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No. 18 K-State loses at home to 23rd-ranked Iowa State

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MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Iowa State was drilled at home by TCU a week ago, then had to sit around without another game until Saturday, left to brood over its uphill climb to get back into the Big 12 race.

The Cyclones finally released that pent-up angst against No. 18 Kansas State.

Lindell Wigginton hit five 3-pointers and scored 23 points, Talen Horton-Tucker buried six 3s and had 20, and the No. 23 Cyclones pulled away late for a 78-64 victory over the Big 12-leading Wildcats on Saturday to answer a chorus of critics that had been surfaced over the past seven days.

“Soft on defense. Not moving the basketball. Not running the floor. Not sharing. Not being engaged in huddles. Not executing out of timeouts,” Cyclones coach Steve Prohm said, reflecting on what needed to change after the TCU loss. “We had a list of things that weren’t very good.”

Oh, the Cyclones (19-6, 8-4) were quite good against the Wildcats.

They had three double-figure scorers with Marial Shayok contributing 13 points and 13 boards. They went 14 of 24 from beyond the 3-point line, shooting right over Kansas State’s vaunted defense. And they dished out 19 assists while turning it over just 10 times.

“When our A-team shows up,” Prohm said, “we have a chance to do good things. The things the B-team does, we have to keep them as far away as we can.”

Barry Brown had 23 points for the Wildcats, but he didn’t get a whole lot of help. The rest of the team was a combined 2 of 13 from the 3-point arc and 11 of 34 from the field.

Making matters worse, the short-handed Wildcats — already without top backup Cartier Diarra because of hand surgery — lost senior forward Dean Wade with 9:18 to go. The preseason Big 12 player of the year limped off the floor and spent the remainder of the game sitting on the end of the bench.

Wade missed several weeks earlier this season with a right foot injury.

“He had some soreness in his foot all week. He didn’t practice. He was in a boot,” Kansas State coach Bruce Weber said. “It’s not the same injury as before. He tweaked it. … We’ll just have to see.”

The Wildcats’ half-court defense held Iowa State in check until late in the first half, when Horton-Tucker spoiled even good coverage. The freshman guard hit four 3s and finished with 14 first-half points, one of them a fade-away from well beyond the arc as the shot clock expired.

“What are you going to do?” Weber said. “It seemed like they had us spread out, they got us down the line. It’s the same team we held to 57 at their place. They’re good offensively.”

Iowa State was poised to carry a big lead into the break, but Nick Weiler-Babb’s miss with a couple seconds left gave Brown a chance to unload a 3-pointer from just inside the mid-court line.

It rattled home, giving Brown 16 points in the half and drawing Kansas State within 38-31.

Horton-Tucker answered out of the locker room with a 3-pointer from about six feet beyond the arc, and the Cyclones still led 50-41 when Wigginton buried a 3 with 13 1/2 minutes to go.

Kansas State pecked away at its deficit, pulling within 57-56 on Mike McGuirl’s follow shot with 7 minutes left. But the Cyclones continued to respond with a barrage of 3s, and it was Wigginton whose two fall-away 3s in succession allowed them to regain control.

They put the game away when Cameron Lard threw down a dunk with 2:50 to go, and Horton-Tucker buried one last 3-pointer from in front of his celebrating bench.

“We just battled the whole game,” Wigginton said. “When everyone was doubting us, we came in and responded every time. We’ve got toughness. We didn’t show it last week but we did today.”

BIG PICTURE

Iowa State is right back in the Big 12 title picture after avenging its loss to the Wildcats at Hilton Coliseum. The Cyclones were coming off a surprising home loss to TCU, but otherwise they’ve won seven of their last nine games — including four of their last five on the road.

Kansas State’s margin for error was trimmed considerably, especially with a trip to Kansas still on the docket. The Wildcats now lead Texas Tech by just a half-game in the standings, and the Cyclones and Jayhawks are within striking distance in what has become a four-team race.

