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Kansas falls at home to Oklahoma State 44-20

Posted on October 22, 2016

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — For a moment during the third quarter, the Oklahoma State Cowboys more resembled a rugby club than an American college football team.

Mason Rudolph threw for 220 yards and one touchdown, Jalen McCleskey caught six passes for 129 yards, Justice Hill ran for 162 yards and Oklahoma State (5-2, 3-1 Big 12) extinguished Kansas’ homecoming excitement, winning 44-20.

The rugby act came after Kansas’ Montell Cozart tossed a deep pass, intended for wide receiver LaQuvionte Gonzalez, but the ball ricocheted up and Oklahoma State free safety Jordan Sterns brought it down. Sterns scrambled up the field for 21 yards and then lateraled the ball to defensive tackle Vincent Taylor.

“We’ve become the lateral kings,” Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy said.

And the play wasn’t over.

Taylor ran for 14 yards before lateraling to defensive end Jarrell Owens. Owens ran for another 29 yards before being brought down by Gonzalez at the Kansas 16.

Gundy didn’t know how many laterals were thrown during that play, but he knew more than one was enough.

“I was OK with one,” Gundy said. “… Three times? I vote for one lateral and then tuck it away and get what you can get.”

Oklahoma State chipped in a 25-yard field goal a few plays after the chaos.

With less than four minutes remaining in the third quarter, Kansas (1-6, 0-4) Cozart was pressed on third-and-7 deep in Jayhawk territory and threw an interception straight into the hands of Oklahoma State defensive tackle DeQuinton Osborne. Osborne, standing at 6-foot and weighing 310 pounds, ran down to Kansas sideline to the 1-yard line.

Cozart said he, as a film junkie, hadn’t seen where Oklahoma State has their nose guard drop back in coverage.

“They got us on that one. They got me,” Cozart said of the Osborne interception. “They had seven guys walk up. I knew one of those guys was going to be free. I had a high route to the right and I knew. They got us on that one.”

On the following play, Oklahoma State running back Rennie Childs punched in the ball to put the Cowboys up 31-20.

Kansas started off hot, scoring first halfway through the first quarter by a Cozart-to-Gonzalez 68-yard pass. The Jayhawks held a lead until three minutes before halftime when Hill inched in a 1-yard touchdown run to make the score 17-13.

Kansas came close to getting within one point, attempting a 59-yard field goal as time expired before halftime. With five seconds remaining in the half, Oklahoma State’s Motekiai Maile blocked the kick. Kansas couldn’t recover, scoring only one more time before the game ended.

“Our coaches made some really good adjustments in the second half and the players did a nice job of taking it out on the field,” Gundy said.

Cozart threw for 250 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions, Ke’aun Kinner rushed for 145 yards, and Gonzalez hauled in six passes for 106 yards in the Jayhawks’ 21st-straight loss to FBS opponents.

THE TAKEAWAY

Kansas: The Kansas defense sacked Mason Rudolph five times, the most a Jayhawk squad has brought down a Cowboy quarterback in program history. Dorance Armstrong sacked Rudolph once, extending his sack streak to five-straight games.

Oklahoma State: The Cowboys scored 17 points off Jayhawk turnovers.

STATLINE:

With 14 points on Saturday, Oklahoma State kicker Ben Grogan is the new career scoring leader at Oklahoma State. He tied former Cowboy kicker Dan Bailey’s record with his first extra point of the day and surpassed Bailey on the first field goal of the day. Grogan currently has 383 career points.

UP NEXT

Kansas travels to Oklahoma to play the Sooners on Oct. 29.

Oklahoma State hosts West Virginia on Oct. 29.

— Associated Press —

MWSU soccer defeats Washburn 1-0 for school record 10th victory

Posted on October 22, 2016October 22, 2016

ST. JOSEPH – The Missouri Western soccer team has its best season in program history with three games remaining in the regular season after a 1-0 win over Washburn Friday night that gave the program its 10th win of the season, most in school history.

It was as dominant as a 1-0 victory can be as Missouri Western outshot the Ichabods 15-2, 11-0 in the first half. Missouri Western had four corner kicks to Washburn’s two and controlled possession the entire first half with only a few Washburn scoring opportunities in the second half. The win also gave head coach Chad Edwards his 40th career win at Missouri Western. The win also seperated the Griffons from Washburn. The two teams entered in a tie for fifth place in the MIAA standings.

Cassidy Menke moved one goal closer to tying the program record for goals in a season when she scored her sixth of 2016 in the 25th minute. The sophomore kicked a laser into the top right of the goal past Washburn goal keeper Kaitlin Minnich.

