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Missouri’s Ray added to Bednarik Award watch list

Posted on October 15, 2014October 15, 2014

Mizzou Football junior DE Shane Ray (Kansas City, Mo.) has been added to the watch list for the 20th Chuck Bednarik Award, presented annually to college football’s defensive player of the year. Additions were made by the Maxwell Football Club to bring attention to several noteworthy players from thus far in the 2014 season.

Ray has been one of the standout defensive players across the college football landscape in 2014, ranking second nationally in tackles-for-loss (12.5) and tied for third in sacks (8.0). His 8.0-sack total through six games is already tied for the eighth-best single-season mark in Mizzou history.

In his first season as a full-time starter, Ray has easily surpassed his 2013 totals (14 games). While backing up future NFL Draft picks Kony Ealy and Michael Sam, Ray registered 9.0 tackles-for-loss and 4.5 sacks among 39 total tackles.

Ray joins teammate Markus Golden (St. Louis, Mo.) on the watch list. The senior Tiger has been stout in 2014, totaling 8.0 tackles-for-loss and 4.0 sacks among 35 stops.

Semifinalists for the Bednarik Award will be announced on November 3 and three finalists for the award will be announced November 24. The winner of the 2014 Bednarik Award will be announced as part of the Home Depot College Football Awards Show which will be held on December 11. The formal presentation will be made at the Maxwell Football Club Awards Gala hosted by Tropicana Hotel & Casino Atlantic City on March 13, 2015.

The watch list candidates have been chosen by the Maxwell Football Club’s Selection Committee and the Maxwell Club reserves the right to make additions and subtractions to these lists as the 2014 season unfolds. All members of the Maxwell Football Club, NCAA Sports Information Directors, Head Coaches and selected national media are eligible to vote for these awards.

— MU Sports Information —

Missouri Western volleyball sweeps Northwest Missouri State

Posted on October 14, 2014

The Missouri Western volleyball team earned a three set sweep of Northwest Missouri State Tuesday night for their ninth win in 10 matches.

The Griffons took set one 25-20, won set two 25-21 and rallied from behind to take the third set 27-25. MWSU faced set point, 24-21 in the third set but rallied to take the set and match.

Jessie Thorup led the team with eight kills. The Griffons were able to win despite a .099 hitting percentage and 25 total attack errors. Jordan Chohon finished with 28 assists and Sarah Faubel had 12 kills.

With the win Missouri Western is now 15-4 overall and 9-2 in the MIAA. The Griffons hit the road this weekend to face Emporia State on Friday night and Washburn on Saturday.

— MWSU Sports Information —

Missouri announces 2015 football schedule

Posted on October 14, 2014October 14, 2014

The 2015 schedule for the University of Missouri football program has been released, as announced today by Mizzou Athletics, in conjunction with the Southeastern Conference.

The Tigers have six home games currently finalized for the 2015 campaign at Faurot Field/Memorial Stadium, including a Thursday-night prime time game on Nov. 5th against Mississippi State set for an 8 p.m. (central time) kickoff on ESPN. The Bulldogs, ranked #1 in the nation for the current season, will be making their first trip to Columbia since 1984, when Mizzou claimed a 47-30 win.

Other home games in 2015 include contests against Southeast Missouri State (Sept. 5), UCONN (Sept. 19), South Carolina (Oct. 3), Florida (Oct. 10) and Tennessee (Nov. 21).

Road contests are set against Arkansas State (Sept. 12), Kentucky (Sept. 26), Georgia (Oct. 17), Vanderbilt (Oct. 24) and Arkansas (Nov. 28).

A 12th game, most likely to be played on Nov. 14th, is still being finalized, with opponent and location information to be released at a later date.

The Thursday night game will be a unique mid-week nationally-televised opportunity as the Tigers will take on the Bulldogs. It will be the third time Mizzou has hosted a Thursday-night game, with prior instances coming in 1992 (vs. Colorado) and 2009 (vs. Nebraska). It will be one of three Thursday night games played by SEC teams in 2015 (the league has five Thursday night games in 2014).

“We are excited to have this schedule almost completed. It’s been a long time in the works, but we’re pleased and grateful to everyone who has helped it come together to this point,” said Executive Associate Athletic Director Bryan Maggard, who oversees football scheduling.

“The Thursday night home game is certainly unique, and it’s a great opportunity to showcase Mizzou to a national audience,” said Maggard. “The SEC asked both schools to consider it, and after we visited with campus and faculty leaders, we decided to go that route. We will consider future Thursday opportunities if asked by the league, but only occasionally,” he said.

— MU Sports Information —

Griffons’ Hand finishes in a tie for first at MWSU/Holiday Inn Express Invite

Posted on October 14, 2014October 14, 2014

Missouri Western junior Ryan Hand finished in a five-way tie for first place Tuesday at the MWSU/Holiday Inn Express Invitational at the St. Joseph Country Club. The Griffon golf team finished eighth overall as they shot a 616.

