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Jayhawks remain winless as they lose at Texas

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riggertKUAUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Jerrod Heard threw an 84-yard touchdown pass to John Burt on Texas’ first offensive play and D’Onta Foreman ran 93-yards for a third quarter score as Texas routed winless Kansas 59-20 Saturday night.

Tyrone Swoopes ran for four touchdowns for Texas (4-5, 3-3 Big 12), two in the fourth quarter. He also threw a 40-yard touchdown in mop-up duty in the Longhorns’ highest-scoring game in two seasons, a week after being shut out by Iowa State.

Foreman’s run was the third-longest touchdown run in Texas history.

Kansas (0-9, 0-6) has lost 37 in a row away from home. The Jayhawks have given up at least 58 points in three straight games

Kansas was within 24-14 late in the first half but had a drive end at the Texas 1 and the Jayhawks missed a short field goal on the final play.

Texas then finished off the Jayhawks with 35 straight points in a scoring burst the Longhorns hadn’t seen in a long time.

Heard finished with 201 yards passing and 23 yards rushing, one of his best games since a 527-yard school record effort in a loss to California back on Sept. 12. Foreman finished with 157 yards rushing after gaining just 16 in the first half.

Swoopes scored two touchdowns on runs of 4 and 1 yards in the first half when the game was still close, then finished off the Jayhawks with a burst in the fourth quarter when the game turned into a Texas romp.

Ryan Willis led Kansas with 214 yards passing and one touchdown.

The Longhorns still need two wins in their final three games to qualify for a bowl in coach Charlie Strong’s second season. The Longhorns play next at West Virginia, host Texas Tech on Thanksgiving and end the regular season at Baylor.

The scoring outburst will be a confidence boost for a Texas team that badly needed one and has struggled to keep up in the wild scoring of the Big 12. The Longhorns jumped to a 17-0 lead against one of the worst defenses in the country and survived a second-quarter surge from the Jayhawks.

Heard, who hadn’t passed for more than 53 yards in three of the previous four games, threw over the top of the Kansas secondary for the long strike to Burt, who easily beat one-on-one coverage to haul it in. Swoopes’ two short first-half touchdown runs made it 24-7 early in the second quarter.

Kansas had a chance to force a tie by halftime. De’Andre Mann, whose earlier touchdown pulled Kansas with 24-14, was stuffed at the Texas 1 on fourth down. Nick Bartolotta’s 26-yard field goal bounced off the right upright as time ran out on the half.

Texas poured it on in the second half, starting with Foreman’s long run. Foreman took the handoff, bounced around the left end and suddenly was in the clear all the way to the end zone. His touchdown on Texas’ next drive put the Longhorns up by 24.

Swoopes replaced Heard at quarterback to start the fourth quarter and his first pass attempt was a 40-yard touchdown to Armanti Foreman. He added a 44-yard TD run, then scooped a fumble for another late touchdown.

— Associated Press —

Missouri State drops seventh straight as they lose at No. 21 Youngstown State

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riggertMSUYOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Youngstown State scored on its first six offensive possessions and rolled up more than 400 yards in the opening half to pull away for a 47-7 victory over Missouri State Saturday afternoon at Stambaugh Stadium.

YSU finished the day with 644 yards of total offense, including 338 rushing yards and 306 through the air, and moved the chains for 29 first downs to just five for the Bears. The Penguins’ dual threat ground game featured 100-yard games from Jody Webb (12 carries for 107 yards) and Martin Ruiz (18 carries for 100 yards), while Hunter Wells completed 15-of-25 passes for 241 yards and three touchdowns.

The No. 21 Penguins (5-4, 3-3 MVFC), who racked up 222 yards of offense over the first 15 minutes of action, used two of Wells’s touchdown passes and a consistent ground attack to build a 24-0 first-quarter lead. While YSU’s early offensive attack yielded positive results for the home club, the Penguins defense was equally as dominant, limiting the Bears to 11 yards of total offense in the first quarter.

After a 34-yard Ruiz run set up a Zak Kennedy 20-yard field goal to open the scoring, Wells connected with Andrew Williams on the first of two scoring pass plays for the duo in the opening half, capping an eight-play, 63-yard drive to put the home club on top, 10-0. Webb’s 27-yard rush–one of four YSU runs of 16 yards or more in the opening period–highlighted the drive.

A David Rivers interception on the Bears’ next play from scrimmage put the Penguins on the offensive again, as YSU engineered another scoring march with the help of two critical MSU penalties that kept the drive alive. On first down at the MSU 27, Vashon Landers picked off a Wells pass in the end zone, only to see the turnover wiped away by one of three offsides penalties on the Bears defense in the first half. Then, on third-and-10 at the MSU 15, Wells fired incomplete to seemingly halt the drive, but yet another offsides call gave the Penguins another chance, which Wells cashed in with a 10-yard TD pass to Andre Stubbs.

