The #1 ranked Northwest Missouri State Bearcats held the Harding Bisons to just 119 yards of offense on Saturday, part of a dominating effort that resulted in a 35-0 Bearcat win, advancing the program into their 11th all-time NCAA semifinal.
The battle of unbeaten’s was lopsided throughout, as #5 Harding ends its season with a record of 13-1.
Saturday’s national quarterfinal was the second time that the Bearcats and Bisons have met. Northwest won by an identical 35-0 score on November 17, 2012, also in Maryville.
The Bearcats will host the Ferris State Bulldogs on Saturday afternoon at 2:30 at Bearcat Stadium in Maryville. The game will be broadcast on ESPN3.com. Ferris State beat Grand Valley State in a national quarterfinal, 47-32.
The football game will be moving the MIAA basketball games at Bearcat Arena to Sunday, December 11th between Northwest Missouri State and Central Missouri. The women’s game will start at 1:30 PM with the men’s game to start at 3:30.