MWSU’s Bass named MIAA Defensive Player of the Week

Missouri Western junior David Bass has been selected as part of the this week’s MIAA Football Student-Athletes of the Week by the conference office and a panel of Sports Information Directors. Bass earned defensive player of the week honors for his performance in the Griffons 23-6 win over 12th ranked Central Missouri last Saturday in front of 6,251 fans in Spratt Stadium.

The Griffons had seven sacks and nine tackles for a loss in the contest. The last time Western had seven sacks in a contest was on October 13, 2007 against Southwest Baptist University. Bass also had one quarterback hurry to go along with one pass break-up. Bass tipped three other pass which were all intercepted with two being in Griffon territory. The 20 yards rushing was the least a Griffon team has giving up since September 12, 2009 when they held the Fort Hays State Tigers to 10 yards on 19 attempts. Bass finished with seven total tackles, with five being solo.

Western will return home for their first non-conference game of the 2011 season when they take on the Langston University Lions in St. Joseph, Mo. on Saturday, September 17. Kickoff is set for 11:00 am in Spratt Stadium.

MIAA OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

J.B. Clark, QB, Truman

Clark had touchdown passes of 18, 4 and 27 yards with 298 yards passing in the Bulldogs’ 36-31 victory over Fort Hays State. His one-yard touchdown plunge on a QB sneak with 9:28 remaining in the game, proved to be the winning score. The senior from Jupiter, Fla., went 28-of-48, the most completions, attempts and yards for a Bulldog signal caller since Matt Ticich threw for 405 in 2008 (32 games). Clark was 7-of-13 passing in third-down situations and used 10 different receivers on the day. He also added four rushes for 16 yards and was not sacked. The win broke a four-game losing streak dating back to last season.

MIAA SPECIAL TEAMS CO-PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

Aaron Jamieson, K, Central Missouri

Jamieson accounted for all six of Central Missouri’s points against MWSU. The junior from Cassville, Mo., made field goals of 21 and a school-record 53 yards in the game, with the 53-yard field goal breaking the old school record of 52 yards, which was held by two separate players.

Andy Mundwiller, PR/WR, Truman

Mundwiller led Truman with 152 all-purpose yards with career highs in catches (5), receiving yards (58), single-game punt returns (5), punt yardage (94) and longest punt return (58 yards) on Saturday. The 58-yard punt return, which was the longest by a Bulldog since 2007 (Albert Coker – 60 yards), set up the Bulldogs at the Tigers 19-yard line and eventually led to a 20-yard field goal to put Truman up 23-21. Mundwiller’s return yardage on Saturday of 94 yards, was five yards shy of the entire team’s punt return yardage from 2010. Offensively, the senior from Washington, Mo., was Clark’s top target, being thrown to 14 times. Mundwiller added a special teams tackle on a fake punt by the Tigers.

— MIAA Press Release —

Junior David Bass has been selected as part of the this week’s MIAA Football Student-Athletes of the Week by the conference office and a panel of Sports Information Directors. Bass earned defensive player of the week honors for his performance in the Grifofns 23-6 win over 12th ranked Central Missouri last Saturday in front of 6,251 fans in Spratt Stadium.

David Bass (St. Louis, Mo.) and the rest of the Griffon defensive line gave the 12th ranked Mules and their passing attack fits all night long. Bass finished the game tying a single game MWSU record for sacks in a game with four. The previous record was set back in 1999 against Washburn by Josh Charles. Bass sacked the UCM quarterback on back-to-back plays early in the third quarter. The Griffons had seven sacks and nine tackles for a loss in the contest. The last time Western had seven sacks in a contest was on October 13, 2007 against Southwest Baptist University. Bass also had one quarterback hurry to go along with one pass break-up. Bass tipped three other pass which were all intercepted with two being in Griffon territory. The 20 yards rushing was the least a Griffon team has giving up since September 12, 2009 when they held the Fort Hays State Tigers to 10 yards on 19 attempts. Bass finished with seven total tackles, with five being solo.

Others Nominated: Alex Whitehill, FHSU; Bryce Enyard, NWMSU; Nate Dreiling, LB, PSU.