Hand entered the second round tied for sixth after shooting a 74 in the first round but used a 72 in the second to pull into first for a 146 over two rounds.

Missouri Western improved 14 shots between the first and second rounds.

Central Missouri took the team championship with a two-round low 597.

— MWSU Sports Information —

MWSU’s Gant named MIAA Defensive Athlete of the Week

Posted on October 14, 2014October 14, 2014

Missouri Western sophomore Taylor Gant has been named the MIAA Defensive Athlete of the Week for women’s soccer.

Gant helped a stellar defensive effort last week that helped the Griffons to a program-best, four game winning streak. Missouri Western has not allowed a goal since Sept. 28 and has allowed just three goals in their last seven games. Gant has played a pivotal role in shutting out the last four opponents and helping her team set a MWSU record, seven shutouts in a season.

The Overland Park, Kansas native has started every game in her first two seasons at Missouri Western. She becomes the second Griffon named MIAA Soccer Athlete of the Week. Last week, Sarah Lyle was named the conference’s Goalkeeper of the Week.

The soccer program is in the midst of what could be its best season ever. Missouri Western has already exceeded the best start in program history; have the most shutouts in a season; Chad Edwards became the all-time wins leader this weekend and the team’s seven wins are one shy of the school record for most in a season with six matches remaining.

— MWSU Sports Information —

MIAA hands out weekly football awards

Posted on October 13, 2014

Nebraska-Kearney’s Bronson Marsh was named the MIAA Football Offensive Athlete of the Week. Central Oklahoma’s Chass Glaspie was named Defensive and Northwest Missouri’s Marcus Jones earned the award on Special Teams.

MIAA Offensive Athlete of the Week

Bronson Marsh, QB, Nebraska-Kearney

Had one of the best rushing days in UNK history, finishing with 21 carries for 242 yards and four touchdowns (1, 1, 59 & 87). This was the second best rushing day by a Loper QB and the sixth highest single game total. Marsh also completed 50% of his passes and had completions to five different players. The 6-0 junior quarterback is a native of Omaha, Neb. where he competed at Millard South prior to spending two and half years at the University of Nebraska.

MIAA Defensive Athlete of the Week

Chass Glaspie, LB, Central Oklahoma

Glaspie racked up 23 tackles in UCO’s 43-41 triple-overtime win over Missouri Southern, the first 20-tackle game for the Bronchos since 1996. The senior linebacker had nine solo and 14 assisted stops in the game. The 6-1 senior linebacker is a native of Los Angeles, Calif. where he competed at Westchester High School prior to spending two seasons at Cerritos College.

MIAA Special Teams Athlete of the Week

Marcus Jones, CB, Northwest Missouri

Jones had a breakout game on special teams for Northwest in a 50-21 win over Lindenwood on Saturday. Jones blocked a first quarter punt to set up the Bearcat’s second touchdown and followed it up with a 96 yard kickoff return for a touchdown in the fourth quarter. Jones finished the day with five tackles and a fumble recovery. The 6-0 freshman defensive back is a native of Gladstone, Mo. where he competed at North Kansas City High School.

— MIAA Press Release —

Big 12 announces weekly football award winners

Posted on October 13, 2014October 13, 2014

Bryce Petty (Baylor), Zack Sanchez (Oklahoma), Tyreek Hill (Oklahoma State) and Josh Lambert (West Virginia) were chosen Big 12 Football Players of the Week for October 11 games by a panel of media that cover the Conference. It was the second career award for Petty (offensive) and Lambert (co-special teams) while Sanchez (defense) and Hill (co-special teams) picked up their first recognition.

Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week

Bryce Petty, Baylor, QB, Sr, Midlothian, Texas

Bryce Petty had career-highs of 510 passing yards and six touchdowns to lead No. 5 Baylor to a 61-58 come-from-behind win over No. 9 TCU. He completed 28-of-55 passes as the Bears tied their largest deficit overcome in a game (1980 vs. SMU, 2011 at Kansas). BU trailed by 21 points with 11:38 remaining in the fourth quarter before scoring 24 unanswered points. In the final period, Petty had 123 yards through the air and two passing scores to engineer scoring drives of 45, 92, 91 and 44 yards. The senior’s passing yards were the second-most in a game in BU history, while the six TD passes tied the school record set by Blake Szymanski.

Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week

Zack Sanchez, Oklahoma, CB, So, Fort Worth, Texas

Cornerback Zack Sanchez intercepted his fifth pass of the season and returned it 43 yards for a touchdown in No. 11 Oklahoma’s 31-26 win over Texas. It was the seventh interception of his career. Sanchez scored his first defensive touchdown of the season and the second of his career. The sophomore also tied a career high with eight tackles.

Big 12 Special Teams Co-Players of the Week

Tyreek Hill, Oklahoma State, KR, Jr, Pearson, Ga.

