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Northwest Missouri State soccer falls to Fort Hays State 2-1

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The Northwest Missouri State University soccer team fell to Fort Hays State, 2-1, on a rainy Friday afternoon at Bearcat Pitch in Maryville, Mo.

Northwest falls to 4-6 on the year and 1-3 in MIAA play. Fort Hays State improves to 6-3-2 on the season and 3-1 in conference action.

Freshman Bri Wawiorka scored her second goal of the year in the 47th minute. Classmate Madie Krueger played a ball to Wawiorka at the top of the box. After a cut back, Wawiorka finished to the high backside post to give Northwest a 1-0 lead.

Key Northwest Statistics
– Northwest outshot the Tigers, 25-11, on the afternoon. Each team earned six corner kicks in the match.

– Fort Hays was whistled for 13 fouls to the Bearcats seven.

– The Tigers scored in the 55th and 81st minutes to earn the win.

– Taylor Wolfe had a match-high five shots with four coming on goal.

– Kruger had four shots with two on goal to go along with her assist.

– Emily Madden and Izzy Romano each recorded three shots.

– Ashley Malloy made five saves in goal for the Bearcats.

Up Next
– Northwest will host Nebraska-Kearney on Sunday, Oct. 8, in the team’s annual Pink Game. The match will begin at 12:30 p.m.

— Northwest Athletics —

Western volleyball extends win streak to four with sweep at Fort Hays State

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FORT HAYS, Kan. – The Missouri Western volleyball team extended its winning streak to four games with a sweep at Fort Hays State 25-22, 25-14, 25-1.

The Griffons improve to 11-8 and 5-1 in the MIAA.

KEEP DIGGIN’
Missouri Western recorded 82 digs in the sweep, the most by MWSU in a three-set match this season. Kayla Ruff had 24 digs in the match, the most for her in a three-set match as well. Her performance also ranked fourth all-time in program history for a three-set match.

FINISHING STRONG
Fort Hays started the match with a 6-0 rally and outhit the Griffons by .037 in the first set. Despite the slow start, MWSU closed the match with a 9-3 advantage to win the set 25-22. In the next two sets, Missouri Western held the Tigers to hitting percentages of 0.81 in the second set and .175 in the third set as it hit above .298 in the last two sets.

UP NEXT
The Griffons travel to #9 Nebraska Kearney on Saturday, Oct. 7 with first served scheduled for 7 p.m.

— MWSU Athletics —

Bearcat volleyball loses at No. 9 Nebraska-Kearney in four sets

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The Northwest Missouri State University volleyball team fell to Nebraska-Kearney, 3-1, at the Health and Sports Center on Friday in Kearney, Neb.

The Bearcats fall to 9-9 on the year and 3-3 in MIAA play. The No. 9 ranked Lopers improve to 17-2 and 5-1 in conference action.

After dropping the first two sets, Northwest battled back in the third, taking the set, 27-25.

Key Northwest Statistics
– The Bearcats hit .120 for the match and held the Lopers to a .176 attack percentage.

– Maddy Bruder had 13 kills with 15 digs and a block.

– Freshman Morgan Lewis had 11 kills and four blocks.

– Olivia Nowakowski had 34 digs and a pair of assists.

– Sarah Dannettell added 32 assists to go along with five kills.

Key Northwest Sequence
– Down 23-21 in the third set, Northwest forced an attacking error by UNK and got a block from Lewis and Gaby da Silva to tie the set, 23-23. The Lopers got match point at 24-23 after a kill from Kendall Schroer. But a Lewis kill tied the match again at 24-24. Again the Lopers got match point at 25-24 on a kill from Schroer, forcing a Northwest timeout. Out of the break, Darcy Sundrman and Sofia Schleppenbach got back-to-back kills to give the Bearcats set point, 26-25. Sunderman served up an ace on the next point and Northwest took the third set, 27-25.

Up Next
– Northwest travels to Hays, Kan., to take on Fort Hays State at 2 p.m. on Saturday afternoon at Gross Memorial Coliseum.

— Northwest Athletics —

MWSU’s Shi Qing Ong named MIAA Golfer of the Week

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KANSAS CITY – For the third time this fall, Missouri Western junior Shi Qing Ong has been named the MIAA Women’s Golfer of the Week.