The Griffon backline did its job, but it was the offense that limited Washburn opportunities by pushing the action down low. Cassidy Chappell led Missouri Western with four shots, two on goal.

Menke had two shots, both on goal. Maddy Cowell and Bridget Blessie each had three shots with Sarah Blakley and Layne Shepherd each adding a shot. Lexie Martin moved to 6-1 on the season and added her fourth shutout of the season.

The Griffons have three games remaining in the regular season, two at home. Missouri Western hosts Emporia State(6-7-2, 4-4 MIAA) who won, 1-0 at Northwest Missouri State on Friday, this coming Sunday at noon.

— MWSU Athletics —

No. 17 Bearcat volleyball cruises to three set win over Southwest Baptist

Posted on October 22, 2016October 22, 2016

The Northwest Missouri State University volleyball team swept Southwest Baptist, 3-0, on Friday evening at Bearcat Arena in Maryville, Mo.

– The win moves No. 17 ranked Northwest to 20-2 overall and 8-2 in MIAA play. SBU falls to 3-21 on the year and 0-10 in conference action.

– Seniors Jackie Becker and Miranda Foster each had a match-high 10 kills on the evening.

– Sarah Dannettell had 33 assists, four digs, four kills and a block.

– The Bearcats hit .316 for the match, committing just 12 attacking errors.

Key Northwest Statistics
– Northwest won by scores of 25-16, 25-22 and 25-14.

– Becker hit .438 for the match while Foster hit .409. Foster also had a match-high 14 digs with a pair of assists and a block.

– Alexis Williams had five total blocks to go along with five kills. She hit .625 for the match with no errors.

– Maddy Bruder had 11 digs with eight kills. She had two blocks, a service ace and an assist.

– Olivia Nowakowski had 12 digs for the match with four assists and a pair of service aces.

Key Northwest Sequences
– Already up by two sets, Northwest took any doubt of the outcome of the match in the start of the third set. After giving up an ace on the opening point, Northwest rallied to win 17 of the next 21 points, going up 17-5. During the rally, Northwest got three kills from Darcy Sunderman, Foster, Becker, Williams and three from Bruder. Williams added three blocks and Sunderman had two as well. Northwest also had three service aces.

Up Next
– Northwest will host Missouri Southern on Saturday, Oct. 22, at 3 p.m. in Bearcat Arena.

— Northwest Athletics —

Western volleyball uses fast start to dominate Missouri Southern

Posted on October 22, 2016October 22, 2016

ST. JOSEPH – The Missouri Western volleyball team swept Missouri Southern (25-18, 25-11, 25-11) Friday night inside the MWSU Fieldhouse to snap a three game losing skid.

Missouri Western wasted little time settling into the match, opening a 6-1 first set lead. Missouri Southern would make it interest midway through the set, cutting the margin to one at 17-16. MWSU would counter and end the set with four straight points. The Griffons used a 17-1 start to cruise in the second set. Third set would be a similar story as Western jumped out to a 7-1 lead en route to winning the match.

MWSU had one of their best offensive nights of the season finishing with 42 kills, 14 blocks and eight aces while hitting .453 for the match. Ashley Mainord led the Missouri Western attack with 11 kills as Shellby Taylor added nine. Lauren Murphy aced the Lions five times, which ties her for third in program history for aces in a three set match. Mainord and Kelsey Olion teamed to combine for 11 blocks.

The Griffons host their final home match of a four match stand Saturday at 3 p.m. against Southwest Baptist.

— MWSU Athletics —

Northwest soccer gets blanked by Emporia State Friday

Posted on October 22, 2016October 22, 2016

The Northwest Missouri State University soccer team fell to Emporia State, 1-0, on Friday afternoon at Bearcat Pitch in Maryville, Mo.

– Northwest falls to 4-9-1 overall and 2-6 in MIAA play. The Hornets move to 6-7-2 overall and 4-4 in conference action.

– Bearcat freshman Izzy Romano had a match-high five shots, four coming on goal.

– Emporia State scored in the 37th minute for the game’s lone goal

– Ashley Malloy made four saves for Northwest in goal.

Key Northwest Statistics
– The Bearcats took 10 shots to Emporia State’s nine total shots.

– The Hornets had seven corner kicks to Northwest’s six. The Bearcats were whistled for nine fouls while Emporia State was called 10 times.

– Payton McGee and Malloy each had shots on goal for Northwest.

– Rachel Roshek, Cassie Phillips and Gloria Hanrahan also recorded shots for the Bearcats.

– ESU’s Yadira Rivera made six saves.

