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Missouri-Indiana to kick at 3 PM on SEC Network

Posted on September 8, 2014September 8, 2014

The University of Missouri football game on Sept. 20th against the Indiana Hoosiers has been selected for a 3 p.m. (central time) kickoff from MU’s Memorial Stadium/Faurot Field, and the game will be televised live on the SEC Network.

The Tigers, currently 2-0 on the season, are preparing for a Saturday home game at 11 a.m. against the defending Fiesta Bowl champion UCF Knights, while Indiana (1-0) is coming off a bye week and will play at Bowling Green this Saturday. The Hoosiers opened their 2014 season with a 28-10 home win over Indiana State on Aug. 30th.

The contest will mark the second-straight season, and the 12th time overall, that the two schools will meet on the gridiron. Mizzou claimed a 45-28 road win in Bloomington, Ind. last year on the way to a 12-2 season. The Sept. 20th game will be Indiana’s first appearance in Columbia since 1991, when the teams played to a 27-27 tie. Interestingly, each of Indiana’s last two appearances at Faurot Field have ended in ties, as the schools also played to a 28-28 standstill in 1988. Indiana leads the overall series by a 6-3-2 count.

Plenty of good seats remain available for the Mizzou-Indiana game, and can be ordered online at www.MUTigers.com, or by calling 1-800-CAT-PAWS (884-PAWS locally).

— MU Sports Information —

MIAA announces weekly football honors

Posted on September 8, 2014September 8, 2014

The first Athletes of the Week for the 2014 campaign came out as football was announced today. Central Oklahoma’s Chas Stallard earned Offensive Athlete of the Week, Emporia State’s Deshawn Dinwiddie earned Defensive Athlete of the Week and UCO’s Seth Hiddink was named Special Teams Athlete of the Week.

MIAA Offensive Athlete of the Week
Chas Stallard, QB, Central Oklahoma

Stallard shined in his first-ever college game, rushing 17 times for 107 yards and a touchdown in addition to hitting 15-of-23 passes for 204 yards and a score leading UCO to a 26-7 road win over Fort Hays State. The redshirt freshman threw a 28-yard TD pass on a flea-flicker to give the Bronchos a 7-0 lead on the first play of the second quarter, then led an 80-yard TD drive hitting 4-of-4 passes for 42 yards before scoring on an 11-yard scramble late in the period to give UCO a 14-0 halftime lead. Stallard had runs of 29 and 44 yards during third-quarter field goal drives as UCO won its first season-opener since 2007. The 6-0 redshirt freshman quarterback is a native of Cleveland, Okla. where he competed at Cleveland High School.

MIAA Defensive Athlete of the Week
Deshawn Dinwiddie, LB, Emporia State

Dinwiddie had a game high ten tackles, two forced fumbles and returned a defensive PAT for a score as Emporia State held Missouri Southern to just 212 rushing yards in the Hornets 53-28 victory. His first forced fumble was on the Lions Michael Nelson two yards behind the line of scrimmage and was scooped up and returned for a touchdown by Kadeem Satchell to give the Hornets a 21-7 lead with 6:00 left in the half. It was the first defensive score for the Hornets since Sept. 8, 2012 at Neb.-Kearney and was followed 14 seconds later by another fumble return for a touchdown and a 27-7 Emporia State lead. After the Lions scored to cut the lead to 27-13 Deshawn returned the extra point that was blocked by his brother Deveon for a defensive PAT and 29-13 Hornet lead with 2:12 left in the half. He then forced a fumble on MSSU’s first possession of the second half that the Hornets would eventually score off of for a 36-13 lead. The 6-2 senior linebacker is a native of Hutchinson, Kan. where he competed at Hutchinson high school before playing two season’s at North Dakota State.

MIAA Special Teams Athlete of the Week
Seth Hiddink, K, Central Oklahoma

Hiddink scored 14 points in UCOs 26-7 road win over Fort Hays State, hitting all four field goal tries and both extra point attempts. He made two first-half PATs as the Bronchos took a 14-0 lead and then scored all 12 UCO points in the second half with field goals of 18, 37, 38 and 48 yards. Hiddink has made 13 consecutive field goals dating back to last season. The 6-4 sophomore kicker is a native of Wylie, Texas where he competed at Wylie High School.

