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BELTON- After a road trip to San Antonio in the second round, UMHB has earned yet another home game. And at perhaps the most opportune time.
Coming to Belton on Saturday is Bethel, a team ranked No. 13 in the nation, riding a wave of momentum after back-to-back playoff road wins, including a 30-13 result at Linfield last Saturday. It is easily the toughest opponent UMHB has faced at Crusader Stadium this season.
BELTON- The UMHB football team will be playing on its home turf for a seventh time in 2022.
The Crusaders’ 24-17 win over Trinity in San Antonio, combined with Bethel’s 30-13 victory at Linfield, gave UMHB an early Christmas present, hosting a quarterfinal matchup for the fifth straight season. UMHB is 4-1 in those third-round duels, and 9-5 all-time in the quarterfinal round.
SAN ANTONIO, Texas- The UMHB defense answered the call on Saturday afternoon.
Backed up into its own territory, with Trinity having converted on consecutive third-downs, and approaching its 20th minute on the field in the second half, the Crusader defense had a lead to protect.
Here in San Antonio where No. 3 UMHB is facing No. 6 Trinity (TX) in the second round of the D-III playoffs. Should be a good one. Updates to follow as UMHB goes on the road in the second round for the first time since 2009.
True To The Cru managing editor Riley Zayas contributed this recent feature to D3football.com on the upcoming second round playoff matchup between UMHB and Trinity and the connections between the two opponents. For the second straight year, the Top 10 programs will battle in the postseason. Below is an excerpt of the full-length feature. To read the full article, visit the link below.
In a rematch of last year’s first round playoff win for UMHB, the Crusaders and Trinity will meet in the second round for a highly-anticipated duel in San Antonio. We bring you UMHB’s two-deep depth chart, series notes, storylines to watch and much more in this week’s game preview presented by The Best of Belton.
The votes have been tallied, and it is now time to announce True To The Cru’s Players of the Week presented by our gold sponsor, and a proud supporter of Crusader athletics, Sacrifice Training.
BELTON- You would have to go back to 2015 to find the last time UMHB was sent on the road within the first two rounds of the playoffs. The last time the Crusaders played away from Belton in the second round, it was 2009.
Belton, Tx- UMHB defeated Huntingdon in the first round of the NCAA Playoffs on Saturday. The CRU held Huntingdon to no score as UHMB scored 54 in the sleet and will face Trinity on Saturday in San Antonio. For more on the game click here .
True To The Cru’s Luke Zayas, Russell Marwitz and William Roberts were on the sidelines capturing moments from the game.
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Russell Marwitz- https://russellmarwitz.com/
William Roberts- william roberts
In the shutout of Huntingdon in the first round of the D-III football playoffs on Saturday, several Crusaders had strong showings, leading to UMHB’s 54-0 win. To read more on the game, click here.
It is time to highlight a few of those performances in this week’s voting for our Players of the Week, presented by Sacrifice Training, a proud gold sponsor of True To The Cru and supporter of UMHB athletics.