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Northwest baseball defeats Oklahoma Christian in 11 innings Sunday

Posted on February 21, 2016February 22, 2016

The Northwest Missouri State University baseball team beat Oklahoma Christian, 5-4, on Sunday afternoon in 11 innings at Dobson Field in Oklahoma City, Okla.

The Bearcats move above .500 at 5-4 on the year while the Eagles fall to 5-6.

Carson Smith pitched 3.0 innings of one-hit relief ball for the win. He did not walk a batter and worked perfect ninth and 10th innings.

Nick Gotta was 2-for-4 on the day with a pair of walks. He delivered the go-ahead RBI in the 11th on a double.

Northwest scored two runs in the third, two in the seventh and one in the 11th. The Bearcats finished with 12 hits and did not commit an error.

Aaron Barratt led off the third with a double down the left field line and scored on a Kolby Greenslade RBI single to center. After Greenslade stole second, he scored on Garrett Fort’s RBI single to right, making it 2-0 Northwest.

Greenslade got things going for Northwest in the seventh with a leadoff infield single. Fort reached on a fielder’s choice and moved to second on an error. Ozzie Adams singled to center, driving in Fort to tie the game, 3-3. After Gotta was intentionally walked, Jay Hrdlicka reached on a fielder’s choice but Adams scored on a throwing error by the second baseman to give the Bearcats a 4-3 lead.

With two outs in the 11th inning, Adams singled to right field. Gotta delivered the go-ahead RBI on a double down the left field line, scoring Adams from first to give Northwest the lead, 4-3.

Smith gave up a one out single in the bottom of the 11th but then got a flyout to center for the second out. With two down, Adams ran down a blooping fly to short right center to end the game.

MIAA play begins for the Bearcats in their home opener on Friday, Feb. 26, at 2 p.m. against Northeastern State.

— Northwest Athletics —

Missouri State loses at home to Loyola (IL) 75-62

Posted on February 21, 2016February 21, 2016

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Devon Turk scored 20 points and hit five 3-pointers as Loyola of Chicago used a big second half to beat Missouri State 75-62 on Sunday.

Turk was 7-of-10 shooting from the field, including 5 of 6 behind the arc.

Turk hit a 3-pointer with 7:12 remaining to extend Loyola’s lead to 62-50 and the Ramblers led by double figures the rest of the way.

Missouri State went without a field goal for nearly six minutes in the second half, which ended on a dunk by Camyn Boone with 4:42 left.

Montel James added 14 points with 10 rebounds for Loyola (14-14, 7-9 Missouri Valley). He made 10 of the Ramblers’ 14 free throws — on just 12 attempts. Milton Doyle added 12 points.

Dequon Miller led Missouri State (11-17, 7-9) with 16 points. Boone had 12 while Jarred Dixon and Chris Kendrix added 10 apiece.

— Associated Press —

No. 15 Missouri baseball drops series finale against Seton Hall

Posted on February 21, 2016February 21, 2016

FORT MYERS, Fla. – Mizzou Baseball dropped its series finale with Seton Hall, 9-1, on Sunday afternoon at City of Palms Park, splitting the four-game series with the Pirates after taking the first two games. Seton Hall got a single run in each of the first three innings off of starter Ryan Lee (Gandview, Mo.) and another in the fifth. The Pirates then broke the game open with a four-run seventh to put the game out of reach.

SS Ryan Howard (St. Charles, Mo.), CF Jake Ring (Ingleside, Ill.) and C Brett Bond (St. Louis, Mo.) each tallied doubles for the offense and senior Zach Lavy (Auxvasse, Mo.) added three hits with a double as well, his first multiple-hit game of the season. Seton Hall’s Zach Pendergast earned the win after going 7.0 innings, allowing just six hits and a run while striking out eight against just one walk. Lee took the loss.