— MIAA Press Release —

NU’s Foltz named Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week

Posted on September 8, 2014September 8, 2014

Nebraska punter Sam Foltz was honored for his performance against McNeese State on Saturday, as he was named Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week. It is the first time the Grand Island native has received the Big Ten honor, and marks the second straight week a Husker has received a Big Ten weekly award.

Foltz averaged a career-best 51.2 yards on six punts in Nebraska’s 31-24 win over McNeese State on Saturday. Four of his six punts were placed inside the 20-yard line, helping the Huskers win the field position battle by more than 16 yards per possession. His four punts inside the 20 were the second-highest number of his career. In addition, five of his six punts went at least 50 yards, including a 61-yarder in the fourth quarter, while Nebraska had a net punting average of 48.0 yards on his six kicks.

His 61-yard punt in the fourth quarter was the third-longest punt of his Husker career, while all of his five second-half punts went for at least 50 yards. In addition, Foltz was also named the National Punter of the Week by the College Football Performance Awards

The Huskers return to action Saturday night as they travel to Fresno State. Kickoff is set for 9:30 p.m.

— NU Sports Information —

Missouri Western soccer breaks record with 6-0 win over East Central

Posted on September 7, 2014

The Missouri Western soccer team broke a record for most goals in a match on the way to a 6-0 victory over East Central University that propelled the program to its first-ever 2-0 start.

The squad broke the previous record for goals in a match (4) set against East Central on Aug. 29, 2008 when Sydney Andrews scored on a penalty kick to put MWSU up 5-0. The record would be set once again at the 84:11 mark when Drew Mantlo took a steal and launched it into the net from 23 yards out. Brittany Mueller, K.C. Ramsell, Sydney Cluck and Katie Kempf also added goals.

Sarah Lyle is now 2-0 with two shutouts in goal for the Griffons. It is the team’s first 2-0 start in program history.

Just two games into the season, Missouri Western has already matched its season win total from a season ago (2-14-2).

The Griffons open their home schedule this week for matches with Bemidji State on Sept. 12 at Spratt Stadium at 7 p.m., and Augustana on Sept. 14 at noon.

— MWSU Sports Information —

Griffon volleyball wins two Saturday at Rockhurst Classic

Posted on September 6, 2014September 6, 2014

The Missouri Western Volleyball team took the court with a vengeance on day two of the Rockhurst University Volleyball Classic Saturday, sweeping all six sets from East Central and William Jewell to move to 3-1 on the season. For their efforts, Sarah Faubel and Erica Rottinghuas were named to the All-Tournament team.,

Game 1
MWSU 3, East Central 0

Missouri Western opened the day with a 3-0 sweep of East Central University.

The Griffons made quick work of the Lady Tigers, winning 25-14, 25-16 and 25-10. Erica Rottinghaus continued a strong opening weekend with 14 kills. The Griffons spread scoring between nine different players. ,Jessie Thorup finished with seven kills. Kelsey Olion and Lindsey Partridge had five kills a piece. Jordan Chohon again led the team with 28 assists.

Game 2
MWSU 3, William Jewell 0

After a convincing start to the match, a 25-6 opening set victory, the Griffons clawed their way back from an early deficit to take the second set 25-23 and finished the sweep with another tight one in the third, 25-22.,

Rottinghaus again paced the squad with 15 kills and Jessie Thorup wasn’t far behind with 12. As a team, MWSU totaled 48 kills, including eight from Amanda Boender, seven from Kelsey Olion and five from Lindsey Partridge. Jordon Chohon continued her impressive weekend with a 43 assist match.,

For the tournament, Rottinghaus had 62 kills and Chohon had 161 assists. Sarah Faubel earned her way onto the All-Tournament Team with 51 digs and a .963 serve percentage.,

The Griffons will travel to Sioux Falls, South Dakota next week for the University of Sioux Falls Tournament. MWSU opens play in the tournament with Bemidji State and Augustana on Sept. 12.,

— MWSU Sports Information —

Mauk throws five TDs as No. 24 Mizzou rolls past Toledo

Posted on September 6, 2014September 6, 2014

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Maty Mauk was sharp for most of the day — and when he did make a big mistake in the first half, receiver Bud Sasser was there to bail him out.

