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MWSU tennis defeats Lincoln for first win

Posted on April 11, 2014April 11, 2014

The Missouri Western tennis team picked up their first win of the season with a 8-1 victory over the Lincoln Blue tigers on Friday afternoon in MIAA play. The Griffons sit at 1-12 overall and 1-7 in MIAA play.

The Blue Tigers ended up being short-handed in the match, as Brittanee Wells was unable to play and Abigail Gober had to leave with an injury after wrapping up doubles play. Nonetheless, the remaining Blue Tigers battled hard, including Alina Katrevich, who fought back from a first set loss to take her first singles match.

After coming up just short in the first set, 6-4, Katrevich defeated Kayla Dysart in the second set, 6-1. That set up the tie-breaker, which also went to Katrevich, 10-4. Margaret Winter got her first action of the season winning 6-0, 6-4 againstKamaria Braye. Meara Smith and Alyssa Dougan both won by forfiet as Denise Chiao won 6-0, 6-1 against Ashley Roling in No. 3 singles and Ceara Boldrige won 6-0, 6-0 against Jasmine Daniel at No. 4 singles.

In double action Dysart and Boldridge defeated Katrevich and Roling 8-2 at No. 1 singles while Chiao and Lindsay Beger won 8-0 against Braye and Abigail Gober. Dougan and Smith won by forfeit at No. 3 singles.

Lincoln completes MIAA play with an 0-10 league record and drops to 0-11 overall.

The Griffons continue MIAA road action on Saturday, April 12 with a 3:00 pm contest with the Southwest Baptist Bearcats.

Missouri Western 8, Lincoln (MO) 1

Singles Competition
1. Katrevich,Alina (LU) def. Dysart,Kayla (MWSU): 4-6, 6-1, 10-4
2. Smith,Meara (MWSU) def. Gober,Abigail (LU), by forfeit
3. Chiao,Denise (MWSU) def. Roling,Ashley (LU): 6-0, 6-1
4. Boldridge,Ceara (MWSU) def. Daniel,Jasmine (LU): 6-0, 6-0
5. Winter,Margret (MWSU) def. Braye,Kamaria (LU): 6-0, 6-4
6. Dougan,Alyssa (MWSU) def. Wells,Brittanee (LU), by forfeit

Doubles Competition
1. Dysart,Kayla/Boldridge,Ceara (MWSU) def. Katrevich,Alina/Roling,Ashley (LU): 8-2
2. Chiao,Denise/Beger,Lindsay (MWSU) def. Braye,Kamaria/Gober,Abigail (LU): 8-0
3. Dougan,Alyssa/Smith,Meara (MWSU) def. Daniel,Jasmine/Wells,Brittanee (LU), by forfeit

— MWSU Sports Information —

Northwest Missouri State tennis teams split matches Friday

Posted on April 11, 2014April 11, 2014

The Northwest Missouri State tennis programs split Saturday action in Bolivar, Mo. The men’s team defeated Ouchita Baptist, 6-3, while the women fell to Arkansas Tech, 5-1. The men move to 13-2 overall with the victory while the women now sit at 10-12 on the year.

On the men’s side, Alvaro Riveros, Lluis Altimires, Julien Couronne and Fin Glowick all picked up singles points for the Bearcats. Riveros teamed with Couronne to win No. 2 doubles and No. 3 doubles was won by Romain Boissinot and Amery Clews.

The women picked up a point at the No. 1 doubles spot as Alexis Bartek and Lorena Rivas Jarolim won, 9-8. Four of the singles matches were unfinished.

Up next, both the men’s and women’s teams will take on Midwestern State on Saturday, in Springfield, Mo., starting at noon.

