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Missouri Western’s rally comes up short against Upper Iowa

Posted on November 14, 2015November 14, 2015

ST. JOSEPH – The Missouri Western men’s basketball team nearly did what they made a habit of last season in their second game of the 2015-16 season: coming back from a double-digit, second half deficit, but ultimately fell 86-78 to Upper Iowa Saturday inside the MWSU Fieldhouse.

Missouri Western trailed by 14 with 5:08 left in the game, but went on a 10-0 run to pull within four. The first five points of the run were all free throws, three by Mataika Koyamainavure and two by Wes Mitter. Currie Byrd made it a four-point Upper Iowa lead with 3:07 to go when he sank a three pointer, to give him 15 for the game. Upper Iowa stretched the lead to six on a layup, but then fouled Trey Sampson on a three-point attempt. The transfer sunk all three free throws to pull the Griffons within three with 2:28 remaining. After a jumper by the Peacocks, Miles Wentzein scored his first points of the game, a three with 1:51 left to make it a two-point game but Upper Iowa would score the final six points, four on free throws to hang on for the win.

Missouri Western shot 38 percent from the field for the game and 29 percent from the three-point line. They had 40 rebounds to Upper Iowa’s 37. Koyamainavure led the Griffons with 17 points and nine rebounds. Sampson finished with 14 points and seven rebounds. Cole Clearman added 12 points, nine on three made three pointers.

The loss dropped Missouri Western to 1-1 on the year. The team returns to the fieldhouse for its next game, next Saturday, Nov. 21 to host the University of Saint Mary (Kan.).

— MWSU Athletics —

Bearcat men bounce back with big win over Wayne State

Posted on November 14, 2015November 15, 2015

The Northwest Missouri State men’s basketball team powered past Wayne State Saturday evening in St. Joseph, Mo., winning 89-52.

This was the third of four scheduled games in the 24th annual Hillyard Tip-off Classic. With the win, Northwest moves to 1-1 on the young season. The Wildcats are now 0-2 this year.

Brett Dougherty led all scorers with 18 points, a new career high. The sophomore hit 7-of-8 shots from the field and added five rebounds and two assists.

D’Vante Mosby recorded a double-double in just his second game as a Bearcat, tallying 17 points and 12 rebounds. The junior transfer was perfect from the field, knocking down all six shot attempts.

Justin Pitts added 14 points for the Bearcats, seven of which came from the charity stripe. The sophomore added two assists and one steal.

Conner Crooker drilled both of his attempts from behind the three-point line, finishing with 13 points and two dimes.

Xavier Kurth scored in double-figures for just the second time in his career, contributing 11 points, two assists and one steal.

The Bearcats won the opening tip and took an immediate lead when Brett Dougherty made a layup and the ensuing free throw. After Wayne State missed a trey, Justin Pitts dropped in a driving layup to give the Bearcats a 5-0 lead one minute into the contest. The Northwest advantage wouldn’t dip below three the rest of the night.

– With the Wildcats hanging around, trailing by 11 late in the first half, Northwest scored the final six points of the period and outscored Wayne State 11-2 coming out of the break to put the game on ice. Conner Crooker drained a three with just over two minutes remaining in the first half before D’Vante Mosby connected on a shot from close range 33 seconds later. A free throw from Justin Pitts put the Bearcats ahead 50-33 as the teams headed towards the locker room. Wayne State scored first in the second half, but 11 straight points for the Bearcats gave them a 61-35 advantage with just under 14 minutes to play. Northwest hit four straight shots during that span.

Northwest will travel to Sioux Falls, S.D. on Thursday, Nov. 19 for an early season test against Augustana. First tip is scheduled for 7 p.m.

— Northwest Athletics —

Kansas State falls at Texas Tech for sixth straight loss

Posted on November 14, 2015November 15, 2015

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Texas Tech coach Kliff Kingsbury knows the value of extra practices, so getting bowl eligible with a win Saturday was a welcome change from last season.

“As a program, those practices are huge,” he said. “We have a bunch of young talent on this team that needs to be developed and those extra practices … it’s incredible to get those guys going and get them ready for the offseason and get them ready for spring football.”

The Red Raiders failed to go to a bowl last year, finishing 4-8 in Kingsbury’s second season.

Patrick Mahomes threw for 384 yards and three touchdowns, including two to Justin Stockton, and DeAndre Washington rushed for three more as Texas Tech beat Kansas State 59-44.

The win snapped a three-game skid.

The loss extended the Wildcats winless streak to six, a first since 1989.

Mahomes completed 33 of 42 passes and rushed for a touchdown for Texas Tech (6-5, 3-5 Big 12).

