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Northwest volleyball falls at Central Oklahoma, 3-1

Northwest2013riggertThe Northwest Missouri State volleyball team fell to the Central Oklahoma Bronchos, 3-1, on Friday evening at Hamilton Field House in Edmond, Okla. The loss moves the Bearcats to 9-11 overall and 3-5 in MIAA play. Central Oklahoma improves to 15-5 and 5-3 in MIAA play.

The Bronchos won the first set, 25-13, and were able to hold off the Bearcats in the second set, 25-23. UCO won the third and final set, 25-19.

Shelby Duren had a team-high 10 kills for the Bearcats. Bridget Hanafin had 21 assists and 10 digs. Mackie Keller had two blocks defensively.

The Bearcats will travel to Kansas City for a non-MIAA match against Rockhurst University on Tuesday, Oct. 22, at 7 p.m.

— Northwest Sports Information —

Bearcats soccer plays to a 1-1 tie with Nebraska-Kearney

Northwest2013riggertThe Northwest Missouri State women’s soccer team played a hard fought game Friday against Nebraska-Kearney as they went into two overtimes and played to a 1-1 tie.

Both teams came out very aggressive trying to take an early lead.

UNK was able to get on the board first with a goal in the seventh minute to go up 1-0.

Elisabeth Lee did not wait long to knot the game up at 1-1 as she put in an unassisted goal in the 22nd minute.

The second half was a grudge match with both teams playing stellar defense and not allowing a clean shot on goal. The Lopers were able to outshoot the Bearcats in the second half, six to three.

Northwest managed only one shot in both overtime periods while UNK was able to get off five but could not find the back of the net as the game ended 1-1.

Kelsey Adams posted 10 saves in the contest. It is the second time this season Adams posted double-digit saves.

The tie pushes Northwest’s season record to 4-7-2, 2-4-1. The Bearcats will be right back at it Sunday as they play host to Fort Hays State with an early 11 a.m. kickoff as the team will honor their seniors at halftime.

— Northwest Sports Information —

Bearcat volleyball falls to No. 4 Central Missouri in four sets

Northwest2013riggertThe Northwest Missouri State volleyball team dropped an MIAA contest to fourth-ranked Central Missouri on Tuesday evening at Bearcat Arena, 3-1. Northwest won the third set and took the Jennies to extra points in the second and fourth sets. The win moves UCM to 21-0 on the season and 7-0 in MIAA play. Northwest falls to 9-10 on the year, 3-4 in conference play.

After dropping the first set, 16-25, the Bearcats battled back and took UCM to the limit, forcing set point at 24-23. But three straight points by the Jennies gave them the set and a 2-0 lead. In the third set, Northwest again battledtough and forced a 19-19 tied late. The Bearcats would finish the set by taking six of the next nine points for the win, 25-22. Things were close late in the fourth set and Northwest again found itself with a set point at 24-23. But kills from UCM’s Taylor Goodness and Maddie Jones kept things from moving to a fifth set as the Jennies took the set, 26-24, and the match, 3-1.

Four Bearcats recorded double-digit kills on Tuesday night, let by 12 each from Shelby Duren and Abby Graves. Mackie Keller and Brooke Bartosh each had 11 kills on the night. Keller hit .381 with only three errors. Bridget Hanafin had 47 assists. Bailey Vance had 20 digs and added two service aces. Duren alsoreached double-digits in digs, tallying 15 defensively. Keller and Graves were each credited with two blocks.

Northwest will hit the road for a Friday match at Central Oklahoma in Edmond, Okla. Match time is scheduled for 7 p.m.

— Northwest Sports Information —

Northwest’s Zimmer earns weekly MIAA Cross Country award

NWMSUNorthwest Missouri State freshman Nolan Zimmer was named the MIAA Cross Country Male Athlete of the Week in an announcement made by the league office on Tuesday.

Zimmer ran 24:22.90 at the Fort Hays State Open 8K on Saturday, placing third. He was Northwest’s top finisher and helped the Bearcats to a fifth place finish. The field included 226 runners and 21 teams. Zimmer is from Kearney, Neb., and attended Kearney High School.

Northwest is off this weekend and will return to action on Oct. 26 for the MIAA Championships, which will be hosted by Pittsburg State.

— Northwest Sports Information —

Bearcat women’s soccer gets shutout at Washburn

Northwest2013riggertThe Northwest Missouri State women’s soccer team could not find the back of the net Sunday as they were shutout by Washburn 3-0.

