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Northwest Missouri State women lose at Lindenwood 84-51

Posted on February 23, 2018February 23, 2018

The Northwest Missouri State University women’s basketball team fell to Lindenwood University, 84-51, on Thursday night at Hyland Arena in St. Charles, Mo.

The Bearcats fall to 4-22 overall and 3-15 in MIAA play with the loss. The Lions improved to 15-12 overall and 7-10 in conference action.

Jaelyn Haggard scored a team-high 10 points and added four assists for Northwest.

Key Northwest Statistics
– Northwest was 14-of-15 at the charity stripe, led by Kaylani Maiava, Zoie Hayward and Macy Williams, who all went 4-for-4.

– The Bearcats outscored the Lions, 19-18, in the fourth quarter, shooting 53.8 percent (7-of-13) in the 10 minute span.

– All 10 players for Northwest who saw action in the game scored at least one point and eight grabbed at least two rebounds.

– Mallory McAndrews finished with nine points, hitting on 3-of-6 long range attempts.

– Hayward finished with eight points, adding two steals and two rebounds.

Up Next
– Northwest concludes the 2017-18 regular season at Lincoln University on Saturday, Feb. 24, in Jefferson City at 1:30 p.m.

— Northwest Athletics —

MWSU softball loses twice to No. 1 Minnesota State

Posted on February 23, 2018

ST. CLOUD, Minn. – Griffon softball (3-9) dropped both games of a doubleheader with No. 1 Minnesota State (6-0) to open the Kelly Laas Invitational inside the Husky Dome at St. Cloud State University.

The teams played two games on opposite ends of the spectrum. Minnesota State rallied to force extra innings in game one, winning 8-7 in 10 innings. In game two, it was all Mavericks as the defending national champions scored five runs in the first and 10 in the fourth of a 15-5, five inning victory.

NOTABLES
– Missouri Western trailed 5-3 after three innings in game two before Minnesota State scored 10 runs in the fourth

– The Griffons led by two runs in game one three different times

– A great throw by Lonnie Groves with two outs and a runner on second in the eighth got the Griffons to the ninth

– Morgan Frost made two great catches in left field to get the game to the 10th

– The Griffons committed four errors in game one with Minnesota State committing two in the game

– Kenzie Hilzer struck out six batters in game one, pitching all 9 1/3. Four of the eight Minnesota State runs were earned

– Shelbie Atwell went 6-for-8 on the day with an RBI and two runs scored. The senior has pushed her season average to .450, batting .593 over her last eight games.

– Morgan Frost went 4-for-8 on the day with a pair of doubles

UP NEXT
The Griffs don’t get much time off, playing St. Cloud State (5-1) on Feb. 23 at 7 a.m. inside the Husky Dome.

— MWSU Athletics —

Mizzou’s Michael Porter Jr. cleared to play again

Posted on February 23, 2018

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri freshman Michael Porter Jr. has been cleared to resume basketball activities, reports say.

The 6-foot-10 Porter, the top prep prospect in the country last season, played in only two minutes of the Tigers’ season-opening win over Iowa State before missing the rest of the season following surgery in November.

Porter averaged 36.2 points and 13.6 rebounds per game as a senior in high school in Washington, and he was a McDonald’s All-American after signing with Missouri.

He was expected to miss the rest of this season after the procedure, called a microdisetomy, but now, based on multiple reports, it appears Porter will be back on the court soon.

— Associated Press —

Brown’s 14 second-half points push Kansas State past Texas

Posted on February 21, 2018February 21, 2018

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Barry Brown scored 14 of his 16 points in the second half and Kansas State pulled away late to beat Texas 58-48 on Wednesday night.

In what was a cold shooting affair for both teams, the last five minutes saw Kansas State (20-8, 9-6 Big 12 Conference) close on a 16-4 run. Brown had the hot hand as he knocked down five free throws, two layups and a backbreaking 3-pointer in the final 4:49.

The Wildcats shot 42 percent but just 3 of 13 (23 percent) from long range. Texas (16-12, 6-9) shot 29 percent overall and missed 16 of 18 3-pointers.

Dean Wade added 13 points for Kansas State. Cartier Diarra had 12 points and Xavier Sneed chipped in nine with a game-high 13 rebounds for the Wildcats.

Matt Coleman scored 14 points and was a perfect 6-of-6 shooting from the free-throw line to lead Texas. Dylan Osetkowski finished with 10 points and 10 rebounds.

Coleman made six free throws and Mohamed Bamba added a dunk during a 8-2 surge to give the Longhorns a 44-42 lead with 5:12 left before Kansas State pulled away.

