ɪt wʌz ˈɔːlsoʊ ðə fˈɜːst tˈaɪm ɐ tˈiːm fɹʌmðə nˈɔːɹθ wʌz ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntᵻd ɪnðə tˈaɪɾəl ɡˈeɪm baɪ ɐ tˈiːm ˈʌðɚ ðɐn ɹˈiːnoʊ ɔːɹ wˈuːstɚɹ ɪn mˈoːɹ ðɐn twˈɛnti jˈɪɹz.
It was also the first time a team from the North was represented in the title game by a team other than Reno or Wooster in more than 20 years.