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DESIGNER: MATT.ARROYO@NWI.COM OH SO CLOSE SIOUXCITYJOURNAL.COM FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2012 B1 Hawkeye veterans adjusting to new roles. B2INSIDE MARIAN 30, MORNINGSIDE 27, OT power play needs to keep on scoring JERRY GIESE SIOUX CITY One of the highlights in a low part of the Sioux City season is their power-play scoring. Heading into Un i te ta te Ho key League game at the Tyson Events Center against Ce- dar Rapids (9-11-3), Coach Brett 4-14-4 Musketeers have scored in seven straight games with a man advantage. Six Musketeers have at least one power-play goal in that stretch, includ- ing Riley Bourbonnais (11 goals, 10 assists), who en- ters game against his former teammates with two, both in the last two games. Bourbonnais has worked on a five-man power- play unit as of late with J.T.

Stenglein (7, 9), Jake (7, 11), Dan a a 3 3 a i i a a a (9, 2). To- gether, these players have teamed up for six goals and five assists) with a man ad- vantage during this span. Sioux City, currently seventh in the USHL in the power play at 18.75 per- cent, has also received two points each the last month on the man advantage from MUSKETEERS HOCKEY Bourbonnais Game Data WHO: Cedar Rapids (9-11-3) at Sioux City (4-14-4) WHEN: Tonight, 7:05 p.m. WHERE: Tyson Events Center RADIO: KMNS 620 AM MUSKETEERS, PAGE B2 Athletic director Sayler leaving USD BARRY POE VERMILLION, S.D. David Sayler has resigned as athletic director at the University of South Dako- ta to accept a similar po- sition at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.

Miami held a press con- ference on Thursday to introduce Sayler, an Ohio native who came to USD in June of 2010. Sayler, who oversaw South final stag- es of transition to NCAA Division I athletics, had previously worked at Rice University, Bowling Green, Oregon State, the University of Houston, the University of Harford and Connecticut. decision to leave US i a i a heavy Sayler said in a statement. have grown very fond of (USD) USD ATHLETICS Journal file photo University of South Dakota athletic directory David Sayler has resigned to accept a similar position at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. SAYLER, PAGE B3 TERRY HERSOM ROME, Ga.

There may be some sleepless nights ahead for Steve Ryan and his Morningside College football team, tossing and turning over what might have been. Ultimately, though, the Mus- tangs will surely derive an enor- mous sense of pride from a sea- son in which a national cham- pionship slipped through their hands in rather painful fashion here Thursday night at historic Barron Stadium. Leading 20-10 with a first- and-goal at the 5-yard line and less than 12 minutes to play, Coach Steve Great Plains Athletic Conference champs were one fairly routine play away from the knockout punch they needed to subdue fifth-ranked Marian University of Indianap- olis. Next thing you knew, a program in just its sixth year was roaring back to win a na- tional championship 30-27 in the first overtime game in NAIA 57-year history. Twelve days after his 51-yard field goal with no time left lift- ed Marian to a 20-17 semifinal win over No.

2-ranked Mis- souri Valley of Marshall, senior kicker Michael Josifovski tied up this one at 27-all with a 35-yarder as time expired. Then, cementing his offen- sive player of the game award, Josifovski, who has kicked a wind-aided 75-yard field goal in practice, had no trouble winning it with a 26-yarder in the over- time. needed to stick it in the end said Ryan of the piv- otal fourth-quarter drive that wound up leading to his first loss after turning back all 13 of its previous opponents. Instead, linebacker Ryan Hart- nett intercepted a fourth-down pass in the end zone, returned it 12 yards and had a 15-yard per- sonal foul penalty tacked on to start his big turnaround just got life out of said Ryan. had a chance right there to put it Marian, ranked No.

1 before losing a 23-6 regular season fi- nale to conference rival St. Xavi- er of Chicago, got a spectacular fourth quarter from senior quar- terback, just 10-of-22 passing for a mere 54 yards in the first three quarters. Marian downs Mustangs in overtime for national title Tim Hynds photos, Sioux City Journal Fred Jones drags a pair of Marian defenders while running for a touchdown during national championship action Thursday in Rome, Georgia. The Mustangs fell in overtime 30-27. Online Check out a photo gal- lery of the Morningside and Marian national championship game at siouxcityjournal.com/photos CHAMPIONSHIP, PAGE B7 Keith Chvatal (50) consoles teammate Aaron Roberg after Morningside College lost to Marian University in overtime of the of the Russell Athletic-NAIA Football National Championship.

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