The UNI Panther football team saw their postseason run come to an end on Saturday with a 19-9 loss to No. 4 Eastern Washington. Eastern Washington led the entire way behind one touchdown pass and one touchdown run from quarterback Eric Barriere. The Eagles led 9-7 at half and scored ten straight in the second half to seize control.

Matt Morrissey came out in the second half to replace Panther starting quarterback Theo Day. Day threw the Panthers only touchdown in the second quarter to Sam Schnee on a 14 yard connection.

Eastern Washington was held well below their offensive averages but still piled up 412 yards of offense. The Eagles advance to face No. 6 seed Montana on Friday, December 3td in Missoula, Montana at 6:00 p.m.

UNI ends their season with a record of 6-6. It was UNI’s 22nd appearance in the FCS Playoffs.