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Northwest women win exhibition game against Graceland

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Northwest2013riggertThe Northwest Missouri State women’s basketball team defeated Graceland in an exhibition contest Wednesday night inside Bearcat Arena, 78-66.

Tanya Meyer led the Bearcats with 15 points, making six of her ten attempts from the field. The sophomore added six rebounds, three steals, and one block.

Junior transfer Jasmin Howe contributed 13 points, also corralling six boards. Howe led Northwest with 32 minutes played.

Jaylah Jackson tallied 13 points and three assists in her first appearance inside Bearcat Arena.

The Bearcats turned the ball over just 10 times, compared to 18 for the Yellowjackets and Northwest held Graceland to a 38.2 field goal percentage.

Northwest Missouri State will open the regular season next weekend when they travel to Sioux Falls, S.D. for two games. First, Northwest will go head-to-head with Augustana on Friday, Nov. 13 before playing Sioux Falls on Saturday, Nov. 14. Both games will begin at 6 p.m. and are being played at the Stewart Center on the University of Sioux Falls campus.

— Northwest Athletics —

Cunningham leads Missouri women past SBU in exhibition opener

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riggertMissouriCOLUMBIA, Mo. – Sophie Cunningham (Columbia, Mo.) scored 20 points and grabbed five steals in her Mizzou debut to lead the Tigers to a 96-59 exhibition victory over Southwest Baptist on Wednesday evening at Mizzou Arena. Five players scored in double figures and the Tigers dished out 21 total assists.

“We made great hustle plays from the start of the game to the finish,” head coach Robin Pingeton said. “It was nice to see how we look under the lights and in different rotations, and I think tonight’s exhibition game definitely served its purpose.”

Mizzou outscored the Bearcats 46-26 in the paint, 30-10 off of turnovers and 24-10 in second chance opportunities. Sophie Cunningham finished 9-for-12 shooting from the floor and also dished out three assists in 25 minutes of action. Jordan Frericks (Quincy, Ill.), Sierra Michaelis (Mercer, Mo.), Bri Porter (Columbia, Mo.) and Kayla McDowell (Cincinnati, Ohio) all scored in double digits.

Lianna Doty (St. Louis, Mo.) and Michaelis both notched four assists. Michaelis connected on three triples and also blocked two shots. Bri Porter pulled down a team-high six rebounds.

For the game, Mizzou shot 53 percent (36-for-68) from the floor, 44 percent (10-for-23) from 3-point range and 78 percent (14-for-18) from the free throw line. In the second half alone, the Tigers shot 58 percent (19-for-33) from the field.

After finishing the first quarter tied 18-18, Mizzou took a 12-point lead into halftime and never looked back. The Tigers outscored SBU 52-27 in the second half, holding the Bearcats to 36 percent (10-for-28) shooting from the field over the final two quarters. Mizzou closed the game on a 17-2 run over the final 5:28 and an 8-0 run over the last 3:48.

Mackenzie Skupa led SBU with 12 points on 5-for-8 shooting in 19 minutes.

Mizzou returns to action on Monday, Nov. 9 with a 7 p.m. CT exhibition finale vs. Quincy.

— Mizzou Athletics —

Kansas cruises to 89-66 exhibition win over Pitt State

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riggertKULAWRENCE, Kan. – No. 4/5 Kansas men’s basketball opened the 2015-16 season with a 89-66 exhibition win over Pittsburg State on Wednesday night inside historic Allen Fieldhouse.

The Jayhawks relied on 46 points from its big men to notch its 43rd-straight exhibition win in Lawrence. Senior forward Perry Ellis led the way with 22 points on 8-of-12 shooting, including 15 second-half points. Freshman forward Carlton Bragg Jr. scored 14 points on 7-of-12 shooting in his debut as a Jayhawk. Senior forward Hunter Mickelson tallied 10 points on 5-of-6 from the field with six rebounds in just 13 minutes.

Kansas held Pitt State to 28.2 percent (20-of-71) shooting from the field while shooting a 48.6 percent mark of their own – nearly four points higher than last year’s season-average.

A total of 14 different players saw minutes in Wednesday night’s win with 10 of those players contributing points.

The Jayhawks held advantages in points in the paint (56-22), bench points (41-22), total rebounds (55-45), defensive rebounds (36-26) and tied the Gorillas in offensive rebounds (19).

Kansas will play its final exhibition game Tuesday at home against Fort Hays State.  The tip is set for 7:00 p.m.

— KU Athletics —

Six Griffons earn All-MIAA soccer honors

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riggertMissouriWesternST. JOSEPH – Six members of the Missouri Western women’s soccer team have been named All-MIAA.

