quarterfinals | North Central College

Men’s basketball advances to the Elite Eight toward national championship

The third-ranked North Central men’s basketball team (27-3, with 16-0 at home) will compete in its first-ever national quarterfinal game on Friday, March 22, against Middlebury College (Vt.) in Salem, Va. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. CDT.

The semifinal round will be played on Saturday, March 23, also in Salem. The 2013 NCAA Division III Men’s Basketball Championship game takes place Sunday, April 7, in Atlanta.

Cardinal football finishes record-setting season

The Cardinals completed their 2010 football season with the most wins ever—12—in a single season and their first-ever appearance among the Elite Eight in the NCAA Division III Championship playoffs. The Cards lost their quarterfinal showdown, 20-10, against the defending national champion University of Wisconsin-Whitewater on a snowy, cold Dec. 4. The Warhawks (13-0) never led until the fourth period, when they scored three times.