Stockton’s touchdowns were for 17 and 20 yards. He also rushed for a 7-yard score. Mahomes’ other touchdown pass was a 19-yarder to Devin Lauderdale.

Washington scored from 80 yards — a career-long — 5 yards and 12 yards to finish with a career-high 248 yards.

“Everybody on the team looks up at that guy,” Kingsbury said. “As a coaching staff we go to him to talk to the team, we ask him his opinion on things, because he has that sort of trust and that sort of character.”

Kansas State (3-6, 0-6) quarterback Joe Hubener rushed for three 1-yard touchdowns and threw for two more. Morgan Burns added a TD on a 93-yard kickoff return.

Hubener threw both his touchdown passes in the fourth quarter as the Wildcats tried for a second comeback. He found Dominique Heath for a 6-yard score and threw a 33-yard touchdown to Kyle Klein. An onside kick kept the Wildcats in it, but trailing 52-41 they needed a touchdown. They settled for a 43-yard field goal to whittle the deficit to 52-44.

In order for Kansas State to go to a bowl this year the Wildcats need to win their remaining games against Iowa State, Kansas and West Virginia.

“They were all-around solid,” Hubener said of Texas Tech’s defense. “I mean, I don’t think it was anything that caught us off guard in this situation. I think most of the stuff they threw at us was stuff that we anticipated. I think we had success against them for the most part. We put up 44 points.”

Washington’s rushing yardage was the first time since 1999 that Texas Tech has had a 200-plus-yard game when Shaud Williams had 230 against Colorado.

Texas Tech let a 21-point lead dwindle to 7 points early in the third quarter after Hubener scored his third touchdown. The 1-yard score came after Washington fumbled deep in Texas Tech territory.

A turnover by the Wildcats turned into a touchdown for the Red Raiders in the first quarter. Zach Reuter fumbled after catching a 10-yard pass from Hubener and JahShawn Johnson recovered. Four plays later Stockton scooted around end for a 7-yard touchdown to make it 28-7 late in the first quarter.

Both teams had big plays in the first half. Kansas State’s Burns got his third career kickoff return for a touchdown on a 93-yarder and his second this season. The first play of the season Burns returned a kickoff 100 yards.

Washington’s 80-yard scamper for score was a career long for him and was the team’s longest run of the season.

The Red Raiders scored on five of their first seven possessions and the Wildcats, who got touchdowns on three of their first seven possessions, struggled to keep pace.

— Associated Press —

Western women moves to 2-0 with 89-80 win against Upper Iowa

Posted on November 14, 2015November 14, 2015

MARSHALL, Minn. – Five members of the Missouri Western women’s basketball team scored in double figures Saturday and the team scored 56 points in the second half as they defeated Upper Iowa 89-80 at the Southwest Minnesota State/Applebee’s Classic.

Missouri Western shot 61 percent from the field – 56 percent from three-point range – in the second half after shooting 40 percent from the field and missing all five first half three point tries. Sarafina Handy scored 12 in the second half after two in the first to finish with 14 points.

Julia Torres-Alves led the Griffons with 18 points on eight of 12 shooting and added eight rebounds before she fouled out. Miliakere Koyamainavure had a double-double for Missouri Western with 17 points and 10 rebounds. Chelsea Dewey added 12 points as did Dwanisha Tate.

The win improved Missouri Western to 2-0 on the season. The team will return to St. Joseph for its home opener next Thursday, Nov. 19 to face Minnesota State-Mankato at 6 p.m.

— MWSU Athletics —

Armstrong leads Nebraska to victory at Rutgers 31-14

Posted on November 14, 2015November 15, 2015

PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — After being written off by many two weeks ago after losing to Purdue, Nebraska is suddenly a win away from a bowl bid.

Tight end Cethan Carter rambled 32 yards for a touchdown on his first career carry and caught one of three touchdown passes by Tommy Armstrong as the Cornhuskers kept its bowl hopes alive with a 31-14 victory over Rutgers on Saturday.

All Nebraska (5-6, 3-4 Big Ten) has to do after a bye week is knock off No. 8 Iowa at home on Nov. 27.

“It feels good and I know the players feel good about that,” Cornhuskers coach Mike Riley said. “This certainly sets up that game with Iowa and it’s a big game for a lot of reasons, but for us, it’s really obvious. It’s a bowl opportunity, playing another top-ranked team. There is lots of stuff out there for us.”

Nebraska, which lost its first five games by a total of 11 points, has rebounded from the loss to Purdue with wins over previously unbeaten Michigan State and now Rutgers.

