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My expectation is for the Sioux to win big on Friday night, something like 7-1. They are the better team, playing at home, get an emotional lift having Parise, Murray, and Stafford back. I believe they will be ready to go and will dominate the game. Alaska-Anchorage on the other hand has not played a game in the past month, had to travel and are missing two players. I would not expect their play to be as sharp as it could be and hence the lopsided result. Now, on Saturday I expect a much different type of game. Anytime you get a lopsided conference win on Friday the game on Saturday is usually much closer, sometimes with a different winner. Alaska will have had a game under their belts so I expect them to play better. The Sioux will have some degree of letdown after winning easily on Friday and the players back from the WJC will probably be fatigued as Blais suggested earlier. I still see a Sioux win, let's go with 3-2. Or I could be completely off-base.

Parise is the week's USATODAY.com U.S. Olympic Athlete of the Week. Parise

Here is the version from the St. Cloud paper: St. Cloud Times

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Game over. Kudos to Winona State for their comeback. Not sure what happened to the Sioux since mid-third quarter. They were moving the ball good to start the 2nd half, then the interception and nothing went right after that until the touchdown on the last drive.

25 seconds left, 3rd down at the 1.

1st and goal...long pass to johnson. 5 yard line.

2-pt conv fails 29-28

Touchdown...Horrible 2nd half.

Looks like 4th and about a foot at the 21.

Winona State has the ball at the Sioux 29. 2nd and 9.

Bowenkamp does not look good...missing receivers. Winona's ball at the 34. Lots of time left...6+ min.

Pass incomplete. 4th down. Need a drive now.

3rd and 6 at the 34. 7:35 left. Need a stop now.

Another pick, this time for Winona at their own 30.

Pick...Sioux ball at own 40.

Sioux look terrible...3 and out, probably should have had a fumble lost. Punt, Winona has it on their own 24.

Winona right down the field for a touchdown. Two point conv. no good, 28-23.

Sioux falling apart with penalties. Sioux punt, Winona ball on Sioux 43.

Sioux start at the 20. Run loses 2 yards. Pass complete, loss of 1 more. Timeout Winona State.

Three incompletions. 4th down at the 22. FG attempt from 40 yards...good. 28-17. 2:25 left in the 3rd.

Winona moving the ball...1st down at UND 22. Need to pick it up.

Sioux start at the 20. 3 and out. Punt. Winona ball on their own 34.

Touchdown on QB keeper. 28-14 Sioux.

Sack, incomplete, third and goal at the 8. Pass interference...looks like a bad call. 1st and goal at the three again.