Lee gave up a run in the first inning as the first two Seton Hall batters tallied hits. Leadoff man Derek Jenkins singled up the middle and promptly stole second. He was then doubled in by SS Chris Chiaradio to give the Pirates a 1-0 lead. Howard made a good defensive play at short, snaring a liner at short and doubling off the runner at second to end the inning.

After Mizzou went in order in the first, Lee was snake-bitten a bit. After a pair of strikeouts, he appeared to get the final out of the frame on a fly ball to shallow left, but LF Trey Harris (Powder Springs, Ga.) lost it in the sun allowing a run to score from first, giving the Pirates a 2-0 lead.

Seton Hall added another run in the third and another in the fourth as Mizzou’s bats stayed quiet. The Tigers got leadoff singles in the fourth and fifth innings from Ring and Lavy, respectively, but failed to score in each inning as Seton Hall took a 4-0 lead through five.

Reliever Cole Bartlett (Williamsburg, Ind.) pitched a stellar sixth inning, retiring the side on nine pitches and Mizzou then got a one-out double from Howard in the bottom half but could not bring him home.

Bartlett came back out for the seventh inning and wound up loading the bases and walking in another Seton Hall run, giving the Pirates a 5-0 lead. Liam Carter (Highland Park, Ill.) came on in relief and surrendered a double to clear the bases as Seton Hall extended the lead to 8-0.

Mizzou got a run back in the seventh inning after back-to-back hits from Brett Bond (St. Louis, Mo.) and Connor Brumfield (Columbia, Mo.) and a wild pitch, cutting the lead to 8-1. But that was all Mizzou could scratch across that frame. The Tigers then got a walk from Kirby McGuire (Round Rock, Texas) and a ground rule double from Ring in the eighth, but again couldn’t find a timely hit with runners in scoring position. Seton Hall added its final run in the top of the ninth on a bases-loaded walk.

Mizzou will stay in Florida next week and play Florida International in Miami on Wednesday (Feb. 24) before playing another four-game series vs. Hofstra at City of Palms Park next weekend.

— Mizzou Athletics —

Kansas State women handle Texas Tech 65-53

Posted on February 21, 2016February 21, 2016

MANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas State used a balanced offensive effort and strong defense in the first three quarters to down Texas Tech on Sunday, 65-53, in Bramlage Coliseum.

A 23-8 run spanning the first and second quarters by Kansas State (17-9, 7-8 Big 12) provided the necessary cushion to send the Wildcats to their 13th home win of the season.

K-State had 11 of its 12 players that saw the floor register at least one point, led by junior center and All-American candidate Breanna Lewis with 14 points, six rebounds and two steals. Senior guard Megan Deines added 11 points and four assists to her final line.

K-State dashed out to a 12-5 lead with 4:50 remaining in the first quarter, as Kindred Wesemann knocked down a pair of 3-pointers in the first minute and a half to spark the Wildcats.

After taking a 6-5 lead, K-State used a 14-5 run to end the first quarter to hold a 20-10 lead at the end of the first frame. Lewis scored all eight of her first quarter points during the run, while Megan Deines added four.

The Wildcats used a 9-0 run in the second quarter to construct a 29-13 lead with 5:35 to play. Lewis tallied four points in the run, while Kaylee Page knocked down a 3-pointer in transition.

The Lady Raiders (11-15, 2-13 Big 12) narrowed the game to nine, 29-20, as Zuri Sanders scored four points during a 6-0 run.

K-State ended the half on a 7-2 run, as Wesemann drained her third 3-pointer of the day and Shaelyn Martin and Deines each converted a layup to push the halftime lead to 36-22.

A 17-6 run by K-State in the third quarter increased the Wildcats’ lead to 25, 55-30, with a minute remaining. Jessica Sheble powered in a pair of layups, while Deines and Kelly Thomson each made three-pointers during the run. Sheble finished with six points to lead K-State’s bench scoring.

K-State went scoreless for almost four minutes to begin the fourth quarter, but Texas Tech was only able to trim the deficit to 18, 55-37, with 6:23 to play.

