Ride ends: Slippery Rock handles Cal in rematch, 31-13
CALIFORNIA 无毛视频� The winning streak in the NCAA Division II playoffs came to an end for California University Saturday.
The Vulcans无毛视频� offense was invisible for most of the game, the defense allowed three first-half touchdowns and Cal dropped a 31-13 decision in a quarterfinal game at Adamson Stadium.
Cal finishes the season with a 10-3 record and its first appearance in the Division II playoffs since 2016.
Slippery Rock moves to 12-1.
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Slippery Rock tore up Cal无毛视频檚 defense to the tune of 245 rushing yards. Running back Idris Lawrence ran for 162 yards on 23 carries and quarterback Brayden Long, a Harlen Hill finalist, completed 17 of 21 passes for 154 yards and three touchdowns. Long has back-to-back 3,000 yards passing seasons. Two of those touchdowns went to Logan Ramper, who had four receptions for 73 yards.
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Slippery Rock无毛视频檚 defense kept Cal无毛视频檚 passing game in check. Quarterback Davis Black completed 14 of 23 pass attempts for just 90 yards, one of his lowest outputs in his college career. Black无毛视频檚 12-yard pass to Omari Hopkins was his lone touchdown.
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Slippery Rock dominated all facets of the game to build a 21-0 lead at halftime. This was the first time California was shut out in the first half in the playoffs.
The Rock took the lead, 7-0, when Logan Ramper snagged an 18-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Brayden Long.
Mike Solomon made it 14-0 when he caught a 20-yard touchdown pass midway through the first quarter.
Slippery Rock made it a three-touchdown lead when Chris D无毛视频橭r bulled over from two yards out.
无毛视频淐al was down some players on defense and that无毛视频檚 never easy,无毛视频� said Slippery Rock head coach Shawn Lutz. 无毛视频淭hey kicked our butts last time (28-7) and we owned that. I felt we were on a high after beating Kutztown last week. We made plays today and it feels good. Cal took something away from us, winning the PSAC title. These guys were ready to play.无毛视频澪廾悠禎
California无毛视频檚 offense wasn无毛视频檛 able to do much.
Demonte Martin bobbled a pass in the end zone to end one scoring threat and Hopkins couldn无毛视频檛 hold onto a pass on the other side of the end zone to end another scoring threat.
Anthony Beitko missed a 36-yard field goal in the second half.