Sasser hustled back and forced a fumble after Mauk threw an interception in the first quarter, and No. 24 Missouri had a fairly easy time after that in a 49-24 victory over Toledo on Saturday. Sasser also caught a touchdown pass in the third quarter, helping coach Gary Pinkel to a win against his former program.

The Tigers (2-0) were only up 14-7 when Jordan Haden intercepted a pass by Mauk and returned it all the way to the Missouri 12 before Sasser caught him and forced the fumble. Missouri recovered.

“I started to follow him as soon as he picked it off, and I knew he didn’t know where I was. So I was just hoping that I was going to be able to catch him,” Sasser said. “That was the first thing that went through my mind — get the ball back, get it out and give someone else a chance to hop on it.”

Mauk threw for 325 yards and five touchdowns and ran for a TD. The Tigers never trailed in what was expected to be a tricky road game against one of the top teams in the Mid-American Conference. Missouri led 35-7 in the third quarter, and the Rockets (1-1) could get no closer than 14 points in the second half.

Pinkel coached Toledo from 1991-2000 before taking over at Missouri. He is the winningest coach at both schools.

Toledo’s Kareem Hunt ran for 148 yards and three touchdowns, but Rockets quarterback Phillip Ely went down with a right knee injury late in the third quarter.

Toledo coach Matt Campbell said it was too early to make a final determination on the severity of the injury.

“Doesn’t look good,” Campbell said. “That’s all I know.”

Mauk went 21 of 32 and was intercepted twice. His five touchdown passes equaled a career high, and this was his first time surpassing 300 yards passing.

“We came out and had a really good game plan,” Mauk said. “We knew when we wanted to take shots, based on alignment. There were multiple things we practiced all week that we were able to execute today.”

Missouri was the first Southeastern Conference school to play at Toledo’s Glass Bowl. The Tigers hosted the Rockets last year — but Pinkel doesn’t sound interested in another home-and-home series any time soon.

“I don’t think that would be a very good idea, just because Toledo’s too good,” Pinkel said.

The Tigers opened the scoring on Russell Hansbrough’s 16-yard touchdown run. Hunt answered with a 38-yard scoring run later in the first quarter.

Mauk threw a 7-yard touchdown pass to Darius White and added a 1-yard scoring run of his own to make it 21-7. He then threw a 13-yard touchdown pass to Jimmie Hunt with 6:12 remaining in the second quarter.

The Tigers led 28-7 at halftime, although Toledo could have kept it closer if not for a couple mishaps deep in Missouri territory. Haden’s interception-turned-fumble was one of them. Then in the second quarter, with Missouri up 21-7, Toledo had first-and-goal from the 6, but a false start and a 17-yard sack forced the Rockets to try a field goal, which was blocked.

Mauk threw a 13-yard touchdown pass to Marcus Murphy early in the third, but Kareem Hunt answered with two touchdowns for Toledo. The Rockets had a chance to get the ball back again, but Mauk found Sasser for 47 yards on third-and-7, and on the next play those two connected again for a 25-yard touchdown.

That 75-yard drive took only 57 seconds, and Missouri led 42-21. Mauk also threw a 12-yard touchdown pass to Jimmie Hunt in the fourth.

Of the game’s 10 touchdown drives, only two were longer than 1:31, and four took less than a minute.

Ely went 17 of 34 for 204 yards with an interception. Kareem Hunt rushed for more than two touchdowns for the first time, but his statistical output was small consolation afterward.

“I feel like it doesn’t really mean that much, because we didn’t get the win,” he said. “I can rush for like 57 yards, and if we win, I’ll accept that.”

— Associated Press —

No. 20 Kansas State rallies past Iowa State 32-28

Posted on September 6, 2014

AMES, Iowa (AP) — For about a quarter, it looked as if Kansas State was going to get run out of Ames.