BIG PICTURE

Kansas State gets back-to-back 20-win seasons for the first time since the 2012-13 and 2013-14 seasons.

Texas, which beat then-No. 23 Oklahoma 77-66 on Saturday, has now lost four of their last five games.

STATS AND STREAKS

Xavier Sneed’s 13 rebounds was a single-game best for a Kansas State player this season.

UP NEXT

Texas hosts Oklahoma State on Saturday.

Kansas State travels to Oklahoma on Saturday.

— Associated Press —

Mizzou baseball gets road win at No. 24 Miami

Posted on February 21, 2018

CORAL GABLES, Fla. – Mizzou Baseball earned its first road win over a ranked opponent since May 7, 2017, as it defeated No. 24 Miami, 9-0, Wednesday night at Alex Rodriguez Park. Junior RHP Brian Sharp (Liberty, Mo.) dazzled in his first career start, pitching a career-high 5.0 innings while striking out a career-high eight. He scattered just four hits over the shutout appearance, earning his first win since March 15, 2017.

Mizzou scored five runs in the fourth inning, capitalizing on three hits, a walk and a big error by Miami starting pitcher Mike Mediavilla, allowing two runs to score. Mediavilla took the loss, falling to 0-1 on the year. Mizzou improves to 3-1 on the year while Miami goes to 2-2.

TURNING POINT
In the bottom of the third inning, Miami seemed to catch a break as Mizzou CF Kameron Misner (Poplar Bluff, Mo.) dove for a blooper in right center and let it get behind him for a triple with one out. Sharp pitched around the jam and Mizzou then exploded for five runs on three hits in the top of the fourth inning, taking advantage of a huge throwing error by Miami starting pitcher Mike Mediavilla on a fielder’s choice at home plate.

Freshman INF Mark Vierling (St. Louis, Mo.) hit a bases-loaded shot back up the middle, caroming off Mediavilla’s foot. He regrouped and fired home, but high, allowing two Mizzou runs to score on the error. Brett Bond (St. Louis, Mo.) and Chris Cornelius (St. Louis, Mo.) added RBI singles and senior 3B Alex Samples (Bridgeport, Texas) got an RBI on a sacrifice squeeze.

Sharp then threw up two more zeros to wrap up his career-best outing. T.J. Sikkema (DeWitt, Iowa) shut it down from there, throwing 3.0 innings, scattering just one hit and striking out five. Mizzou tacked on four more in the ninth inning and RHP Cameron Dulle (St. Louis, Mo.) shut the door from there.

TOP TIGERS
– Junior RHP Brian Sharp was the story Wednesday night as he turned in the best outing of his career in his first career start. He reset career-highs in innings pitched (5.0) and strikeouts (eight) while allowing just four hits over 5.0 shutout frames.

– Sophomore SS Chris Cornelius tallied his second multi-hit game of the season Wednesday and drove in a run during Mizzou’s five-run fourth. He posted a three-hit night Wednesday.

– Sophomore CF Kameron Misner continued his hot start to the season, pounding two hits and walking twice more. He has now walked 11 times in four games. He doubled in a run in the ninth inning and scored two runs as well. He reached in four plate appearances Wednesday. He has reached base 17-of-22 plate appearances (.773 OBP) this season.

– Senior OF Trey Harris extended his hitting streak to four games, going 2-for-4 with a double, two runs and two stolen bases.

NOTES
– Mizzou’s all-time series with Miami is now tied at 1-1. The only other meeting was a 6-5 Miami win during the 2008 NCAA Coral Gables Regional.

– Mizzou has won three straight midweek games dating back to last season.

– Mizzou is now 21-11 away from home under second-year head coach Steve Bieser.

– The win was Mizzou’s first over a ranked opponent since May 7, 2017, at Vanderbilt last season.

– The shutout was Mizzou’s first road shutout since May 19, 2017, at Tennessee.

– Senior OF Trey Harris has hit safely in all four games this season.

– In his first career start, junior RHP Brian Sharp reset career-highs in strikeouts (eight), innings (4.0) and allowed just four hits.

UP NEXT
Mizzou will stay in the Sunshine State for a four-game weekend series with Northeastern, beginning Friday at 5:30 p.m.

— Mizzou Athletics —

Missouri State falls at home to Bradley 82-78

Posted on February 21, 2018

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Darrell Brown scored 16 points and led a game-closing 8-3 run to help Bradley beat Missouri State 82-78 on Wednesday night.

Jarrid Rhodes made a pair of free throws to give Missouri State its last lead at 75-74 with 77 seconds left. Nate Kennell made a pair to put the Braves back up for good. Brown made all six of his free throws in a 29-second span and finished 11 of 12 from the free throw line.