Key Northwest Sequence
– In the 22nd minute, Romano earned a free kick just outside the ESU box after being pulled down. Romano lined up the shot and hit a low line drive that took a deflection off the wall. The ball kicked to the right and the Hornet keeper had to make a diving save to her left to keep the game scoreless.

Up Next
– Northwest will host Washburn on Sunday, Oct. 23, at 12:30 p.m. at Bearcat Pitch. Sunday will be Senior Day.

— Northwest Athletics —

Missouri Western women picked fifth in preseason MIAA coaches poll

Posted on October 20, 2016October 20, 2016

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Western women’s basketball team is picked fifth in the 2016-17 MIAA Preseason Coaches Poll.

The Griffons are defending MIAA Regular Season Champions, setting an MIAA record with 20 conference wins one season ago. This year’s team will feature four new starters, but returns eight Griffons from last year’s team which advanced to the NCAA Central Regional.

2016 MIAA Tournament Champion Emporia State was picked first with 2016 Central Regional Champion Pittsburg State second and receiving two first place votes. Washburn and Fort Hays State rounded out the top-four, respectively.

2016-17 MIAA Preseason Coaches Poll
1. Emporia State (12) – 168
2. Pittsburg State (2) – 156
3. Washburn – 132
4. Fort Hays State – 127
5. Missouri Western – 124
6. Central Oklahoma – 96
7. Nebraska-Kearney – 95
8. Central Missouri – 89
9. Missouri Southern – 83
10. Southwest Baptist – 75
11. Northeastern State – 43
12. Lindenwood – 40
13. Northwest Missouri – 31
14. Lincoln – 15

Rob Edmisson enters his fifth year as head coach of the Griffons. He led the team to the postseason in three of his first four years, including last year’s NCAA regional berth, a first for the program since 2004. It was also the program’s first MIAA Championship since 2002 and the most wins in program history (27-4).

The Griffons open the regular season Nov. 11 when they host the Drury Inn Tip-Off Tournament. Missouri Western will play host to Southwest Minnesota State in the opener.

— MWSU Athletics —

Northwest men’s basketball team ranked eighth in DII Bulletin Top 25

Posted on October 20, 2016October 20, 2016

MARYVILLE, Mo. – The Northwest Missouri State University men’s basketball team was ranked eighth in the 2016-17 Division II Bulletin’s top-25 preseason poll. The Bearcats were the MIAA’s only representative on the poll. Nebraska-Kearney was listed as a team to watch. Junior Justin Pitts was named a Central Region Super 16 Selection by the publication.

On Wednesday, Northwest was ranked first in the MIAA preseason coaches poll. The Bearcats begin the 2016-17 season on Friday, Nov. 11, against Upper Iowa in St. Joseph, Mo., at 3 p.m. The first home action for Northwest will be on Thursday, Nov. 17, at 7 p.m., against defending national champion Augustana University.

Northwest returns four starters off last year’s team that went 27-6 overall and 19-3 in MIAA play. The Bearcats captured both the regular season and conference tournament titles, advancing to the NCAA Sweet 16 round for the third consecutive year. Pitts is the reigning MIAA Player of the Year and coach Ben McCollum was named MIAA Coach of the Year. Senior Zach Schneider earned All-MIAA third team honors while Chris-Ebou Ndow was an honorable mention performer.

— Northwest Athletics —

Kansas enters 2016-2017 at No. 2 in USA Today Men’s Basketball Coaches Top 25

Posted on October 20, 2016October 20, 2016

LAWRENCE, Kan. – Kansas men’s basketball enters the 2016-17 season No. 2 with one first-place vote in the USA TODAY Coaches’ Poll released Thursday. This is the highest ranking for the Jayhawks since KU was preseason No. 1 in 2009-10.

Kansas is ranked in the preseason for the 25th time in time in the 28-year history of the poll. The No 2 ranking marks the sixth time KU has been preseason No. 2 or higher in the coaches’ poll. Additionally, it is the 11th time in the Bill Self era the Jayhawks have been preseason seventh or higher, including each of the last five seasons.

For 2016-17, Kansas returns three starters and eight letterwinners from last season’s 33-5 team which went 15-3 in Big 12 play, winning its unprecedented 12th-straight, 16th Big 12 and NCAA-leading 59th overall conference regular-season championship. KU also won the 2015 Maui Invitational and 2016 Big 12 Championship titles and was the overall No. 1 seed for the NCAA Tournament where it advanced to the Elite Eight.

Kansas will face two nationally-ranked teams, including No. 1 Duke, in its first two regular-season games of the 2016-17 season. The Jayhawks will play No. 12 Indiana on Nov. 11, in the State Farm Armed Forces Classic in Honolulu and will then play Duke in the State Farm Champions Classic, Nov. 15 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Overall, KU will play seven games against teams in the coaches’ preseason poll this season.

