Score: No. 12 Keiser Seahawks 29, No. 1 Morningside 28
Records: Keiser (9-3), Morningside (11-1)
Location: Olsen Stadium (10,000) - Sioux City, Iowa  
Time of Game: 2:48
Weather: Partly Sunny, 49 degrees. 
   

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Morningside 21, Keiser 3

• The Mustangs opened the game with a touchdown by K.J. Williams with 13:26 on the game clock.
• The score was a one-yard run that capped off a six-play, 47-yard drive that ate up only 1:27.
• The Seahawks responded with 10-play, 36-yard drive, leading to a 39-yard field goal by Chance Gagnon with 9:26 left in the first.
• Morningside found the endzone again with 25-yard touchdown pass from Joe Dolincheck to Zach Norton (8:16).
• The TD gave the Mustangs a 14-3 edge with over just over eight minutes left in the first quarter.
• After a Keiser three-and-out, Morningside scored its third touchdown of the quarter as the game looked to get "out-of-hand" after Dolincheck threw his second touchdown of the game - this time an eight-yard pass to Williams.
• The Mustangs led 21-3 with 3:47 on the game clock.
• Another three-and-out gave the ball back to the Mustangs with Morningside driving.
• However, on first-and-10 from the KU 20-yard line, linebacker Jaelin Willis picked off Dolincheck as the Seahawk defense recorded its first of three turnovers on the day. 

Morningside 21, Keiser 10

• On the Seahawk's second drive of the quarter, Keiser put together an impressive 18-play, 74-yard drive that took up 7:40 off the game clock.
• The drive was capped off by an 11-yard touchdown run by Jaden Meizinger, cutting the Mustang's lead to 11, with 1:39 remaining in the half.
• Keiser forced Morningside's offense to go three-and-out and give the Seahawks the ball with 56 second on the clock.
• Gagnon looked to make Keiser history and pull the Seahawks closer but just missed a 53-yard attempt with three second remaining.
•  In the second quarter, Keiser held the Mustangs to just 24 total yards of offense.

Morningside 28, Keiser 16

• To open the second half, Keiser engineered a 13-play drive the led to a 48-yard field goal by Gagnon with 9:14 on the clock.
• The made field goal tied Gagnon's own record for longest field goal in Seahawk history.
• On KU's next possession, Gagnon notched his third field goal of the game with a 38-yarder to make it a five-point game, 21-16 (6:31).
• The score was the result of a seven-play, 51-yard drive that lasted 2:28.
• The Mustangs countered with a 25-yard touchdown pass from backup Austin Johnson to Lennix Brown with 1:22 remaining in the third.
• The score increased Morningside's lead to 12 heading into the final stanza.

Keiser 29, Morningside 28

• Meizinger got the fourth quarter started with a 23-yard touchdown run with 14:54 left in the game.
• The score came on the first play of the quarter and ended a five-play drive that began at the end of the third.
• The touchdown was the 11th of the season for Meizinger, who scored 10-or-more TDs in a season for the first time in his career.
• The Seahawks took their first lead of the game on a 76-yard touchdown strike from Bryce Veasley to Jaylen Arnold with 8:21 in the game clock.
• Keiser went for two but failed the attempt making it a one-point game, 29-28.
• On the ensuing drive, Morningside drove the ball down to the KU 26-yard line.
• On first-and-10, Dolincheck threw his second pick of the game as safety Brian Edwards intercepted the pass at the four-yard line.
• The turnover gave Keiser the ball with 6:05 left to play. 
• The Seahawks were forced to punt, giving the ball back to the Mustangs on the Keiser 44-yard line with 3:51 on the clock.
• On the fifth play of the Mustang's drive, Camron Allen notched his second sack of the game, stripping Dolincheck and forcing the fumble which was recovered by Jertavis Black.
• The Seahawks had the ball with 2:09 remaining in the contest.
• A 14-yard run by Meizinger on the Seahawk's final drive sealed the victory for Keiser.

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• The Seahawks moved to 9-3 on the year with the win on Saturday.
• With the win, Keiser advanced to the NAIA FCS Semifinals for the second time in the last three years.
• Saturday's victory was the second straight for Keiser over a Top-5 team (defeated No. 4 Bethel [TN] in the First Round, 27-17, on November 19).
• The Seahawks are now 2-3 all-time versus Top-5 teams.
• The win over Morningside is the first for Keiser over the No. 1-ranked team in the nation.
• With the win, the Seahawks improve to 5-3 in the NAIA Football Championship Series and 2-1 in the Quarterfinals.
• Saturday was the first meeting between Keiser and Morningside.
• The Seahawks are now 1-0 all-time versus teams from the state of Iowa.
• With the win, Keiser remains undefeated in NAIA action this season (9-0).
• Jaden Meizinger, the Quarterfinals Outstanding Offensive Player of the Game, rushed for 97 yards on 28 carries with two touchdowns. 
• Defensive tackle Camron Allen, the Quarterfinals Outstanding Defensive Player of the Game, recorded a five tackles, including 2.0 sacks and a key forced fumble to lead Keiser to the victory.
• Keiser won the turnover battle for the eighth straight game, forcing three - one fumble and two INTs. The Seahawks have forced 30 turnovers this season.
• Jaylen Arnold set the school record for longest touchdown reception with a 76-yard catch midway through the fourth - it broke his previous best of 75 yards set against St. Thomas (10/8).
• Bryce Veasley came off the bench to throw for 226 yards on 17-of-29 passing and one touchdown on Saturday. The 226 yards were the most for the first-year Seahawk in his Keiser career.

• Bryce Veasley: 17-of-29 passing for 226 yards and one touchdown.
• Shea Spencer: 5-of-10 passing for 54 yards.

• Jaden Meizinger: 28 carries for 97 yards and two touchdowns. 
• Bryce Veasley: Nine carries for 19 yards.

• Jaylen Arnold: Five catches for 108 yards and one touchdown.
• Myles Henderson: Four catches for 64 yards.

• Tivon Sutton: Eight total tackles, four solo, 0.5 TFL, one pass breakup, one quarterback hurry. 
• Jaelin Willis: Seven total tackles, three solo, one interception, 0.5 TFL.
• Wendol Philord: Five tackles, four solo, one pass breakup.
• Brian Edwards: Five tackles, three solo, one interception, one pass breakup.
• Camron Allen: Five tackles, four solo, 2.0 sacks, one forced fumble.

The Seahawks will travel to De Moines, Iowa, to take on the Grand View Vikings in the NAIA FCS Semifinals on Saturday, December 3. Kickoff is set for 1:00 PM EST.