Kennell led Bradley (19-11, 9-8 Missouri Valley) by scoring 20 points with six 3-pointers. Dwayne Lautier-Ogunleye scored 18 and Donte Thomas and Koch Bar each added 10.

Jared Dixon paced Missouri State (17-13, 7-10) with 24 points, Rhodes scored 20 and Mustafa Lawrence 11. Alize Johnson grabbed 11 rebounds and distributed six assists. The Bears shot 13 of 30 from 3-point range.

— Associated Press —

Kansas women upset No. 23 Oklahoma State

Posted on February 21, 2018

LAWRENCE, Kan. – Kansas women’s basketball held off a comeback attempt by No. 23 Oklahoma State in the final quarter to outlast the Cowgirls, 66-59, on Wednesday night inside Allen Fieldhouse.

Kansas (11-15, 3-13 Big 12) kept Oklahoma State (18-9, 9-8 Big 12) from completing a comeback, keeping the momentum in KU’s favor despite the Cowgirls best efforts to steal the advantage late in the game. The Jayhawks never relinquished the lead in the final 10 minutes and snapped their 12-game losing streak, while recording their first win over a nationally-ranked opponent since 2014.

The Jayhawks’ win over No. 23 Oklahoma State marks their first Big 12 victory over a ranked opponent since the 2014 slate when KU snapped then-No. 7 Baylor’s 53-game conference win streak.

KU’s offense was led by four Jayhawks netting with double digits. Junior guard Kylee Kopatich scored a team-high 19 points, while connecting on 5-of-9 from behind the 3-point line. Junior guard Christalah Lyons notched her 24th double-figure scoring performance with 15 points, while junior forward Austin Richardson added 13 points and seven rebounds. Redshirt-sophomore center Tyler Johnson concluded KU’s scoring leaders with 11 points.

The Cowgirls were paced by Big 12 scoring leaders graduate guard Loryn Goodwin and senior center Kaylee Jensen. Goodwin netted a game-high 21 points, while Jensen notched a double-double with 18 points and 11 rebounds.

Goodwin highlighted the stat line in the opening 10 minutes of play for the Cowgirls, knocking in half of Oklahoma State’s 22 points in the first quarter, including the first basket of the game.

Despite OSU starting the game on a hot streak, the Jayhawks never allowed the Cowgirls to take a double-digit lead in the first period, staying within six points of the lead until the 3-minute mark when a 3-pointer from junior guard Maria Castro put the Cowgirls ahead, 20-11.

Kansas narrowed the margin back to five with a pair of long range baskets from senior forward Chayla Cheadle and Richardson to outscore OSU 6-2 to end the period. Kansas headed into the second quarter Oklahoma State, 22-17.

After a 7-3 run to the second period, Oklahoma State owned a 29-20 advantage with just under five minutes remaining in the half. When it looked as if the Cowgirls were going to continue stretching their lead, the Jayhawks stopped OSU in its tracks and went on an 11-0 run to take a 31-29 lead with a minute and a half to go in the opening half.

KU’s 11 unanswered points were highlighted by six-straight points from Johnson to end the Kansas run. Goodwin tied the game up at 31 with a layup, but Johnson sank 1-of-2 from the free throw line to give Kansas a one-point lead at the half, 32-31.

The Jayhawks and Cowgirls battled back and forth to start the second half with neither team owning a lead larger than four for the first four minutes of the third quarter. Kansas took a 46-40 lead after going 4-of-5 from the floor and outscoring the Cowgirls 12-2. OSU’s junior guard Karli Wheeler knocked in back-to-back 3-point baskets to tie the game up at 46 with 1:50 remaining in the period.

After freshman guard Braxtin Miller connected on just one of her free throw attempts, the Jayhawks knocked in four-straight points to take a 50-47 lead before Miller responded by sinking a three to even the score at 50, heading into the final 10 minutes.

Kansas ran out to 59-52 lead to start the fourth quarter, after knocking in five-straight points to start the period. Oklahoma State never went away and netted the next seven points, including five from the charity stripe to tie the game back up, 59-59.

After nearly two minutes without a bucket from either side, Kopatich netted her fifth 3-point basket of the night to put Kansas ahead 62-59 with 42 seconds remaining. Richardson and Lyons sealed the KU victory with four-straight free throws to give the Jayhawks their third conference win of the season.

UP NEXT
Kansas travels west on I-70 to face in-state rival Kansas State in the Manhattan edition of the Dillons Sunflower Showdown on Saturday, Feb. 24 at 3 p.m., inside Bramlage Coliseum.