The Lady Raiders would outscore the Wildcats, 20-10, in the final stanza. Texas Tech tallied 16 points in the final 3:52 of the contest to cut K-State’s margin of victory to 12, 65-53.

K-State will travel to Iowa State on Wednesday at 7 p.m.

— KSU Athletics —

No. 7 Griffons hold off Northwest for sixth consecutive win

Posted on February 20, 2016

MARYVIILLE, Mo. – The seventh-ranked Missouri Western Women’s basketball team matched a program-high 24 regular season wins with a tough, 66-59 victory at Northwest Missouri State.

The Griffons withstood a late push by Northwest Missouri to improve on their record MIAA win total (18). Missouri Western led by 16 with 6:07 left in the third quarter, but Northwest was able toc chip at the lead, getting withing five with 26 seconds left. The Griffons iced it with two free throws from Sarafina Handy. A 12-2 run by Missouri Western to end the first half helped the Griffons take a 38-28 lead to halftime that quickly ballooned to the 16-point lead that was the largest of the game for Missouri Western.

Mhykeah Baez led the Griffons with a career-high 18 points and a career-high 12 rebounds. LaQuinta Jefferson finished with 16 points and a team-high four assists. Miliakere Koyamainavure finished with 12 points.

The win improved Missouri Western’s record to 24-2 overall and 18-2 in the MIAA. One more win would set a new program record for regular season wins. Missouri Western wraps the regular season next week with home games against Washburn and Central Missouri.

Missouri Western men fall on the road at No. 19 Bearcats

Posted on February 20, 2016February 20, 2016

MARYVIILLE, Mo. – A barrage of Northwest Missouri State three pointers in the second half slammed the door on a threat by the Missouri Western men’s basketball team in a 75-56 loss inside Bearcat Arena Saturday.

The Griffons trailed by just one with 14:17 to go in the second half when the 19th-ranked Bearcats got red hot from behind the arc. Northwest went on a 17-4 run that included five straight made threes to go up 56-42 with 9:47 left and never looked back.

On the day, Northwest shot 13-24 from three-point range and limited Missouri Western to two made threes on 14 attempts. The Griffons nearly matched Northwest from the field, shooting 47.8 percent to the Bearcats’ 55.3, and both teams were 10-14 at the free throw line.

Aaron Emmanuel finished with a team-high 16 points. Miles Wentzien finished with 11 and Kevin Thomas had 10 points. The loss dropped Missouri Western to 9-16 on the year, overall, and 7-12 in the MIAA. The loss sets up two important home games next week for Missouri Western’s MIAA Tournament hopes. The Griffons host Washburn on Feb. 24 and Central Missouri on Feb. 27.

— MWSU Athletics —

Mizzou’s two-game win streak ends with loss at Arkansas

Posted on February 20, 2016February 20, 2016

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Jabril Durham claimed the bulk of the responsibility for Arkansas’ disheartening loss to Auburn on Wednesday, a game in which his defensive gamble led to a crushing late 3-pointer.

The Razorbacks point guard channeled any leftover frustration from that loss into a career-best effort on Saturday night, an 84-72 victory over Missouri.

Durham scored a career-high 17 points in the second victory over the Tigers this season for Arkansas (13-14, 6-8 Southeastern Conference), but it was his early energy and otherwise all-around performance that set the tone more than his scoring outburst.

The senior added six assists and two steals, and he hit a pair of early 3-pointers while scoring nine of the Razorbacks’ first 14 points as they built a 17-point first-half lead and never trailed in ending a three-game losing streak.

“It feels great, just coming back and that my teammates still had confidence in me from the get-go” Durham said. “As a point guard, you put a lot of pressure on yourself when you lose and you take that to heart, so it was a great feeling to come out here today and get this (win).”

While Durham set the tone, he had plenty of help in the form of 22 points from Dusty Hannahs and a 15-point, 12-rebound effort from Moses Kingsley — the 13th double-double for the center this season.