UP NEXT

Iowa State returns home to face Baylor on Tuesday night.

Kansas State heads to West Virginia on Monday night.

— Associated Press —

Griffon softball goes 2-0 on day one in Arkadelphia

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ARKADELPHIA, Ark. – The Missouri Western softball team (6-2) pounded out 25 hits and 16 runs to sweep both games on the team’s first day at the Alvy Early Memorial Classic.

Missouri Western started the day with its second win in as many games against Ouachita Baptist (1-6) and ended it with a big win over Harding (4-2). The Griffons were three outs away from run-ruling a Harding team that had shutout the Griffons in three-straight chances and had two wins over top-5 ranked teams this season.

Seven different Griffs had at least three hits on the day. Emma Hoffart went 5-for-7 at the dish with five RBIs, a home run and a double. She also walked once and was 2-for-2 on stolen base attempts.

GAME 1
Missouri Western 4, Ouachita Baptist 2

  • A four-run fourth inning was enough for the Griffons who got a four-hit, five-strikeout complete game from Kaili Hinds
  • In her first start of the season, Hinds went the distance and needed just 90 pitches to hold Ouachita to two runs on four hits. She struck out five and walked one batter with one out in the seventh. She improved to 2-0 on the season.
  • Ouachita Baptist scored both their runs on a home run in the fourth
  • Lauren Houston and Taylor Hoelscher both doubled in runs in the fourth, two for Houston and one for Hoelscher
  • Sydni Hawkins also doubled in the game and was one of four Griffs with two hits
  • Emma Hoffart, Houston and Hoelscher also had two hits each
  • MWSU had chances to score even more, leaving 11 runners on base

GAME 2
Missouri Western 12, Harding 5

  • Missouri Western had lost three-straight to Harding and hadn’t scored a run on the Bisons since a 4-1 win on Feb. 7, 2016
  • Harding had allowed just 15 runs through its first five games of the season and came in 4-1 with two wins over top-5 ranked teams
  • The Griffons led 11-1 headed to the fifth needing three outs to end the game, but Harding scored four in the inning to keep the game alive
  • MWSU scored nine runs in the first two innings, hitting three home runs over the first two frames, the only three long balls surrendered by Harding all season
  • Shelby Uhl led off the bottom of the first with a solo shot
  • Emma Hoffart blasted a three-run homer to cap the four-run first for MWSU
  • Morgan Frost added to the early home run derby with a grand slam in the second
  • Hoffart went 3-for-5 in the game with a double and a home run. She drove in five
  • Frost was 2-for-3 in the game with four RBIs and three runs scored
  • Cassidy Kelsheimer went 2-for-4 with two doubles
  • Kenzie Hilzer (2-1) got the win, allowing three runs on five hits over the first four innings, walking five and striking out five
  • Olivia Goodale picked up her first save of the season, holding Harding off the scoreboard over three innings. She allowed four hits, walked two and struck out one

UP NEXT

  • Missouri Western stays in Arkadelphia for two games on the Henderson State campus tomorrow
  • The Griffons face Henderson State (4-5) at 9 a.m. and Arkansas at Monticello (3-0) at 1 p.m.

— MWSU Athletics —

Northwest’s Witthus, Hudgins named to Bevo Francis top 50 watch list

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Small College Basketball has narrowed down its Watch List for the Bevo Francis Award of 2019 to 50 of the finest men’s basketball players in the country who compete in the affiliations of NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III, NAIA Division I, NAIA Division II, USCAA and NCCAA.

Northwest Missouri State senior Joey Witthus and redshirt freshman Trevor Hudgins are both named on the top 50 watch list. Witthus and Hudgins have led the Bearcats to a No. 1 ranking in NCAA Div. II basketball and the only undefeated mark in all of NCAA basketball. Witthus is averaging a team-best 21.4 points per game. Witthus leads the MIAA in three-pointers made (77) and three-point field goal percentage (47.5 percent). Hudgins is the top scoring freshman in the nation at 18.9 points per game. Hudgins leads the MIAA in assists (5.7 apg).

