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Missouri Western’s Glaude earns second straight weekly MIAA honor

Posted on April 19, 2016

ST. JOSEPH – Missouri Western senior second baseman David Glaude continued a hot streak at the plate last week that earned the junior his second straight MIAA Hitter of the Week honor.

Glaude batted. .625 in four road wins last week for Missouri Western. Of his 10 hits, five were doubles, slugging .938 on the week. He also drove in 11 and scored five runs with two walks. Glaude now has five straight multi-hit games and has an eight-game hitting streak. He’s bumped his average up to .404 on the season and is batting .607 in the team’s last seven games tih 21 RBIs, three home runs, seven doubles and a triple.

The Canadian’s hot bat has helped his team move into a three-way tie for second place in the MIAA standings. Tonight, the Griffons host Northwest Missouri State at 7 p.m. for a single game. This weekend Nebraska-Kearney will be in town for three games, beginning on Friday.

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Western’s Washington named MIAA softball hitter of the week

Posted on April 19, 2016

ST. JOSEPH – The numbers show the potency of the Missouri Western softball teams lineup from top to bottom and the MIAA Hitter of the Week honors are starting to display the same.

Sydney Washington became the third Griffon to receive the award, being named Co-Hitter of the Week after going 3-5 last week against Northwest Missouri State. The junior showed her prowess in the clutch, hitting the game tying home run in the seventh inning of game two, setting up an extra-inning win for Missouri Western. She just missed what would have been a walk-off home run in the seventh of game one, but her deep fly out put Katie Klosterman on third base. One batter later, Klosterman scored, placing the potential tying run on base in what turned out to be a loss for the Griffons. In the non-conference doubleheader, Washington batted .600 with three hits, a home run, two RBIs and a run scored. She was on base four times and stole a base.

Washington joined Taylor Hamilton and Katie Klosterman as 2016 recipients of the award. Janie Smith was also named Pitcher of the Week earlier this season. Missouri Western takes a two-game lead atop the MIAA standings to Washburn on Friday for a doubleheader. The team concludes the regular season on Saturday at Emporia State.

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MWSU women tied for 4th, men in 8th at MIAA golf championships

Posted on April 18, 2016

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Western Women’s golf team is currently tied for fourth at the MIAA Women’s Championships, firing a 341 team score in the first round of the tournament. The event is being played at the Swope Memorial Golf Course in Kansas City which plays at a par 72 – 5893 yards.

Shi Qing Ong and Celine Lim have paced the Griffons in the first round, each shooting an 83 in round one. They are currently tied for 16th individually. Senior Callie Wilson reported an 87 in her first round of action, sitting tied for 22nd.

Missouri Western is tied with Central Missouri at 341 in the first round and trail Lindenwood by 17 strokes for third place.

Northeastern State scored an impressive 306 in round one and leads the tournament over Central Oklahoma by 15 strokes.

Baylee Price of Northeastern State scored a 71 in round one of the tournament, leading all individuals.

The second round of the MIAA tournament will continue on Tuesday in Kansas City.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Missouri Western Men’s Golf finished the first round of the MIAA Championships with a team score of 318, placing them eighth in the tournament. The event is being played at Tiffany Greens Golf Club in Kansas City which is a par 72 – 6977 yard course.

Corey Knight sits tied for third place individually, firing a 74 in the first round of action. The Griffons received a solid round from freshman Cole Roberts, scoring a 78 and tying him for 21st in the individual standings. Ryan Hand is tied for 31st in the standings after scoring an 80 in the tournament.

The Griffons trail Missouri Southern by one stroke for seventh place and Northeastern State for sixth place.

Washburn leads the team standings, scoring a 302 in the first round of action. The Ichabods led Central Oklahoma by three strokes and Lindenwood by four strokes.

Blake Lammers of Lincoln sits alone in first place, reporting a 70 in his first round of action.

The second round of the MIAA Championships will continue on Tuesday morning in Kansas City.

— MWSU Athletics —

Missouri men’s basketball signs junior college All-American guard Jordan Geist

Posted on April 18, 2016

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Mizzou Men’s Basketball has signed future student-athlete Jordan Geist (Fort Wayne, Ind.) to the program’s 2016 recruiting class, head coach Kim Anderson announced. A 6-3, 180-pound guard, Geist earned Second Team NJCAA All-America recognition last season at Ranger College (Ranger, Texas), leading the Rangers to a fourth-place finish at the 2016 NJCAA Division I National Championship.