Next, Webb’s 62-yard bolt to open YSU’s fourth offensive possession set up another quick strike for the Penguins. Yet another MSU offsides penalty on third down in the red zone aided the Penguins cause, as Ruiz ran it in from three yards out to stretch the margin to 24 points.

MSU moved the chains for the first time on its initial drive of the second period, using a 17-yard Lambert-to-Deion Holliman pass to spark the offense. The Bears’ junior quarterback also hit Malik Earl and Holliman again for gains of seven and 10 yards, respectively, before the YSU defense stopped the drive.

Wells kept the Penguins offensive momentum burning, firing a strike to Williams over the middle before the senior receiver broke away from a Bears defender and streaked to the end zone for a 72-yard scoring play.

YSU regained the ball on the first play of the ensuing drive, as Jaylin Kelly intercepted Lambert at the Penguins 48. Wells moved the ball to the MSU 15 with a 21-yard completion to Darien Townsend, before Ricky Davis carried it in from a yard out for a 38-0 margin with 6:05 remaining in the opening half.

Missouri State’s defense found itself on the short end of a wide time of possession disparity, as YSU ran off 29 offensive plays to the Bears eight in the first period. The Bears defense did come up with a key takeaway to set up MSU’s lone touchdown of the day, as Tre Betts stepped in front of a Wells pass and returned it 44 yards to the YSU 21 late in the first half.

Lambert found a wide-open Zac Hoover in the end zone for a 20-yard scoring pass to put the Bears on the scoreboard with just 42 seconds left in the half.

YSU kept the pressure on in the third period, adding to its lead courtesy of a five-yard run by Webb and a 43-yard field goal from Kennedy which made it a 40-point margin.

MSU was limited to 107 total yards on only 40 offensive plays and faltered on third down, converting just one of its 10 attempts in the game. On the flip side, YSU was virtually unstoppable on third down, cashing in on 13-of-17 tries.

Holliman accounted for a game-high 178 all-purpose yards for the Bears, topping the 100-yard mark for kickoff returns for the fifth time this season. The sophomore also reeled in a team-best three receptions for 28 yards.

Defensively, Dylan Cole led the Bears in tackling for the ninth straight game with a game-high 12 stops, including two for losses.

The Bears (1-8, 0-6 MVFC) return to Springfield for their final home contest of the season next Saturday (Nov. 14), when the host UNI in a 2 p.m. game at Robert W. Plaster Stadium.

— MSU Athletics —

Missouri Western men’s basketball loses exhibition game at Mizzou

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MWSUCOLUMBIA, Mo. – The Missouri Western Men’s Basketball team opened the 2015-2016 season with a 92-53 loss in exhibition play at the University of Missouri.

Missouri Western struggled to get the offense going, shooting 30 percent from the field for the game, 27 percent from three-point range. The Griffons turned the ball over 17 times, nine of them coming in the first nine minutes of the game. Wes Mitter and Currie Byrd led the team with nine points each. Mataika Koyamainavure scored six in his first game as a Griffon. Aaron Emmanuel scored five and led the team with seven rebounds.

On the other side, Mizzou shot 57 percent from the field and 50 percent from behind the arc. K.J. Walton scored 17 for Missouri to lead all scorers. He was one of four Tigers to score double-digits with Tramaine Isabell adding 16, Russell Woods scored 13 and Wes Clark had 10.

The regular season begins for Missouri Western next weekend when the team hosts the 24th Annual Hillyard Tip-Off Classic on Nov. 13-14 at the MWSU Fieldhouse.

— MWSU Athletics —

Western volleyball rallies to defeat Fort Hays State in five sets

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riggertMissouriWesternHAYS, Kan. – The Missouri Western volleyball team battled back from a 2-1 hole to take a five-set victory at Fort Hays on Friday night. After winning the first set, 25-21, Missouri Western dropped the next two but squeaked out a 25-22 win in the fourth to force the deciding set.

Missouri Western won the fifth 15-11 and picked up its 20th win of the season despite hitting .104 as a team and having just 44 kills in five sets. Fort Hays State had 69 kills and hit .179 on the night with 32 attack errors. The Tigers also helped the Griffons’ chances with eight service errors and Missouri Western totaled 14 blocks on the night.

Shellby Taylor led the Griffons with 12 kills and Blair Russell finished with 10. Jordan Chohon had 36 assists and 21 digs. Kayla Ruff led the team with 24 digs. Missouri Western improved to 20-6 with the win and 11-3 in the MIAA. The team travels to Kearney, Nebraska for a showdown with No. 12 Nebraska-Kearney Saturday night at 7 p.m.