This marks the fourth season of the Bevo Francis Award, as the award was previously given to Dominez Burnett of Davenport (Mich.) in 2016, Justin Pitts of Northwest Missouri State in 2017 and Emanuel Terry of Lincoln Memorial last season.

“This process is very challenging, as there are so many good players that are having excellent seasons,” said SCB Founder John McCarthy. “It’s really difficult to narrow this list to 50 players. As such, we continued to go back to our specific criteria for the Bevo Francis Award. We’ve considered individual achievements, season statistics, awards, milestones, and team achievement.

“As we move further into this process, personal character will become increasingly important. Bevo Francis was very focused on team success, so we emphasize a player’s contributions to team success during this process. As such, while this is an individual award, team success is an important consideration. I sincerely congratulate every single member of this list. It’s an incredible honor to be listed amount the nation’s elite at the small college level. Importantly, I thank all of our committee members that have taken the time to provide a tremendous amount of information.”

Members of the Bevo Francis Award committee include the following coaches: Tobin Anderson – St. Thomas Aquinas (N.Y.), Gerald Holmes – Bloomfield (N.J.), Gary Stewart – Stevenson (Md.), Arlen Galloway – Wentworth (Mass.), Chris Briggs – Georgetown (Ky.), Bill Dreikosen – Rocky Mountain (Mont.), Klint Pleasant – Rochester (Mich.), Ryan Kane – Ripon (Wisc.), Mark Berokoff – Hillsdale Baptist (Okla.), Mike Donnelly – Florida Southern, Rhett Soliday – Vanguard (Calif.), Sam Hargraves – Alma (Mich.) and Ryan Looney – Point Loma Nazarene (Calif.).

The committee chose this elite group from over 1,100 colleges and universities and took into consideration individual statistics, previous awards, milestones and team success.

The list will be narrowed down to 25 players in a Watch List published on March 15. The finalists will be announced in a highlight video that will be released on April 6.

The 2019 Bevo Francis Award winner will be announced on April 8. The award will be presented to the award winner on May 11 at the SCB National Awards Show in conjunction with the SCB Alumni Association’s Celebration of the Game event at the Crowne Plaza in downtown Kansas City, Missouri.

Small College Basketball is very grateful to the University of Rio Grande and Sheward-Fulks Insurance for their sponsorship and support of the Bevo Francis award.

— Northwest Athletics —

Former Tiger Melvin Booker named to 2019 SEC Legends Class

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Columbia, Mo. – Former Mizzou Men’s Basketball standout Melvin Booker has been named a 2019 Allstate® SEC Basketball Legend, as announced by the league office on Friday. The 21st annual SEC Basketball Legends class will be honored at the SEC Men’s Basketball Tournament on March 13-17 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn. Each legend will be recognized at halftime of his institution’s first game at the tournament.

A 1994 All-American and 1994 Big Eight Player of the Year, Booker racked up 1,697 career points, which still ranks seventh on Mizzou’s all-time scoring list. Booker was the catalyst for Mizzou’s 14-0 run through the Big Eight Conference in 1994 as a senior.

Booker averaged 18.1 points per game during the 1993-94 campaign and piled up 143 assists and 41 steals while shooting 50.4 percent from the field and 82.3 percent from the free throw line. He led the Tigers to an Elite Eight run in the 1994 NCAA Tournament. Booker finished his career with 120 career points in NCAA Tournaments, the third-most by any Tiger in program history. He still holds the Mizzou NCAA Tournament record for free throw percentage, shooting a blistering 90 percent (27-of-30) at the charity stripe in the Big Dance over seven games.

Booker was a two-time First Team All-Big Eight honoree (1993 and 1994). He remains 10th all-time in Mizzou history in career field goals made (566), ninth in career 3-pointers made (183), eighth in career free throws made (382), third in career assists (488) and fourth in career assists per game (3.9). Booker was one of 20 Tigers honored on Mizzou’s All-Century Team.

