FLORENCE, Ala. – A Brock Sharp 44 yard field goal lifted the University of West Alabama football team past No. 1 North Alabama as UWA (7-4, 5-3 Gulf South Conference) shocked the Lions 31-28 in four overtimes at Braly Municipal Stadium on Saturday evening.

The win gave UWA Head Coach Bobby Wallace his 100th in at a GSC school and gave the Tigers their first seven win season since 1975. The win also snapped a 10-game GSC win streak for UNA and a 24 straight regular-season home game win streak.

Roosevelt Ross sent the contest into the fourth OT with an eight yard, touchdown run, tying the game at 28-28. DeAntuan Matthews then intercepted a Harrison Beck pass on the Lions’ possession in the fourth extra session, setting up Sharp’s field goal, a career-long for the Okemos, Mich.-native.

After a Jason Hawkins’ three yard, TD reception put UWA up 14-6, Mico McSwain hauled in an 11 yard reception to pull the Lions within two points. T. J. Porter caught the two point conversion sending the game into OT. UNA got on the scoreboard on a 38 yard Terry Allen touchdown catch from Deon Williams with 4:37 left in the opening period.

UNA out-gained the Tigers 388 to 256, but was hampered by penalties. The Lions were flagged 16 times for 167 yards.

The NCAA D-II Football Playoff selections will be announced on ESPN News beginning at 2 p.m. CST. The show will announce six teams from each of the NCAA’s four Super Regionals that have qualified for the 2009 NCAA D-II Playoffs.