BELTON, Texas- UMHB hosts Trinity, ranked 16th in the nation, in a first-round playoff matchup on Saturday at Crusader Stadium. The winner will meet the winner of Birmingham-Southern and Huntington next week in the second round of the D-III football playoffs. Live updates to follow.
Trinity QB Tucker Horn throws an incomplete pass on 4th down and that will do it here in Belton. UMHB will move to the second round of the playoffs with a 13-3 win over Trinity. #gocru #d3fb
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Aphonso Thomas! The UMHB RB sprints up the middle and into the end zone! Crusaders now lead 13-3 with 2:05 left in this ballgame. #d3fb #gocru
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UMHB leaves its offense on the field for the 4th and 1 play after a Trinity penalty…the Tigers now take a timeout. 2:09 left in this game. #d3fb
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Trinity with a HUGE third down stop. 2:13 remaining in Q4, and UMHB faces a 4th and 6 from the Trinity 22 yard line. Cru still leads 6-3. This is going to be a great finish. #gocru #d3fb
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Big stop from the UMHB defense with just over 4 minutes to play. Still 6-3 here in Belton. UMHB begins its drive on the Trinity 40 yard line. 3:49 left in this one. #d3fb #gocru
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UMHB RB Kenneth Cormier is stopped on third down by the Trinity defense. The Cru punts it back to the Tigers, with 5:50 in Q4. Trinity takes over on its own 3 yard line. #d3fb
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UMHB defense forces another Trinity punt. UMHB begins its drive on its own 33 yard line. 7:52 left in this ballgame. #d3fb
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UMHB K Brandon Cunningham misses the 41 yard FG attempt wide right. UMHB still leads 6-3, with 9:52 remaining in Q4. #d3fb
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Huge interception from UMHB's Titus Dunk! Crusaders take possession on the Trinity 27 yard line, with 10:50 to go in Q4. #d3fb #gocru
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UMHB calls a timeout facing a 3rd and 5 from their own 46 yard line. Cru still leads 6-3 with 12:33 left in Q4. #d3fb #gocru
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Big stop on 4th down from the UMHB defense! UMHB leads 6-3 with 14:51 remaining in Q4. #d3fb #gocru
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UMHB forced to punt on its first possession of the second half. Fritz's punt is down to the Trinity 45 yard line. #d3fb
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Avila's 42 yard FG attempt is no good, off to the left…we have reached halftime here in Belton with the score tied at 3-3. #gocru #d3fb @D3FBHuddle @d3football
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UMHB calls a timeout facing a 2nd and 10 with 8 seconds to go in Q2. Crusaders have the ball on the Trinity 30 yard line. #d3fb
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Keith Gipson gets in front of Tucker Horn's pass for the interception! 20 seconds left in Q2. Score remains tied at 3-3. #gocru #d3fb
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UMHB's Anthony Avila converts on the 42 yard FG to tie the score at 3-3 with 59 seconds left in Q2. #d3fb #gocru
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Trinity is forced to punt and KJ Miller returns it up to the UMHB 30 yard line. Crusaders begin the drive with 5:42 left in Q2. #gocru #d3fb
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UMHB elects to punt from the Trinity 30 yard line on 4th and 11. The Tigers call a fair catch on their own 9 yard line. 8:58 left in Q2. #d3fb
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First Quarter Stats:
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Total Offense:
Trinity, 101, UMHB, 39
3rd Down Conversions:
Trinity, 2 of 5, UMHB, 1 of 2
Trinity held the ball for 10:16. UMHB had it for 4:39. #d3fb
Jefferson Fritz fumbles the punt return, and Trinity recovers. At the end of the first quarter, Trinity holds a 3-0 lead. The tigers begin the second quarter with the ball on the UMHB 43 yard line. #d3fb
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Trinity’s Malik Ross breaks up the third down pass from King, bringing on the punt unit. Jefferson Fritz’s punt is downed on the Trinity 1-yard line.
UMHB gets a 3rd and 8 stop with Trinity in the red zone. Trinity K Blake Lin does convert on the FG attempt, giving the Tigers an early 3-0 lead with 6:23 remaining in Q1. #d3fb
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Kyle King throws off his back foot and right into the hands of Trinity CB Trey King. The interception is King's second of the season. #d3fb
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Trinity moves the ball upfield a bit before UMHB gets a stop on a 3rd and 14. The punt is returned by Jefferson Fritz up to the Trinity 48 yard line. #gocru #d3fb
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The team captains have met at midfield and UMHB will kick to begin the game. IT IS PLAYOFF TIME! #gocru #d3fb
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Before Kickoff:
READ: Playoff Preview: No. 16 Trinity at No. 2 UMHB
READ: No. 2 UMHB football prepares for first-round playoff matchup against No. 16 Trinity