Men’s Results
#16 Northwest Missouri 6, #40 Ouchita Baptist University 3

Singles competition
1. Boskovic,Marko (OBU) def. DeVilchez,Sergio (NW) 6-2, 7-6
2. Oliveira,Vitor (OBU) def. Boissinot,Romain (NW) 1-6, 6-3, 6-0
3. Riveros,Alvaro (NW) def. Braciszewicz,Maciei (OBU) 6-4, 3-6, 7-6
4. Altimires,Lluis (NW) def. AnghelValentine,Teod (OBU) 6-1, 6-1
5. Couronne,Julien (NW) def. Street,Nathan (OBU) 6-3, 6-1
6. Glowick,Fin (NW) def. Stefano,Andre (OBU) 6-3, 7-5

Doubles competition
1. Oliveira,Vitor/Boskovic,Marko (OBU) def. DeVilchez,Sergio/Altimires,Lluis (NW) 8-3
2. Riveros,Alvaro/Couronne,Julien (NW) def. Street,Nathan/AnghelValentine,Teod (OBU) 8-4
3. Boissinot,Romain/Clews,Amery (NW) def. Braciszewicz,Maciei/Stefano,Andre (OBU) 8-1

Women’s Results
#29 Arkansas Tech. 5, Northwest Missouri State 1

Singles competition
1. Jarolim,Lorena Rivas (NW) vs. Nozomi Matsuoka (ATU) 4-5, unfinished
2. Bohdana Sardak (ATU) def. Bartek,Alexis (NW) 3-0, retired
3. Kolen,Aniek (NW) vs. Olga Leyshyna (ATU) 2-5, unfinished
4. Tamara Bell (ATU) def. Mannix,Stephanie (NW) 6-1, 6-2
5. Hull,Marianne (NW) vs. Camila Roca (ATU) 4-5, unfinished
6. Laura Sanchez (ATU) def. Veasey,Mara (NW) 6-0, 6-1

Doubles competition
1. Jarolim,Lorena Rivas/Bartek,Alexis (NW) def. Nozomi Matsuoka/Tamara Bell (ATU) 9-8
2. Bohdana Sardak/Olga Leyshyna (ATU) def. Kolen,Aniek/Mannix,Stephanie (NW) 8-0
3. Laura Sanchez/Camila Roca (ATU) def. Hull,Marianne/Veasey,Mara (NW) 8-2

— Northwest Sports Information —

Louisville transfer Zach Price dismissed from Tiger basketball team

Posted on April 10, 2014

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – Missouri basketball coach Frank Haith kicked Zach Price off the team Thursday, ending the forward’s career with the Tigers before it began.

Price, a transfer from Louisville who wasn’t eligible to play until next season, was arrested twice last week on four counts of suspicion of assault. Another Missouri player, Earnest Ross, filed a petition in Boone County Circuit Court on April 2 that sought a protection order against Price.

Haith suspended Price indefinitely after his arrest.

“Last week’s situation was unacceptable and after a review, I have decided that Zach will no longer be a part of our program,” Haith said in a statement. “The off-the-court incidents involving our program over the past few months will not be tolerated. Our program represents the entire university and needs to be an asset. That’s my responsibility as our head coach at Mizzou and we’ll get it fixed.”

The Columbia Daily Tribune reported Wednesday that Price was arrested twice the day after Ross sought the protection order. In the arrest, Ross was accused of ramming his car into another vehicle and later having another encounter with the couple in the car. Police said he hit his male roommate in the face then pushed the woman to the ground.

The victims were not identified by police, but the restraining order request identifies Ross as the roommate and his girlfriend as the other victim.

Price, a 6-foot-10 junior, sat out last season after transferring from Louisville, where he was a member of the Cardinals’ 2013 NCAA championship team. No charges have been filed in the case.

Ross, a senior, asked the court to keep Price at least 100 feet away and to not communicate with him. The petition claims Price “performed illegal traffic violations in order to harm me and my vehicle” and that he “followed me while I was going to police station. My girlfriend was also in the vehicle.”

Missouri is coming off a disappointing season in which it failed to earn a trip to the NCAA tournament. In addition to losing Price, two of last season’s top scorers, Jabari Brown and Jordan Clarkson, have announced they will enter the NBA draft.

