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Western soccer falls to unbeaten Central Missouri 3-1

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MWSUThe Missouri Western women’s soccer team couldn’t overcome three first period goals from undefeated Central Missouri Friday night in a 3-1 loss to the No. 9 team in the country.

The Jennies struck first but Missouri Western quickly tied it up before two more goals by the visitor to put the Griffons down 3-1 at the half.

Missouri Western outshot Central Missouri, 16-13, and their eight shots on goal were one more than the Jennies but seven saves by Ana Dilkes held MWSU to just one goal.

The loss dropped Missouri Western to 8-6-1 on the season and 5-5-1 in the MIAA. The Griffons host Lindenwood Sunday at noon.

— MWSU Sports Information —

Missouri Western selected 11th in MIAA preseason men’s basketball poll

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riggertMissouriWesternThe Missouri Western men’s basketball team has been picked 11th in the preseason MIAA coaches poll.

Central Missouri, the defending national champions, Were picked to win the conference, followed by Fort Hays State and Washburn.

The Griffons finished 10-18 last season wiht a 5-14 mark in MIAA play. A group of returning guards will combine with some new big men for a team that head coah Brett Weiberg expects to be much improved.

Missouri Western begins its season with an exhibition game at Oklahoma State on Nov. 8. Their home schedule begins with the Hillyard Tip-Off Classic on Nov. 21 and 22.

2014-15 MIAA Preseason Coaches Poll
1. Central Missouri (10)  151
2. Fort Hays State (2)  145
3. Washburn (1)  137
4. Northwest Missouri (1)  129
5. Missouri Southern  120
6. Central Oklahoma  110
7. Nebraska-Kearney 103
8. Emporia State    82
9. Lindenwood    79
10. Pittsburg State    73
11. Missouri Western    53
12. Northeastern State    39
13. Southwest Baptist    29
14. Lincoln    15

— MWSU Sports Information —

MWSU soccer ranked No. 9 in first Central Region poll

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riggertMissouriWesternFor the first time in school history, the Missouri Western women’s soccer team is ranked in the Divsion II Central Region Poll.

The Griffons came in ninth in this week’s poll with an 8-5-1 overall record, all of those games against regional opponents.

Missouri Western is off to the best start in program history. The eight wins match the most in a season ever. Head Coach Chad Edwards became the programs all-time wins leader earlier in the season and their eight shutouts this year are the most by any Griffon Soccer team. The team also recently had a program best five game win streak snapped.

Friday, the No. 2 team in the region, Central Missouri, comes to St. Joseph for an afternoon match up at 4:00 p.m. Missouri Western already has a win over the No. 5 team in the region, Southwest Baptist.

CENTRAL  REGION POLL          
1    Minnesota State-Mankato    14-0-0    14-0-0
2    Central Missouri                  13-0-1    13-0-1
3    Augustana (S.D.)                 11-3-0    11-3-0
4    Winona State                      13-1-0    13-1-0
5    Southwest Baptist               11-3-0    11-3-0
6    Central Oklahoma                9-3-2    9-3-2
7    Fort Hays State                   8-4-2    8-4-2
8    Upper Iowa                          9-4-0    9-4-0
9    Missouri Western State        8-5-1    8-5-1
10    Minot State                        7-5-2    7-5-2

— MWSU Sports Information —

Griffons picked 10th in MIAA preseason women’s basketball poll

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riggertMissouriWesternThe Missouri Western women’s Basketball Team was selected 10th in the preseason MIAA Women’s Basketball Coaches Poll. Emporia State received the most votes in the poll followed by Pittsburg State and Washburn.

The Griffons are coming off a 10-16 record and a 5-14 mark in MIAA play that left them 13th in the conference standings and out of the MIAA tournament. A host of newcomers join a handful of returners on a squad that head coach Rob Edmisson expects to be much improved.

Missouri Western will open the season in SEC country with an exhibition game at the University of Missouri before two games at the Quincy Classic. The Griffons first home game will be on Nov. 20 when they host Rockhurst in the MWSU Fieldhouse.

2014-15 MIAA Preseason Coaches Poll
1. Emporia State (5) 160
2. Pittsburg State (5) 153
3. Washburn (3) 142
4. Fort Hays State (1) 138
5. Central Missouri 127
6. Missouri Southern 94
7. Lindenwood 85
8. Northeastern State 83
9. Northwest Missouri 74
10. Central Oklahoma 66
11. Missouri Western 60
12. Southwest Baptist 44
13. Nebraska-Kearney 30
14. Lincoln 18

— MWSU Sports Information —

K-State’s Mueller named Lott Trophy Quarterfinalist

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riggertKStateKansas State senior defensive end Ryan Mueller has been named a quarterfinalist for the Lott IMPACT Trophy, the Pacific Club IMPACT Foundation announced Wednesday.

