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KANSAS CITY, Kan. -- North Alabama couldnt physically prepare for the Kansas City weather conditions it faced Saturday in a 29-3 loss to Northwest Missouri in the NCAA Division II championship game. It just wasnt possible.The temperature registered at 13 degrees with a wind chill of minus-4 at kickoff. At the same time, at North Alabamas campus in Florence, just over 600 miles away, the temperature was 70 degrees.Its not like were going to have a big snow machine out on the practice football field, quarterback Jacob Tucker said. As far getting physically used to the elements, you just cant do it.Tucker said after hed get tackled, his hands would get wet, and then as he began calling the following play, his hands would start freezing.He didnt want to use the inclement weather as an excuse for his performance, but he couldnt come up with any other conclusions.It was something that I hadnt experienced before, Tucker said. It was a challenge for me and it was a challenge that I didnt step up to, because I made some bad throws because of it.Tucker completed 15 of 41 passes for 179 yards and threw one interception in the game.Several North Alabama players warmed up in sleeveless shirts. Others warmed up without leggings on. Regardless of the Lions attempted tactics to prepare for the cold, nothing seemed to work and Northwest Missouri State blew right through North Alabama.In Bobby Wallaces 28-year head coaching career, he couldnt come up with a game that had remotely similar conditions.I coached eight years at Temple and I never saw a game like this before, Wallace said. Two of the three championships in the 90s was cold. The first was cold and rainy and the other one was just cold but we werent playing in snow.Wide receiver Dre Hall, a Tennessee native, echoed both Tucker and Wallaces sentiments.He said he had difficulty in both timing and running his routes.It messed with us a little bit, Hall said. I remember coming off the sideline and everybody was thinking, `this snow is three inches thick. How are we going to run in it?Hall said he told his teammates that they had to pick their knees up. But even then, the receiving corps had difficulties.Not only did the receivers have a hard time running in the snow, North Alabamas ground game was dismal as well, only having 22 yards rushing through the entirety of the game.Tucker took the majority of the carries, 21 of 33, and only came away with 26 yards. Beasleys efforts on the ground didnt add much either, only having four carries for 29 yards.Wallace knew coming into the game that their rushing efforts werent going to match up evenly with Northwest Missouri.We tried to put a couple of guys back there, but neither one of them would be what you could call a 1,000-yard rusher, Wallace said. Our offensive line, we have some injuries this year and it was just a mismatch. Their defensive line is great. 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Theyre the team everyones been chasing since August, but Melbourne coach Craig Bellamy insists 2016 will still be a success if the Storm fail to make next weeks NRL decider.Bookmakers have stuck with the leagues minor premiers as favourites when Melbourne host Canberra in the second preliminary final at AAMI Park on Saturday night.The winner will meet fairytale story Cronulla in a dream grand final at ANZ Stadium on Sunday week, while the loser will regret a wasted opportunity to play for the ultimate prize.Defeat would also mean back-to-back preliminary final outings for the Storm, and stretch their grand final drought to a fourth season since claiming the 2012 trophy.However Bellamy denied falling short again would be seen as a disappointment in his eyes.Weve taken a lot of steps forward this year than from the last couple of years. Our consistencys been the big improvement, Bellamy said.I dont think one game is goiing to change a whole heap.dddddddddddd But having said, you dont get these opportunities too often. And you want to make the most of them.To do so, Bellamy urged his team to heed the lesson the Raiders spanked them with in round 23, when the Storm were ambushed 22-8 in the nations capital.The magic number for the leagues best defence is 20 - Canberra havent won a game when scoring 20 points or less in almost three years.Bellamy said it was imperative his men start strong, and fast.Against Canberra you need to be on your game straightaway, and we found that out when we played them six weeks ago. They scored off the first set, inside a minute, he said.That just goes to show how dangerous a team they can be. We need to start with a whole heap more energy than we did last time we played them. ' ' '