Arkansas struggled defensively in its loss to Auburn on Wednesday, allowing the Tigers to shoot a season-high 61.1 percent and hit 15 3-pointers.

The Razorbacks were back to their usual harassing defensive ways on Saturday, with Durham — who was distraught after the Auburn loss — leading the way while diving on the floor for loose balls, crashing into opposing players and leaping out of bounds in attempts to keep possession.

It was exactly the kind of effort Arkansas coach Mike Anderson was looking for after the poor showing against Auburn.

“I thought (Durham) was big,” Anderson said. “He’s a senior, and obviously, these are his last days … He set the tone for us.”

Kevin Puryear scored 23 points to lead Missouri (10-17, 3-11), which had its two-game winning streak snapped. Ryan Rosburg added 11 points for the Tigers, while Namon Wright had 12 points and 12 rebounds.

The Tigers have now lost 24 straight road games, with their last victory away from home coming two years ago in Fayetteville.

Missouri trailed by as many as 17 points in the first half, but it opened the second on a 9-2 run and cut the Arkansas lead to 45-39 after a 3-pointer by Puryear.

However, Kingsley started a 9-2 Razorbacks’ run with a basket inside and Arkansas never led by fewer than eight points the rest of the game.

“Physically, we couldn’t match up with Kingsley,” Missouri coach Kim Anderson said. “Certainly, he was a monster on the inside … I thought we fought until the end.”

Arkansas shot 62.7 percent from the field while handing Missouri the worst loss in the 11-year history of Mizzou Arena on Jan. 12, a 33-point victory for the Razorbacks.

They continued their one-sided domination of the Tigers throughout the first half on Saturday, leading by as many as 17 points before settling for a 43-30 halftime lead and keeping control in the second half of the much-needed victory.

TIP INS

Missouri: Puryear’s 23 points were a career high, topping the freshman’s 22 in a loss at Alabama on Feb. 6. Wright’s 12-rebound effort was also a career best, with his previous best of nine coming against Mississippi State earlier this season.

Arkansas: Former Razorbacks coach Eddie Sutton was at Saturday’s game and had a banner unveiled in his name in Bud Walton Arena at halftime. Sutton, 79, coached at Arkansas for 11 seasons from 1974-85, leading the school to 260 wins and the 1978 Final Four.

KING MOSES

Kingsley’s now has 13 double-doubles on the season, joining LSU’s Ben Simmons as the only two players in the SEC with more than 12 such efforts on the season. The junior, who backed up SEC Player of the Year Bobby Portis a season ago, only had one double-double in his career entering the season.

UP NEXT

Missouri is at Mississippi on Tuesday.

Arkansas hosts LSU on Tuesday.

— Associated Press —

No. 2 Kansas nearly blows 17-point lead, escapes K-State with 72-63 win

Posted on February 20, 2016February 20, 2016

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Second-ranked Kansas had to show plenty of fight to hold off Kansas State on Saturday.

Perry Ellis has the wounds to prove it.

The Jayhawks’ leading scorer missed a long stretch in the second half with a gouge behind his right ear that required 12 stitches. Then, Ellis got scratched in the eye by teammate Wayne Selden Jr. during a flurry with the game in the balance, sending the senior forward to the bench once again.

Kansas wound up getting just enough from everyone else down the stretch for a 72-63 victory.

“We knew once we lost Perry, we had to come together as a team, do some things differently,” point guard Frank Mason III said, “and the guys off the bench did a good job of coming in and making plays.”

Ellis still managed 14 points, and Mason had 15 as the Jayhawks (23-4, 11-3 Big 12) squandered most of a 17-point second-half lead before holding on for their first win at Kansas State in three years.

Stephen Hurt and Barry Brown scored 13 points apiece for the Wildcats (15-12, 4-10), who got within 65-62 with less than 2 minutes to go. But that’s when Devonte Graham hit his first field goal after five straight misses, and the Jayhawks pulled away from the foul line to secure the victory.

