ST. CHARLES, Mo. – The Missouri Western men’s golf team wrapped up their fall season Tuesday as they shot a 951 at the Lindenwood Invitational on Missouri Bluffs Golf Course in St. Charles, Missouri.

MWSU finished 14th out of the 16 teams in the field.  Missouri-St. Louis won the team title, followed by Central Missouri, Central Oklahoma and Lindenwood.

The Griffons were led by freshman Patrick McCarthy with a 9-over par 222 to finish the tournament tied for sixteenth place.  Kevin Kim had a three round total of 244, while Jacob Majeske shot a 247.  Jakob Rudosky and Lucas Horseman both finished with a score of 249 for MWSU.

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ST. LOUIS – The Missouri Western men’s golf team shot a 324 in the first round at the Lindenwood Invitational at Missouri Bluffs Golf Course in St. Charles, Missouri.

Patrick McCarthy led the Griffons in the first round with an even par 70.  Jacob Majeske and Kevin Kim both shot an 82.  Jakob Rudosky scored a 90 for MWSU as Lucas Horseman carded a 94 in the first round.

Western is in 15th place after the first round, while Lindenwood lead the team race after shooting a 287.  Central Missouri is in second place and Missouri-St. Louis sits in third.

The second round of play was suspended due to darkness and will resume Tuesday at 8 a.m. followed by the third round.

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ST. JOSEPH – The Missouri Western women’s soccer team needed a big win, and they got it on Sunday inside Spratt Memorial Stadium.  Emily Kemp scored her first goal of the season and it gave the Griffons a 1-0 win over No. 21 Northeastern State.

Kemp’s game winner came in the 69th minute. It was all set up by a corner kick from Maddy Cowell. Layne Shepherd’s header off the corner bounced off the Northeastern State goal keeper and Kemp was there to poke it just across the line.

Missouri Western handed Northeastern State just its second loss of the season, the other coming last week to then No. 2 Central Missouri. It was the Griffons first-ever win over Northeastern State and first win over a ranked team in program history.

The Griffons controlled the action through most of the game, outshooting Northeastern State 13-6 and allowing just three shots on goal. Paige LaBadie saved all three of those shots, including one with just seconds remaining in regulation. LaBadie picked up her fourth win of the season and her third shutout.

The win moves Missouri Western to 9-5 on the season, one win shy of the program record for wins in a season with four games remaining in the regular season. Missouri Western stays in St. Joseph next week as they host Washburn on Friday and Emporia State on Sunday.

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ST. JOSEPH – The Missouri Western football team nearly pulled off a comeback for the ages, but ultimately fell 55-47 to Pittsburg State on Saturday.

The Griffons trailed 55-26 with 13:24 left in the game before rattling off 21 unanswered points, including a 54-yard touchdown pass from Skyler Windmiller to Patrick Bolton with 55 seconds remaining. Pittsburg State recovered an onside kick attempt by Missouri Western and kneeled twice to end the game.

The two teams combined for 1,301 yards of total offense. Pittsburg State’s 659 yards of offense are the most ever allowed by a Griffon Football team, surpassing Minnesota Duluth’s 603 accumulated in a 57-55 three-overtime win for the Griffons in the opening round of the 2012 playoffs. Missouri Western’s 642 total yards of offense were the second most in program history. It was the most points the Griffons had allowed since that 2012 playoff game and the third most all-time.

Missouri Western and Pittsburg State traded blows in the first quarter with the Gorillas outscoring the Griffons 14-12 in the quarter on a missed PAT attempt and a failed two-point conversion by the Griffons. Pittsburg State owned the second quarter, taking a 34-19 lead to halftime then added two more TDs in the third quarter and one early in the fourth to gain the 55-26 lead.

Windmiller rushed it in himself from five yards out with 10:42 to go then Josh Caldwell added his second long touchdown run of the day (52 yards) with 6:38 to go. Then Windmiller dropped a bomb to Bolton who leaped over a Pittsburg State defender in the corner of the end zone to pull the Griffons within eight with just under a minute to go. Sean Galey’s onside kick attempt went right to a Pittsburg State player, effectively ending the game as Missouri Western had used all three of its timeouts.

Caldwell surpassed a career-high rushing total for the second straight week, picking up 188 yards rushing on 23 carries and three touchdowns, which included a 75-yard score and the 52 yarder. The career day put Caldwell at 1,041 yards for the season. Windmiller had a career day as well, throwing for 392 yards and three touchdown passes. He was 17-25 without an interception. Dijuan Ussery finished the game with four catches for 158 yards and a 69-yard touchdown, the longest of his career. Bolton had his best game as a Griffon, hauling in four passes for 119 yards and a touchdown.

Donte Watkins had a career-high 15 tackles for the Griffons, including 12 solo stops. James Huskey added 11 tackles and Tyrell Robision had 10, indluding 1.5 for loss.

The loss dropped Missouri Western to 4-3 on the season. The Griffons travel to Fort Hays State (5-2) who will be coming off a loss to Washburn Saturday.

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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – The Missouri Western volleyball team fell to #15 Washburn 3-0 (25-21, 25-23, 25-17) on Dig Pink night at the MWSU Fieldhouse Saturday.