— MWSU Athletics —

Northwest Missouri State volleyball gets swept by No. 12 UNK

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Northwest2013riggertThe Northwest Missouri State University volleyball team fell to Nebraska-Kearney on Friday evening, 3-0, at the Health and Sports Center in Kearney, Neb.

Northwest falls to 15-9 overall and 8-5 in MIAA play. The Lopers, who entered the match ranked No. 12 by the AVCA improve to 24-5 overall and 11-3 in conference action.

The Bearcats held leads in both the first and third sets before falling to UNK late.

Northwest recorded nine total blocks to the Lopers’ five on the evening.

Senior Libero Aarika Wittenburg had a match-high 16 digs with an assist.  Middle hitters Jackie Becker and Alexis Williams each had four blocks assists. Becker also added seven kills.  Miranda Foster had nine kills, six digs and three blocks.

The Bearcats will head to Hays, Kan., for a 2 p.m. match against Fort Hays State on Saturday at Gross Memorial Coliseum.

— Northwest Athletics —

Mizzou drops fourth straight as they lose to No. 20 Mississippi State

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riggertMissouriCOLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Dak Prescott threw four touchdown passes and No. 24 Mississippi State got 100-yard receiving games from De’Runnya Wilson and Fred Ross in a rain-soaked 31-13 victory over Missouri on Thursday night.

The Bulldogs kicked it into gear after a heavy downpour stopped at halftime, turning a one-point game into a runaway with a 17-point third quarter that included two of Prescott’s TD throws.

Wilson had two touchdown receptions and Ross and Fred Brown had one each for Mississippi State (7-2, 3-2 Southeastern Conference), which has won four in a row to stay in contention in the SEC West. The Bulldogs pulled away without left tackle Rufus Warren, who injured his left leg late in the first half.

Prescott became the 10th player in SEC history with 10,000 yards of total offense after entering the game needing just 65. He was 27 for 40 for 303 yards and led the Bulldogs in rushing with 47 yards on 14 carries.

Russell Hansbrough’s 14-yard run late in the first half gave Missouri (4-5, 1-5) its first touchdown in four games. Kentrell Brothers forced a fumble and blocked a punt to set up a pair of field goals in the first half for the Tigers. They have lost four in a row for the first time since 2004.

The attendance of 58,878 was Missouri’s worst this season, dragged down by the school’s struggles and the stormy conditions.

Freshman quarterback Drew Lock, who has been the starter throughout the losing streak, was 11 of 26 for 107 yards and was sacked five times. Maty Mauk, who began the year as the starter, was suspended for the second time this season on Sunday for violation of team policies.

Wilson caught four passes for 102 yards with scores of 28 and 5 yards, the first set up by Brandon Holloway’s 69-yard kickoff return and the second set up by Wilson’s 63-yard reception. Ross had 11 receptions for 115 yards.

Mississippi State opened fast. Ross was wide open on a 36-yard catch to cap the opening drive of 62 yards on four plays in 42 seconds, but the Bulldogs didn’t score again until Wilson’s 28-yard grab midway through the second quarter made it 14-6.

Hansbrough’s TD was his first of the year after getting 10 last season, and Missouri’s first since Ish Witter scored on a 1-yard run in the third quarter of a victory over South Carolina on Oct. 3.

Missouri reserve Tyler Hunt had a 35-yard reception and a 72-yard run.

Both teams had last weekend off.

— Associated Press —

K-State’s upset bid comes up short against No. 6 Baylor

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riggertKansasStateMANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Jarrett Stidham threw for 419 yards and three scores in his first start, Corey Coleman caught a pair of touchdown passes and No. 2 Baylor held on for a 31-24 victory over pesky Kansas State on Thursday night to keep its College Football Playoff hopes alive.

Stidham, taking over for the injured Seth Russell, also ran for a touchdown to help the Bears (5-0 Big 12, No. 6 CFP) improve to 8-0 for only the second time in school history.

The freshman quarterback’s favorite target was Coleman, who caught 11 passes for 216 yards while pushing his nation-leading total to 20 touchdown receptions.

Kansas State got to 31-24 on Joe Hubener’s touchdown pass to Deante Burton with 4:07 left, and Chris Callahan’s missed field goal with 51 seconds remaining gave the Wildcats a chance.

But on their first play, Hubener threw a lateral to wide receiver Cody Cook, who then threw down the sideline. The sometimes-quarterback’s pass was picked off by Terrell Burt, who managed to get his right foot down inbounds, and the interception stood after an official’s review.

Baylor ran out the clock to drop Kansas State (3-5) to 0-5 in conference play for the first time since 1989, the first season for coach Bill Snyder on the sideline.

