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Jayhawks ranked No. 7 in preseason AP Top 25

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Like the ESPN/USA Today Coaches’ Poll preseason poll released last week, the Kansas men’s basketball team is No. 7 in the preseason Associated Press (AP) poll released Friday.

The ranking is the seventh time in the Bill Self era that the Jayhawks enter the season slotted seventh or higher, including two of the last three years: No. 1 in 2009-10 and No. 7 in 2010-11. Self, the 2012 Naismith, Sporting News and Rupp national coach of the year, is entering his 10th season at KU where he has a 269-53 (83.5 percent) record. Overall, Self is 476-158 (75.1 percent) entering his 20th season.

The No. 7 AP ranking marks the 15th time since the 1992-93 season that Kansas will enter the season seventh or higher.

Kansas is the eight-time defending Big 12 men’s basketball champion has won or tied for 12 of the 16 Big 12 regular-season titles and eight postseason titles. KU returns three starters – seniors Elijah Johnson, Travis Releford and Jeff Withey – and eight letterwinners from last season’s 32-7 team, which went 16-2 in conference play, won the Big 12 regular-season title, advanced to the school’s 14th Final Four and its ninth NCAA title game.

Last season, KU entered the year No. 13 nationally in the Associated Press poll and ended No. 6. The AP’s final poll is released prior to the NCAA Tournament. The Jayhawks were ranked in the top 10 in each of the final nine AP polls of 2011-12.

Kansas is scheduled to play four games against teams ranked in the 2012-13 preseason AP poll: No. 4 Ohio State; No. 14 Michigan State and No. 19 Baylor (twice).

2012-13 PRESEASON ASSOCIATED PRESS POLL
Rk. Team (First-Place Votes); 2011-12 record; Last AP rank*
1. Indiana (43); 27-9; 16
2. Louisville (20); 30-10; 17
3. Kentucky (2); 38-2; 1
4. Ohio State; 31-8; 7
5. Michigan; 24-10; 13
6. North Carolina State; 24-13; NR
7. KANSAS; 32-7; 6
8. Duke; 27-7; 8
9. Syracuse; 34-3; 2
10. Florida; 26-11; 25
11. North Carolina; 32-6; 4
12. Arizona; 23-12; NR
13. UCLA; 19-14; NR
14. Michigan State; 29-8; 5
15. Missouri; 30-5; 3
16. Creighton; 29-6; 19
17. Memphis; 26-9; NR
18. Nevada Las Vegas; 26-9; 23
19. Baylor; 30-8; 9
20. San Diego State; 26-8; 22
21. Gonzaga; 26-7; NR
22. Notre Dame; 22-12; NR
23. Wisconsin; 26-10; 14
24. Cincinnati; 26-11; NR
25. Florida State 25-10; 10

— KU Sports Information —

No. 12 Griffons dismantle 15th ranked Emporia State, 57-28

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The 12th ranked Missouri Western football team ran for 382 yards on 57 attempts in a 57-28 victory over the 15th ranked Emporia State Hornets on Thursday evening. The victory marked the eighth straight victory in the series and fifth straight in Emporia. The Griffons improve to 8-1 overall and 7-1 in MIAA play.

The Griffons made a statement in the first half against the Hornets racking up 384 yards of total offense which included 239 on the ground. Michael Hill scored twice from three yards out racking up 183 yards on 23 carries. Hill also caught three passes for 21 yards.

Travis Partridge continued to be efficient connecting on 11-of-15 passes for 145 yards and one touchdown. His lone touchdown pass came in the second quarter when he hit Tyron Crockum from 19 yards out putting MWSU up 26-0 with 6:58 to play. Partridge wrapped up the scoring with 2:31 to play when rushed in from eight yards out capping an eight play 88 yard drive giving the Griffons the 33 point halftime lead.

Griffon kicker Taylor Anderson made two field goals. His first from 43 yards out gave the Griffons a 3-0 lead early in the first quarter and his 30 yarder gave the Griffons a 20-0 lead with 13:02 to play in the half.

The Griffons defense was outstanding holding the Hornets to just 57 yards with 45 coming through the air. The Griffons held the Hornets to just one first down while Stephen Juergens led the way with four tackles.

