Nate Kmic ran for 371 yards on 42 carries, breaking his own school record, as Mount Union held off St. John Fisher 26-14 in the national semifinals. Scoreboard.

The Purple Raiders are heading to Salem for the 10th time in their program's history, hoping to win Walnut and Bronze for the ninth time.

St. John Fisher trailed by two heading into the final play of the third quarter, in which Mike Zimmerman hit a 25-yard field goal to make Mount Union's lead 19-14. Photo gallery

Justen Stickley had two sacks, batted down two passes at the line of scrimmage and blocked a St. John Fisher field goal that could have cut the Mount Union lead to 19-17. Full story

"There comes a point in time in a game," Stickley said afterwards, "where you need to make a play and you need to do something to stop the momentum of the other team. I think that was that point. We were able to swing what was left of their momentum."

UW-Whitewater did it once again to Wesley, as the Warhawks rolled up a 38-0 lead and cruised to a 44-7 win in the other semifinal. Whitewater won last year's meeting 58-6. Photo gallery

Whitewater held Wesley to 161 yards of total offense and picked off Chris Warrick three times. Justin Beaver carried just 18 times in the blowout, while receiver Derek Stanley had three catches, all of them for touchdowns. Full story