The Ichabods got on the board in the first half scoring a goal in the 26th minute to go up 1-0.

The Bearcats managed seven shots in the first half and five in the second half but were unable to capitalize on them.

Washburn added two more goals in the second half on their way to the 3-0 victory.

Northwest moves to 4-7-1, 2-4 on the season. The Bearcats will return to home Friday as they play host to Nebraska-Kearney (5-7-1, 2-4-1) for an MIAA matchup with kickoff scheduled for 3 p.m.

— Northwest Sports Information —

No. 3 Northwest dominates Central Oklahoma to remain unbeaten

NWMSUEarlier in the week, Northwest Missouri State football coach Adam Dorrel expressed that he wanted the Bearcats to play 60 minutes of football. He was after four quarters of focus. In reality, Northwest only needed 14 minutes to take care of Central Oklahoma Saturday at Bearcat Stadium on Military Appreciation Day.

Playing in front of 6,359 fans, No. 3 Northwest stayed perfect with an impressive 72-10 victory over the Bronchos and ran its record to 6-0 overall and 5-0 in the MIAA. It was the third highest point total in school history.

In addition, Northwest held Central Oklahoma to its lowest point total of the season. The Bronchos previous low was 19 to Washburn. They scored 24 against Pittsburg State and 30 against Missouri Western.

“It’s nice knowing how well we can play on offense and defense,” said junior defensive end Matt Longacre, who finished with two sacks. “We are so ready to get into these next few games and really find out how good we are as a team and what we can do in the future.”

From the start, the Bearcats were all business, as if they were facing one of the conference elite teams, like Pittsburg State.

It was clear Northwest was not looking ahead to next week’s Fall Classic at Arrowhead XII against the undefeated Gorillas.

The Bearcats forced a three and out in Central Oklahoma’s first drive. It took Northwest six plays to go 51 yards to score the game’s opening touchdown on an eight-yard run by Robert Burton.

Central Oklahoma played its most competitive football of the game over the next five minutes. Northwest didn’t score during that time.

The rout began in earnest when quarterback Trevor Adams hit Clint Utter for a 37-yard, scoring strike that put the Bearcats up 14-0 with 4:47 left in the first quarter.

A few minutes later, Adams struck gold with an 89-yard bomb to Bryce Young for a touchdown. A minute after the score, Burton scored his second touchdown on a 24-yard run.

“It’s a testament to the running game,” said Young, who finished with 104 yards on three receptions. “It really sets up our play-action pass. All the deep balls you see, near the line of scrimmage, we have some kind of play action.

“If we can get the secondary to bite on those moves, it makes it easier for us not to do double moves. We can run straight. It is pretty nice.”

Northwest held a commanding 28-0 lead with 1:06 remaining in the first quarter.

At this point, the Bearcats faced Dorrel’s test. It was important to keep playing as close to error-free football as possible.

Northwest succeeded. Although the Bearcats gave up 10 points, they added 21 more and went into halftime ahead 49-10.

The Bronchos simply couldn’t defend the offense the Bearcats were throwing at them.

With 10 seconds left in the second quarter, Northwest got the ball at its 39. Instead of taking a knee and going into halftime with a 32-point lead, the Bearcats struck one more time through the air. Back-up quarterback Brady Bolles connected with Reuben Thomas for a 61-yard touchdown.

The first half was complete domination by the Bearcats. Adams completed 18 of 21 passes for 246 yards and three touchdowns in the first half. Bolles chipped in 85 yards and a touchdown on two completions in three attempts.

“It goes to show how hard our offense works,” Adams said. “It can’t happen without the offensive line doing their job. They work their butts off every week. The receivers made catches. All those balls aren’t exactly where they should be and those guys have made great catches all year long.”

Despite all those scores in the first half, Dorrel probably was proud of his team in the third quarter. The Bearcats stayed focused. The back-ups played like starters. They outscored the Bronchos 16-0 in the third quarter.

“I was very proud of them. It was something we talked about at halftime,” Dorrel said. “It was something we challenged them on Sunday and Monday. It was great to see our seniors and our leaders really talk about that all week in practice.

“I know we went a little bit on a stretch on offensive on Wednesday when we had back-to-back false starts and back-to-back drops. I didn’t say anything. Practice stopped and our older guys took care of it.”

By the time the fourth quarter rolled in, the Bearcats were playing their third string and they were still rolling.