Landing on the second team were goalkeeper Sarah Lyle and defender Sydney Andrews. Bridget Blessie earned her first All-MIAA selection as a third team forward. Defenders Taylor Gant and Ashlyn Powers joined mid-fielder Drew Mantlo as honorable mentions. It’s the second consecutive year the team had six players named All-MIAA after repeating as the six-seed in the MIAA postseason tournament and the second straight winning, regular season, the only two in program history.

Sarah Lyle was named second team All-MIAA for the second year in a row and finished the regular season second in the MIAA with a .745 goals against average and an .852 save percentage. She allowed more than one goal in only one match, was named MIAA Goalkeeper of the week once and held opponents scoreless four times. The junior is MWSU’s career leader in wins (20) and shutouts (14.1). She sits second on the career list for saves (269), save percentage (.815) and goals against average (1.14).

Sydney Andrews earned her second All-MIAA selection after being named third team in 2014. Andrews helped her team give up the second fewest goals in the MIA and third lowest goals against average (.82). The senior is MWSU’s career leader in penalty kicks made with three. Andrews has played 5,933 minutes in her career, third most in program history. Her 68 games played are tied for ninth all-time at MWSU and her 67 starts are tied for sixth. As a defender, Andrews was second on the team with 33 shots and scored two goals.

Blessie received her first all-conference nod as a sophomore. She finished the regular season ninth in the MIAA averaging 2.76 shots per game. She finished second in the MIAA with four game winning goals and now sits tied for first in MWSU history with six career game-winning goals. Her five goals this season led the team and moved her into seventh place on the MWSU career list with seven. Blessie is fourth on the career points per game list (.39); goals per game (.19); second in shots per game (1.86); and fourth in shots on goal per game (.86).

Gant was named All-MIAA for the second year in a row after being a second team pick in 2014. She was one of three defenders joining Lyle as 2015 All-MIAA selections. Gant was an MIAA Defender of the Week once this season after scoring her first career goal.

Ashlyn Powers earned her first All-MIAA selection and joined Lyle, Andrews and Gant as All-MIAA defenders for a team that allowed only MIAA champion Central Missouri to score more than one goal. Powers finished the 2015 season with 10 shots, six on goal from her defensive position.

Drew Mantlo wrapped up her final regular season with her first All-MIAA selection. The midfielder finished the 2015 regular season with six shots, two on goal. Mantlo was part of a senior class that won more matches than any other class in program history and qualified the team for its only two postseason appearances (2014 &15). She sits eighth in program history with 69 games played.

The six All-MIAA selections and their teammates continue the 2015 season Wednesday night when they travel to Tahlequah, Oklahoma for the first round of the MIAA Tournament against third seeded Northeastern State.

— MWSU Athletics —

Missouri Western receiving votes in preseason WBCA/USA Today women’s basketball top 25

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riggertMissouriWesternST. JOSEPH – The Missouri Western women’s basketball team is receiving votes in the 2015-16 WBCA/USA TODAY Sports Division II Preseason Top 25 Poll that was released Tuesday.

The Griffons are receiving 48 votes and they’re tied with Albany State (GA) just four spots out of the Top 25.

Two MIAA teams are ranked in the Top 25 as Emporia State is No. 1 in the poll and Fort Hays State is ranked 10th.
Missouri Western returns four starters from a 2014-15 team that went 15-12 overall and 9-10 in the MIAA. The Griffons were picked fifth in the MIAA Preseason Coaches Poll.

Missouri Western begins the 2015-16 season on November 13 in Marshall, Minnesota where the team will play Southwest Minnesota State.

Click here to view the entire WBCA/USA Today Top 25.

— MWSU Athletics —

Kansas ranked No. 4 in preseason AP men’s basketball poll

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riggertKULAWRENCE, Kan. – The University of Kansas men’s basketball team is ranked No. 4 in the Associated Press (AP) Preseason Poll, which marks the highest preseason ranking for the Jayhawks since entering the 2009-10 season No. 1.

This is the third-straight season KU has been ranked No. 5 or higher by the AP. KU was No. 5 in the AP preseason poll in 2014-15 and 2013-14. It is also the sixth time in the last seven season that the Jayhawks have entered the season No. 7 or higher by AP.

Under 13-year head coach Bill Self, this is the 10th time that Kansas enters the season ranked seventh or higher in the Associated Press preseason poll and historically, the No. 4 ranking marks the 18th time since the 1992-93 season that Kansas will enter the season seventh or higher.

