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Missouri Western’s Alli named MIAA Defensive Player of the Week

Posted on October 12, 2015October 12, 2015

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Missouri Western linebacker Yomi Alli has been named the MIAA/AstroTurf Defensive Athlete of the Week for his performance Saturday for the Griffon football team in a 26-21 win over Fort Hays State.

The senior from St. Louis totaled 12 tackles – eight solo – with three key tackles for loss and a quarterback hurry in a big win for the Griffons.

Alli led a defense that held Fort Hays nearly 100 yards under its season average for rushing yards in a game. Fort Hays rushed for 189 yards in the game and came in averaging more than 280 per game. Shaquille Cooper finished with 114 yards, but 67 of those yards came on a first quarter touchdown run. Treveon Albert was limited to 76 yards on the ground.

Alli joins Michael Jordan as the second Griffon to take home the honor this season. He and the Griffons will host Washburn this Saturday for Homecoming.

— MWSU Athletics —

MWSU’s Thorup, Chohon earn weekly MIAA volleyball honors

Posted on October 12, 2015October 12, 2015

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Two members of the Missouri Western volleyball team have earned MIAA Athlete of the Week honors. Jessie Thorup was named Hitter of the Week and Jordan Chohon was named Co-Specialist of the Week.

Thorup led the attack for Missouri Western as the team went 3-0 with wins at Northwest Missouri State, No. 11 Central Missouri and at home versus Lindenwood. Thorup averaged 4.54 kills per set over the three wins with a .261 hitting percentage. Thorup had 20 kills at Northwest Missouri; 21 at Central Missouri and 18 against Lindenwood. She also averaged 2.77 digs per set and had seven block assists. The 5-11 senior rightside hitter is a native of Olathe, Kan. where she competed at St. Thomas Aquinas High School.

Chohon ran the Griffon offense effectively, helping the team to a 3-0 week that included wins at No. 11 Central Missouri and Northwest Missouri State. She finished with 140 assists, averaging 10.77 per set. The senior setter also had nine kills, four service aces, 47 digs and six blocks. The 5-11 senior setter is a native of Columbus, Neb. where she competed at Scotus Central Catholic High School.

— MWSU Athletics —

Cluck’s late-goal gives Western soccer 1-0 win at Emporia State

Posted on October 11, 2015October 11, 2015

EMPORIA, Kan. – The Missouri Western soccer team salvaged a weekend split with a dramatic 1-0 win at Emporia State in double overtime Sunday. The Griffons scored their only goal in the 104th minute from Sydney Cluck as she found the net from 20 yards out.

After a disappointing loss at Washburn on Friday, Missouri Western dropped Emporia State to 7-5 overall and 3-3 in the MIAA. Both teams had 17 shots with four on goal for each. The difference was Sarah Lyle’s four saves. Sydney Andrews led the Griffons with six shots; Cluck and Bridget Blessie each had four, with Cassidy Chappell adding one shot.

Missouri Western is now 6-4-1 overall and 2-3-1 in MIAA play. The Griffons return home this weekend, hosting Nebraska-Kearney on Friday at 4 p.m. and Fort Hays State on Sunday at noon. It’s Pink Week for the team with Pink Week t-shirts and ribbons for sale both days at Craig Field at Spratt Memorial Stadium. Proceeds from the sales will benefit the MOSAIC Life Care Breast Cancer Center.

— MWSU Athletics —

Bearcat soccer rallies to tie Washburn Sunday in Topeka

Posted on October 11, 2015October 11, 2015

The Northwest Missouri State soccer team rallied from a first half deficit to tie Washburn, 1-1 at Yager Stadium in Topeka

The Bearcats are now 2-6-3 this season and 1-4-1 in the MIAA, while the Ichabods move to 3-6-3 overall and 2-3-1 against conference opponents.

Senior Anna Holden scored her third goal of the year and 11th all-time, moving her into a tie for sixth in career goals at Northwest.

Holden led the way for the Bearcat offense, taking six shots and putting three on frame.

Elizabeth Lee made eight saves in the match, including several diving stops. The senior lunged to her left to make a critical stop in overtime to keep the score level.

The Ichabods opened the scoring in the 20th minute after they converted on a penalty kick. Then in the 56th minute, Katelynn Lindsey stepped up to strike a free kick into the box from near midfield. The keeper tried to punch it away, but the ball stayed inside the six yard box where Holden was there to send it across the line to level the score.

