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<p class="MsoNormal">It's going to be a battle of undefeated teams in the NAIA Football National Championship this Saturday Durham County Memorial Stadium! The No. 1 seed Keiser University Seahawks will take on No. 2 Grand View Vikings. Kick off is at 12 p.m.
We hope to see you there!<br>
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Keiser, who won last year's championship in Durham with a 31-21 victory over Northwestern (Iowa). All three championship games played at Durham County Memorial Stadium have seen the winner triumph by 10 points - 2023's game, 2022's 35-25 Northwestern win over
Keiser, and 2022's 38-28 victory by Morningside over Grand View.<br>
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In the semifinals, Keiser improved to 12-0 with a 42-38 victory over Benedictine (Kansas). The Seahawks scored 21 straight in the fourth quarter to punch their third straight ticket to play in the title game and get a chance to win retain the Red Banner!<br>
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Grand View dominated Morningside 36-13 to improve to 13-0 on the year.<br>
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Read more about how both teams made it to Durham with semifinal victories here: <a href="https://naia.prestosports.com/sports/fball/2024-25/Releases/Round_4_Review">
https://naia.prestosports.com/sports/fball/2024-25/Releases/Round_4_Review</a><br>
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Get the local scoop from the Durham Sports Commission here: <a href="https://www.durhamncsports.com/naia-football-national-championship/">
https://www.durhamncsports.com/naia-football-national-championship/</a><br>
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Direct link to get tickets: <a href="https://durhamncsports.hometownticketing.com/embed/event/33?access_code=f2f879a561b75dc453230709bba672f884924c0c">
https://durhamncsports.hometownticketing.com/embed/event/33?access_code=f2f879a561b75dc453230709bba672f884924c0c</a><br>
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Here's a Visitor's Guide: <a href="https://www.naia.org/sports/fball/visitors-info" target="_blank">https://www.naia.org/sports/fball/visitors-info</a><br>
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Championship Game Program: <a href="https://www.naia.org/sports/fball/2024-25/Releases/2024_Program" target="_blank">https://www.naia.org/sports/fball/2024-25/Releases/2024_Program</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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