Last season, KU entered the year No. 5 nationally in the Associated Press poll and ended at No. 10. The AP’s final poll is released prior to the NCAA Tournament. The Jayhawks were ranked in the top 10 for 14 weeks during the 2014-15 season.

Kansas has been ranked in each of the last 124 polls dating back to the 208-09 season which is the second active streak behind Duke at 156. Arizona is third at 60 and Wichita State fourth at 40.

Kansas will play nine regular-season games against teams ranked in the AP preseason poll: No. 2 Kentucky, No. 7 Iowa State (twice), No. 8 Oklahoma (twice), No. 13 Michigan State and No. 22 Baylor (twice). Additionally, KU could play No. 15 Indiana or No. 18 Vanderbilt in the Maui Jim Maui Invitational Nov. 25.

Kansas enters the 2015-16 season No. 5 in the preseason USA Today Coaches’ poll which was released Oct. 15.

Kansas opens its exhibition play when it hosts Pittsburg State Wednesday, Nov. 4 at 7 p.m. (Central) in Allen Fieldhouse.

— KU Athletics —

K-State’s Walsh named Ray Guy Award candidate

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riggertKansasStateMANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas State sophomore punter Nick Walsh has been named one of 79 candidates nationally for the Ray Guy Award as the nation’s top collegiate punter, the Augusta Sports Council has announced.

Walsh’s candidacy is the fifth in K-State history and the first since Mark Krause in 2013. Tim Reyer was a candidate in 2006 and a semifinalist in 2007, while Ryan Doerr was a candidate in 2011.

A product of Lyndon, Kansas, Walsh holds a 41.6-yard average on 37 punts this season, including eight punts that have landed inside the 20-yard line and six 50-plus yard kicks. He recorded a season-high 47.5-yard average at Oklahoma State a week before booting a career-long 63-yard punt against TCU.

Kansas State hosts second-ranked Baylor on Thursday at Bill Snyder Family Stadium. The game, which will be televised by FS1, kicks off at 6:30 p.m.

— KSU Sports Information —

MIAA announces weekly football honors

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riggertMIAAKansas City, Mo. – Central Oklahoma’s Clay McKenzie has been named the MIAA/AstroTurf Football Offensive Athlete of the Week. ESU’s A.J. West earned Defensive Athlete of the Week honors with PSU’s Slade Nordic earning Special Teams Athlete of the Week honors.

MIAA/AstroTurf Offensive Athlete of the Week
Clay McKenzie, RB, Central Oklahoma

McKenzie powered UCO to its fourth win in five games with a 48-17 road rout of Northeastern State, rushing for 248 yards and three touchdowns on 33 carries. The sophomore running back scored on runs of 3, 6 and 40 yards in the third-highest rushing game in school history, with his 40-yard TD scamper breaking an early 3-3 tie to give UCO the lead for good. McKenzie also caught three passes for 28 yards, giving him 276 all-purpose yards for the 8th-best game in school history. The 5-11 sophomore running back is a native of Callisburg, Texas where he competed at Callisburg High School.

MIAA/AstroTurf Defensive Athlete of the Week
A.J. West, DB, Emporia State

West had seven tackles, a fumble recovery and an interception return for a touchdown in the Hornets 47-21 win over Washburn. He recovered a fumble on WUs first possession of the second quarter and returned it ten yards to the Ichabod 21 yard line. Three plays later the Hornets scored to go up 23-0. The Hornets held the Ichabods without a first down on their first four possessions of the game until midway through the second quarter. On their fifth drive West intercepted a pass and returned it 59 yards for a touchdown and a 30-0 lead with 8:21 left in the half. The 5-10 sophomore defensive back is a native of Yukon, Okla. where he competed at Yukon High School.

MIAA/AstroTurf Special Teams Athlete of the Week
Slade Nordic, KR, Pittsburg State

Nordic sparked Pittsburg State University by returning the opening kickoff of the game 100 yards for a score, setting the tone early in the Gorillas 41-14 victory over Missouri Southern State University Saturday (Oct. 31). The Bartlesville, Okla., became the fourth player in Pitt State history to record a 100-yard kickoff return, the first since John Brown did so against Washburn on Nov. 5, 2011. He also became the 17th player in MIAA history to return a kickoff 100 yards. Nordic is a redshirt freshman return specialist who came to Pitt State from Bartlesville (Okla.) High School.