“It’s just another opportunity for us to go show what the 2015 Huskers are all about,” safety Nate Gerry said. “People were counting us out but we are going to show how much character this team has.”

Nebraska led from start to finish against Rutgers (3-7, 1-6), getting contributions from all three phases.

Jordan Westerkamp and Alonzo Moore also caught touchdown passes and Drew Brown kicked a 44-yard field goal.

Nebraska’s defense limited Rutgers to 259 yards. It sacked Laviano (13 of 27 for 165 yards) six times and had 11 tackles for losses and made two interceptions.

Robert Martin scored on a 1-yard run and quarterback Chris Laviano caught a 5-yard touchdown pass from receiver Janarion Grant for Rutgers, which lost its fourth straight game, putting coach Kyle Flood’s future in jeopardy after a turbulent season.

Rutgers center Derrick Nelson was hurt on a helmet-to-helmet hit on Laviano’s last interception with 58 seconds to play. He had to be carted off the field and was taken to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital for evaluation. He had movement in his extremities, Flood said.

“I think everyone in the program is frustrated,” Floor said. “We want to perform better. We want to be 1-0. There’s no question. We’ve got real competitors in that locker room. We’ve got high expectations for ourselves. We’re not pleased with how we played tonight and we’ll go back to work tomorrow to fix it.”

Nebraska jumped all over Rutgers, opening a 21-0 lead in the second quarter. The Scarlet Knights intercepted Armstrong three times and got within 21-14 on Laviano’s TD catch with 6:03 left in the third quarter. The score was set up by an interception by defensive lineman Kevin Wilkins.

Nebraska responded immediately and went 75 yards in eight plays, with Armstrong lofting an 11-yard, third-down touchdown pass to a leaping Carter, who had a career-best four catches for 57 yards. Brown pushed the lead to 17, converting his field goal after Rutgers was stopped at its own 31 on a fake punt.

The Cornhuskers took the opening kickoff and went 78 yards in eight plays, with Carter scoring on a run that fooled the defense. Lining up as an H-back on the right side, the tight end ran behind his line, took an inside handoff from Armstrong and was not touched circling the left side for a score.

It was the first time a Nebraska tight end had a rushing attempt in four years, the school said.

“You usually try to get a first down on that call and all the sudden it goes for 30 and a touchdown,” Nebraska offensive coordinator Danny Langsdorf said, adding the team has practiced the play for a month. “That was fun. He has been playing better and better each week.”

Armstrong, who returned to the lineup last week after missing the Purdue game with a foot injury, took over from there.

The junior capped a 45-yard drive with a 15-yard scoring pass to Westerkamp with 2:39 left in the first quarter for a 14-0 lead. He extended the margin early in the second quarter by rolling right to elude pressure and rainbowing a 44-yard touchdown pass to a wide-open Moore to a three-touchdown lead. He finished 14 of 21 for 188 yards.

Rutgers safety Anthony Cioffi was a second late trying to break up the Moore catch, but he made up for it later in the quarter, intercepting an overthrown ball and returning it 51 yards to the Nebraska 6. Martin scored form a yard out three plays later.

— Associated Press —

MWSU volleyball gets swept by Lindenwood in regular season finale

Posted on November 14, 2015November 14, 2015

ST. CHARLES, Mo. – The Missouri Western volleyball team fell in three sets at Lindenwood to end the 2015 regular season Saturday. Missouri Western finished the season 21-9 overall and 12-6 in the MIAA. The team has already clinched a spot in the MIAA Tournament and would appear to enter Tuesday’s first round game as the fifth seed, likely visiting Washburn.

Missouri Western was held to a .147 hitting percentage, with 16 attack errors on 102 total attempts. The Griffons had 31 kills to Lindenwood’s 47 and two blocks to Lindenwood’s eight. Blair Russell, Lindsey Partridge and Rachel Friedrichs all finished with seven kills, team highs. Russell led the Griffons with 10 digs.

MIAA Tournament pairings will be announced Sunday. Should Missouri Western travel to Washburn, it will face a nationally ranked team that swept the Griffons in the regular season, 3-1 and 3-0 respectively.

— MWSU Athletics —

KU’s upset bid falls short against No. 15 TCU

Posted on November 14, 2015November 15, 2015

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Trevone Boykin tried to jog with his TCU teammates to the locker room at halftime after injuring his right ankle early against winless Kansas. This was supposed to be a bounce-back from his first loss in more than a year.

The Heisman Trophy candidate just couldn’t keep up, eventually slowing and walking gingerly behind the pack. His day was over, and now the Horned Frogs (No. 15 CFP, No. 13 AP) are likely to face the tough finish to their schedule with Boykin and standout receiver Josh Doctson slowed by injuries.