The 2019 class also includes Erwin Dudley, Alabama; Corey Beck, Arkansas; Mike Mitchell, Auburn; Livingston Chatman, Florida; Jumaine Jones, Georgia; Johnny Cox, Kentucky; Wayde Sims, LSU; Justin Reed, Ole Miss; Lawrence Roberts, Mississippi State; Carlos Powell, South Carolina; Mike Jackson, Tennessee; Antoine Wright, Texas A&M; Derrick Byars, Vanderbilt.

— Mizzou Athletics —

MWSU women’s 4×400 earns provisional mark in final regular season meet

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LINCOLN, Neb. – Missouri Western Track & Field student-athletes earned an additional NCAA Division II provisional mark, got one event win and broke a few more school records in the final meet prior to the MIAA Indoor Championships.

The women’s 4x400m team of Savannah Simmons, Hanna Williams, Morgan Doyle and Symonne Holland did what the Nebraska Tune-Up is intended for. The group turned in a provisional time of 3:50.72 which shattered the school record by seven seconds. The time was the 20th best in Division II this indoor season and the third best turned in by an MIAA women’s 4×400 relay team this winter.

TOP-10 FINISHERS

  • Women’s 4x400m (Savannah Simmons, Hanna Williams, Morgan Doyle, Symonne Holland), 1st, 3:50.72-P
  • Bailey Gilbert, 3rd, Women’s Long Jump, 5.45m (17-10.75)
  • Madison Roumph, 3rd, Women’s Triple Jump, 10.93m (35-10.5)
  • Megan Gillen, 4th, Women’s 800m, 2:16.42
  • Hunter Scaggs, 6th, Men’s High Jump, 1.96m (6-5)
  • Dre’Shaun Sanders, 7th, Men’s 200m, 22.10
  • Simone Baldeh, 9th, Women’s Weight Throw, 15.60m (51-2.25)
  • Kallin Sheppard, 10th, Women’s Shot Put, 11.93m (39-1.75)
  • Jordan Garr, 10th, Men’s Shot Put, 15.42m (50-7.25)
  • Alison Nutt, 10th, Women’s 400m, 1:00.33
  • Nate Jelinek, 10th, Men’s 400m, 51.53
  • Allison Goos, 10th, Women’s 1-mile, 5:16.71

SCHOOL RECORDS

  • Women’s 4x400m (Savannah Simmons, Hanna Williams, Morgan Doyle, Symonne Holland), 3:50.72-P
  • Dre’Shaun Sanders, Men’s 200m, 22.10
  • Megan Gillen, Women’s 800m, 2:16.42

UP NEXT

  • The MIAA Indoor Track & Field Championships Feb. 22-24 in Maryville, Missouri.

— Northwest Athletics —

Mizzou women upset No. 5 Mississippi State 75-67 in Starkville

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STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Sophie Cunningham scored 24 points, Amber Smith added 16 and Missouri upset No. 5 Mississippi State 75-67 on Thursday night.

The game remained tight until the final minute when Cierra Porter made a 3-pointer with 41 seconds left — her first points of the game — to give Missouri a six-point advantage.

Missouri (19-7, 8-4 Southeastern Conference) trailed for much of the night, but pulled ahead 55-54 on Akira Levy’s layup at the third-quarter buzzer. The Tigers pushed their advantage 60-56 early in the fourth quarter and never trailed again, fending off multiple Mississippi State rallies.

Missouri shot 55 percent from the field and made 11 3-pointers.

Mississippi State (22-2, 10-1) had its 12-game winning streak snapped. The Bulldogs also had won 26 straight regular-season SEC games dating to last season.

Anriel Howard led the Bulldogs with 21 points. Teaira McCowan added 12 points and 13 rebounds.

Mississippi State needed Andra Espinoza-Hunter’s midrange jumper at the buzzer to take a 35-34 halftime lead. Howard led the Bulldogs with 11 points before the break. Cunningham had 13.

