UNA gets first-round playoff bye

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UNA gets first-round playoff bye

The Associated Press

1:46 pm, November 11, 2007

North Alabama received an opening round bye in the Division II playoffs and was awarded the No. 2 seed in the Southeast Region on Sunday.

Continue to 2nd paragraph The Lions (9-1) finished their regular season with a 49-20 blowout of West Alabama. Valdosta State was awarded the top seed in the region.

The Blazers also received a first-round bye and will host the winner of the Catawba-Albany State first round game. UNA will host the winner of the other first round game, Delta State vs. Shaw, on Nov. 24 at Florence's Braly Municipal Stadium.

"It has been our goal, since we met with our players before the season, to win a national championship," UNA coach Mark Hudspeth said. "Our seniors have been to the playoffs, they've won a conference championship and they've had a perfect regular season, but their goal is to win a national championship.

"It's great to get the No. 2 seed and get a chance to advance to the second round without playing."

North Alabama has a 23-9 record in 12 previous trips to the playoffs and has more playoff wins than any other current Division II school. This is the Lions' third straight postseason appearance and fourth in the last five years.

North Alabama will host the championship game on Dec. 15.

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I wish we could move the ball like UNA. They are slick in the passing game.