Ong placed second with a 1-under-par 141 earlier this week at the Central Oklahoma RCB Classic at the Golf Club of Edmond in Edmond, Oklahoma. She tied her own school record for lowest score in a round with a 2-under-par 69 on the final day of the event. On the first day, Ong carded a 1-over-par 72.

Last season, Ong was named MIAA Golfer of the Week four times and earned first team All-MIAA and WGCA All-Region honors.

— MWSU Athletics —

1998 & 1999 Northwest football teams to be inducted into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame

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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – The Missouri Sports Hall of Fame has selected the 1998 and 1999 Northwest Missouri State University football teams for induction as members of the 2017 class. The announcement was made by President & Executive Director Jerald Andrews on Wednesday afternoon. The official induction ceremony will take place on Sunday, November 12 at the Stoney Creek Hotel & Conference Center, 18011 Bass Pro Drive in Independence. Festivities begin with a noon reception and 1 p.m. dinner, followed by the program. Tickets can be purchased by calling 417-889-3100.

The 1998 Bearcats went 15-0, capturing the NCAA title with a 24-6 victory over Carson Newman in Florence, Ala. Fifth year head coach Mel Tjeerdsma and his team captured their third-straight MIAA title and hosted three NCAA playoff games. Northwest avenged its only loss of the 1997 season, defeating Northern Colorado, 42-17, in Maryville in the NCAA quarterfinal round. Quarterback Chris Greisen earned his second-straight AFCA First Team All-America honor, throwing for a then program record 4,076 yards with 38 touchdown passes. Tjeerdsma was named the MIAA and AFCA Coach of the Year.

Northwest matched up again with Carson Newman in the 1999 title game, defeating Eagles, 58-52, in a four-overtime classic. The Bearcats went 14-1 on the year and 9-0 in MIAA play, capturing a fourth-straight conference title. Wide receiver Tony Miles was named a first team All-America performer by the AFCA and the Associated Press, catching 69 passes for 1,058 yards and eight touchdowns. For the fourth-straight year, Northwest matched up against Northern Colorado in the playoffs. The Bearcats won, 41-35, in Greeley, Colo., to earn the right to host the NCAA semifinal game the next week against Indiana (Pa.).

— Northwest Athletics —

Missouri Western’s Ong ties school record as Griffons finish 7th at UCO

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EDMOND, Okla. – Missouri Western junior Shi Qing Ong placed second with a 1-under-par 141 at the UCO RCB Classic at the Golf Club of Edmond on Tuesday. Her 2-under-par 69 in the final round tied for the lowest round in program history, a record she set last fall. Ong carded a 69 in the second round of the MIAA Fall Preview on Sept. 27, 2016.

Chong Yong scored a 155 in the event. Tiffanie Yabut and Jenna Kosmatka both shot 161 over the two rounds. Katie Irvin rounded out the MWSU scorecard with a 179.

As a team, Missouri Western finished seventh with a 618. Central Oklahoma claimed the team championship with a 585 and Arkansas Tech’s Peerada Piddon won the individual title with a 3-under-par 139.

The Griffons play in their final fall tournament on Monday at the Midwest Classic in Warrensburg, Missouri.

— MWSU Athletics —

Griffons’ Cluck named MIAA Co-Offensive Player of the Week

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Missouri Western soccer’s Sydney Cluck became the third member of her team to earn MIAA weekly honors when the senior was named Women’s Soccer Co-Offensive Athlete of the Week Tuesday.

Cluck broke an MWSU record with three assists in Friday’s 5-2 win over Missouri Southern and scored her team’s only goal in a shutout of Southwest Baptist Sunday. The senior again claimed the MWSU career assists record with her performance Friday night after trading the all-time record back-and-forth this season with Madeline Cowell. Cluck also enters this week second all-time at Missouri Western with 35 career points after her five point output last weekend.

The Spring Hill, Kansas native joined Cassidy Menke as Griffons to receive the honor this season. Sarah Blakley was named MIAA Defensive Athlete of the Week earlier this season. The No. 24-ranked Griffons are off to a 9-1 start and are in a three-way tie for first place in the MIAA entering two home contests this weekend. Missouri Western hosts Nebraska Kearney this Friday at 6 p.m. and Fort Hays State, Sunday, at noon.

— MWSU Athletics —

Griffon women’s golf in 4th after day one at Central Oklahoma

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EDMOND, Okla. – The Missouri Western women’s golf team shot a 306 on Monday and is in fourth place after the first round of the UCO RCB Classic at the Golf Club of Edmond.

