Villanova, PA (SportsNetwork. Ray-Ray Armstrong Jersey .com) - They have the same Sam Houston State players who opened the season by losing three of their first four games. But realistically, this is a much different team. The Bearkats are headed back to the FCS semifinals for the third time in four seasons after beating sixth-seeded Villanova, 34-31, in the quarterfinals Saturday while the Wildcats played without star quarterback John Robertson because of symptoms from a concussion. Unseeded Sam Houston State (11-4), which has won three playoff games, will play at second-seeded North Dakota State (13-1) in the semifinals next weekend. The Bearkats lost to the Bison in both the 2011 and 12 national championship games. Sam Houston has few key players from those recent powers and even has a first- year coach in K.C. Keeler, who coached against Villanova for 11 seasons in CAA Football while at Delaware from 2002-12. The Bearkats had prepared to face Robertson in the teams first-ever meeting, but that changed Saturday after he awoke with a headache from the concussion he suffered in last weekends playoff win over Liberty. Robertson, a redshirt junior who was the CAA Football offensive player of the year, went through concussion protocols during the week and was cleared to play against Sam Houston State, but he was scratched by the teams medical staff following an examination Saturday morning. Jalen Overstreets 1-yard touchdown run with 4:03 left to play gave Sam Houston its 34-31 lead. Villanova (11-3), behind Robertsons replacement, senior Chris Polony, moved the ball down to the Bearkats 29, but drew an ill-timed delay- of-game penalty while setting up for a potential, game-tying 46-yard field goal attempt. That made it a 51-yard attempt for Chris Gough and he missed wide to the left with 32 seconds left. Polony played well in relief of Robertson. He completed 13-of-24 pass attempts for 228 yards and one touchdown, and carried the 13 times for 87 yards and two touchdown. Very Robertson-esque, in fact. Sam Houston seems so different because it has jelled with a team that has eight FBS transfers and 18 starters who didnt start in Keelers first spring game. New quarterback Jared Johnson, last years backup behind four-year starter Brian Bell, was 22-for-27 for 303 yards and three touchdowns in the win. Leading 17-16 at halftime, Sam Houston scored on the first play of the third quarter when Johnson threw a 66-yard bomb to LaDarius Brown for their second touchdown connection. But Villanova tailback Kevin Monangai scored on a 58-yard run with 9:36 left in the third quarter and Kevin Gulyas caught the two-point conversation from Polony to tie the game 24-24. Luc Swimberghes 30-yard field goal with 10:54 left in the fourth quarter put Sam Houston back in front, 27-24. But Villanova answered with a nine-play, 67-yard drive, which was capped by Polony rolling out from a shotgun for a 1-yard touchdown run to make it 31-27 Wildcats with 7:15 left. Sam Houston had an answer as well, moving 75 yards in 10 plays and going ahead 34-31 on Overstreets 1-yrd run up the middle at the 4:03 mark. Polony had originally beaten out Robertson for the No. 1 job in 2012, but Robertson had made 35 straight starts for the Wildcats before Saturdays game. Polony accounted for two touchdowns in the first quarter. He connected with wide receiver Poppy Livers for a 54-yard touchdown pass to pull Villanova within 7-6 before the extra point was missed. He later scored on a 36-yard keeper to give the Wildcats a 13-7 lead. But Sam Houston answered that score with a 12-play, 80-yard drive, moving back ahead 14-13 after Johnsons second touchdown pass, a 4-yarder to Gerald Thomas with 9:54 remaining in the second quarter. Swimberghe extended Sam Houstons lead with a 32-yard field goal, but Gough, who missed the earlier extra point, closed the half with a 46-yard field goal to pull the Wildcats within 17-16. Lorenzo Carter Jersey . PAUL, Minn. Kareem Martin Giants Jersey . -- Washington Capitals forward Brooks Laich is expected to miss the rest of the regular season after having an operation on a groin muscle. http://www.nygiantsfanatic.com/c-80-giants-riley-dixon-jersey.aspx . -- Canadian ski cross star Marielle Thompson accomplished two goals in one race Saturday.NEW YORK, N.Y. - Michael Carter-Williams and Nerlens Noel helped the Philadelphia 76ers put a stylish end to their losing streak against the Brooklyn Nets.Carter-Williams passed to Noel for a tiebreaking dunk with 3 seconds left, sending Philadelphia to a 90-88 victory over Brooklyn on Friday night.A lot of credit to Michael for creating, Noel said. He got by his defender and I saw him driving my way. I found an open spot and he was able to find me and I finished.It was the 76ers first win against the Nets since a 121-120 overtime victory on Dec. 20, 2013. The Sixers had lost four in a row against the Nets, and their last five in Brooklyn.Brook Lopez made a tying jumper for the Nets with 25 seconds to go. After Philadelphia took a timeout, Carter-Williams ran off some of the clock before driving and dishing to Noel for the winning jam.I knew I wanted to penetrate the defence and either see if I could get a shot at the basket or a pull-up, Carter-Williams said. But once I saw the defence coming to help on me — and Nerlens made a great play by finding the open area — I knew hed have a good chance of scoring.Lopez, who led the Nets with 18 points, missed on a desperation 3-point attempt at the buzzer.Robert Covington scored 20 points for Philadelphia, and Luc Richard Mbah a Moute had 16. Noel finished with 12.Five of the Sixers six wins this season have come on the road.Mason Plumlee had 15 points and a career-high 15 rebounds for Brooklyn, which has dropped four in a row. Jarret Jack had 14 points and 10 assists, and Joe Johnson scored 13 points.The Nets played without Deron Williams aand Kevin Garnett. Patrick Omameh Giants Jersey. Williams is out with a fractured rib, and the 38-year-old Garnett got the night off to rest.We may have played the score a bit, playing not to lose instead of playing to win, Jack said. We may have lost that aggressive edge that we had throughout the majority of the game.Philadelphia trailed by as many as 13 points in the second half, but grabbed its first lead since midway through the first quarter when Tony Wrotens three-point play made it 88-86 with 2:41 to go.Wroten finished with 12 points.We got down by 13 but give them credit, Sixers coach Brett Brown. They find a way to compete. They represent the city of Philadelphia and they represent themselves with a level of spirit and toughness most nights, and Im proud of them for that.The Nets opened a 68-55 lead on Bojan Bogdanovics basket with 2:19 left in the third quarter. They carried a 71-64 advantage into the final period.Nobody played well in the fourth. We had 17 points, Brooklyn coach Lionel Hollins said.QUOTABLEThis is tough. Were in a bad rut right now and we got to find some way to get out of it, Johnson said. We had a double-digit lead and it never seems to be safe. Its like we always let a team back in it with our mistakes.OFF TARGETBrooklyn went 19 for 27 from the free-throw line and 3 for 16 from 3-point range.TIP-INS76ers: Philadelphia went 10 for 17 at the line. ... Carter-Williams finished with eight points, eight assists and seven rebounds.Nets: Brooklyn shot 45 per cent (33 for 73) from the field.UP NEXT76ers: Host Indiana on Saturday.Nets: Visit Detroit on Saturday. 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