PUEBLO, Colo. (AP) — Brian Lucas scored on a 1-yard touchdown run midway through the fourth quarter, and Minnesota-Duluth rallied past previously unbeaten CSU-Pueblo 24-21 on Saturday in a second-round NCAA Division II playoff game.
The Bulldogs (11-2), the defending Division II champions, advanced to the quarterfinal round, where they will play Wayne State, a 38-26 winner over Nebraska-Kearney earlier Saturday. The loss snapped the top-ranked Timberwolves’ (11-1) 15-game winning streak dating to last season.
Trailing by four early in the fourth, Minnesota-Duluth missed two chances to regain the lead before finally breaking through. Chase Vogler had a pass picked off in the end zone by Stephan Dickens, and a 57-yard punt return for a touchdown by Aaron Roth was negated by a clipping penalty.
But the Bulldogs stayed with it, putting together a drive that included a 31-yard run by Vogler. Lucas covered the final yards on three straight runs.
