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MIAA hands out weekly football honors

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Kansas City, Mo. – Emporia State’s Braxton Marstall has been named the MIAA Football Offensive Athlete of the Week while Fort Hays State’s Nathan Shepherd earned Defensive Athlete of the Week. Pittsburg State’s Josh Hornback has been named the Special Teams Athlete of the Week.

MIAA Football Offensive Athlete of the Week
Braxton Marstall, QB, Emporia State

Marstall threw for 435 yards and four touchdowns as #15 Emporia State defeated Neb.-Kearney 45-13. It took just two plays for Marstall to find Louis Dailey for a 61-yard touchdown only 40 seconds into the game. He completed 12 of his first 14 passes for 162 yards as the Hornets scored 21 first quarter points on Marstall touchdown passes of 61 yards, 34 yards, and 15 yards. He would add a three-yard scoring strike to Justin Brown on ESU’s first possession of the fourth quarter. His 435 yards were the second most in his career behind the 481 yards against UMD in the playoffs last year. He now has 38 career passing touchdowns in only 20 games to rank fifth all-time at Emporia State. He is currently leading the MIAA in total offense, passing yards and yards per pass. The 6-2 junior quarterback is a native of Emporia, Kan. where he competed at Emporia High School.

MIAA Football Defensive Athlete of the Week
Nathan Shepherd, DL, Fort Hays State

Shepherd had a strong performance at defensive tackle in a 35-6 win for FHSU over No. 13 ranked Central Missouri. He recorded seven tackles, including three for loss, along with a sack and a forced fumble. His biggest play of the night was a fumble he forced on a 10-yard sack, which stalled a UCM drive inside the red zone just before halftime. After UCM recovered the fumble, it turned the ball over on downs two plays later, leaving the score at 21-3 in favor of FHSU. Shepherd was part of a defense that recorded eight tackles for loss and limited the Mules to just 31 rushing yards. By halftime, FHSU held UCM to -2 yards rushing. Overall the Tigers allowed 304 yards of total offense to the No. 13 ranked Mules, forcing pass situations the majority of the second half. The 6-5 senior defensive lineman is a native of Ajax, Ontario, Canada and competed at Simon Fraiser University before coming to FHSU.

MIAA Football Special Teams Athlete of the Week
Josh Hornback, S, Pittsburg State

Hornback blocked a fourth quarter punt which was returned for a PSU touchdown against Central Oklahoma Saturday (Sept. 9). The touchdown proved to be the decisive points in the Gorillas 31-28 victory over the Bronchos. Hornback blocked UCO punter Jay Tedescos attempt at the UCO 36 yard line, and teammate Kaden Roy scooped up the ball at the UCO 25 and returned it for a score, which gave Pitt State a 31-21 lead with 9:35 to play. Hornback also made a team-leading eight tackles on defense for the Gorillas. The Wichita, Kan., native prepped at Kapaun Mt. Carmel High School before coming to Pitt State.

— MIAA Press Release —

K-State’s Adams takes home Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week honor

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MANHATTAN, Kan. – Thanks to his two defensive touchdowns in Kansas State’s 55-7 victory over Charlotte on Saturday, Wildcat safety Kendall Adams picked up Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week accolades, the conference office announced Monday.

It was Adams’ first-career weekly conference honor and marked the second-straight week a Wildcat picked up player of the week accolades as D.J. Reed was the conference’s special teams player of the week after the season opener. Additionally, K-State now has 45 player of the week honors since 2011, the second most in the Big 12.

Adams accomplished a rare feat in the victory over the 49ers as he returned an interception 30 yards for a touchdown in the first quarter before picking up a fumble and returning it 46 yards for a score in the second quarter. He became just the third Big 12 player to accomplish the feat, joining K-State’s Dyshod Carter against Missouri in 1999 and Texas Tech’s Paul McClendon against North Texas in 2001.

Adams also added five tackles to his line against Charlotte as he leads the team with 13 stops through two games of 2017.

K-State travels to Nashville, Tennessee, this Saturday to take on Vanderbilt at Vanderbilt Stadium. The game, which kicks off at 6:30 p.m., will be aired nationally on ESPNU.

