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Football falls 30-28 in second round of NCAA Playoffs

Pella, Iowa — The 2021 season came to an end for the Thunder football team on Saturday afternoon, as Wheaton suffered a heartbreaking defeat to the Central College Dutch in the second round of the NCAA Division III Playoffs. Central prevailed on home turf by a score of 30-28, and their last-second touchdown was enough to propel them into the quarterfinals where they will take on UW-Whitewater. The eighth-ranked Dutch avenged their 2019 playoff exit at the hands of the Thunder and improve to 12-0 on the season as a result of today's win. The Thunder finish their fall campaign with a record of 10-2.