Geist averaged 15.1 points, 3.5 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game as a freshman during the 2015-16 season, helping head coach Billy Gillispie’s squad to a stout 35-3 record. The newly-signed Tiger showed impressive marksmanship throughout the campaign, shooting 45.6 percent from the field and 35.3 percent from three-point territory.

“Jordan Geist has a winner’s mentality on and off the court,” Anderson said. “His ability to be another trustworthy ball handler and relentless defender for Mizzou Basketball was important to us. Jordan is a savvy player who immediately brings solid experience and leadership to our squad. We’re excited to have Jordan and his family become a part of our program, and we cannot wait to have him in Columbia this summer.”

The Rangers were assisted by Geist’s solid play during its postseason run at the NJCAA national tournament in Hutchinson, Kan., with the guard averaging 11.8 points, 3.8 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.0 steals during Ranger College’s five-game stretch. Geist’s stellar postseason was boosted by a 29-point performance (9-of-15 FG, 10-of-15 FT) in his squad’s 87-74 victory over sixth-seeded Eastern Florida State College in the tournament’s second round.

“The atmosphere and culture surrounding Mizzou’s program is very exciting to me,” Geist said. “The campus is beautiful and the basketball arena is second-to-none. Coach Anderson and his staff treated me so well on my visit. That made me excited to be a part of the program. Playing in a great conference was also important to me. The SEC has great competition and has tough programs to play against. And I’ll be getting great coaching from the Mizzou coaches. I know they’ll prepare us the right way.”

Before his highly successful stop in the junior college ranks, Geist was a standout player in the competitive Indiana high school basketball scene. He helped Homestead High School to an Indiana Class 4A State Championship as a senior in 2014-15. With Geist at the point for head coach Chris Johnson, the Spartans posted an impressive 30-2 season record. Geist compiled averages of 16.8 points and 3.6 assists per game in his final high school season.

Geist earned Indiana Junior All-Star honors following his junior season at Penn High School (Mishawaka, Ind.), in which he averaged 17.7 points and 3.3 assists per game. He led the Kingsmen to a school record 23-2 mark.

Geist has proven to be a winner, with the last three teams he has played for (Penn HS, Homestead HS, Ranger College) combining for an 88-7 record (92.6 winning percentage) over the last three seasons.

“Mizzou fans will see toughness from me,” Geist said. “I’m out there to win and give everything I have for Mizzou Basketball. I think the little things are the most important parts of basketball. On defense, you have to bother people. I’ll do whatever it takes to win.”

Geist’s signing joins him with the current 2016 recruiting class of Frankie Hughes (Cleveland, Ohio), Willie Jackson (Cleveland, Ohio), Reed Nikko (Maple Grove, Minn.) and Mitchell Smith (Van Buren, Ark.).

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Bearcats complete three-game sweep of Southwest Baptist

Posted on April 17, 2016

The Northwest Missouri State University baseball team beat Southwest Baptist, 7-5, on Sunday at Bearcat Field in Maryville, Mo.

he win gives Northwest a three-game sweep over SBU after taking Friday’s and Saturday’s games. Northwest improves to 21-17 overall and 16-12 in conference action. SBU falls to 17-21 overall and 12-16 in MIAA play.

Jay Hrdlicka went 3-for-4 on the day with a pair of RBI.

Anthony Caenepeel went 8.0 innings for his fifth win, allowing five runs on seven hits. He recorded four strikeouts and walked just three batters.

Northwest scored seven runs on eight hits with no errors. Northwest got two runs in the first and five in the third.

Southwest Baptist scored one in the first and four in the fifth. SBU finished with five runs on seven hits with one error.

Kolby Greenslade went 2-for-4 with a run scored. He also stole a base.

James Holler hit his sixth homerun of the year in the first, a two run shot. He finished the day with a pair of runs scored and was also hit by a pitch.

Kevin Handzlik was 1-for-4 with a pair of RBI and one run scored.

Aaron Barratt was 1-for-3 with a double and a sacrifice bunt.

Ozzie Adams drew a pair of walks and came around to score two runs on the afternoon.

Jake Lewis was hit by a pitch in the third and came around to score Northwest’s seventh run of the contest.

Carson Smith picked up his sixth save of the year, recording the final three outs of the contest.