The second half started like the first ended for the Griffons as they scored the first two touchdowns going up 47-0 after a seven yard run by Raphael Spencer. Mike Jordan scored the first touchdown of the half on a 91 interception return.

The Hornets scored 28 points down the stretch but the Griffons were able to get an 11 yard touchdown run by Dominic Thomas and an Anderson 44 yard field goal sealing the victory.

Anderson has now made 55 straight extra points and a single season record 49 straight this season.

Hill finished the night with 185 yards while Spencer had 96 yards and a touchdown. Partridge and Thomas had 55 and 53 yards respectively. Partridge also finished with 150 yards passing through the air. The Griffons finished with 532 yards on the evening.

Emporia State falls to 8-1 overall and 8-1 in the MIAA. They had 376 yards with 298 through the air. Tyler Eckenrode had 290 yards passing while Shjuan Richardson had 138 yards receiving on 11 receptions and a touchdown.

Defensively Nick Williams led the way for the Griffons with eight tackles while Juergens pitched in five. Ben Carlson led the way for the Hornets with 13.

The Griffons return to action on Saturday, November 3 when they host the 16th ranked Washburn Ichabods. Game time is set for 1:30 pm from Spratt Stadium. The Griffons will honor 23 seniors before the game as they will be playing their last regular season home game.

— MWSU Sports Information —

Kansas to start four-year series with Georgetown in 2013

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Kansas men’s basketball has announced that it will play Big East Conference power Georgetown in a four-year home-and-home series starting in the 2013-14 season.

Georgetown will visit historic Allen Fieldhouse on December 21, 2013, and also in the 2015-16 season. Kansas will make trips to the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C., to face the Hoyas during the 2014-15 and 2016-17 seasons.

Kansas and Georgetown are annually among the winningest programs in college basketball. The Jayhawks have the second-most victories with 2,070 wins, while Georgetown is 31st among the more than 340-plus NCAA Division I schools with 1,544 all-time wins.

Kansas and Georgetown have met two times in men’s basketball with each claiming a victory. Last season the then-No. 12 Jayhawks defeated Georgetown 67-63 in the quarterfinals of the EA SPORTS Maui Invitational in Lahaina, Hawaii. KU’s Thomas Robinson led the Jayhawks with 20 points and 11 rebounds, while Tyshawn Taylor scored 16 points. Georgetown was led by Jason Clark who scored 15 points, while Hoya Hollis Thompson had 14 points. Georgetown won the previous meeting 70-57 in the semifinal of the 1987 NCAA Southeast Regional played in Louisville, Ky. Danny Manning paced the Jayhawks that day with 23 points, including 19 in the first half. Georgetown’s Reggie Williams led all scorers with 34 points.

— KU Sports Information —

MWSU women picked 11th & 12th in MIAA preseason polls; Washburn favored to win

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The top three teams from the 2011-12 campaign appear atop the MIAA Coaches and Media preseason polls announced today by the MIAA. The top three teams selected this year mirror perfectly the way they finished the 2011-12 season and the top six in both the media and coaches polls are the same.

Washburn, who won both the MIAA regular season and post-season tournament, sits atop the poll, receiving eight first place votes from both the coaches and the media. Pittsburg State, who won the NCAA South Central Regional last year, are ranked second less than ten points behind Washburn in both polls. The third place squad is Emporia State, who fell to PSU in the regional championship, who received first place votes in both polls coming in just seven points behind PSU in the coaches poll.

The fourth spot is occupied by a team new to the MIAA, Northeastern State, who was eliminated by PSU in the regional. Fort Hays State and Central Missouri occupy the fifth and sixth spots in this year’s polls. The number seven and eight spot is where the polls begin to differ, the coaches picked Truman #7 and Central Oklahoma #8 while the media reversed the selection.

In the coaches poll Lincoln and Missouri Southern are tied for the #9 spot, while the media selected Lindenwood #9 and Southwest Baptist #10. Lincoln is #11 in the media poll, while Missouri Western is #12 in the media and #11 in the coaches poll. Lindenwood and Southwest Baptist are tied for the #12 spot in the coaches poll and Northwest Missouri is #14 and Nebraska-Kearney in the final spot.

In the media poll, Missouri Southern is #13 and Northwest Missouri and Nebraska-Kearney occupy the same spots they do in the coaches poll.

