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Oh well, he got the memo. Jaeger nailed a game-winning field goal as time ran out in an upset of Augustana in the first round and then repeated the heroics on Saturday with a game-winning field goal with one second remaining in an upset of regional No. 1-seed Colorado State Pueblo.
Minnesota State Mankato kicker Matthew Jaeger boots a game-winning field goal Saturday, right, to send the Mavericks and coach Todd Hoffner deeper in the Division II playoffs.
Amazingly, the Mavericks now play host to conference rival Bemidji State in the national quarterfinals Saturday. The Beavers likewise have pulled off two road upsets to advance.
MSU Mankato’s roadmap included Hoffner’s creative message and a players’ only meeting that week.
“We needed to lean on each other,” Jaeger said. “We need to all 100% believe that we can get this done.”
The Mavericks wear T-shirts during workouts with the letters “MPET” on the back with the school logo. It stands for mental, physical, emotional toughness.
“Anytime there is difficulty or adversity in a game,” Hoffner said, “the team that can respond to those situations and not let them beat you mentally, physically and emotionally is the team that’s going to come out on top. That slogan has really shined strong in these last two games of the playoffs.”
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