With two outs in the first, Adams reached on an error on a ball hit to the second baseman. Holler took advantage of the mistake and crushed his sixth homerun of the year over the right field fence to make it 2-1 Northwest.

Greenslade led off the third with a single up the middle. After a pair of out, Adams walked and Holler was hit by a pitch to load the bases with two down. Handzlik came up with a two-RBI single to right to score Adams and Greenslade. Lewis was hit by a pitch to load the bases again and this time it was Hrdlicka who singled to right center to drive in Holler and Handzlik to make it 6-1 Northwest. After a pitching change, Lewis would score on a balk to push the lead to 7-1.

Northwest heads to Missouri Western on Tuesday, April 19, at 7 p.m. in St. Joseph, Mo.

— Northwest Athletics —

Missouri drops series finale to No. 9 LSU

Posted on April 17, 2016

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Mizzou Baseball dropped the final game of a three game series against No. 9 LSU Sunday (April 17) at Taylor Stadium, 15-2. Freshman LHP Michael Plassmeyer (St. Louis, Mo.) took the loss, throwing 4.2 innings, allowing eight hits, five earned runs, one walk and two strikeouts while LSU’s John Valek III earned his sixth win of the season. Mizzou now sits at 20-18, and 4-11 in SEC play.

Sophomore C Brett Bond (St. Louis, Mo.) led Mizzou at the plate, tallying his first three-hit game of the season while tallying his team-leading sixth homer of the season. Senior 1B Zach Lavy (Auxvasse, Mo.) extended his hitting streak to a career-long 10 games, the longest such streak by a Mizzou player this season. He did so on an eighth-inning double, his 15th of the season. He now leads the SEC in extra-base hits at 25 and his 15 doubles match the most by a Mizzou player since 2011 (17 by Jonah Schmidt).

In the top of the first LSU’s bats started off hot, scoring five runs. The Tigers led with three straight base hits scoring one, and an error by freshman INF Brian Sharp (Liberty, Mo.) brought in another run, making it 2-0. After two runs scored, another base hit down the right field line brought in the third run, then a fielders choice followed by another base hit brought in the last two runs of the inning.

Mizzou struck back in the bottom of the second scoring one run with two singles by sophomore OF Trey Harris (Powder Springs, Ga.) and sophomore C Brett Bond (St. Louis, Mo.), and a fielders choice by Sharp to bring in Harris.

R-Sophomore RHP Cole Bartlett (Williamsburg, Ind.) came in to relieve Plassmeyer in the top of the fifth with two runners left on. After a walk and a base hit, LSU plated two more runs to extend its lead 7-1.

Bond led off the bottom of the fifth with a solo homerun; his team-leading sixth of the season cutting LSU’s lead to 7-2. It was his second homer in as many days.

LSU rebutted in the top of the seventh with three solo homers and wound up putting up a five-spot in the inning to extend the lead to 12-2. That put the game out of reach for Mizzou and LSU added three more in the ninth.

Mizzou does not have a midweek game next week as it shifts its focus to a weekend series at South Carolina, beginning next Friday (April 22).

— Mizzou Athletics —

Northwest men’s tennis team beats Washington 9-0

Posted on April 17, 2016

The Northwest Missouri State University men’s tennis team swept Washington University on Sunday afternoon at the Tao Tennis Center in St. Louis, Mo., 9-0.

Northwest improved to 16-3 overall while Washington University falls to 14-4.

Northwest entered the match ranked No. 16 in NCAA Division II while Washington University was ranked No. 7 in Division III.

The win snapped WashU’s 35-match home win streak.

Match Scores
1. #49 Boissinot,Romain (NW) def. John Carswell (WASHU) 6-1, 6-0
2. Fontcuberta,Sergi (NW) def. Johnny Wu (WASHU) 6-7 (6-8), 6-4, 1-0 (10-5)
3. Riveros,Alvaro (NW) def. Tyler Kratky (WASHU) 1-6, 6-0, 6-1
4. Tete,Mauro (NW) def. Jeremy Bush (WASHU) 6-4, 6-2
5. Altmann,Josef (NW) def. Jason Haugen (WASHU) 7-5, 6-4
6. Glowick,Fin (NW) def. Jake Klein (WASHU) 6-3, 6-2

1. Fontcuberta,Sergi/Riveros,Alvaro (NW) def. Jason Haugen/Konrad Kozlowski (WASHU) 8-5
2. Boissinot,Romain/Autones,Aymeric (NW) def. Jeremy Bush/Tyler Kratky (WASHU) 8-6
3. Tete,Mauro/Altmann,Josef (NW) def. Shaun Berman/Radha Vishnubhotla (WASHU) 8-4

The men’s and women’s teams will host Lindenwood University on Saturday, April 23, at 1 p.m. for Senior Day. The Northwest women will play at Fort Hays State, the day before on Friday, April 22, at 1 p.m.