2,000 POINTS

Missouri’s Cunningham passed 2,000 points for her career with a 3-pointer during the second quarter. The 6-foot-1 guard has been a consistent scorer throughout her career, scoring 448 points as a freshman, 541 as a sophomore and 574 as a junior. She already has 452 points this season.

BIG PICTURE

Missouri: It’s a huge win for the Tigers, who had lost their previous four road games. Cunningham was excellent as usual and she got a lot of help from her teammates. The Tigers now have a 2-7 record against Mississippi State.

Mississippi State: The Bulldogs had a tough night on both ends of the floor, but especially on defense. The Tigers got a lot of open looks from 3-point range and made a bunch of them. Mississippi State has another tough game on Sunday against Texas A&M.

UP NEXT

Missouri: Hosts Tennessee on Sunday.

Mississippi State: At No. 22 Texas A&M on Sunday.

— Associated Press —

Central High School to induct new Hall of Fame Class on Friday

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ST. JOSEPH, MO. – The Central High Athletic Department is excited to announce the 2018 Hall of Fame Induction Class. This year’s class includes Mr. Nick Hegarty – Tennis, Mr. Mike Hill – Football, Mrs. Carly Lee -Moss – Basketball, the 1993 Men’s Golf Team and the 1994 Men’s Golf Team. The Induction ceremony is scheduled at halftime of the Varsity Basketball game vs. Staley on Friday, February 15, 2019, in the Coliseum at Central High School.

Mr. Nick Hegarty – Class of 2003
While at Central, Mr. Hegarty became one of the greatest tennis players in school history. Nick anchored the Central tennis team for four years. He earned All-City, All-District and All-State honors all four years. He won multiple district championships, finishing 2nd in the state as a sophomore and winning the state championship his senior season. Hegarty finished a combined perfect, 32-0 as a senior, setting two MSHSAA tennis records; winning percentage in a season (100%) and wins in a season (25). Those records still stand today. Nick also competed on the national level during his high school career, earning the #1 ranked player in the five state Missouri Valley region and career best ranking, #27 in the country.

After graduation, Mr. Hegarty went on to play college tennis at Arizona State University. While at ASU, Nick was part of the Sun Devils’ 2004 NCAA Sweet 16 team and was named to the Pac 10 All-Academic Team. Currently, Mr. Hegarty is Director of High Performance at the Elite Squad Tennis Club in Overland Park, Kansas.

Nick and his wife, Caroline, live in Prairie Village, Kansas, and are expecting their first child in June.

Mr. Mike Hill – Class of 2008
While at Central, Mike Hill solidified himself as one of the most dominant running backs to ever step on Noyes Field for the Indians. Mr. Hill earned All-City honors (2-years), All-Conference (2-years) and was named to the MSHSAA All-State First Team as a senior. He also received honors on the defensive side of the ball where he was an All-City and All-Conference Linebacker. Mike earned the respect of his teammates and coaches being named a team captain for his junior and senior seasons. Mr. Hill also
excelled in track and field for three years, earning All-City one year.

After graduation, Mike attended Missouri Western where he became one of, if not the greatest, running backs in Missouri Western history. In 2012, Hill finished the year as the single season rushing leader at all NCAA levels (Division 1, 2 and 3), rushing for 2168 yards, and leading the Griffons to the MIAA Championship and NCAA Quarterfinals. For his accomplishments, Mike was named the Division 2 Offensive Player of the Year and Harlon Hill runner up. The Harlon Hill is Division 2’s Heisman
Trophy. Following the season, Hill was invited to the senior bowl where he rushed for 148 yards on 12 carriers, scored two touchdowns, and was named the Senior Bowl MVP.

Hill went on to play for 6 different NFL teams including the San Diego Chargers, Green Bay Packers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Indianapolis Colts, Washington Redskins and Dallas Cowboys. His Indianapolis Colts team won the Division, and advanced to the AFC Championship game where they lost to the New England Patriots.