Northwest Missouri State will return home to play Fort Hays State on Friday. The match is scheduled to begin at 3 p.m. from Bearcat Pitch.

— Northwest Athletics —

Griffons hang on to defeat Fort Hays State 26-21

Posted on October 10, 2015

ST. JOSEPH – The Missouri Western defense held Fort Hays State on four plays from the MWSU 7-yard line to preserve a 26-21 win Saturday, the Griffon football teams 11th straight win over the Tigers

Sam Brown broke up Fort Hays State’s last chance on fourth down when he swatted away a fade route intended for Evan Jennings in the back corner of the end zone. Brown’s breakup came one play after Michael Jordan broke up a pass for Isaiah Maxi in the other back corner on third down and goal. With 11 seconds left on the MWSU seven, Fort Hays spiked the ball and first down then threw three more incompletions to end the game.

The chance was set up by a 41-yard pass on fourth and four from the MWSU 48 from Treveon Albert to Jennings. The Griffon defense limited the MIAA’s top-two rushers to a combined 189 yards on the ground. Shaquille Cooper finished with 114 yards rushing that included a 67-yard touchdown run in the first quarter. Albert rushed for 76 yards on 15 carries. Albert passed for 290 yards and a touchdown and also threw one interception to Darrian Bass.

Missouri Western led 19-7 at halftime on two Tanner Pettet field goals, including a 51-yarder, and a 40-yard touchdown pass from TJ LaFaver to DiJuan Ussery. LaFaver, who entered in the first quarter after Skyler Windmiller was injured after two series, finished 13-20 passing with no interceptions and two touchdowns. He threw for 163 yards and rushed for 81, despite taking three sacks for a total loss of 16 yards. Ussery led the Griffons in receiving yards with 61. Alek Ferbet had the most catches with five for MWSU and scored one touchdown. Raphael Spencer rushed for 160 yards and a touchdown on 28 carries.

Yomi Alli led the Griffon defense with 12 total tackles, including three for loss and a quarterback hurry. Bass finished with three tackles, all solo and an interception to go with two pass break-ups. Jordan broke up three passes. Fort Hays outgained MWSU, 479-441 but was just 2-14 on third down in the game. The win improved MWSU to 4-2 on the year and dropped Fort Hays to 4-2. Next week is homecoming at Missouri Western as the Griffons host Washburn at 2 p.m.

— MWSU Athletics —

Lock struggles as Mizzou falls to No. 11 Florida 21-3

Posted on October 10, 2015October 10, 2015

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Kelvin Taylor rushed for 99 yards and two first-quarter touchdowns and No. 11 Florida defeated Missouri 21-3 on Saturday night.

The Gators (6-0, 4-0 SEC) amassed 337 yards and possessed the ball for 37:53, converting 23 first downs.

Quarterback Will Grier targeted eight receivers, completing 20 of 33 passes for 208 yards in his fifth start. Demarcus Robinson led Florida in receiving with six catches for 79 yards.

Florida’s defense never allowed Missouri’s offense to settle into a rhythm. Missouri was 1 of 13 on third down and opened the second half with three consecutive three-and-outs.

Drew Lock made his second start for Missouri (4-2, 1-2) in place of Maty Mauk, who is suspended indefinitely for violating team policy. He completed 16 of 39 passes for 151 yards, but threw two interceptions, one of which was returned by Jalen Tabor for a 40-yard touchdown.

The Gators led the Southeastern Conference in sacks entering the game, and had three against the Tigers, including one each from Charles Brantley and Cece Jefferson. Marcus Maye and Antonio Morrison each made six tackles. Maye also had an interception in the second quarter.

Andrew Baggett’s 21-yard field goal with 7:33 remaining in the first quarter gave the Tigers their only points. Baggett also missed a 53-yard attempt in the second quarter.

Russell Hansbrough carried the ball nine times for a season-high 74 yards, and Ish Witter added 11 carries for 39 yards. Witter also had a team-high four catches for 29 yards receiving.

Wesley Leftwich was the only Missouri receiver with more than one catch, collecting three for 39 yards.

Jim McElwain joins Charles Bachman and Galen Hall as the only Florida coaches to start their career 6-0.