— Northwest Athletics —

Bearcats win second straight against Southwest Baptist

Posted on April 16, 2016

The Northwest Missouri State University baseball team picked up a 7-4 win over Southwest Baptist on Saturday at Bearcat Field in Maryville, Mo.

Northwest improves to 20-17 overall and 15-12 in MIAA play. Southwest Baptist falls to 17-20 overall and 12-15 in conference action.

Brad Roberts got the start and went 7.0 innings. He did not allow an earned run on the day and struck out five batters while walking four.

Ozzie Adams went 3-for-3 at the plate with three RBI, a run scored and a double. He was also hit by a pitch in the fourth and came around to score the game’s first run.

Saturday was Military Appreciation Day. Thank you to the Missouri National Guard who provided free food and t-shirts to the spectators.

Key Northwest Statistics
– Northwest scored seven runs on 11 hits but committed three errors. Northwest got two in the fourth, three in the fifth and two in the seventh.
– All four of SBU’s runs came in the eighth. Southwest Baptist finished the day with four runs on seven hits with no errors.
– Nick Gotta scored two runs for Northwest, going 2-for-5 on the day with an RBI. He recorded a double, a triple and a stolen base.
– James Holler was 2-for-4 with an RBI. He also picked up a stolen base.
– Jay Hrdlicka went 1-for-3 with an RBI. He was hit by a pitch in the seventh inning.
– Kolby Greenslade went 1-for-4 with a run scored.
– Garrett Fort turned two walks in to two runs scored. He recorded his team-leading 14th stolen base in the fifth inning.
– Kevin Handzlik scored a run and drew a walk on the afternoon.
– Bryce Shea came on in relief in the eighth inning. He did not allow an earned run in the frame. He allowed one hit and recorded a strikeout without issuing a walk.
– Carson Smith got his fifth save of the year by working a perfect ninth. He struck out two batters while using just 11 pitches.

Key Northwest Innings
– Roberts worked perfect fifth and sixth innings for Northwest. He retired eight straight batters from the top of the third to the fifth.

– With two down and runners on first and second, Hrdlicka placed a well hit ball in the gap in left centerfield to drive in Adams, who started the inning by getting hit by a pitch. Handzlik, who drew a one-out walk, moved from first to third on the hit. In the next at bat, Northwest attempted a double steal. Hrdlicka was caught in a rundown but Handzlik was able to score from third before Hrdlicka was tagged out at first to make it 2-0 Northwest.

– With one out in the bottom of the fifth, Greenslade hit an infield single to first, beating the throw to the pitcher covering. Gotta came up next and pulled a ball down the right field line that got past the first baseman. Greenslade came around to score all the way from first and Gotta pulled into second with a stand up double. Fort drew a walk to bring up Adams. After Gotta and Fort each stole bases, Gotta hit a single to left to score Gotta and put runners on the corners. Holler hit an infield single to score Gotta to make it 5-0 Northwest.

– Gotta led off the bottom of the seventh with a triple that cleared the centerfielder’s glove and bounced to the wall. Fort followed it up by drawing a walk to put two on with no outs. Adams laced a ball to the right field fence for a double to drive in Gotta and Fort, but Adams was thrown out trying to take third on the play as Northwest took a 7-0 lead.

Up Next
– The series concludes at 1 p.m. on Sunday, April 17.

— Northwest Athletics —

Houck, Tigers fall at home to No. 9 LSU

Posted on April 16, 2016

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Mizzou Baseball dropped game two of its series with No. 9 LSU, 9-5, on Saturday afternoon at Taylor Stadium. The game was tied 4-4 going into the seventh, but LSU scored five runs in the frame with four coming on a grand slam by Beau Jordan to take a 9-5 lead. LSU tagged Mizzou starter Tanner Houck (Collinsville, Ill.) for a career-high eight runs and five walks as he took the loss, his third of the season. Mizzou falls to 20-17 and 4-10 in SEC play this season.