Mike and his wife Kaleigh reside in St. Joseph with their son Kaden.

Mrs. Carly Lee-Moss – Class of 2000
While at Central, Mrs. Lee-Moss was a two-sport super star athlete in basketball and track. Heralded as one of the best basketball players to wear a Central uniform, Carly earned All-City honors all 4 years, AllDistrict – 3 years, All-Conference – 3 years, All-Area 3-years, and was named to the All-State team in 1999 and 2000. During her 4 years, she scored 1,308 points (currently ranks 3rd all-time) and pulled down 837 rebounds (currently ranks 2nd all-time). Her 1998-99 Central team won the District and Sectional Championships. Following her senior season, Carly was selected to the NW Missouri All-Star team and the State of Missouri All Star Game.

As a member of the Central track team, Carly participated in the Shot and Disc. She lettered all 4 years, earning All-City (3-years), All-District (3-years), All-Conference (3-years) and All-Sectional (2-years). Carly still holds the Central record in the Discus at 114 ft 6 inches.

After graduation, Carly played for the Griffons at Missouri Western. A three-year starter, she was part of four 20+ win seasons where her teams won two MIAA Championships and went to four consecutive NCAA Regional tournaments. Carly still holds the single game record for 3-pointers made with seven. Following her playing career, she served as an Assistant Coach at Missouri Western for 5 years under Josh Keister and Lynn Plett.

Carly married Ty Moss, and has two children, daughter Tatum and son Talin.

Class of 1993 Men’s Golf Team
The Class of 1993 men’s golf team, following in the footsteps of the ’92 Hall of Fame team, made it “Back to Back” State Championships for the Indians. Central defeated runner-up Rockhurst, 615-616, to secure the state championship and avenge the only loss on the season. Central won every team event entered, including the District 8 title. The Indians suffered their only defeat at the Kansas City Country Club to runner-up Rockhurst. At the State Championship in Columbia, Missouri, the Indians were led by Kyle Sinclair (4th Individually), Rob Verbeck (8th Individually), Patrick Brock (35th Individually), Chris McCan and Craig Sinclair.

Class of 1994 Men’s Golf Team
The Class of 1994 men’s golf team, following in the footsteps of the ’92 and ‘93 Hall of Fame teams, made it a “Three Peat” for Central golf. The Indians three straight state championships ties the MSHSAA record of three consecutive state titles set by Columbia Hickman. The Indians finished the regular season with 9-1 record and took first place in three of six tournaments. Central also earned its third straight District Championship. At the State Championship in Columbia, Missouri, the Indians were led by Rob Verbeck, Craig Sinclair, Adam McClure, David Haasis and Baker Haasis.

— Central High School Press Release —-

Northwest baseball splits a pair of games on day two of MIAA/GLVC Crossover

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JOPLIN, Missouri – The Northwest Missouri State University baseball team split a pair of games on day two of the MIAA/GLVC Crossover.

Northwest tallied an 8-2 triumph over Rockhurst before falling to Missouri Southern in the nightcap, 12-5.

Game One vs. Rockhurst
The first three innings at Warren Turner Field were quiet as neither team could get the on the scoreboard.

This was until the Bearcats struck first in the top of the fourth inning, prompted by a lead off hit to center by senior catcher Alixon Herrera. Herrera advanced to second base after junior first baseman Connor Quick drew a walk. Herrera and Quick moved to second and third on a sacrifice bunt by sophomore infielder Peter Carlson. Northwest got the opening run on the scoreboard after Herrera scored from third on a sacrifice fly to right from junior infielder Calvin Rudolph. Quick also advanced to third on the play. The second run of the inning came when Rockhurst pitcher Jack Eisenbarger committed an error, allowing Quick to score.

Keeping the Hawks scoreless in the bottom of the fourth, Northwest added another run in the fifth inning, thanks to an RBI double by senior catcher Jay Hrdlicka that plated senior infielder Mondesi Gutierrez.

