ST. JOSEPH – For the fourth time in 2016-17, Missouri Western sophomore Shi Qing Ong was named MIAA Women’s Golfer of the Week.

Ong claimed her fourth outright individual championship earlier this week at the UNK Invite held at Awarii Dunes in Axtell, Nebraska. Ong was even par through two rounds for a 144.

It’s been an unbelievable season for the 2016 MIAA Freshman of the Year. Ong finished atop the leaderboard at five of her team’s eight events this year, winning four of them outright. She hasn’t placed outside the top-10 yet this year. Ong’s 10th place finish at the RCB/Central Oklahoma Classic and her 6th place finish at the Holiday Inn Express Spring Invitational are the only two events she’s been outside the top-two this year.

Ong and the Griffons wrap up the regular season April 10 and 11 at the NCAA Central Region Spring Preview held at Rivercut Golf Course in Springfield, Missouri.

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Four Missouri Western basketball student-athletes were named to the MIAA Academic Honor Roll released by the conference Wednesday.

For the men’s basketball team Seth Bonifas, Cole Clearman and Wes Mitter were named to the honor roll. Melia Richardson was named to the honor roll for the women’s basketball team.

To be eligible for the MIAA Academic Honor Roll, student-athletes must have a cumulative grade point average of 3.0, and have at least two terms of attendance at a certifying member institution, excluding summer terms.

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ST. JOSEPH – Missouri Western baseball senior David Glaude became the Griffons’ all-time RBI leader in a 13-4 loss to No. 9 Emporia State on Tuesday night.

The Griffons (14-13, 11-6) jumped out to a 1-0 lead after one inning, but eight Emporia State (23-5, 12-2) runs in the second inning dug a hole too deep for Missouri Western to climb out of.

NOTABLES
– Glaude broke Mike Musser’s 34-year-old RBI record with a double to right center in the third inning for his 135th career RBI. The senior is also tied with Musser for the most home runs in program history, and is now five doubles shy of Spencer Shockley’s career record of 48.

– Missouri Western left nine runners on base, totaling 12 hits against five Emporia State pitchers

– The Griffons used 10 pitchers in the game, including position player Levi Schreiner, who pitched a perfect ninth inning

TOP PERFORMERS
– Ryan Smith went 3-for-5 at the plate

– Alex Heuring was 2-for-3 with two infield singles

– Bailey Zimmer hit a solo home run, his second of the season

– Joe Tieman and Schreiner combined to keep the Hornets off the bases in the eighth and ninth innings, respectively

UP NEXT
Missouri Western heads back out on the road this weekend with a three game series at Lindenwood (15-12, 8-8) that begins this Friday.

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EDMOND, Okla. – The Missouri Western softball team bounced back from a Saturday split at Northeastern State to sweep two games at No. 16 Central Oklahoma Sunday, 9-6 and 1-0.

The Griffon improve to 25-7 this seaosn and 5-1 in the MIAA.

NOTABLES
– Missouri Western scored seven runs in the fourth inning of game one to take a 7-1 lead

– Eight of nine Griffons collected at least one hit in game one, including four two-hit performers

– MWSU’s only hit in game two came on a bunt single by Shelbie Atwell in the sixth

– The Griffons scored their only run of game two on a double steal that brought Morgan Rathmann home

– Griffon pitchers limited Central Oklahoma to 10 hits on the day, a .200 batting average and just six runs. UCO entered the day with a .342 team batting average and a 6.3 run per game average.

TOP PERFORMERS
– Kenzie Hilzer became the first pitcher in 2017 to shutout UCO, holding the Bronchos to four hits in game two and picking up the first shutout of her Griffon career.

– Morgan Rathmann went 2-for-5 at the plate with three runs scored and two RBIs

– Kailey Green was 2-for-6 at the plate with an RBI and a run scored

– Katie Klosterman drove in two and was also 2-for-6
Sydney Washington stole two bases in two attempts

UP NEXT
Missouri Western returns home to host Central Missouri (17-16, 7-1) on March 31 and Southwest Baptist (20-7, 4-1) on April 1.

