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Wildcats Battle to the Wire Before Falling to Top-Seeded South Dakota State, 23-12, in FCS Quarterfinals

BROOKINGS, S.D.—In the quarterfinal round of the FCS playoffs #8 seed Villanova gave top-seeded and unbeaten South Dakota State all it could handle before ultimately falling by a 23-12 margin at Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium on Saturday afternoon. The game came down to the fourth quarter and the visiting Wildcats were within a five-point margin until the final 12:34 of the contest.