“When you have a big lead like that and you can get the back-ups some experience, it helps us out in the long run, especially in the weeks to come when it gets real tough. If we lose somebody, we know we have people to step up and play just as well,” said Longacre.

The Bearcats increased their lead to 72-10 with 7:53 left on a eight-yard touchdown run by freshman Justin Fulks. It was his second touchdown of the game.

“We put a lot of work in practice,” said Fulks, who finished with 54 yards in seven carries. “Our coaches preach to us every week about be the starter and practice really hard.

“When you get a chance to get in the game and compete and show what you have been doing all week, it feels really good.”

Northwest football team made it a feel-good Saturday afternoon for Bearcat Nation.

— Northwest Sports Information —

Northwest volleyball sweeps Pitt State on the road Thursday

Northwest2013riggertThe Northwest Missouri State volleyball team captured an important MIAA road contest on Thursday evening, beating Pittsburg State, 3-0, at John Lance Arena. The win moves the Bearcats to 7-8 overall and 3-3 in MIAA play. Pittsburg State falls to 6-10 overall and 3-5 in MIAA play.

As part of the “Block Breast Cancer” game, the Gorillas wore special pink jerseys in support of breast cancer awareness.

In the first set, Northwest pulled away after an 18-18 tie late. With Shelby Duren serving, the Bearcats would score the next seven points to take the set and go ahead, 1-0. Northwest continued the momentum into the second set, winning 25-20, while never trailing in the set. After the break, the Gorillas jumped out to an early third set lead but the Bearcats battled back, eventually evening the score at 11-11. Northwest would build a small lead and kept Pittsburg State at arms distance, never letting the lead slip under two points the rest of the way, winning 25-20.

Abby Graves had a game-high 14 kills. Brooke Bartosh added 11 kills. Bridget Hanafin recorded 42 assists and had four kills. Defensively, Bailey Vance was one of three Bearcats with double-digit dig totals, as she had a team-leading 16. Duren and Aarika Wittenburg each had 11 digs. Northwest hit .326 and .382 in the final two sets, respectively.

Northwest will head to the Missouri Southern Tournament in Joplin, Mo., starting on Friday with a 2 p.m. contest against Southeastern Oklahoma State. On Saturday, the Bearcats will play Harding and Southwest Oklahoma State at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., respectively.

— Northwest Sports Information —

Bearcats’ Lowell earns MIAA honor for second straight week

NWMSUFor the second consecutive week, Northwest Missouri State senior Cassie Lowell was named the MIAA Women’s Golfer of the Week. Lowell was awarded the honor on Wednesday, in a release from the conference office.

At this week’s Bearcat Fall Classic, which was played at Northwest’s home course Mozingo Lake, Lowell carded two rounds in the 70’s to lead the team to a second place finish. Individually Lowell tied for third in a field that included 59 total players and nine teams. Lowell is from Concordia, Kan., and graduated from Concordia High School.

Northwest will conclude the fall schedule with the MIAA Preview Tournament which will be played on Oct. 21-22 at Whitmoor Country Club in St. Charles, Mo. Lindenwood University is serving as the host this year.

— Northwest Sports Information —

Northwest’s Herbert named MIAA Runner of the Week

NWMSUNorthwest Missouri State junior cross country runner Anne Herbert was named the MIAA Women’s Cross Country Athlete of the Week on Tuesday in an announcement made by the league office.

Herbert was the Bearcats top finisher on Saturday at the Arkansas Chile Pepper Invitational in Fayetteville, Ark. Herbert ran 18:49.9 to place 53rd in the 5K race. There were 318 total runners in the field that included 24 teams. Northwest Missouri finished ninth overall as a team at the meet.

Up next, Northwest will head to the Fort Hays State Open on Saturday, Oct. 12.

— Northwest Sports Information —

Northwest soccer gets shutout at Central Oklahoma

Northwest2013riggertThe Northwest Missouri State women’s soccer team was shutout 3-0 by Central Oklahoma Sunday, as the team finished up a three game road trip.

UCO notched three goals in the first half coming in the 14th, 23rd and 31st minutes to take control of the match.

The Bearcats managed four shots in the first half and two in the second half but could not capitalize on any of them as they fell to the Bronchos 3-0.

Northwest returns home Friday to take on Emporia State (5-4-2, 2-1-2) in a MIAA matchup with kickoff scheduled for 3 pm on Bearcat Pitch.

— Northwest Sports Information —

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