TCU did enough without the national leader in total offense, getting touchdowns on backup Foster Sawyer’s only completion and KaVontae Turpin’s zigzagging 49-punt return in a 23-17 win over the Jayhawks on Saturday.

But the question now is whether — and how well — Boykin can play on a gimpy ankle while Doctson nurses left arm and wrist damage that limited his availability. The Horned Frogs (9-1, 6-1 Big 12) have games remaining against 12th-ranked Oklahoma and No. 6 Baylor.

“This group will battle,” coach Gary Patterson said. “They’ll play hard the next two weeks. So don’t get any indication I’m all set to throw in the towel ’cause that’s not going to happen.”

Doctson, who had season lows with one catch for 12 yards, was injured in last week’s 49-29 loss to Oklahoma State that ended a 16-game winning streak and severely damaged TCU’s national title hopes.

Boykin’s Heisman chances took a hit with four interceptions against the Cowboys, and his school-record streak of 24 straight games with a touchdown pass, tied for longest in the nation, ended with his early exit against the Jayhawks.

On his second play of the game, Boykin turned awkwardly on his right ankle as he slipped while trying to cut and was tackled by Kansas linebacker Joe Dineen Jr. He didn’t return after getting sacked on TCU’s last offensive play of the first quarter.

Boykin returned to the sideline in the second quarter, but was clearly limping. He stood on his left leg only while the band played the school song after the game.

Asked if the ankle was sprained, Patterson said, “I think so.”

“I think Trevone will be back,” Patterson said. “We just couldn’t take a chance. They said he shouldn’t go, and I said, `OK.”

Kansas (0-10, 0-7) didn’t trail at halftime for the first time this year, but couldn’t avoid a 35th straight road loss and 13th overall. The Jayhawks have their first 10 games for the first time since 1954, when they finished 0-10.

“We stressed the heck out of the fact that we thought we matched up pretty well with these guys,” Kansas coach David Beaty said. “Go out there and expect to win. Don’t be surprised if you’re up at halftime.”

The Horned Frogs tried two backups to Boykin in Bram Kohlhausen, a senior transfer from Houston, and Sawyer, a redshirt freshman who played for a private Fort Worth high school.

Shaun Nixon was open over the middle and turned Sawyer’s completion into a 42-yard touchdown, breaking a tackle on the catch-and-run score early in the fourth quarter.

“He’s a Heisman candidate, so you’re absolutely going, ‘Wow,'” Kansas coach David Beaty said of Boykin’s injury. “I hope the kid’s OK. Because he’s that good of a player.”

The only other TD for the Horned Frogs was Turpin’s flashy return, when he stopped and changed directions twice for a 7-0 lead in the first quarter.

The Frogs also leaned on the running game. Aaron Green had a career-high 177 yards and boosted several drives that ended in scoring range, including two on downs and one when Kohlhausen was intercepted by Fish Smithson at the Kansas 10.

TCU still managed 487 yards without much from Boykin and Doctson, including 279 on the ground. Nixon had seven catches for 78 yards.

Ryan Willis threw for 203 yards, including a 10-yard score to Tyler Patrick on fourth down to get Kansas within 23-17 with 6:19 remaining.

The Frogs struggled to move the ball soon after Boykin was injured, and again in the fourth while trying to protect the slim lead.

But the defense came through with three straight stops, including an interception by Ty Summers and Terrell Lathan’s clinching fourth-down sack of Willis in the final 2 minutes.

— Associated Press —

Griffons use strong guard play to defeat Wayne State 81-75

Posted on November 14, 2015November 14, 2015

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – The Missouri Western men’s basketball team opened the 2015 season with a win over Wayne State College, surviving a second half run by the Wildcats for an 81-75 win.

Missouri Western’s eight-point halftime lead was enough to overcome being outscored by two in the second half. The Griffons got big performances from some newcomers and a returner who stepped up given an opportunity. Wes Mitter scored a career-high 15 points starting for the injured Aaron Emmanuel. The Griffons were led by Trey Sampson’s 18, including 4-11 three-point shooting from the transfer. Mataika Koyamainavure scored 13 and had nine rebounds with Cole Clearman adding 10 points and seven boards.

Missouri Western shot 51 percent from the field, 44 percent from three-point range and 73 percent from the free throw line. The Griffons are 1-0 on the season and will host Upper Iowa tomorrow night at 7:30 p.m. Upper Iowa defeated Northwest Missouri State to open the HIllyard Tip-Off Classic. Northwest will play Wayne State at 5:30 p.m. tomorrow.