The Wildcats survived a furious upset bid from Iowa State by leaning heavily on quarterback Jake Waters and a defense that shined in the second half.

Waters had an 8-yard touchdown run with 1:30 left to push 20th-ranked Kansas State past host Iowa State 32-28 on Saturday.

Waters threw for 239 yards and ran for a career-high 138 yards for the Wildcats (2-0, 1-0 Big 12). They allowed 28 consecutive points in one stretch of the first half, but Waters rescued the Wildcats with a stellar winning drive.

Waters followed a key 23-yard completion to Tyler Lockett with a 25-yard run with just under two minutes left. Then, Waters capped an 80-yard drive that took just 1:31 with his second touchdown run of the day.

“We’ve got a lot of mistakes to (clean up). The good thing is if you can win when you’re making those mistakes, there are some attitude issues that could serve in your favor,” Kansas State coach Bill Snyder said.

Jarvis West caught and threw touchdown passes and ran a punt back for a third TD for Iowa State (0-2, 0-1), which was held scoreless in the second half.

It was a tough loss for the Cyclones: They nearly knocked off a ranked opponent just a week after losing by 20 to FCS school North Dakota State and two days after starting tackle Jacob Gannon quit the team for personal reasons.

“We did certain things necessary to put us in position to win the football game. We didn’t do certain things at the end to allow us to win the football game,” Iowa State coach Paul Rhoads said.

Still, the Cyclones nearly pulled off a stunner.

Kansas State’s Randall Evans ripped the ball away from West for an interception with 9:15 left. The Wildcats went 54 yards in 74 seconds, making it 28-26 on a 4-yard TD run by Charles Jones.

Waters went for the tie on 2-point conversion run. But Kamari Cotton-Moya — who was ejected from last week’s loss for targeting — sprinted to the hole, turned Waters sideways at the goal line and preserved Iowa State’s lead.

That seemed like it would be the game’s key play. But Lockett’s crucial reception, which held up upon review, helped give Waters one more chance to decide the game with his feet.

Jones added 75 yards rushing for the Wildcats.

“Our line gave me some great holes to run through. I had to take on that running game on a little more than I usually do,” Waters said. “When we needed a play, we made it — and that’s big.”

Iowa State was in need of a decent showing after allowing 506 yards and getting shut out for the final 44 minutes last week.

The Wildcats made it look way too easy way too soon.

Lockett went 57 yards off a short catch just four plays in, and Jones walked in untouched from four yards out for a quick 7-0 lead.

The Wildcats tacked on a pair of field goals before Iowa State finally woke up.

The Cyclones flipped things around by relying on West’s versatility.

West kicked off his career day with a leaping 17-yard TD catch. Then he took a punt 82 yards for a touchdown and a 14-13 lead early in the second quarter.

West ended a brilliant first half with a perfectly thrown 29-yard TD pass to Allen Lazard off a double reverse. That made it 28-13 Iowa State, thrilling a capacity crowd that once seemed resigned to defeat.

West, a senior, is just the fourth player since 1996 with a passing, receiving and punt return touchdown in the same game, according to STATS LCC.

“You expect a fifth-year guy to step up. He played like a leader and like a guy we need him to be all season,” Rhoads said.

But Kansas State pulled to 28-20 just before halftime on a plunge from Waters following a Lockett catch that had Iowa State fans howling, claiming he was out of bounds.

Waters — who grew up in Council Bluffs, Iowa, cheering for the Cyclones — took over in the second half and handed his boyhood team one of its toughest defeats in years.

Rhoads is now 0-6 against the Wildcats.

“I was proud of Jake. In this game, you’d like to think that they compete in every single game exactly the same way. This one has a little different meaning to him because his family is here. He had to beg borrow and steal for tickets,” Snyder said. “He was ready to compete.”

— Associated Press —

Abdullah’s late TD helps No. 19 Nebraska escape McNeese State

Posted on September 6, 2014

LINCOLN, Neb. — Desperation brought out the best in Ameer Abdullah.