It was a career night Missouri Western’s Kayla Ruff.  Ruff finished with 29 digs, setting a new program record for digs in a three set match.

After falling behind early in the first set, MWSU took an early 6-3 second set lead.  Washburn, however, would counter with a run to take the set.  Using a 6-2 run in the third set, the Griffons cut into the Washburn lead but could not maintain the momentum, as they dropped the match.

As Ruff led Missouri Western defensively, Rachel Friedrichs led the offense with 10 kills and one ace. Kelsey Olion finished with nine kills and 14 digs.

The Griffons are home again next weekend as they host Missouri Southern on Friday, Oct. 21 and Southwest Baptist on Saturday, Oct. 22.

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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – The Missouri Western Volleyball team fell to Emporia State in five sets (25-20, 25-20, 23-25, 16-25, 15-10) at the MWSU Fieldhouse on Friday night.

Dropping the first two sets, the Griffons would regroup in the third set.  MWSU took a decisive 9-2 lead behind an ace from Kayla Ruff to start the set.  Emporia State would cut into the lead, tying the set at 18, before Missouri Western would pull away and finish the set with a Blair Russell kill.

It was all Griffons in the fourth set, as an 8-0 rally propelled them to force a fifth set. Trading leads early in the final set, the Hornets were able to use a late rally to take the match.

Rachel Friedrichs had one of her best nights of the season as she finished with 15 kills, three aces and two blocks while hitting .343 for the match.  Kelsey Olion also had a big night for the Griffons as she recorded 14 kills, 12 digs and an ace.  Continuing their strong work from the service line, Kayla Ruff and Tiana Butler combined to ace Emporia State six times.

Missouri Western returns to the MWSU Fieldhouse Saturday at 7 p.m. as they host #15 Washburn.  Saturday night will be Dig Pink night for the Griffons as they encourage everyone to wear pink in support of Breast Cancer Awareness.

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 ST. JOSEPH – A Central Oklahoma goal in the 37th minute proved to be all the Bronchos needed to defeat the Missouri Westenr soccer team 1-0 on Friday night at Craig Field at Spratt Memorial Stadium.

Morgan Cherry’s goal was the final dagger in the first 35 minutes of the contest, which were controlled by UCO. The 9-4-1 Bronchos out-shot Missouri Western 14-6 in the game and 7-2 on goal. Both Missouri Western’s shots on frame came in the first half.

Paige LaBadie was credited with six saves but fell to 2-4 on the season with the loss. In a physical contest from start to finish, Maddy Cowell was issued a yellow card in the 79th minute. Cassidy Menke led the Griffons with three shots. Maddy Cowell had another as did Sydney Cluck and Layne Shepherd who had the only two shots on goal, off the bench for Missouri Western.

The loss dropped Missouri Western to 8-5 overall and 3-3 in the MIAA. UCO improved to 5-1 in conference play. The Griffons host Northeastern State on Sunday at noon. Northeastern State improved to 12-1 and 5-1 in the MIAA with a 4-1 win at Northwest Missouri State Friday night.

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Missouri Western Women’s Golfer Shi Qing Ong was named MIAA Women’s Golf Athlete of the Week. Ong won the Bearcat Classic at Mozingo Golf Course in Maryville, Missouri this past week.

After ending the first day with a 76, Ong dropped five strokes off of her second day score to finish 1-under par at 71. Ong won the tournament with a 3-over par score of 147.

For the fall season, Ong finished top ten in all five events, winning or tying for first in three of the five tournaments. This is the second time she has been named MIAA Women’s Golf Athlete of the Week this season.

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MARYVILLE, Mo. – Missouri Western women’s golfer Shi Qing Ong shot a 3-over par 147 to win the Bearcat Fall Classic at Mozingo Golf Course in Maryville Tuesday. Ong trimmed five strokes off her first day total, ending the second round with a 71 to claim her second individual title of the season.

Missouri Western would finish third in the team race with a score of 637 and they’ve finished in the top three in two of their last three tournaments. Augustana won the team title with a 607, while Central Missouri finished second with a 626.

MWSU’s Madison Romjue finished tied for twenty-first after shooting a two round total of 162. Also cracking the top twenty-five was Tiffanie Yabut with a score of 163. Jenna Kosmatka knocked in a 165, as Brittany Kennedy carded a 217 for the Griffons.

The Bearcat Classic wraps up the fall season for Missouri Western as it now turns its focus on the spring championship season.

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ST. JOSEPH – Missouri Western Men’s Golf finished in sixth place with a score of 895 in the Holiday Inn Express/Candlewood Suites MWSU Central Region Classic at the St. Joseph Country Club.

Patrick McCarthy led the Griffons with a 3-over par 216, finishing tied for fourth place. The fourth place finish is the best finish for the freshman this season. Jakob Rudosky tied for fourteenth with an 8-over par 221.

Jakob Majeske finished the tournament with a 228. Knocking in a 234 was Kevin Kim, as Lucas Horseman came in with a score of 241 for MWSU.

Missouri Western plays in their final fall tournament on Oct. 17 and Oct. 18 at the Lindenwood Invitational in St. Charles, Missouri.

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