Last season Kansas tied its previous season’s record by facing 16 ranked foes. The Jayhawks’ 12 wins against ranked teams was an all-time season high.

In 2015-16 Kansas opened the year No. 5 in the preseason coaches’ poll and ended No. 3.

USA Today Coaches Poll (preseason)
Rank. Team (first place votes) – points
1. Duke (27) – 792
2. KANSAS (1) – 721
3. Villanova (1) – 700
4. Kentucky (2) – 695
5. Oregon (1) – 620
6. North Carolina – 614
7. Virginia – 596
8. Xavier – 552
9. Michigan State – 544
10. Wisconsin – 487
11. Arizona – 468
12. Indiana – 435
13. Gonzaga – 371
14. Louisville – 367
15. Purdue – 324
16. Connecticut – 239
17. Syracuse – 224
18. West Virginia – 204
19. Saint Mary’s – 203
20. UCLA – 185
21. Maryland – 153
22. Texas – 124
23. Creighton – 113
24. Rhode Island – 85
25. Cincinnati – 75

Others receiving votes: Florida State 65, Iowa State 56, California 43, Miami 35, Dayton 34, Oklahoma 33, Seton Hall 24, Texas A&M 22, Notre Dame 18, San Diego State 17, Virginia Tech 16, Wichita St 15, Butler 14, USC 14, Ohio State 12, Colorado 11, Florida 11, Clemson 11, Michigan 10, Pittsburgh 7, Georgia 6, Yale 6, VCU 6, Chattanooga 5, Washington 4, Kansas State 3, Nevada 3, Davidson 2, Valparaiso 2, Arkansas 2, Utah 1, SMU 1

— KU Athletics —

Griffons picked to finish 12th in preseason MIAA Men’s Basketball poll

Posted on October 19, 2016

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Western men’s basketball team is selected 12th in the 2016-17 MIAA Preseason Men’s Basketball Coaches Poll which was released Wednesday morning.

Western is coming off a 12-18 overall record last season, including a 9-13 mark in MIAA play. The Griffons finished 11th in the standings last season, upsetting Washburn in the opening round of the MIAA Tournament before being eliminated by Missouri Southern.

Fifth-year head coach Brett Weiberg returns five lettermen from the 2015-16 team.

Defending champion Northwest Missouri State was picked first in the poll. Washburn, Fort Hays State, Lincoln and Missouri Southern rounded out the top-five.

The Griffons open the season Nov. 4 with an exhibition game at Texas Tech. The first home game is Nov. 11 during the Hillyard Tip-Off Classic. Missouri Western will play Wayne State (Neb.) and Upper Iowa in the event.

2016-17 MIAA Preseason Coaches Poll
1. Northwest Missouri (13)     169
2. Washburn (1)                     147
3. Fort Hays State                  129
4. Lincoln                                123
5. Missouri Southern               111
6. Nebraska-Kearney              104
7. Central Oklahoma                 94
8. Pittsburg State                      93
9. Central Missouri                    92
10. Lindenwood                         72
11. Emporia State                      55
12. Missouri Western                 45
13. Northeastern State              22
14. Southwest Baptist                18

— MWSU Athletics —

Mizzou Athletics receives $8 Million gift for football facility project

Posted on October 19, 2016

COLUMBIA, Mo. – The University of Missouri Department of Intercollegiate Athletics has received yet another major gift toward its planned football facility. The confidential donor has made an $8 million gift for the new football facility in the south end zone at Memorial Stadium/Faurot Field.

This gift comes on the heels of two other recent gift announcements which rejuvenated the push for new football facilities. The $8 million gift, coupled with a previously announced $10 million gift, means that in the past two months, Mizzou Athletics has received two of its top-five largest donations in program history.

“We are so grateful for such a transformational gift,” said Director of Athletics Jim Sterk. “We’re very excited to continue this process and keep momentum going. Our next steps include meeting with architects to determine all of the details of the project and then our goal will be to present our final plan with the funding model to our Board of Curators for their approval in February,” he said.

The latest gift puts the current fundraising total for the project at approximately $67 million.

“This is such an exciting time for our program, and I’m so impressed with our donors and the support they’re giving for this project,” said Head Football Coach Barry Odom. “I can’t say enough just how thankful we are for gifts like this. We’re going to create a first-class facility, something that our fans will be proud of, and something that will have a huge impact for years to come for our student-athletes,” he said.

Specific details and scope of the campaign and project will be unveiled at a later date, after plans are approved and finalized.

— Mizzou Athletics —