— MWSU Athletics —

No. 14 Northwest Missouri State gets upset by Upper Iowa

Posted on November 14, 2015November 14, 2015

The 14th-ranked Northwest Missouri State men’s basketball team came up just short in Friday’s season opener against Upper Iowa, falling 76-72.

The game was played in front of 371 fans inside MWSU Fieldhouse in St. Joseph, Mo as a part of the 24th annual Hillyard Tip-off Classic.

With the win, Upper Iowa moves to 1-3 this season. The Peacocks opened the season two weeks early when they played in an exempt tournament in Anaheim, Calif.

Sophomore Justin Pitts led all scorers with 22 points. The guard also dished out seven assists and made three steals.

Northwest forced 18 Upper Iowa turnovers, while committing just eight turnovers itself.

D’Vante Mosby opened his Bearcat career with an impressive outing, nailing six-of-eight shots from the field, totaling 18 points. The junior also led the Bearcats with eight rebounds. Mosby threw down a two-handed dunk late in the second half to give the Bearcats a momentary one point lead, 58-57.

Conner Crooker contributed 12 points and three rebounds. Seven of the senior’s points came in the second half when he made five-of-six free throws.

After Upper Iowa hit a pair of free throws, Northwest trailed 33-24 with 3:47 left before halftime. Zach Schneider knocked down his first trey of the game two possessions later, closing the gap to 33-27. The Peacocks missed a pair of free throws, allowing Chris-Ebou Ndow to hit a three-pointer of his own on a pass from Justin Pitts. Pitts made a driving layup 40 seconds later to make it a one point game. Following a sixth straight miss from Upper Iowa, Xavier Kurth was fouled. The sophomore knocked down one-of-two free throws, ending a Bearcat 9-0 run and tying the score at 33 going into the break.

Following an eight-point run from the Peacocks, Northwest went on another big run to tie the score at 47. After a foul, Conner Crooker stepped to the stripe and dropped in the first free throw. The second shot rimmed out, but D’Vante Mosby grabbed the offensive board and laid it back in. Another Peacock foul allowed Pitts to drill two free throws, narrowing the deficit to 47-45. Anthony Woods hit a layup two possessions later to finish the Bearcat rally.

Northwest Missouri State will continue play in the Hillyard Tip-off Classic when they take on Wayne State in St. Joseph, Mo. Saturday afternoon at 5:30.

— Northwest Athletics —

Puryear’s big night lifts Mizzou to 83-74 victory over Wofford

Posted on November 14, 2015November 14, 2015

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Mizzou Men’s Basketball started its 2015-16 regular season with a win, as the Tigers defeated Wofford, 83-74, Friday night at Mizzou Arena.

Freshman forward Kevin Puryear (Blue Springs, Mo.) led the way with 20 points on 8-for-14 shooting from the field, along with five boards. Sophomore guard Namon Wright (Los Angeles, Calif.) added 18 points and a career-high seven rebounds off the bench for the Tigers.

Mizzou had a well-rounded effort, as every player that saw minutes chipped in at least four points. Freshman guard Terrence Phillips (Orange County, Calif.) turned in a great all-around performance, producing seven points, three rebounds and three assists, while junior forward Russell Woods (Chicago, Ill.) tallied nine points on 4-for-5 shooting from the floor.

The Tigers shot 56.0 percent from the field in the contest, their best output since the 2013-14 season.

Wofford jumped out to an early 8-2 lead, but a 20-2 Mizzou run, initiated by a zone press, gave the Tigers a 22-10 edge with 8:34 left in the first half. The run was capped off by steal from freshman guard K.J. Walton (Brownsburg, Ind.), leading to a fast break layup. Mizzou went into halftime with 39-29 advantage over the Terriers.

The Tigers started the second half with the same press that had worked so well, but Wofford chipped away at Mizzou’s lead with a 9-2 run to close the gap to five, 47-42, with 13:38 on the clock. Wright then scored three of his 15 second half points on a trey to up Mizzou’s lead back to eight.

After a three from Wofford to cut the Tiger edge to 74-67 with 1:50 left, Mizzou combined to shoot 9-of-10 from the charity stripe to ice the game away.

Mizzou’s depth was also on display throughout the contest, as its bench pumped in 42 of the team’s 83 points. The Tigers also outscored the Terriers 34-14 in the paint.

Mizzou looks for its next victory of the new season on Sunday, Nov. 15, as the team hosts Maryland-Eastern Shore at 5 p.m. CT at Mizzou Arena. The game will be broadcast on the SEC Network and have live radio coverage on the Tiger Network.

— Mizzou Athletics —