— K-State Athletics —

Griffon soccer off to best start in program history after 4-2 win at Sioux Falls

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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Missouri Western soccer moved to 4-0 for the first time in program history with a 4-2 win at Sioux Falls Sunday afternoon.

The Griffons scored three second half goals and saw several more records fall in the contest. Cassidy Menke became the program’s all-time points leader and Sydney Cluck broke the MWSU career assists record in the win.

OVERCOMING ADVERSITY
For the first time this season, the Griffons trailed in a game after Sioux Falls got a goal in the ninth minute. Menke scored the initial equalizer and broke the points record with her sixth goal of the season in the 17th minute off an assist from Taylor Schwartzkopf. After Schwartzkopf gave MWSU a 2-1 lead early in the second half, Sioux Falls tied the game at two. From then on it was all Griffons as Madeline Cowell put the Griffs up for good scoring off her corner kick in the 78th minute. Menke padded the lead with her seventh goal of the season in the 83rd minute.

SECOND HALF TEAM
Along with the three second half goals, the Griffon defense went into lock-down mode in the final 45 minutes. Missouri Western allowed just three Sioux Falls shots in the second half while taking 12. The Griffons had seven second half corner kicks to none for Sioux Falls. MWSU has outscored opponents 10-2 in the second half this season, outshooting the opposition 49-16 after the break.

GOALS RECORDS ON ALERT
Four goals Sunday gave MWSU 18 already this season. Only two Griffon teams have ever scored more in an entire season. The high-water mark is 26 set in 2009 with last year’s team scoring 22. Not all results were reported at the time of this release, but the Griffons’ 4.5 goals per game average and 18 total led the MIAA following Sunday’s win. Menke is already just two shy of her own goals in a season record set in 2016.

UP NEXT
Missouri Western takes momentum into the first round against its rival to the north. The Griffons host Northwest Missouri (1-1) Friday, Sept. 15 in a non-conference tilt. Then No. 25 Lindenwood (2-1) comes to St. Joseph on Sunday, Sept. 17.

— MWSU Athletics —

Mizzou fires defensive coordinator DeMontie Cross just two games into 2017

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COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — DeMontie Cross was fired as Missouri’s defensive coordinator after a year and two games in the position.

The school announced the move Sunday, a day after the Tigers (1-1) lost 31-13 to South Carolina and a week after they gave up 43 points to Football Championship Subdivision opponent Missouri State.

Cross’ firing is effective immediately, and no immediate replacement was named in the school’s announcement. It comes ahead of the Tigers matchup with Purdue on Saturday.

A former Missouri safety from 1994-96, Cross was stripped of his play-calling duties seven games into the 2016-17 season. Even after Odom took over play-calling, the Tigers finished the season ranked worst in the Southeastern Conference in yards allowed per game.

“I am very appreciative of all that DeMontie has done for Mizzou, and am sorry that this did not work out,” Missouri coach Barry Odom said. “However, after careful evaluation, I believe it is important to make this change now.”

Through two games in this season, Odom has continued to call plays with co-defensive coordinator and safeties coach Ryan Walters, outside linebackers coach Brian Odom and defensive line coach Brick Haley looking on.

Cross continued to coach inside linebackers and focus on recruiting efforts after Odom took over play-calling.

He was hired to a three-year contract at Missouri worth $600,000 per year after a three-year stint at TCU, where he coached linebackers and was a co-defensive coordinator.

— Associated Press —

Kansas at Ohio kickoff moved up to 11 a.m.

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LAWRENCE, Kan. – Due to weather complications and changes to the NCAA football schedule because of Hurricane Irma, Kansas football’s game at Ohio slated for Saturday, Sept. 16 has been moved up to 11 a.m. (CT). Originally scheduled for a 1 p.m. (CT) kick time with a telecast on ESPNU, the KU-Ohio matchup will now be broadcast on ESPNU.

Kansas’ game at Ohio will mark its first road game of the 2017 season and also the program’s first time playing at Peden Stadium in Athens, Ohio. The Jayhawks are 1-1 on the year, having opened with a 38-16 win over Southeast Missouri State, before falling to Central Michigan, 45-24, in its second contest.