“They’re so unselfish and they play together,” Kansas State coach Bruce Weber said. “They have a lot of guys who can make plays, and when you have guys coming off the bench, that makes a big difference.”

After third-ranked Oklahoma beat No. 10 West Virginia earlier in the day, Kansas has a two-game lead over the Sooners, Mountaineers and No. 25 Baylor with four games left in the conference race.

The Jayhawks have won at least a share of 11 consecutive Big 12 championships.

“We’re in decent position,” Mason said, “but we’re not satisfied with the team we are right now.”

The Jayhawks trailed 25-21 before going on a 12-0 run to take control, and Ellis scored at the rim in the closing seconds of the first half to give the defending Big 12 champions a 39-29 lead.

The story of the first half wasn’t the score, though. It was the fouls.

The teams combined for 21 of them, resulting in a disjointed 20 minutes that lacked any sort of rhythm. Kansas State had a trio of players with two fouls apiece, and Austin Budke had three, while the Jayhawks paraded to the foul line 19 times — yep, nearly once per minute.

Weber was probably hoarse by the time he reached the locker room.

The Jayhawks stretched the lead to 52-35 early in the second half, and still led 55-41 when Ellis was banged under the rim and blood began pouring from a cut behind his right ear. The Jayhawks’ leading scorer spent the next 6 minutes getting treatment for it in the locker room.

“The serious deal is Wayne scratched him in the eye,” Kansas coach Bill Self said. “We’ll go back and have an eye doctor look at it. If it’s a scratch, he’ll be OK, but we just don’t know.”

Kansas State took advantage of Ellis’ absence, pounding the ball to Hurt and D.J. Johnson in the paint. The duo combined to score 16 consecutive points for the Wildcats, and the 6-foot-11 Hurt’s third 3-pointer got Bramlage Coliseum rocking and made it 62-58 with 4 minutes left.

But the Wildcats couldn’t make a stop when they needed it down the stretch.

“It was great to have the crowd behind us,” Hurt said. “I just wish we could have gotten the win.”

CLOSE CALLS

Kansas State has lost eight games by 10 points or fewer, including double-overtime defeats against West Virginia and Baylor. “When we spot teams a lot of points, it’s hard to come back,” senior guard Justin Edwards said.

TIP-INS

Kansas: Landen Lucas and Jamari Traylor fouled out in the final minutes. … Mason reached the 1,000-point mark for his career. … The Jayhawks wound up shooting 30 free throws.

Kansas State: Johnson and Edwards scored 11 points apiece. … Johnson was 9 of 10 from the foul line. … Kansas State has not won three straight over Kansas at home since 1981-83.

UP NEXT

Kansas visits No. 25 Baylor on Tuesday night.

Kansas State plays No. 24 Texas on Monday night.

— Associated Press —

Nebraska loses at home to Ohio State in OT

Posted on February 20, 2016February 20, 2016

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Ohio State gutted one out against Nebraska.

The Buckeyes’ shots weren’t falling, and they let a double-digit lead evaporate in the second half. A loss to the struggling Cornhuskers would have been devastating to their NCAA Tournament hopes.

JaQuan Lyle wouldn’t let that happen, scoring all 19 of his points after halftime, including six in overtime to carry Ohio State to a 65-62 victory Saturday night.

“A month ago we probably would have shut down and they would have won the game in regulation,” Lyle said. “We didn’t do that today. We kept fighting, got to overtime and pulled the game out for a big win.”

Lyle’s layup broke a 62-62 tie with 31 seconds left, and the Huskers missed on three more chances before Ohio State secured its fourth win in a row and sixth in eight games.

Ohio State (18-10, 10-5 Big Ten) closes the regular season with three games against Top 25 opponents — home and away against Michigan State and at home against Iowa. There’s still more work to do for the Buckeyes to become a viable candidate for the NCAA Tournament, but losing to the conference’s ninth-place team would have stained their resume.