Mueller, a product of Leawood, Kansas, is one of 20 quarterfinalists nationally for the award that honors the player that best embodies the IMPACT moniker – Integrity, Maturity, Performance, Academics, Community and Tenacity. He is the second Wildcat in the last three years to be named a quarterfinalist for the award as Arthur Brown was one of four finalists in 2012, while Ty Zimmerman was a preseason candidate last season.

One of only two quarterfinalists from the Big 12 this season, Mueller is a former walk-on who worked his way into the starting lineup last season as he was named an All-American in 2013 in addition to Big 12 Defensive Lineman of the Year honors. Mueller recording a school-record tying 11.5 sacks in 2013 and has added to his total this year to rank in the school’s career top 10. In six starts this year for the 5-1 Wildcats, Mueller has recorded 16 tackles, four tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks and two pass breakups.

Off the field, Mueller has provided value to the community in many ways, but maybe none better than befriending a boy named Kaiden Schroeder, who has suffered from Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia. Mueller has traveled to Kansas City on many occasions to visit Kaiden, while he also traveled to Philadelphia when Kaiden was in the hospital. Additionally, the nine-year old has attended numerous K-State football events as a guest of Mueller.

Eight semifinalists for the 2014 Lott IMPACT Trophy will be chosen on November 11, while ballots will then be sent to more than 400 national voters – a panel that includes former coaches and players, members of the media, past Lott IMPACT Trophy winners and finalists, as well as members of the Board of Directors for the Pacific Club IMPACT Foundation.

Four finalists will fly to Newport Beach, California, for a black-tie gala at the Pacific Club on December 14, where the winner will be announced. The Pacific Club IMPACT Foundation will make a $25,000 donation to the general scholarship fund of the winner’s university and $5,000 to each school of the runner-up finishers.

No. 11 Kansas State hosts Texas on Saturday in an 11 a.m., contest at Bill Snyder Family Stadium.

— KSU Sports Information —

MWSU women’s golfer team finishes 4th at Lindenwood Invite

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riggertMissouriWesternThe Missouri Western women’s golf team finished the Lindenwood Fall Invitational in fourth place with a total score of 654 in the two rounds of golf. Central Oklahoma took the team title shooting a 602 for the event.

Celine Lim continues her consistent play tying for ninth place shooting an 81 and 75 in her rounds of golf. Missouri Western’s Madison Romjue was second on the team, finishing tied for 21st in the field and fired a score of 163.

Lindsey Bensch from Central Oklahoma won the tournament outright shooting a 147 in her two rounds of play.

This tournament will conclude the fall season for the Griffons. They will return to action in the spring of 2015. Please check out gogriffons.com for more information as the season gets closer.

— MWSU Sports Information —

Missouri Western basketball Tip-Off Party set for Tuesday

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riggertMissouriWesternFans can get their first look at the 2014-2015 Missouri Western men’s and women’s basketball teams on Thursday, October 30 at 7:00 PM as the 11th Annual Griffon Basketball Tip-Off Party will take place in the MWSU Fieldhouse.

The night’s festivities will begin with the traditional basketball game pitting the MWSU Faculty against members of the local media.  Then, the Western men’s and women’s basketball teams will be introduced followed by addresses from both Rob Edmisson and Brett Weiberg on the outlook of this years teams.

Both teams will showcase their skills with a short scrimmage followed by a slam dunk contest by the men’s team while the women will compete in a three point shootout.

Admission to the event is free with the first 500 fans in attendance receiving free t-shirts, pizza & refreshments.

Missouri Western students will also be highly involved in the event competing in various contests for gift cards, cash prizes and book scholarships with the grand finale of the evening featuring one lucky student having the opportunity to make a half-court shot for $10,000.

Exhibition play opens up for both teams in early November.  On Saturday, November 8 the Griffon men travel to take on Oklahoma State at 2 PM while the Western women will head to Columbia to take on Missouri on Tuesday, November 11 at 7 PM.

The regular season gets underway for the Missouri Western women the following weekend as they compete in the Quincy Tip-Off Tournament November 14-15 while the Griffon men open the season in the 23rd Annual Hillyard Tip-Off Classic in the fieldhouse on November 21-22.