— KU Athletics —

Missouri lets early lead slip away in 31-13 loss to South Carolina

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COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Deebo Samuel ran for two touchdowns to help South Carolina cruise to a 31-13 victory over Missouri on Saturday night in the Southeastern Conference opener for both teams.

Missouri (1-1, 0-1) led 10-0 early in the second quarter when tight end Jason Reese slipped past linebacker T.J. Brunson, hauled in a Drew Lock pass and outran his pursuers. South Carolina (2-0, 1-0) trailed for only 30 seconds. Samuel returned the ensuing kickoff 97 yards for a touchdown — his second TD return in two weeks. After the Gamecocks’ Jamyest Williams intercepted Lock, Samuel struck again, scoring on a 25-yard jet sweep. Samuel finished with five catches for 45 yards.

Jake Bentley was 18 of 28 for 187 yards passing and threw a 39-yard touchdown pass to Hayden Hurst to stretch South Carolina’s lead to 21-10 midway through the third quarter. Hurst added a 2-yard scoring run in the fourth quarter.

Lock had 245 yards passing and a touchdown, but was intercepted twice.

THE TAKEAWAY

South Carolina: For the second straight week, the Gamecocks won a game in which they were outgained from scrimmage. Missouri outgained South Carolina 423-359, but the Gamecocks were plus-three in turnovers and allowed Samuel’s big kickoff return. South Carolina beat North Carolina State 35-28 last week despite being outgained 504-246.

Missouri: Missouri running back Damarea Crockett was having a big night until he jogged off the field with an injury in the third quarter and did not return. The nature of the injury wasn’t immediately revealed. He finished with 18 carries for 97 yards.

UP NEXT

South Carolina: The Gamecocks will face another SEC East opponent when Kentucky visits next Saturday.

Missouri: The Tigers face Purdue at home on Saturday.

— Associated Press —

Missouri Western volleyball goes 1-1 Saturday in St. Charles

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ST. CHARLES, Mo. – The Missouri Western volleyball team swept the University of Bridgeport (25-15, 25-18, 25-9) in their first match of the day Saturday but fell to West Texas A&M, 3-1 (25-18, 25-23, 24-26, 25-22), in their final match at the Lindenwood Last Minute Challenge.

SERVES UP
MWSU served nine services aces as a team in the sweep over Bridgeport. Amanda Dalbey, Kayla Ruff and Ali Tauchen each recorded two aces for the Griffons. Mikayla Sellers-Wiebe would add two more aces for the Griffons against West Texas A&M.

HEAVY HITTERS
Stephanie Doak and Ali Tauchen combined for 65 of Missouri Western’s 104 kills in the two matches. Doak finished the day with 37 kills, including a new career-best 21 kills against West Texas A&M. Tauchen finished with double digit kills in both games, highlighted by a career-high 17 kills and .441 hitting percentage in the final match.

MONIES WORTH
Missouri Western and West Texas A&M made sure everyone got their monies worth as both teams battled the entire way. Three of the four sets in the match would be decided by three points or less. After ending the third set on an 8-2 run, MWSU won the set in extra points, 26-24.

UP NEXT
Missouri Western travels to Fort Smith, Arkansas on Thursday, Sept. 14 as it takes on Arkansas-Fort Smith at 7 p.m.

— MWSU Athletics —

Adams’ 2 defensive TDs lift No. 19 Kansas State to rout of Charlotte

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MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Kendall Adams hadn’t scored since high school.

On Saturday, the defensive player reached the end zone twice in the first half returning an interception and fumble for touchdowns to lead Kansas State. The No. 19 Wildcats used those scores to rout Charlotte 55-7.

Kansas State (2-0) led 14-0 midway through the first quarter, before Adams took an interception 30 yards up the far sideline and made it 21-0.

“Coach Hayes had help set up what they were going to do,” Adams said. “We had that game plan and I sat on the route, broke on it, got the ball and just ran it in.”