— Associated Press —

Northwest tennis teams split at Southwest Baptist

Posted on April 10, 2014April 10, 2014

The Northwest Missouri State tennis teams split road MIAA matches at Southwest Baptist on Thursday. The men’s team picked up a 5-4 win, after falling behind early, 4-1. The women’s team lost 9-0 to SBU. The men’s team is now 12-2 on the year and a perfect 4-0 in conference play. The women’s team is now 10-11 overall and 5-4 in conference play.

The men’s team put together a strong singles performance after dropping all three points in doubles. Romain Boissinot won at No. 2 singles and Alvaro Rivers came from a set down at No. 3 singles to pick up a deciding point for Northwest. Lluis Altimires won at No. 4, Hicham Azzaoui was victorious at No. 5 and Fin Glowick picked up a straight-set win at No. 6.

The Bearcat men will play Ouchita Baptist on Friday and the women will playArkansas Tech. On Saturday, Northwest will take on Midwestern State.

— Northwest Sports Information —

Missouri signee Namon Wright earns All-America honors

Posted on April 10, 2014

Future Missouri Tiger Namon Wright (Los Angeles/Pacific Hills) was named a 2014 All-American by BallisLife.com Thursday and will compete in the publication’s annual All-Star game on May 3 at Long Beach City College.

One of California’s top players and a Top 100 recruit nationally, Wright filled up the stat sheet as a senior at Pacific Hills, averaging 24.2 points, 9.4 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.4 steals per game.

The 6-foot-4 guard saw his shooting numbers elevate as a senior as well, shooting 51 percent from the floor, 41 percent from three-point range and 72 percent from the foul line to earn the All-America accolades. Wright helped lead Pacific Hills to the 2013 state title as a junior and was named his league’s MVP in 2014.

Highlighting Wright’s play as a senior was a 42-point outburst against Compton and 40 points against Long Beach Millikan. The Bruins finished the season 19-10 overall and 11-1 in league play.

— MU Sports Information —

Police: No arrest in case involving MU’s Green-Beckham

Posted on April 10, 2014April 10, 2014

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Police say they won’t make any arrests in a suspected burglary involving Missouri wide receiver Dorial Green-Beckham, in part because of reluctant witnesses who fear retaliation and harassment for bringing a criminal complaint.

Coach Gary Pinkel announced the junior receiver’s indefinite suspension Monday for an unspecified violation of team rules. On Thursday, police said they had closed an investigation that began when an 18-year-old woman said Green-Beckham forced open an apartment door at 2:30 a.m. while trying to see his girlfriend.

The woman, who was visiting friends, said Green-Beckham pushed her down at least four stairs. She and a second witness told police they didn’t want to press charges. A police report shows Green-Beckham’s girlfriend sent 16 text messages to the woman asking her to reconsider pressing charges.

Northwest softball gets swept by Missouri S&T

Posted on April 9, 2014April 9, 2014

The Northwest Missouri State softball team dropped both games of a double header Wednesday in non-conference action against Missouri S&T, losing both games by the same score, 5-3.

The Miners plated two runs in the top of the first inning while the Bearcats added one in the bottom half when Kristen Uthe was knocked in by a single off the bat of Baylee Scarbrough.

MST plated two more runs in the top of the third inning to take a 4-1 lead.

Maddie Jones hit a two run home run to right center field in the fourth inning to bring her team within one.

The Miners were able to grab an insurance run in the top of the seventh as Northwest was shut down in the bottom half of the inning as they fell, 5-3.

Sarah Baldwin was tagged with the loss as she allowed five runs, three earned, and struck out six.

Stephanie Mark singled in Cassidy Lee to give the Bearcats an early 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning in game two.

MST had a big third inning as they knocked in three runs before plating two more in the bottom of the fifth.

Northwest managed one run in the sixth and another in the seventh but were unable to complete the comeback as they dropped game two, 5-3.

The Bearcats out hit Missouri S&T in both games as they combined for 20 hits, but left 20 runners stranded between the two games.

Northwest, 16-24, will take their final road trip of the regular season this weekend as they take on Lincoln Friday in double header action, with game one slated to start at 3 p.m.