— KU Athletics —

Tigers Pingeton named Naismith Women’s College Coach of the Year National Semifinalist

Posted on February 21, 2018

COLUMBIA, Mo. – For the second consecutive season, Mizzou Women’s Basketball head coach Robin Pingeton has been named a Naismith Women’s College Coach of the Year National Semifinalist. Pingeton is of 10 coaches across the nation in the running for the 2018 Werner Ladder Naismith Women’s College Coach of the Year honor.

From this list, the Naismith Awards master voting academy will select the four finalists, to be announced March 14. Fans will be able to support their favorite coach by visiting naismithtrophy.com/vote between March 19-30 to cast their ballot. The fan vote accounts for five percent of the overall final vote.

Pingeton has steered Mizzou to its third consecutive 22-win campaign for the first time since 1982-85. The Tigers are ranked No. 11 in the nation in the AP Top 25 poll, their highest ranking since 1984, and No. 9 in the Coaches’ Poll, their highest ranking in that poll in program history.

Mizzou is 22-5 with only one of the five losses coming against a team that is currently unranked. The Tigers sit in a tie for third in a talented SEC, boasting wins over Tennessee, South Carolina and California, among others.

Pingeton’s squad has won 15 of its last 20 regular season games over SEC opponents dating back to last season. Mizzou is 6-1 in its last seven games against Top 25 teams at home.

The Tigers stay at home this Thursday to face Vanderbilt on Senior Night. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. on SEC Network Plus. Senior Night festivities will begin at 6:40 p.m.

Werner Ladder Naismith Women’s College
Coach of the Year Semifinalists

NAME SCHOOL CONFERENCE
Karen Aston Texas Big 12
Geno Auriemma UCONN AAC
Kelly Graves Oregon Pac-12
Muffet McGraw Notre Dame ACC
Kim Mulkey Baylor Big 12
Robin Pingeton Missouri SEC
Vic Schaefer Mississippi State SEC
Joni Taylor Georgia SEC
Jeff Walz Louisville ACC
Amy Williams Nebraska Big Ten

— Mizzou Athletics —

Missouri Western baseball series at UCM will now start Saturday

Posted on February 21, 2018February 21, 2018

ST. JOSEPH – Weather has again forced changes to the Griffon baseball schedule. Missouri Western’s MIAA opening series at Central Missouri has been pushed back one day.

The two teams are now scheduled to begin the series on Saturday, Feb. 24 at 4 p.m. with game two on Feb. 25 and game three on Feb. 26.

REVISED SERIES SCHEDULE
Game 1: Saturday, Feb. 24, 4 p.m.
Game 2: Sunday, Feb. 25, 1 p.m.
Game 3: Monday, Feb. 26, 1 p.m.

— MWSU Athletics —

Missouri loses late lead again, falls in OT to Ole Miss 90-87

Posted on February 20, 2018

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Breein Tyree scored 25 points, including a game-tying basket in regulation, and Ole Miss defeated Missouri 90-87 in overtime Tuesday night.

The Rebels took the lead with 4:14 left in overtime and managed to hold on the rest of the way despite a series of fouls and turnovers.

With 15 seconds left and Ole Miss up one, the Rebels turned it over, but Terence Davis picked up a mammoth block on the other end with seven seconds left. Ole Miss closed it out with free throws.

The Rebels (12-16, 5-10 Southeastern conference) led for over 36 minutes, but had to shield a Missouri comeback attempt throughout the second half. The Tigers built a six-point lead with 2:38 remaining, but they allowed Ole Miss to climb back. Tyree drilled a floater with three seconds left to send the game into overtime.

Jontay Porter led Missouri (18-10, 8-7) with 17 points and contributed nine rebounds. Six different Tigers scored in double-digits, but Missouri turned the ball over 21 times, limiting its offensive flow for much of the game. Jeremiah Tilmon picked up a double-double, scoring 12 points and adding 12 rebounds, but shot just 2 for 6 from the free-throw line.

BIG PICTURE

Ole Miss: A very nice start to the Tony Madlock era. After dropping seven consecutive games and losing its coach, Ole Miss rebounded with an impressive offensive performance against a stellar defensive team, and showed enough fight to pick up its first road win in conference.

Missouri: The Tigers have now lost two straight after winning five in a row. While Missouri is still on track for an NCAA Tournament appearance, this definitely puts a dent in its resume. The Tigers also have turnover and inbound issues to fix.

UP NEXT

Ole Miss returns home to play Tennessee on Saturday.

Missouri hits the road to face Kentucky on Saturday.

— Associated Press —