The pick was Adams first of the season. With just over four minutes remaining before halftime, Adams was in the right place again as he picked up a fumble from 46 yards out to make the score 31-7.

“Coaches always tell us to pick up the ball if it’s borderline and that’s what I did, I couldn’t tell if it was a live ball or not so I just picked it up and took it in.”

The last Wildcat to accomplish this feat was Dyshod Carter against Missouri in 1999.

On offense, the Wildcats were just as effective with Alex Barnes, Jesse Ertz and Winston Dimel scoring.

After struggling in the running game a week ago, the Wildcats scored five rushing touchdowns and gained 304 yards on the ground against Charlotte (0-2).

One of the many highlights on the day for the Wildcats was a 20 yard gain by Alex Barnes that ended with him hurdling over a Charlotte defender.

Barnes ended his day with 102 yards rushing along with his one score.

“It just shows how diverse of an offense we are,” Barnes said. “Last week we were not getting it done on the ground so we threw for 400 yards. This week it was a little tougher in the air so wee just grounded the rock all day.”

TAKEAWAYS:

Kansas State: Bill Snyder improved to 19-1 all-time against Conference USA opponents.

Charlotte: Saturday’s loss to Kansas State marks the first time Charlotte has started 0-2 to begin the season since they became a member of NCAA’s FBS division starting in 2015.

INJURY REPORT:

Kansas State right tackle Dalton Risner left in the game’s first series with an injury and did not return for the rest of the game.

POLL IMPLICATIONS

Kansas State will remain ranked in the AP’s Top 25 this coming week.

UP NEXT

Kansas State: The Wildcats visit Vanderbilt.

Charlotte: The 49ers host North Carolina A&T.

— Associated Press —

Nebraska’s rally comes up short at Oregon

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EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Justin Herbert threw for 365 yards and three touchdowns, and the Oregon Ducks spoiled Mike Riley’s homecoming with a 42-35 victory over Nebraska on Saturday.

Royce Freeman rushed for 153 yards and two scores while Charles Nelson caught eight passes for a career-high 117 yards as the Ducks handed first-year coach Willie Taggart his second straight win to open the season.

The Huskers (1-1) rallied from a 42-14 halftime deficit with three unanswered second-half touchdowns to close the gap, but ultimately fell short.

Tanner Lee finished with 252 yards passing and three touchdowns for Nebraska, but he was intercepted four times, including on the Huskers’ final drive. Tre Bryant ran for 107 yards and a score but had to be helped off the field because of an injury early in the fourth quarter.

Riley had two stints as coach at Oregon State between 1997 and 2014. Saturday was his first trip back to the state for a game since he took over as head coach of Nebraska two seasons ago.

Riley grew up in Corvallis, some 50 miles north of Eugene, and played quarterback for Corvallis High School. His dad was an assistant at Oregon State.

During his time with the Beavers, Riley was 1-6 at Autzen Stadium in Civil War rivalry games. The only win was in 2007 when the Beavers beat the Ducks 38-31 in double overtime.

Autzen was certainly inhospitable to Riley in the first half on Saturday. The Ducks got off to a quick 14-0 start, scoring on their opening drive when Herbert hit Brenden Schooler with a 32-yard touchdown pass, and then some two minutes later when Herbert found Charles Nelson with an 8-yard scoring pass.

After De’Mornay Pierson-El’s stunning TD catch on Lee’s 23-yard pass narrowed it for Nebraska, Freeman ran for a 2-yard touchdown to put the Ducks up 21-7.

Bryant rushed for a Nebraska score before Freeman extended Oregon’s lead with a 1-yard TD dive. The Ducks’ running back, who decided to stay for his senior season after meeting with Taggart, rushed for 150 yards and four scores in Oregon’s 77-21 season-opening win over Southern Oregon last weekend.

The Ducks added a pair of touchdowns to go into the half with a 42-14 lead but Lee threw a pair of scoring passes, of 18 and 28 yards, to Stanley Morgan Jr. to close the gap in the second half. The rally energized the big travelling contingent of Husker fans.