LSU’s Alex Lange earned the win, his third of the season. LSU improves to 24-11 and 8-6 in SEC play. Senior 1B Zach Lavy (Auxvasse, Mo.) extended his hitting streak to a career-long nine games, the longest streak by a Tiger this season. C Brett Bond (St. Louis, Mo.) and OF Trey Harris (Powder Springs, Ga.) each homered in the loss. Harris drove in two of Mizzou’s four runs, his seventh game this season with multiple RBIs, second on the team.

Houck cruised through the first inning on 13 pitches, getting a pair of strikeouts looking and an easy 1-3 bounce out to retire the side. After Mizzou put two men aboard against Lange in the first, Trey Harris (Powder Springs, Ga.) struck out to strand a pair. LSU then tagged Houck for a two-out run in the second inning on an RBI single to RF by Beau Jordan.

Houck then escaped a runners-on-the-corners, no-out jam in the third with a pair of Ks and a flyout to center. Mizzou then took that momentum into the bottom of the third and plated a pair of runs, both with two outs. The first came on an RBI single by Harris and the next on a bases-loaded walk by Kirby McGuire (Round Rock, Texas).

LSU then scored three in the fourth inning, all with two outs, to take a 4-2 lead. Mizzou then homered in back-to-back innings in the fourth and fifth with solo shots by Brett Bond (St. Louis, Mo.) and Harris to tie the game at 4-4. Bond’s homer was his team-leading fifth while Harris’ was his first of 2016.

The game remained tied until the seventh inning as Houck struggled, loading the bases with two singles and a walk. He then walked in a run to give LSU a 5-4 lead while ending his day in favor of reliever Liam Carter (Highland Park, Ill.). Carter surrendered a grand slam to Beau Jordan and that gave LSU a 9-4 lead.

Mizzou then went quietly in the seventh and eighth despite reliever Austin Tribby (Springfield, Mo.) coming in and settling things down, pitching 2.1 shutout frames to close the game. Mizzou added a run in the ninth on Lavy’s team-leading 14th double of the season, cutting the lead to 9-5.

Mizzou and LSU will close the three-game series Sunday at 1 p.m.

— Mizzou Athletics —

Missouri Western tennis blanks Lincoln Saturday 9-0

Posted on April 16, 2016

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Western Women’s Tennis team defeated Lincoln 9-0 on Saturday. It’s the second time this year the Griffons finished the match 9-0 in a victory. Also, the Griffons snapped a three-game losing skid, improving their overall record to 9-5 this year.

Missouri Western dominated in singles matches, winning five matches in straight sets. Yasmine El Ghazi, Meara Smith and Lindsay Beger all won their matches by the score of 6-0, 6-0. Sarah Giraldo defeated Abigail Gober 6-1, 6-2 in the No. 2 singles competition.

The Griffons were able to control the Tigers in doubles competition as well. Denise Chiao and Joanna Abreu Roman won in convincing fashion in the No. 3 spot, 8-0. Sofia Aguilera and Yasmine El Ghazi won 8-1 in the No. 1 doubles match.

Singles competition
1. El Ghazi, Yasmine (MWSU) def. Roling,Ashley (LU) 6-0, 6-0
2. Giraldo, Sarah (MWSU) def. Gober,Abigail (LU) 6-1, 6-2
3. Abreu Roman, Joanna (MWSU) def. Amarakoon,Nirvani (LU) 6-1, 6-0
4. Smith, Meara (MWSU) def. Geldner,Yvonne (LU) 6-0, 6-0
5. Chiao, Denise (MWSU) def. Ruboneka,Claudine (LU), by default
6. Beger, Lindsay (MWSU) def. Quick,Shelbie (LU) 6-0, 6-0

Doubles competition
1. Aguilera, Sofia/El Ghazi, Yasmine (MWSU) def. Roling,Ashley/Gober,Abigail (LU) 8-1
2. Beger, Lindsay/Giraldo, Sarah (MWSU) def. Amarakoon,Nirvani/Geldner,Yvonne (LU) 8-2
3. Abreu Roman, Joanna/Chiao, Denise (MWSU) def. Ruboneka,Claudine/Quick,Shelbie (LU) 8-0

The Griffon will finish up the regular season on April 24 against Lindenwood, starting at noon. It will also be senior day for Lindsay Beger, Denise Chiao, and Sarah Giraldo.

— MWSU Athletics —