ASHLAND, Neb. — Auburn punched its ticket to the semifinals for the first time in nearly 20 years by avenging a 28-point regular season loss.

The No. 7 seeded Bulldogs defeated No. 2 seed Ashland-Greenwood 20-19 on Friday night.

Nixon Ligouri led the Auburn with 171 yards rushing and two scores on 32 carries. Cael Smith ran for a team-high 135 yards and two touchdowns for the Bluejays in the defeat.

Auburn will face Wahoo in the semifinals next Friday.

Check out highlights in the video above!

#7 AUBURN (10-1) 0 14 0 6 - 20

#2 ASHLAND-GREENWOOD (9-2) 0 19 0 - 19