After Kansas kicked a field goal to tie the game at 20, Tyreek Hill returned the kickoff 99 yards with 6:43 to play to lift No. 16 Oklahoma State to a 27-20 win. He made program history in the process by becoming the first Cowboy to return a kickoff for a touchdown in back-to-back games. Hill is the only player in the country to accomplish the feat this season. The final kickoff was the only one Hill had a chance to return on the day.

Josh Lambert, West Virginia, PK, Sr, Greenville, Ga.

Josh Lambert connected on 3-of-4 field goals at Texas Tech, including the game-winning 55-yarder as time expired to give West Virginia the 37-34 victory. He also hit from 42 and 38 yards. The 55-yarder tied the school record set in 1984 by Paul Woodside and was the longest field goal made on the road by a Mountaineer. It was the second game-winning field goal hit by Lambert this season as he hit a 47-yarder at Maryland with no time left.

— Big 12 Press Release —

Kansas’ Mundine named to Mackey Award midseason watch list

Posted on October 13, 2014October 13, 2014

The John Mackey Award Selection Committee announced Monday that Kansas senior tight end Jimmay Mundine was named to the 2014 John Mackey Award midseason watch list.

Awarded to the nation’s most outstanding collegiate tight end since 2000, the Mackey Award is named in honor of collegiate and professional all-time great John Mackey. Mackey, a product of Syracuse University, played 10 years of professional football as a tight end. Spending nine seasons with the Baltimore Colts and one year with the San Diego Chargers, Mackey found success on and off the field as he was a Super Bowl champion and a member of the NFL Hall of Fame, as well as the first president of the National Football League Players Association.

A native of Denison, Texas, Mundine was one of two tight ends from the Big 12 Conference, and one of the 33 total honorees, selected for the committee’s midseason watch list. He leads all Big 12 tight ends in receiving yards with 212 yards on 16 receptions. Mundine had five catches for a career-best 88 yards in the Jayhawks last outing against Oklahoma State.

Semifinalists for the award will be revealed on Nov. 17 while on Nov. 24 the list will be trimmed down to three finalists. The winner of the 2014 Mackey Award will be announced on Dec. 11 as part of the Home Depot College Football Awards Red Carpet Show.

Mundine and Kansas travel to Texas Tech Saturday, Oct. 18 in search of their first Big 12 Conference win. Both the Jayhawks and Red Raiders enter the game with 2-4 records overall and 0-3 ledgers in conference play.

— KU Sports Information —

Missouri Western soccer shuts out Emporia for fourth straight win

Posted on October 12, 2014

The Missouri Western women’s soccer team won its fourth consecutive game Sunday afternoon as they beat Emporia State 1-0 inside Spratt Stadium. The four straight wins is the longest in school history as they improve to 7-4-1 and 4-3-1 in the MIAA.

In the first half, the Griffons created three shots on goal but couldn’t find the back of the net. The Griffons defense held strong again allowing the Hornets only one shot.

Missouri Western was able to strike early in the second half and create multiple opportunities. Missouri Western scored in the 48th minute when Tara Russell found the back of the net from 10 yards out. The assist came from Sydney Cluck.

Sarah Lyle recorded two saves on the night and now has seven shut outs this season. It’s her seventh shutout of the season, the most for any Griffon goalkeeper in a single season.

MWSU accumulated 18 shots with seven of those on goal and only allowed three total shots for Emporia State.

Missouri Western is back in action Friday as they travel to Nebraska-Kearney at 7:00 p.m.

— MWSU Sports Information —

Griffons roll to 26-7 win at Fort Hays State

Posted on October 12, 2014

The Missouri Western football team avoided consecutive losses for the first time since 2008 with a 26-7 win at Fort Hays Saturday night.

Missouri Western rushed for a season-high 202 yards, including 165 from Raphael Spencer and passed for 153 for 355 total yards of offense without a turnover. It was MWSU’s highest offensive output of the season. The Griffon defense held the Tigers to just 7 points on 396 yards and turned Fort Hays over three times.

The Griffons jumped out to a 10-0 lead in the first quarter on a 71-yard touchdown run by Spencer and a 33-yard field goal from John Schmiemeier. The Griffons led by six at the half, 13-7, but shut the Tigers out in the second half while adding 13 more points of their own.

Skyler Windmiller finished 15-26 for a career-high 153 yards through the air. The redshirt freshman added 22 rushing yards and a touchdown on the ground. It was also a career night for Dee Tolliver, who hauled in five catches for 49 yards. Spencer added two catches for 45 yards and Stephon Weaver had five receptions for 31 yards.

Stephen Juergens led the team with 12 total tackles. Juergens also had one of three MWSU sacks on the night. Kirk Resseguie and Cody Lindsay added the other two. Jonathan Owens picked up his first career interception and Sam Brown had his second of the season.

With the win, Missouri Western improves to 4-2 on the season and extends their winning streak over Fort Hays to 10 games. The Griffons will play their first afternoon game next Saturday when they travel to Washburn.

— MWSU Sports Information —