— MWSU Sports Information —

Griffon volleyball now receiving votes in latest AVCA Top 25 poll

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riggertMissouriWesternComing off their second victory over a top-5 ranked opponent in 2014, the Missouri Western volleyball team is now receiving votes in the American Volleyball Coaches Association Poll for the first time this season.

The Griffons received 28 votes in this week’s poll after completing a season sweep of Washburn. The Ichabods were ranked No. 5 both time MWSU defeated them this season.  Washburn is still ranked 8th in the latest poll

Missouri Western is in a three-way tie atop the MIAA standings with No. 6 Nebraska-Kearney and No. 19 Central Missouri. The team’s 17th win Sunday at Washburn surpassed last season’s win total and equals the program’s most wins since the 2005 season. The team’s 17-4 record is the best for the program through its first 21 matches since 1987.

Missouri Western hosts Missouri Southern and Central Oklahoma this weekend in the MWSU Fieldhouse. The Griffons already hold victories over both teams this year, including handing the Bronchos their first loss of the year on Sept. 27.

— MWSU Sports Information —

Missouri’s Murphy, Ray win weekly SEC football honors

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riggertMizzouTo the victor go the spoils, and the University of Missouri football team has collected two-fold from its 42-13 road win at Florida last Saturday, as senior TB/KR Marcus Murphy and junior DE Shane Ray were named the league’s Special Teams Player of the Week and Defensive Lineman of the Week, respectively, as announced on the SEC Network tonight.

Murphy was spectacular against the Gators, as he became the first player in Mizzou history to score a touchdown via kickoff return, punt return and rushing as he keyed the big Tiger victory.  Murphy electrified the Swamp crowd with a 96-yard kickoff return to open the game, marking only the third time in Tiger history that MU has run back the game-opening kick for a score (Gahn McGaffie in 2010 vs. Oklahoma and Roger Wehrli in 1967 vs. Iowa State were the others).  Murphy would later score on a 5-yard run to stake the Tigers to a 14-0 first-quarter lead, and he followed with an 82-yard punt return score on a punt safe formation (where MU had its normal defense in to guard against a fake punt, instead of having the punt return unit on the field) for a 28-0 lead.

Murphy ended the night with a career-high 224 all-purpose yards, and he currently leads the SEC and ranks 15th nationally with his 149.14 all-purpose yards per game average.  The kick return scores were the sixth and seventh of his career, which gives him the MU career combined kick return record to himself, breaking the tie he held with former two-time All-American, Jeremy Maclin.

Not to be outdone, Ray was just as impactful on the defensive front in helping the Tigers improve to 5-2 overall and 2-1 in SEC play.  He notched his fourth two-sack game of the season, including a sack/strip play in the 3rd quarter which resulted in teammate Markus Golden’s 21-yard scoop-and-score touchdown return to give Mizzou a 35-0 lead.  Ray ended the night with six tackles, and also added a quarterback pressure.

Ray enters Saturday’s game against Vanderbilt with 10.0 sacks and 14.0 tackles for loss – both figures which lead the SEC and rank 3rd nationally.  He stands just 1.5 sacks away from the MU single-season record of 11.5, set in 2009 by Aldon Smith, and equaled in 2013 by Michael Sam.  This is the third time that Ray has been a weekly honoree by the SEC.  He won the Defensive Player of the Week for his performance against UCF (7 tackles, 4 TFLs, 2 sacks, forced fumble) and was named the Defensive Lineman of the Week against South Carolina (8 tackles, 2 sacks).

This marks the fifth time in 2014 a Tiger has won a weekly conference award.  Earlier in the season, sophomore QB Maty Mauk won the SEC Offensive Player of the Week on September 8th for his play in MU’s win at Toledo (5 passing TDs, 1 rushing TD, 325 passing yards).

Mizzou hosts Vanderbilt this Saturday at 3 p.m. for its annual Homecoming game.  The game will be broadcast on ESPN 1550 AM.

— MU Sports Information —

MWSU’s Schmiemeier named MIAA Special Teams Player of the Week

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MWSUMissouri Western kicker John Schmiemeier has been named the MIAA Special Teams Athlete of the Week.

The senior went 4-for-5 on field goal attempts Saturday in a 40-14 win at Washburn that included a 48 yard field goal. The Fenton, Missouri native also averaged 60 yards per kickoff on nine kicks to the Ichabods.

Schmiemeier leads all MIAA kickers with 13 made field goals and a 76.5 field goal percentage this season.

He becomes the third Griffon this season to be named an MIAA Athlete of the Week.  Marc Harrison and Kirk Resseguie have earned Defensive Player of the Week honors in 2014.

— MWSU Sports Information —

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