— Associated Press —

MWSU volleyball takes down Lindenwood for fourth straight win

Posted on October 10, 2015October 10, 2015

ST. JOSEPH – The Missouri Western volleyball team rallied after dropping one set to Lindenwood for a 3-1 win Saturday night in the MWSU Fieldhouse. It was the Griffons’ third MIAA win of the week and improved their record to 14-4 overall and 6-1 in the MIAA.

Lindenwood took advantage of Missouri Western’s .125 hitting percentage in the first set to win 25-23. The Lions had a lead again in set two, 15-10 before Marian Carbin called a timeout. MWSU went on an 8-2 run from that point and ended up winning the set 25-22. They dominated the third set, 25-13 and the fourth, 25-18. For the match, Missouri Western hit .292 as a team and held Lindenwood to a .191 hitting percentage.

Jessie Thorup capped an impressive week with 18 kills and a .318 hitting percentage. Rachel Friedrichs added 10 kills; Shellby Taylor had nine and Lindsey Partridge had seven. Jordan Chohon racked up 42 assists on the night and 12 digs. Audrey Keim also had 12 digs. Partridge chipped in five block assists on the night.

The Griffons will play their next five on the road beginning with a trip to Emporia State on Oct. 16.

— MWSU Athletics —

K-State blows 18-point halftime lead, loses to No. 2 TCU

Posted on October 10, 2015October 10, 2015

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Trevone Boykin threw for 301 yards and two touchdowns, the second a 55-yard strike to Josh Doctson with 1:10 left in the game, and second-ranked TCU rallied from a big halftime deficit to beat Kansas State 52-45 on Saturday night.

Boykin also ran for 124 yards and two scores for the Horned Frogs (6-0, 3-0 Big 12), who trailed 35-17 at the break. Aaron Green added 124 yards and two touchdowns rushing, while Doctson caught eight passes for 155 yards and two touchdowns.

None was bigger than his catch-and-run just 30 seconds after Jack Cantele had connected on a 37-yard field goal for Kansas State (3-2, 0-2) to knot the game 45-all.

The Wildcats had won 49 straight games when leading at halftime before last week’s loss at Oklahoma State. Now, coach Bill Snyder’s crew has lost two in a row.

— Associated Press —

Kansas gets drilled by No. 3 Baylor 66-7

Posted on October 10, 2015October 10, 2015

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Seth Russell wanted to keep playing. So did Corey Coleman and Shock Linwood.

Baylor coach Art Briles is certain they’ll see more of the field in the coming weeks.

Russell tossed three touchdown passes, two of them to Coleman, and Linwood ran for 135 yards and a score as third-ranked Baylor romped to 66-7 victory over Kansas on Saturday.

All three stars sat the entire second half, resting for what Baylor (5-0, 2-0 Big 12) hopes is a national title push. They’ve blown out every opponent so far, but still have a tough road ahead, including Oklahoma, Oklahoma State and TCU in consecutive weeks to finish the regular season.

“I feel like we have one of the freshest football teams in America at this point,” Briles said. “They’re going to like playing full games here in a few weeks.”

Russell threw for 246 yards in his two quarters. Two of his TD strikes went to Coleman, pushing his nation-leading total to 13, and the other went to 6-foot-7, 410-pound tight end LaQuan McGowan as the Bears roared to a 52-7 halftime lead.

It was the seventh straight Big 12 win for Baylor, and one that was hardly unexpected: The Jayhawks (0-5, 0-2) were 46-point underdogs, a record for a visiting team in Big 12 play.

Turns out the odds-makers were being kind.

“You definitely want to play the whole game, but it’s great for our young guys. They got a lot of experience,” Russell said. “Experience is valuable, especially at this stage, this level.”

Kansas freshman Ryan Willis got a bit of it. He threw for 158 yards and a score in his first start, but he also tossed a pick and lost a fumble that was returned for a touchdown.

The Jayhawks’ top two quarterbacks, Montell Cozart and Deondre Ford, are both hurt. So were their top two wide receivers, Bobby Hartzog Jr. and Tre Parmalee. Brandon Stewart, their best cover cornerback, left with a groin injury early in the game.

Not exactly the way to face one of the nation’s most dynamic teams.