— MIAA Press Release —

Big 12 hands out football player of the week honors

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riggertBig12James Washington (Oklahoma State), Charles Tapper (Oklahoma), Emmanuel Ogbah (Oklahoma State) and Jakeem Grant (Texas Tech) were named Big 12 Football Players of the Week by a panel of media that covers the Conference. Ogbah (co-defense) earned his third award of the season and fourth in his career while Grant (special teams) picked up his second honor of the season and his career. Washington (offense) and Tapper (co-defense) were each recognized for the first time.

Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week
James Washington, Oklahoma State, WR, So, Stamford, Texas

James Washington turned in an OSU top-10 single-game receiving performance to help the No. 12 Cowboys to a 70-53 come-from-behind win at Texas Tech. He finished the game with four catches for 200 yards, but came up big in the deciding fourth quarter with 148 of those yards on touchdown receptions of 75 and 73 yards on consecutive fourth-quarter drives. Washington became the first Cowboy since Justin Blackmon in 2011 to go over the 200-yard receiving mark in a game and joined Dez Bryant and Blackmon as the only OSU underclassmen to eclipse 200 receiving yards in a game.

Big 12 Defensive Co-Players of the Week
Charles Tapper, Oklahoma, DE, Sr, Baltimore, Md.

Senior defensive end Charles Tapper recorded his first three sacks of the season and registered two forced fumbles in only three quarters of work as No. 14 Oklahoma won 62-7 at Kansas. Tapper, who did not play in the fourth quarter, finished with four tackles in the game and was the catalyst for an OU defense that held the Jayhawks to 216 total yards (3.1 per play) and less than 1.0 yard per rush. The Sooners recovered both of Tapper’s forced fumbles and converted them into 10 points.

Emmanuel Ogbah, Oklahoma State, DE, Jr, Houston, Texas

Emmanuel Ogbah continued his dominant play with seven tackles, a sack, two tackles for loss and two quarterback hurries in Oklahoma State’s win at Texas Tech. Ogbah went head-to-head with Red Raider standout left tackle Le’Raven Clark for most of the game. He leads the Big 12 and ranks fourth nationally in sacks per game and also rates in the top 10 nationally in tackles for loss per game.

Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week
Jakeem Grant, Texas Tech, WR/KR, Sr, Mesquite Texas

Jakeem Grant totaled a career-high 323 all-purpose yards in Texas Tech’s 70-53 loss to No. 12 Oklahoma State. He recorded his program-best fourth-career kickoff return for a touchdown with a career-long and school-record tying 100-yarder and also had a career-long 90-yard TD reception. Grant’s all-purpose yards rank fourth all-time in TTU single-game history. He finished the game with 146 kickoff return yards and 178 yards receiving on a career-high 13 receptions. The performance moved Grant into fifth place with 2,973 career receiving yards and into sixth place with 5,010 all-purpose yards. According to ESPN.com, the senior’s 210 first quarter all-purpose yards are the most in a single quarter in the nation this year.

— Big 12 Press Release —

MWSU soccer loses to No. 10 Central Missouri 1-0; earns six seed in MIAA Tourney

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riggertMissouriWesternST. JOSEPH – The Missouri Western women’s soccer team came up just short of pulling off a huge upset to end the 2015 regular season. An outstanding performance in goal from Sarah Lyle came with just one blemish in a 1-0 loss to No. 10 Central Missouri.

The junior goalkeeper turned in one highlight save after another on her way to an 11-save match. Central Missouri’s only goal came in the 62nd minute when Megan Wooley rolled one to Lyle that just got under her hand and trickled past the line before Lyle could stop it. Lyle’s stellar performance overshadowed a challenging day offensively for the Griffons. Missouri Western managed just seven shots to Central Missouri’s 23. The Jennies had six corner kicks and Missouri Western none.

Sydney Cluck, Nikki Birr, Paige Phipps and Layne Shepherd each had a shot on goal for the Griffons. Bridget Blessie and Ashlyn Powers added the other two Griffon shots.

Prior to the game seniors Katie Kempf, Sydney Andrews, Drew Mantlo, Melody Johnson and Nikki Birr were honored as part of Senior Day festivities. The group helped Missouri Western to clinch its first ever winning season and second trip to the MIAA Tournament, after making the first ever last season.

Missouri Western finishes the regular season 9-7-1 overall and 5-5-1 in the MIAA.

For the second straight year, the Griffons are headed to the postseason as they qualified for the MIAA Tournament.

Missouri Western is the six seed and will open the tournament on Wednesdaybat Northeastern State in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. The match will begin at 7 p.m. and is a rematch of the teams’ Sept. 27 contest that Northeastern State won 1-0.

Semifinal matches will be played on Friday at campus sites with the championship match coming on Nov. 8 at the highest remaining seed’s home pitch.

— MWSU Athletics —

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