Shawn Bane (76 catches, 1143 yards, 8 TD)
#43 LB Jacob Vollstedt (110 total tackles, 15 TFL, 11 sacks, 1 INT)
#99 DT Brandon Yost 71 total tackles, 16.5 TFL, 7.5 sacks)
#6 DB Kevin Berg (53 total tackles, 6 TFL, 8 INT)
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Analysis
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