— Northwest Sports Information —

Kansas freshman Joel Embiid to enter NBA Draft

Posted on April 9, 2014April 9, 2014

Kansas freshman Joel Embiid has declared for the 2014 NBA Draft, the 7-0 center announced Wednesday in a formal press conference alongside head coach Bill Self at Allen Fieldhouse.

The 2014 Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year, Embiid broke the KU freshman record for blocked shots with 72 and his 2.6 blocked shots per game finished second in the league. Named to the 2014 All-Big 12 Second Team, Embiid led KU with 8.1 rebounds per game – also a KU freshman record – and good for sixth in the Big 12.

“I just want to thank God first for giving me this opportunity to come to the (United States) and play ball,” Embiid said. “I want to thank the coaching staff, my teammates, the fans – everyone that’s helped me through my journey. After thinking a lot, I’ve decided to declare for the NBA Draft.”

The 7-0 Yaoundé, Cameroon, native averaged 11.2 points per game and his 62.6 field goal percentage broke yet another KU rookie record. Additionally, Embiid was named to the 2014 Freshman All-America Team, along with teammate Andrew Wiggins, by the U.S. Basketball Writers Association (USBWA).

Embiid was a two-time Big 12 Newcomer of the Week – Dec. 2, 2013 and Jan. 20, 2014 – and was named the Wayman Tisdale National Freshman of the Week and CBSSports.com National Player of the Week on Jan. 21, 2014 after averaging a double-double with 14.5 points and 10.0 rebounds to go along with 13 blocked shots in KU victories against then-top-10 opponents Iowa State (1/13) and Oklahoma State (1/18). Included was a KU freshman-record eight blocked shots against OSU.

On March 10, Kansas announced that Embiid would miss the final two regular-season games and the Big 12 Championship due to a stress fracture in his lower back. He was sidelined from KU’s two NCAA Tournament contests, as well. The injury did not require surgery. Embiid has continued a rehabilitation program and is progressing as scheduled.

— KU Sports Information —

Griffon softball takes two from Northwest Missouri State

Posted on April 8, 2014April 8, 2014

The Missouri Western softball team ran their win streak to eight with a doubleheader sweep over the Northwest Missouri State Bearcats on Tuesday afternoon. In game one the Griffons got the 10th shutout from Jackie Bishop with a 6-0 victory and then in game two the Griffons scored all their runs with two outs getting a 5-4 victory. The Griffons improve to 28-14 overall with the victory.

Game 1
MWSU 6
NWMSU 0
In game one the Griffons got a complete game shutout from Jackie Bishop as she improves to 18-6 on the season. She gave up just two hits while striking out four in the game.

Missouri Western opened up the scoring in the second inning when Kat Steponovich hit her sixth homer of the season. In the third the Griffons got two more runs on two hits. Sydney Washington reached on a fielders choice and scored on a double down the left field line by Tiffany Gillaspy. Gillaspy scored on a Brooke Schaben sacrafice fly giving the Griffons the 3-0 lead.

The score stayed that way until the 5th when Fleschner walked and advanced to third on a double by Washington. Fleschner scored on sacrafice fly to left field by Gillaspy and Washington scored on a two out single up the middle by Anding pushing the lead to 5-0. The last run came in the sixth as the Griffons put together three hits. Katie Klosterman singled and was pinch ran for by Taylor Schaben. Morgan Rathmann singled to left center and Fleschner singled to left field loading the bases. Washington got a productive out scoring Schaben giving the Griffons the 6-0 victory.

The Bearcats left two runners on in the sixth and one in the seventh but could not get to Bishop.

The Griffons had nine hits with Fleschner and Anding each getting two. Gillaspy had two RBI. The Bearcats had two hits with Jordan Ereth and Chantel Adams each getting one. Abbie Vitosh falls to 6-10 on the season going five innings giving up five hits and five earned runs with three strikeouts.