The Bears piled up 644 yards, a total that could have been even larger had the backups not played the second half. Second-string quarterback Jarrett Stidham was 9 of 10 for 217 yards and two touchdowns, while Johnny Jefferson ran for 79 yards and another score.

Baylor didn’t have to punt until there was 5 minutes left in the game.

“You’ve got to stop those guys when you get the chance,” Kansas coach David Beaty said.

With fall break going on at Kansas, and Late Night at the Phog having kept Jayhawks basketball fans up Friday night, there were more empty seats than full ones Saturday.

That might have been a good thing.

There weren’t many people around to see the rout.

The quick-strike Bears scored on every possession of the first half except their last, and that was only because they ran out of time. Their first three touchdown drives all went more than 70 yards, yet none of their scoring drives required more than 3 minutes, 14 seconds.

Russell was 18-of-27 passing and ran for a score. Linwood, the nation’s fifth-leading rusher, averaged more than 10 yards per carry. Coleman had seven receptions for 108 yards.

Even the Baylor defense got into the act, stripping Willis late in the first half. Xavien Howard picked up the fumble and scampered down the Kansas sideline 30 yards for a touchdown.

“When you have guys that are old, which we have a lot of those guys — fourth- and fifth-year guys at critical positions — when those guys are sharp and mentally right and focused and are ready to compete at a high level, you’re going to be all right,” Briles said.

The only bright spot for Kansas came on its opening series. Willis converted a long third down with a pretty pass to Jeremiah Booker then hit Steven Sims with a 36-yard touchdown pass.

“You don’t like to lose,” Jayhawks tight end Kent Taylor said. “I don’t know if it’s possible to completely block (the score) out in your head. You have to keep making strides, no matter what the score is.”

— Associated Press —

Northwest volleyball gets swept by No. 11 Central Missouri

Posted on October 10, 2015October 10, 2015

MARYVILLE, Mo. – October 16 at Washburn will be the most important match so far this season for the Northwest Missouri State volleyball team.

After seven straight home matches, the Bearcats head on the road for four matches with their confidence shaken just a little. Northwest lost for the third time in four matches Saturday evening when it fell 25-16, 25-19, 25-19 to No. 11 ranked Central Missouri at Bearcat Arena.

It doesn’t get any easier for the Bearcats. Northwest, 11-6 overall and 4-3 in the MIAA, will take on a Washburn team that is 17-2, 5-2 and ranked No. 12 in NCAA Division II.

“It is very important because we have had a lot of home games in a row and now we are basically going to be road warriors and we will have to hold our own,” said sophomore Alexis Williams who led Northwest with 10 kills. We will try to take someone else’s home away from them.”

Another way to look at the upcoming match is it is a great opportunity for Northwest to prove to Washburn and the rest of the MIAA that it belongs in the conversation of being one of the better teams in conference.

“We need it,” Woerth said. “We are going to find out what we are made of and that’s when you grow the most. I don’t coach to play teams we know we can beat 25-8. I coach to play teams like this because that is going to make us better.

“It is all part of the process. You gain most of your lessons when you lose, not when you win. Responding next week is going to be really important.”

With their backs against the wall in the third set against Central, the Bearcats demonstrated enough ability and fire to stay with the Jennies most of the set. It was tied 12-12 before Central slowly stretched its lead to 18-14 and then 21-15.

“When we are down, we have to know we can push forward and to keep the ball alive and try to win,” Williams said.

Northwest started the match pumped up. Junior Jackie Becker got it started with a kill for the first point. The Bearcats scored the first two points and appeared ready to take down Central.

Five straight points by the Jennies turned a 3-2 deficit into a 7-3 lead. Northwest got back on track and pulled to within one at 9-8 and 10-9. Central, though, took control by scoring 10 of the next 11 points for a 20-10. The Bearcats never threatened again in the opening set.

Once again, Northwest scored the first point to start a set on a kill by sophomore Alexis Williams. Central scored the next four, forcing Northwest to play from behind the rest of the set.

“I don’t want to take anything away from them because they continue to put pressure on you,” Woerth said. “What can we take away from it? We have to step up to pressure.

“They are always known to have great serve to receive. The side out at a high percentage and they don’t make a lot hitting errors. Our players needed to step up and rise to the occasion.”

— David Boyce, Northwest Athletics —