Mikale Wilbon ran for a 2-yard touchdown with 2:47 left in the game for Nebraska. The Huskers’ next drive was thwarted when Lee was picked off by Ugochukwo Amadi.

Freshman Thomas Graham Jr. finished with two interceptions for the Ducks.

The Huskers were coming off a 43-36 victory over Arkansas State last Saturday. They went 9-4 last season, their second under Riley.

Taggart took over at Oregon in December after the Ducks went 4-8 last season and dismissed coach Mark Helfrich.

TAKEAWAYS

Nebraska: There was no immediate word about the severity of Bryant’s injury. Trainers were looking at his right knee on the sidelines after it occurred. … The Huskers were 23-8 against Pac-12 foes going into the game. … The game completes the home-and-home series against Oregon. Last season Nebraska beat the Ducks 35-32 in Lincoln.

Oregon: Receiver Charles Nelson surpassed 100 catches for his career at Oregon in the opening quarter. … It was Nelson’s second career game with more than 100 receiving yards.

UP NEXT

Nebraska: The Huskers host Northern Illinois at Memorial Stadium next weekend.

Oregon: The Ducks visit Wyoming next weekend.

— Associated Press —

Kansas loses at home to Central Michigan

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LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Shane Morris threw for 467 yards and five touchdowns on an efficient 28 of 37 attempts while leading Central Michigan to a 45-27 victory over Kansas on Saturday.

In their first road game of the season, the Chippewas rolled into Memorial Stadium and took control late in the second quarter after a quiet start to the game for both teams.

A Kansas field goal made the score 10-6 in Central Michigan’s favor with just under five minutes left until halftime, as the two teams seemed to be fairly evenly-matched.

Less than two minutes later, however, Chippewa tight end Logan Hessbrook took a Morris pass 40 yards to the end zone. Then, with just six seconds remaining, receiver Corey Willis snagged a six-yard score as well. Suddenly, it was 24-6.

The Jayhawks responded with a quick 14 points out of the break, cutting the lead to just four, but the Chippewas drove down on the following possession and extended it back to 11 with Devon Spalding’s touchdown run from the 1. From there, they wouldn’t look back.

Offense was the key for Central Michigan, racking up 590 total yards. Most of their work came through the air, but five Chippewas combined for 123 yards on the ground as well.

“Our offensive production was outstanding,” coach John Bonamego said. “I think (offensive coordinator Chris Ostrowsky) called a good game. Shane Morris executed the offense. Our receivers ran, got open, and caught balls, and we were able to grind some yards in the running game as well.”

Mark Chapman led the game with 168 yards on eight receptions, and reeled in three touchdowns as well. He delivered the knockout blow, turning a short Morris pass into a 75-yard dash to the end zone after the Jayhawks had started to trim the deficit in the fourth.

“I think that’s the best play in football,” Morris said. “I just got to throw a little bubble out there, and he does the rest. He made a great play. I thought he was going to get tackled on the sideline honestly, but just shot it and he went. I mean, that’s an unbelievable play.”

Kansas quarterback Peyton Bender had a poor start to the game, but played decently once he got things together. He finished with 323 yards on 32 of 62 passing, but failed to find the end zone and threw two picks.

Jayhawks true freshman running back Dom Williams accounted for two touchdowns on the ground, and led the game in rushing with 64 yards. Receiver Ryan Schadler also ran it in for a score on a 33-yard reverse.

THE TAKEAWAY

Central Michigan: The Chippewas played an almost spotless game, their lone turnover coming off a punt return slip up. With just one game left before competition begins in what should be a tough Mid-American Conference, Central Michigan has reason to be confident.

Kansas: Not a good look for the Jayhawks in this one. After a strong opener against Southeast Missouri State, things seemed to be trending in the right direction for coach David Beaty’s team. But after this one, it seems Kansas could be heading for the same level of mediocrity they’ve carried in seasons past.

UP NEXT

Central Michigan: The Chippewas will next travel to Syracuse for their final non-conference game of the season against the 1-1 Orange.

Kansas: The Jayhawks will play their first road game of the season next Saturday as they travel to 1-1 Ohio in their non-conference season finale.

— Associated Press —

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