Rockhurst tallied two runs in the bottom of the fifth to trim the Northwest lead to 3-2.

The Bearcat pitching duo of junior Joe Funkhouser and freshman Gibson Brown kept the Hawks in check. Funkhouser drew the start and went six innings allowing four hits and two runs while striking out nine. Gibson came on in the seventh and earend his first collegiate save. Gibson tossed three innings of one-hit relief.

Northwest’s offense provided some much needed cushion in the top of the ninth as the Bearcats put a five-spot on the board to increase the lead to 8-2. Hrdlicka added his second RBI double of the game, while junior Connor Quick provided an RBI single. Ryan Koski drew a bases loaded walk for the third run of the inning. Gutierrez ripped a two-RBI single to center to close out the scoring.

Northwest improved to 4-5 on the season heading into the matchup with Missouri Southern.

NOTES: Funkhouser got his first win of the season (1-1) … Hrdlicka and Hussey had team-high three hits – Hussey’s fifth multi-hit game of the season.

Game Two vs. Missouri Southern
Northwest jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the top of the first inning following a leadoff double from Gutierrez to open the contest. Hussey walked to give Northwest runners on first and second. Hrdlicka grounded out to first base, moving the base runners to second and third. Alixon Herrera drove in Gutierrez and Hussey with a double to right center.

Missouri Southern evened the matchup at 2-2 in the bottom of the third.

Quick homered to right field to open up the top of the fourth to give Northwest a one run lead at 3-2. Logan Rycraft served up two-out RBI single to left field that scored Rudolph. Rycraft would complete his journey around the base paths on another two-out RBI single from Gutierrez.

After posting five runs in the first four innings against the Lions, the Bearcat offense would go dormant and the home squad tallied 10 unanswered runs to take it 12-5. Northwest had six hits in the opening four innings and was limited two three hits in the final five innings of action.

Missouri Southern went on to score two in the fourth, took the lead with two more in the fifth and added a six-run sixth to give the Lions a seven-run lead.

Six pitchers made an appearance for the Bearcats during the outing. Sophomore Max Spitzmiller got the start on the mound, going 4 2/3 innings while giving up six runs on six hits and recording five strikeouts.

Northwest fell to 4-6 on the season, while Missouri Southern improves to 7-3.

NOTES: Herrera is riding a seven-game hitting streak…Gutierrez, Hussey, Hrdlicka and Quick extended their on-base streaks to ten games…Quick-18, Hussey-17, Hrdlicka-16, Herrera-14 and Gutierrez-13 are all ranked in the top-10 in the MIAA in hits.

— Northwest Athletics —

University of Missouri files Notice of Appeal with NCAA

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Columbia, Mo. – The University of Missouri has filed its Notice of Appeal with the NCAA Division I Infractions Appeals Committee, Mizzou Director of Athletics Jim Sterk announced. The appeal was filed late Thursday afternoon.

“We believe that the Committee on Infractions abused its discretion in applying penalties to the University of Missouri Athletics program, and we look forward to appearing before the Appeals Committee in the future to present our case,” Sterk said. “Mizzou’s case involved an isolated incident within our program, however, the penalties applied are overly harsh, not in line with established precedent and negatively impact student-athletes who chose to attend the University of Missouri and had nothing to do with the actions of one rogue individual.

“It appears that our cooperation throughout this process went largely unnoticed, which I believe will have a chilling effect and force other institutions to take a different approach in dealing with these type issues, which will not be in the best interest of the NCAA or intercollegiate athletics,” he added.

The University’s appeal team will be headed by Bond, Schoeneck & King’s Mike Glazier, who has worked side-by-side with Mizzou on this case since the fall of 2016. Mizzou will also be working with other legal advisors throughout the appeals process

The NCAA Infractions Appeals Committee will acknowledge receipt of Mizzou’s Appeal Notice in a timely manner, and the University will then have 30 days to file its written appeal. The entire process is expected to take a minimum of six months to complete.

— Mizzou Athletics —

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