With No. 19 Nebraska and McNeese State of the second-tier FCS tied Saturday, Abdullah turned a short pass from Tommy Armstrong Jr. into a jaw-dropping 58-yard touchdown with 20 seconds left for a 31-24 victory.

Abdullah broke five tackles on his way to the end zone on what may end up as the signature play of his career. As far as Abdullah was concerned, the game shouldn’t have come down to that against an opponent from a lower division.

“Very disappointed right now,” he said, “but you definitely get a little extra energy. I don’t know if it’s God pushing me a little bit more or something chemically that humans are made with that gives you a little more oomph to make the big play.”

McNeese State had erased a 10-point deficit to tie it 24-all with 4:21 to play. The Huskers’ winning possession started with 1:14 left, and they were facing third-and-6 when Abdullah made his game-changing catch and run.

After catching a pass short of the first-down marker, he first made McNeese State’s Bo Brown miss. Then he rammed into a pack of three Cowboys’ defenders, bounced off Aaron Sam and zoomed past Brent Spikes.

“They had the ball last and that kid made a heck of a play,” Cowboys coach Matt Viator said. “Got to be on a highlight somewhere.”

Nebraska (2-0) improved to 11-0 all-time against FCS opponents and before Saturday had never allowed one to come closer than two touchdowns. Coach Bo Pelini said this week that the Cornhuskers won’t play any more opponents from the FCS because of Big Ten scheduling policy.

Pelini and his team got all they wanted and more from the Cowboys (0-1), who had beaten their past two Bowl Subdivision opponents and looked primed to win for the first time in nine all-time games against teams from the Power 5 conferences.

“We shot ourselves in the foot time after time after time,” Pelini said. “We got outcoached, we got outplayed and we were lucky to win the football game. This football team needs to take a good hard look in the mirror, starting with me.”

Armstrong passed for 242 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 131 yards and a TD. Abdullah, who ran for a career-high 232 yards a week ago against Florida Atlantic, was held to 54 yards on the ground.

But the senior was at his best at the end after freshman Alex Kjellsten’s 24-yard field goal tied it 24-24 with 4:21 to play. The Cowboys had to settle for the field goal after an illegal formation penalty cost them what would have been Derrick Milton’s go-ahead 8-yard TD run.

Nebraska, which amassed 784 yards against Florida Atlantic, wasn’t nearly as sharp against McNeese State.

“You play like that — I see 9-4 all over again,” cornerback Josh Mitchell said, referring to the Huskers’ run of six straight four-loss seasons.

The Huskers led 21-14 at half and went three plays and out on four of their first five possessions of the second half. Armstrong had a touchdown nullified by offensive lineman Jake Cotton’s tripping penalty.

The Cowboys had the Memorial Stadium crowd nervous after Daniel Sams, who was playing his first game since transferring from Kansas State, led most of a drive that pulled the Cowboys to 24-21. Sams hit Kent Shelby for 40 yards on third-and-long and ran 26 yards on a fourth-and-5 to the Nebraska 1. Quarterback Tyler Bolfing re-entered and went the last yard.

“We came here to win,” Viator said. “We came up short, but I am really proud of the effort by our guys. I thought we hung in there and really played hard.”

Nebraska, already playing without star defensive end Randy Gregory (knee), lost two receivers to injuries. Kenny Bell left in the first quarter with a groin pull and was in street clothes for the second half. Jamal Turner was on crutches after tearing his Achilles’ tendon in the second quarter.

The Huskers looked ready to break the game open early in the second quarter, driving from its 20 to the Cowboys 9. But Sam stepped in front of Armstrong’s pass for Jordan Westerkamp at the 2 and returned it 98 yards to tie it 14-all. The only longer interception return against the Huskers was a 99-yarder by Minnesota’s Gary Hohman in 1969.

“The football gods were on our side today,” Abdullah said, “but we got lucky.”

— Associated Press —

Kansas survives scare, beats SE Missouri State 34-28

Posted on September 6, 2014September 6, 2014

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Montell Cozart threw three touchdown passes, two to Nick Harwell, and Kansas withstood a furious fourth-quarter rally by Southeast Missouri State for a 34-28 victory Saturday night.