“This is a heck of a place to play and Nebraska had a lot on the line, (too),” Buckeyes coach Thad Matta said. “From that perspective, we’re very excited about the win even though we might not have played as well as we could. But they had a lot to do with that.”

Keita Bates-Diop had 16 points and Jae’Sean Tate and Marc Loving added 15 apiece for Ohio State, with Tate also grabbing 12 rebounds. The Buckeyes shot 38.9 percent and were just 3 of 14 on 3-pointers.

“The rim was messing with us today,” Lyle said.

Jack McVeigh led the Huskers (14-14, 6-9) with 16 points, Andrew White III had 14 and Glynn Watson Jr. added 10. Nebraska shot a season-low 27.1 percent from the field and went 9 of 35 from 3-point range.

White, just 3 for 17 for the game, made a 3-pointer with 54 seconds left in regulation to complete the Huskers’ comeback from 11 points down and put them up 56-54.

Lyle’s two free throws with nine seconds left tied it at 56, and the game went to overtime after Mickey Mitchell stole the ball from Watson at midcourt.

Both teams slogged through the first half, combining for four scores on the first 24 possessions. The Buckeyes scored just two points through the opening 9 1/2 minutes. But the Huskers were just as bad and could never capitalize on Ohio State’s horrid start.

“This is a painful loss,” Nebraska coach Tim Miles said. “If you don’t feel this at the depth of your soul as a player or coach, you’re not a competitor. When we watch it on tape, we’re going to see our errors and we’re going to make sure we get better from this.”

—

TIP-INS

Ohio State: 21 points in first half were fewest since Buckeyes had 18 in a loss at Indiana on Jan. 10. … The Buckeyes blocked eight shots. Daniel Giddens (1.6 per game), Trevor Thompson (1.3) and Keita Bates-Diop (1.1) all rank among the top 12 in the Big Ten in blocks. … Four Buckeyes are averaging 10 or more points in Big Ten games.

Nebraska: Matched a season low for points in a first half with 22, same as Huskers had in loss at Iowa on Jan. 5. … Four-year starter and second-leading scorer Shavon Shields missed his fourth straight game as he recovers from a concussion. … Freshman Ed Morrow, who has been battling a foot problem, also sat out his fourth game in a row. … Miles was assessed a technical for arguing a foul late in the first half.

HUSTLE AWARD

Benny Parker, Nebraska’s 5-foot-9 guard, made the Huskers’ hustle play of the game when he charged into the paint after missing a 3-pointer to wrestle the ball away from Loving, who had just rebounded Jacobson’s follow-up miss. Loving fouled Parker, and Parker made both free throws to pull the Huskers with 47-45.

UP NEXT

Ohio State hosts No. 8 Michigan State on Tuesday.

Nebraska visits Penn State on Thursday.

— Associated Press —

KU’s upset bid comes up short against No. 20 Oklahoma women

Posted on February 20, 2016February 20, 2016

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Vionise Pierre-Louis scored 20 points, Maddie Manning had 18 and No. 20 Oklahoma extended Kansas’ losing streak to 17 straight in a 72-66 victory on Saturday.

The Sooners have won 10 of their last 11 meetings between the two teams in Lawrence.

Pierre-Louis’ rebound and basket put Oklahoma up 63-55 with 3:11 to play but Kansas pulled to 66-64 at the 1:12 mark on Lauren Aldridge’s jumper. Gioya Carter answered with two free throws for a four-point lead and the Sooners got a stop at the other end.

T’ona Edwards was fouled and hit 1 of 2 from the stripe for a five-point advantage with 27 seconds left.

Peyton Little added 11 points for Oklahoma (18-8, 9-6 Big 12). Pierre-Louis was 8 of 9 from the field.

Aldridge led Kansas (5-21, 0-15) with 20 points and Timeka O’Neal made five 3-pointers for 15 points.

Kansas hit 11 of 27 3-pointers which was the most made by an Oklahoma opponent this season.

— Associated Press —