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ST. JOSEPH – The Missouri Western baseball team lost to Northeastern State 10-3 Sunday at the Griffon Spring Sports Complex. MWSU still won the series after sweeping the RiverHawks Saturday. Western is now 14-12 this season and 11-5 in the MIAA.

NOTABLES
– After giving up two runs in the top of the first inning, MWSU’s Nick Gawley drove in Ryan Smith and later scored on a wild pitch to tie the game.

– An inning later, Missouri Western took its only lead when Dusty Stroup singled to drive in Alex Heuring

– The Riverhawks scored three runs in the top of the third inning to reclaim the lead and added three more during the top of the sixth.

– The top third of the NSU order was 8-for-16 with seven runs scored

– Griffon pitchers surrendered 10 runs but only six were earned

TOP PERFORMERS
– Dusty Stroup went 2-for-5 with an RBI

– Ryan Smith and Nick Gawley combined for an RBI and two runs scored

– Zach Parish threw seven innings and allowed three runs on seven hits

UP NEXT
Missouri Western plays the final game of its four game homestand on Wednesday, March 29 at 4 p.m. against Emporia State.

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AXTELL, Neb – Missouri Western sophomore golfer Shi Qing Ong added a third individual championship to her season total as she shot an even par 144 to win the UNK Invite at Awarii Dunes. The Griffons finished the tournament as runner-ups with a team total of 610.

Chong Yong finished in fourth place with a 5-over-par 149, her best finish as a Griffon. Tiffanie Yabut scored a 157 as she tied for 24th. Jenna Kosmatka carded a 162 as Madison Romjue knocked in a 164 for MWSU.

Missouri Western is off until April 10 when it heads to the Central Region Spring Preview at Rivercut Golf Course in Springfield, Missouri.

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ST. JOSEPH – The Missouri Western baseball team swept its doubleheader against Northeastern State Sunday, 4-1 and 5-4. David Glaude tied the MWSU career RBIs record on a walk-off single in the bottom of the ninth inning. He also tied the career home runs record with a fourth inning shot in game two.

NOTABLES
– MWSU tied the game in the bottom of the ninth inning when Ryan Smith drew a bases loaded walk

– After scoring two runs in the in the bottom of the seventh inning to cut the lead to one, the Griffons stranded the tying and go ahead runs on third and second bases

– Dusty Stroup turned an error by Northeastern State into an inside the park home run for the first run of game one

– After NSU tied the game in the fourth inning, Levi Schreiner slammed a home run to right center to reclaim the lead for game one

– Missouri Western collected seven extra base hits and outhit the Riverhawks 19-12 in the doubleheader sweep

TOP PERFORMERS
– Richard Peoples threw his third complete game of the season in game one as he only allowed one run on six hits

– Dusty Stroup went 6-for-9 at the plate with a home run and triple

– Jared Lloyd threw three innings in relief work and gave up no runs on a hit with two strikeouts for the game two victory

– Nick Gawley was 4-for-9 in the batter’s box for the day, highlighted by a double and home run in game one

UP NEXT
Missouri Western goes for the series sweep over Northeastern State Sunday at 1 p.m.

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TAHLEQUAH, Okla. – The Missouri Western softball team (23-7, 3-1) split an MIAA doubleheader at Northeastern State (17-16, 6-4) on Saturday.

Missouri Western held off the RiverHawks for a 7-4 win in game one of the double-dip and just missed a comeback in game two, 4-3.

NOTABLES
– Shelbie Atwell’s two-out double in the bottom of the seventh in game two got MWSU within one, but she was stranded at second

– The Griffons had 10 hits in game two, and left six runners stranded

– Sydney Washington hit two home runs on the day, one in each game

– MWSU led game one 6-1 after four innings. Northeastern State scored one in the fifth and two in the sixth to pull within two, before the Griffons added an insurance run in the sixth

– Missouri Western had 12 more hits than Northeastern State in the doubleheader (23-11)

TOP PERFORMERS
– Rebekah Mueller was 3-for-5 on the day with a double and a run scored

– Shelby Uhl went 3-for-6 at the plate before exiting in game two with an injury

– Washington was 3-for-7 with the two home runs, three RBIs and two runs scored

– Atwell also went 3-for-7 with four RBIs and a run scored

– Morgan Rathmann scored two runs and went 3-for-8 at the plate with an RBI

– Katie Klosterman was also 3-for-8 with a double

UP NEXT
Missouri Western stays in Oklahoma with a Sunday doubleheader at No. 16 Central Oklahoma (21-5, 5-1). UCO split a doubleheader with Northwest Missouri State on Saturday.

