Henderson State at Central Missouri

WHAT First round of the NCAA Division II playoffs

WHEN 1 p.m. Central

WHERE Walton Stadium, Warrensburg, Mo.

RADIO KYXK-FM, 106.7 Gurdon; KVRCAM, 1240, Arkadelphia; KDEL-FM, 100.9, Arkadelphia; KWPS-FM, 99.7, Hot Springs; KZYP-FM, 104.1, Malvern; KZYP-AM, 1310, Malvern

INTERNET hsusports.com, ncaa.com (pay per view)

RECORDS Henderson State 9-2, Central Missouri 10-1

COACHES Scott Maxfield (134-64 in 18th season at Henderson State, 163-66 in 23rd season overall); Josh Lamberson (14-8 in second season at Central Missouri, 15-29 in fourth season overall).

SERIES Central Missouri leads 2-0.

LAST MEETING Central Missouri took a 21-14 victory in 1986 at Arkadelphia.

NOTEWORTHY This will be Henderson State’s first appearance in the NCAA Division II playoffs since 2015. The Reddies beat Sioux Falls (S.D.) 23-16 in the first round that year before losing to Emporia State (Kan.) 29-3 the following week. … Central Missouri is in the national tournament for the first time since 2019. … Henderson State quarterback Andrew Edwards, who was named second-team all-Great American Conference, tied a league record with five conference player of the week nods. … Zach Zebrowski, Central Missouri’s junior quarterback, has thrown for at least 300 yards and two touchdowns in 10 of the team’s 11 games. He’s passed for at least 400 yards five times, including a program record 615 earlier this season. He also had eight passing touchdowns in a game, which is also the most ever for the Mules. … Gary Lewis and Dylan Ndambuki both have 7.5 sacks for the Reddies. … Cale Miller lead the Mules’ defense with 63 tackles while Wyryor Noil has a team-high five interceptions. … Henderson State averages 36.8 points while Central Missouri averages 50.2. Defensive, the Reddies allow 19.1 points, and the Mules give up 27.3.