Hubener ran for 153 yards and two touchdowns, but he also was just 12 of 21 for 151 yards with an interception. Charles Jones added 76 yards rushing for Kansas State.

The big question coming into the night was whether Baylor’s prolific offense, which led the nation in yards and points, would keep humming along without Russell. The star quarterback broke a bone in his neck two weeks ago against Iowa State and had surgery last Friday.

Stidham was up to the task in his first start since last year’s Texas prep playoffs.

The 19-year-old from Stephenville completed his first three passes in leading Baylor on an 81-yard scoring drive to open the game. And after the Wildcats answered with a grinding, 88-yard march that took nearly 10 minutes, Stidham hit KD Cannon with a 55-yard touchdown strike.

Meanwhile, the beat-up Wildcats kept making too many mistakes.

Hubener fumbled the ball away deep in Baylor territory early in the second quarter, then threw an interception into double coverage on the next possession. Penalties, blown blocking assignments and dropped passes kept scuttling otherwise promising drives.

The Bears seemed to put the game out of reach when Stidham threw a short TD pass to Coleman in the third quarter, and Callahan hit a 39-yard field goal in the fourth. But Kansas State kept right on grinding, getting a 34-yard TD run from Hubener before his touchdown toss to Burton.

It wasn’t until one last mistake on a trick play that the Wildcats’ fate was sealed.

While the victory lacked the pizazz of the Bears’ nearly 60-point shellacking of Kansas, or similar blowouts of Texas Tech and West Virginia, it was a solid start to Stidham’s tenure.

Baylor was ranked sixth in this week’s initial playoff ranking, due partly to a soft early scheduled but also the uncertainty at quarterback. And while Stidham was far from perfect — he did have a delay of game penalty — he proved to be capably in control most of the game.

That bodes well for a season-defining stretch beginning Nov. 14 against 14th-ranked Oklahoma, and continuing with back-to-back games at No. 12 Oklahoma State and No. 5 TCU.

— Associated Press —

MWSU’s Wester named Academic All-District

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MWSUST. JOSEPH – Missouri Western football offensive tackle Leonard Wester has been named CoSIDA Academic All-District.

The senior left tackle has started 28 games for the Griffons in the last three seasons. Last year Wester was named honorable mention All-MIAA, MIAA Academic Honor Roll and MIAA Scholar Athlete. The Mt. Union Iowa native has been named to the MIAA Academic Honor Roll three times already in his career. A finance & accounting major, Wester has a 3.84 GPA and has helped fellow senior Raphael Spencer climb to No. 2 on the MWSU career rushing yards list.

Wester, Landon Chappell (OL-Central Oklahoma), Tyke Kozeal (LB-Nebraska-Kearney) and Austin Miller (LB-Central Missouri) represented the MIAA on the Academic All-District team. Wester is now eligible for the Academic All-America team.

— MWSU Athletics —

Missouri State’s Steckel to miss Bears’ game at Youngstown State

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riggertMSUSPRINGFIELD – Missouri State head football coach Dave “Stec” Steckel will miss the Bears’ game at Youngstown State this Saturday after undergoing emergency eye surgery on Thursday morning in Springfield.

Stec is expected to recover from the retina procedure in time for MSU’s Nov. 14 home finale against Northern Iowa at Robert W. Plaster Stadium.

Offensive coordinator Mario Verduzco and defensive coordinator Marcus Yokeley will assume interim head coaching duties for Saturday’s 1 p.m. (Central) game in Youngstown. Verduzco and Yokeley will also handle all scheduled media opportunities until Steckel’s return.

— MSU Athletics —

Griffon soccer loses heartbreaker at Northeastern State in MIAA Tournament opener

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MWSUTAHLEQUAH, Okla. – The first winning season in program history ended in heartbreak for the Missouri Western Soccer team as they lost 1-0 to Northeastern State on a goal in the 85th minute of the first round MIAA Tournament matchup.

McKenzie Musella scored her fifth goal of the season with just five minutes remaining in regulation. The unassisted goal came from the top of the box and flew over Sarah Lyle’s reach.

Lyle finished the game with three saves. Northeastern State finished the game with nine shots to Missouri Western’s eight after the Griffons went to the break with a 5-4 shot advantage.

Sydney Andrews’ shot on goal in the first period was the only in the game for Missouri Western. Andrews and Bridget Blessie led Missouri Western with three shots apiece. Cassidy Chappell and Drew Mantlo added the other two shots for Missouri Western.

The loss ended the Griffons’ season at 9-8-1, the first winning season in program history and the second appearance in the postseason after making the first ever one season ago. It was the team’s tenth 1-0 match of the season. Lyle and the Griffon defense allowed more than one goal just once over 18 games.

— MWSU Athletics —

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