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The Northwest Missouri State University softball team split a pair of games on Saturday at No. 16 ranked Central Oklahoma in Edmond, Okla.

– Northwest is now 14-10 on the year and 3-1 in MIAA play. The Bronchos move to 21-5 overall and 5-1 in conference action.
Game One Key Statistics (Northwest 10, Central Oklahoma 5)
– Northwest scored six runs in the second, two in the fourth and two in the seventh. The Bronchos scored twice in the first and three times in the sixth.

– The Bearcats had 10 runs on 10 hits with no errors. Central Oklahoma had five runs on 11 hits with two errors.

– Jaedra Moses was 3-for-4 with two runs scored and two RBIs.

– Torri Blythe was 2-for-4 with a run scored.

– Chantel Adams hit her third home run of the season, going 1-for-3 with two runs scored and two RBIs.

– Rebecca Maher went 1-for-3 with a double, an RBI and a run scored.

– Abigail Gilson went 1-for-4 with a run scored.

– Kiana Baderdeen went 1-for-3 with a pair of runs scored.

– Taylor Blackford got the win in the circle. She allowed five runs on 10 hits.

– Kaitlin Weis, who also scored a run in the game, pitched the final four outs, allowing just one hit and no runs.
Game One Key Innings
– In the second, Adams walked to begin the frame and took second on a wild pitch. Gilson singled to put runners on the corners and Rawie hit an RBI double to center to score Adams. After an out, Gilson scored on an error off a Baderdeen fielder’s choice. Blythe hit a single to the pitcher to load the bases. Moses hit a two-RBI single up the middle to make it 4-2 Northwest. Maher followed that with an RBI single, scoring Blythe. A throwing error allowed Moses to score on a Weis fielder’s choice, giving the Bearcats a 6-2 lead.

– Baderdeen and Blythe hit back-to-back infield singles to start the frame and Moses hit a single to left to load the bases. Maher hit into a fielder’s choice, scoring Baderdeen. After an out, a pair of wild pitches allowed Moses to score, making it 8-2 Bearcats.

– In the seventh, Weis drew a one-out walk and Adams launched a home run over the left center field fence.
Game Two Key Statistics (Central Oklahoma 9, Northwest 3)
– Northwest scored all three runs in the fifth inning. The Bronchos scored two in the first, four in the second, two in the third and one in the fifth.

– The Bearcats had three runs on 10 hits with one error. Central Oklahoma had nine runs on 13 hits with no errors.

– Weis was 2-for-4 with two RBIs and a run scored. She hit a two-run home run in the fifth inning.

– Maher went 2-for-4 in the second game.

– Blythe was 1-for-3 with a run scored and a walk.

– Moses went 1-for-4 with a run scored and an RBI. She had an RBI triple in the fifth inning.

– Gilson, Rawie and Baderdeen each had hits in the second game.

Game Two Key Innings
– In the fifth, Blythe led off with a single up the middle. Moses followed it up with a triple to right center, scoring Blythe from first. After a flyout, Weis hit a two-run home run to center, scoring Moses.

Up Next
Northwest will head to Tahlequah, Okla., to face Northeastern State on Sunday. The first game of the double header starts at noon.

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AXTELL, Neb. – The Missouri Western women’s golf team shot an opening round 307 and is currently leading the UNK Invitational at Awarii Dunes Golf Course after the first round Saturday.

Sitting atop of the individual leaderboard is Shi Qing Ong with a 2-under-par 70. Chong Yong scored a 4-over-par 76 for seventh place. Trailing by a stroke in eighth place is Tiffanie Yabut. Madison Romjue shot an 83 as Jenna Kosmatka ended the round with an 85.

Missouri Western leads the team race by one stroke over Augustana. The final round begins tomorrow, March 26 at 10 a.m.

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