Game 2
MWSU 5
NWMSU 4
In game two the Griffons came up with some timely hitting scoring all five runs with two outs helping MWSU to the 5-4 victory. Janie Smith picked up her 10th victory of the season giving up 10 hits and three earned runs with three strikeouts. She sits at 10-8 on the season.

The Bearcats got on the board first in game two when Torri Blythe reached on a single and later scored on a passed ball. The Griffons answered right back working some two out magic. The Griffons used a hit batter, an error and a passed ball to put runners on second and third. Rathmann then came up big singling up the middle scoring Stevenson and Klosterman giving the Griffons the lead for good.

In the third Washington led off with a single up the middle and scored on a two out single by Anding putting the Griffons up 3-1 after two and a half. The Bearcats answered in the 3rd with one run on two hits cutting the MWSU lead to 3-2.

In the 5th the Griffons loaded the bases with two outs getting a run on a single to the left side by Klosterman which scored Anding and after five the Griffs led 4-2. In the sixth the two out magic continued as Rathmann singled and advanced to second on an throwing error by the Bearcat third baseman. She later scored on a two out double by Gillaspy giving the Griffons the 5-2 lead heading to the bottom of the sixth.

In their half of the sixth the Bearcats scored two runs on four hits and a Griffon error bit the Griffons able to get out of a jam still holding a 5-4 lead. The Bearcats led off the 7th with a single but could not get anything going as Smith got one of her three strikeouts to end the game.

The Griffons had 11 hits in the game with Rathmann going 3-for-4 with one run and two RBI. Gillaspy, Anding and Steponovich all had two hits in the game.

The Bearcats fall to 16-22 on the season. They had 10 hits with Blythe going 3-for-4 and Stephanie Mark going 2-for-3. Taylor Blackford falls to 2-1 going six innings giving up 10 hits and two earned runs.

The Griffons return to action on Friday, April 11 when they take on the Lindenwood Lions in St. Charles, Mo. Game time is set for 1 pm.

— MWSU Sports Information —

Western golf teams finish 7th, 8th at NSU First Federal Bank Invite

Posted on April 8, 2014April 8, 2014

The Missouri Western women’s golf team finished in 7th place the Henderson State First Federal Bank Invitational firing a two round 695 (352-343) which was 31 strokes ahead of Harding (726) and 13 strokes behind the University of Sioux Falls (688). The winner of the event was Central Oklahoma with a 614 (303-311). They were 15 strokes ahead of Henderson State’s (629). Anna Kloeppel led the Griffons tying for 11th with a 159 (83-76).

Madison Romjue finished in a tie for 28th with a 175 (84-91) while Callie Wilson finished in 35th with a 180 (93-87). Amber Chivington and Shelby Stone finished with a 182 (92-80) and 190 (100-90) respectively.

Taylor Neidy of Central Oklahoma carded an two-round 147 (70-77) winning the event by five storkes over Ally Harris of Henderson State.

The Griffons will be off for a week before they conclude their season in the MIAA Championships. It will be played in Lawrence, Kan. at Alvamar Golf Club on April 21-22.

The Missouri Western men’s golf team finished 8th at the HSU First Federal Bank Invitational firing a two round 626 (314-312). The event was played in Mountain Home, Arkansas at the Big Creek Golf and Country Club. Evan McCarthy finished in a tie for 14th firing 151 (77-74) which was nine strokes back of Arkansas Tech’s Alex Mahlik’s 142 (69-73). The winner of the event was Arkansas Tech with a 597 (293-304) which was one stroke ahead of Southwestern Oklahoma State, 598 (302-296).

James O’Brien finished in 39th with a 157 (76-81) while Derek Hawkins finished on stroke behind with a 158 (80-78). Scott Scheldon and Tyler Gast fininshed with 162 (81-81) and 166 (87-79) respectively. Dylan Watts finished in a tie for 42nd with a 159 (79-80) playing as an individual.

The Griffons will be off for a week before they conclude their season in the MIAA Championships. It will be played in Lawrence, Kan. at Alvamar Golf Club on April 21-22.

— MWSU Sports Information —