Shi Qing Ong led Missouri Western with a 1-over-par 72 and is tied for third place after the first round. Chong Yong tied for 16th after she shot a 76 in the round. Tiffanie Yabut carded a 78 to finish inside the top 25. Jenna Kosmatka finished the opening round with an 80 and Katie Irvin scored an 89.

Central Oklahoma leads the team standings with a 293. Chole Thackeray from Southwestern Oklahoma State and Holly Standing from Arkansas Tech lead the individual field with an even-par-71. MWSU tees off the second round on Tuesday at 9 a.m.

— MWSU Athletics —

MWSU’s Doak, Murphy sweep weekly MIAA volleyball awards

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KANSAS CITY – Missouri Western volleyball’s Stephanie Doak and Lauren Murphy have been named MIAA Players of the Week. MWSU swept Northwest Missouri State on Sept. 26 and Southwest Baptist on Sept. 30 and defeated Missouri Southern 3-1 on Sept. 29.

Doak was named Hitter of the Week after she finished with 47 kills, averaged 4.7 kills per set and had a .359 hitting percentage in the three matches. She hit over .429 in two of the three matches as well. Against Missouri Southern, Doak had 22 kills and a .436 hitting percentage. She also had nine digs and four block assists on the week.

Murphy was named Specialist of the Week as she paced the Griffon offense with 140 assists and averaged 14.0 assists per set. She had 41 assists or more in all three of the Missouri Western wins during the week. Murphy had a double-double in a win against Missouri Southern, as she finished with 57 assists and 11 digs. Her weekend also included 16 digs, five kills, two aces and a block assist.

It is the first MIAA Player of the Week honor for both Doak and Murphy in their Missouri Western careers.

— MWSU Athletics —

MIAA hands out weekly football honors

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Kansas City, Mo. – Washburn’s Derrick McGreevy has been named the MIAA Co-Defensive Athlete of the Week while teammate Perry Schmeideler was named the Special Teams Athlete of the Week. Central Oklahoma’s Chas Stallard was named the Offensive Athlete of the Week with Fort Hays State’s Jose Delgado earning the other Co-Defensive Athlete of the Week honor.

MIAA Offensive Athlete of the Week
Chas Stallard, QB, Central Oklahoma

Stallard led the Bronchos to a record-setting 53-52 win over Emporia State as UCO trailed by 15 with less than four minutes to play. He passed for two of Central’s three 2-point conversions in the fourth quarter. Stallard finished 32 of 49 with 442 yards and tied the school with six touchdown passes in one game. He broke the school record for most touchdown passes in a career with 40. He also threw for a career-high 442 yards, third-most in one game in school history. Stallard had 478 yards of total offense when adding his 36 rushing yards, which is most ever in one game in school history. The 6-0 senior quarterback is a native of Cleveland, Okla. where he competed at Cleveland High School.

MIAA Co-Defensive Athlete of the Week
Jose Delgado, LB, Fort Hays State

Delgado produced a season-high 14 tackles while adding a sack in the 38-35 win for Fort Hays State at Lindenwood. The junior linebacker had 3.5 tackles for loss and helped the Tigers limit the Lions to just 56 rushing yards. Nine of Delgado’s 14 tackles were on rushes by the Lions. Lindenwood did the majority of its damage through the air with 382 passing yards. The 5-11 junior linebacker is a native of Derby, Kan. where he competed at Derby High School.

MIAA Co-Defensive Athlete of the Week
Derrick McGreevy, LB, Washburn

McGreevy led the Ichabods with 16 tackles with seven solo stops in Washburn’s 35-20 win at Pittsburg State helping a Washburn defense hold the Gorillas to 98 passing yards in the game. The 6-2 junior linebacker is a native of Topeka, Kan. where he competed at Hayden High School.

MIAA Special Teams Athlete of the Week
Perry Schmeideler, K/P, Washburn

Perry Schmeideler averaged 40.8 yards per punt on six attempts and had five kickoffs for 302 yards averaging 60.4 per kickoff. After Washburn just scored a touchdown to cut the Gorilla lead to 17-14 with 6:01 left in the third quarter, he recovered his own onside kick and one play later Washburn went up for good at 21-17. The 5-11 junior placekicker and punter is a native of Topeka, Kan. where he competed at Washburn Rural High School.

— MIAA Press Release —

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