De’Andre Mann ran for 121 yards and freshman Corey Avery added 91 yards and a score, helping the Jayhawks (1-0) survive after blowing most of a 24-0 first-quarter lead down the stretch.

The Redhawks’ Kyle Snyder threw three touchdown passes, all in the fourth quarter, the last of them a 26-yard pass to Paul McRoberts on fourth down with 1:33 left. The Redhawks (1-1) tried an on-side kick, but Harwell hopped on the loose ball, allowing Kansas to run out the clock.

Snyder wound up throwing for 269 yards, though he also tossed three interceptions.

Dexter McDonald had two of them for the Jayhawks, who are in their third year of Charlie Weis’s massive rebuilding project. And if there isn’t significant progress this season — they’ve won four games his first two — he may not be around for the rest of his five-year contract.

The Redhawks, who beat football newcomer Missouri Baptist 77-0 a week ago in coach Tom Matukewicz’s debut, found it hard to overcome themselves. They were penalized 14 times for 174 yards, the abundance of yellow flags often scuttling some promising drives.

In typical Kansas fashion, a stretch of very good play was followed by some very bad.

First was the good, a 24-point opening quarter that was the Jayhawks’ best 15-minute period since they scored 34 points in the fourth quarter of a game against Colorado on Nov. 6, 2010.

After taking a 3-0 lead, Matthew Boateng’s pick gave the Jayhawks good field position. Three players later, Avery took an option pitch over the left side from 10 yards out for a score.

Cozart added a 6-yard TD pass to Harwell later in the first quarter, and his 10-yard pass to the former Miami of Ohio star moments later gave the Jayhawks a 24-0 lead.

Then came the bad, a second quarter spent mostly going backward.

The Redhawks sacked Cozart to foil one drive, forced a three-and-out on the next, and then caused a comical fumble to end the half. While players from both teams jumped into a pile near midfield, the loose ball squirted away without anybody noticing. Kansas right tackle Damon Martin finally did, but only after staring dumbfounded at the ball for several seconds.

The Jayhawks managed just 13 yards in the second quarter.

The Redhawks finally got going in the third, blocking Matt Wyman’s 49-yard field goal attempt and returning the ball to the Kansas 22. Jackson scored four plays later to make it 24-7.

Sensing some momentum, Southeast Missouri State appeared to recover an onside kick, only to be flagged for being offside. Kansas wound up with good field position on the ensuing kick, and Cozart hit Tony Pierson for a 67-yard TD pass that briefly restored some order.

Southeast Missouri State refused to go quietly.

Snyder hit Spencer Davis with a 37-yard TD strike early in the fourth quarter, and then found McRoberts from 68 yards out to make it 34-21 with 10:39 left. But by the time he hit McRoberts to make it a one-possession game, the Redhawks had nearly run out of time.

— Associated Press —

Griffon volleyball goes 1-1 on opening day at Rockhurst Classic

Posted on September 6, 2014September 6, 2014

Day one of the Rockhurst Classic finished with Missouri Western Volleyball team sitting 1-1 on the day and on the season. After a 3-1 opening victory over Findlay, MWSU fell 3-1 to Rockhurst Friday evening. MWSU takes on East Central University and William Jewell Saturday at Rockhurst.

Game 1
Missouri Western 3, Findlay 1

MWSU took the first two sets with Findlay claiming the third 25-22. The Griffons closed out the match, taking the fourth set 25-17.

Erica Rottinghaus led the Griffs with 20 kills. Not far behind was Jessie Thorup, whose possition change seems to have paid off in the first game. Thorup had 13 kills.

Game 2
Missouri Western 1, Rockhurst 3

After taking the first set 25-22, the Griffons failed to break the 20-point barrier for the next three sets. The Hawks closed out the match with 25-17; 25-19 and 25-12 scores.

Thorup bested her match one total with 14 kills. Rottinghaus’ 13 kills against Rockhurst left her with 33 on the day. Jordan Chohon is racking up the assists early in the season. After finishing match one with 46, Chohon had all 44 assists for MWSU in the second match.

— MWSU Sports Information —