2012-13 MIAA Preseason Coaches Poll
1. Washburn (8)              189
2. Pittsburg State (6)       178
3. Emporia State (1)        171
4. Northeastern State      154
5. Fort Hays State            139
6. Central Missouri           135
7. Truman                         112
8. Central Oklahoma        110
T9. Lincoln                          65
T9. Missouri Southern        65
11. Missouri Western          64
T12. Lindenwood                62
T12. Southwest Baptist       62
14. Northwest Missouri        51
15. Nebraska-Kearney        18

2012-13 MIAA Preseason Media Poll
1. Washburn (8)                257
2. Pittsburg State (8)         254
3. Emporia State (2)         235
4. Northeastern State       204
5. Fort Hays State            193
6. Central Missouri           183
7. Central Oklahoma        156
8. Truman                        152
9. Lindenwood                 117
10. Southwest Baptist       93
11. Lincoln                         87
12. Missouri Western        69
13. Missouri Southern      65
14. Northwest Missouri    60
15. Nebraska-Kearney    35

— MIAA Press Release —

Griffon volleyball gets swept by Northwest Missouri State

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The Missouri Western volleyball struggles continued Tuesday evening falling in three straight sets (25-14, 25-22, 25-23) against rival Northwest Missouri State University. The Griffons have lost five matches in a row falling to 12-13 overall and 3-9 in MIAA play.

In set one the two teams played to a 6-6 tie after service ace by MWSU’s Sarah Faubel. From there it would be all Bearcats closing the set on a 19-8 run winning the set by 11.

The Griffons struggled early in set two getting down 12-6. The Griffons responded nicely going on a 9-3 run tying the score at 15 after a kill by Faubel. The set went back and forth the rest of the way and with the score tied at 21 the offense went cold for MWSU. The Griffons scored just one pont the rest of the way falling 25-22 getting down 2-0 in the match.

In the final set the Griffons trailed by as many as six numerous times. The Griffons put a mini run together down the stretch but it wasn’t enough as they fell 25-23. The Bearcats improved to 12-13 overall and 6-6 in the MIAA with the win.

Amanda Boender paced the Griffons with ten kills while Stephanie Hattey had 29 set assists and Holly Pollock had 15 digs.

Abby Graves led the way for Northwest with a match high 18 kills. Bridget Hanafin had 42 set assists while Tori Beckman had 25 digs.

The Griffons return to MIAA play on Friday, October 26 with an MIAA match against Missouri Southern in Joplin, Mo. Match time is set for 7:00 pm.

— MWSU Sports Information —

Western men selected 12th & 13th in preseason MIAA polls; Washburn picked 1st

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The Missouri Western men’s basketball team was tabbed 12th in the MIAA preseason coaches poll and 13th in the media poll which was announced today, Tuesday, October 23, 2012 by the league office.

Missouri Western received 65 points in the coaches poll trailing Washburn with 188, Central Missouri with 180, Northwest Missouri State with 170, Fort Hays State and Pittsburg State with 137, Missouri Southern 131, Central Oklhoma 119, Lindenwod 107, Southwest Baptist 89, Emporia State 73, and Nebraska-Kearney with 70. The Ichabods received 11 first place votes while Central Missouri had three and Northwest Missouri State collected one. Truman, Northeastern State and Lincoln rounded out the poll with 54, 39 and 16 total points.

In the media poll, the Griffons were picked 13th with 74 points. Washburn came in first with 267 points and 17 first place votes while Central Missouri was second with 243 points. Northwest Missouri State came in third with 236 points while Missouri Southern had 204 points and one first place vote. Pittsburg State was fifth with 173, Fort Hays State and Lindenwood tied for 6th with 171, Southwest Baptist had 146 coming in 8th, Central Oklahoma came in 9th with 132 points, Emporia State, Nebraska-Kearney and Truman came in 10th, 11th and 12th with 96, 94 and 89 points respectively. Northeastern State and Lincoln rounded out the poll with 74 and 43 points respectively.

Missouri Western is coming off a 9-17 season and went 4-16 in MIAA play. The Griffons return seven letterman and two starters from a season ago.

The Griffons will open up their season with an exhibition contest against Division I opponent Missouri State University on Tuesday, October 30 in Springfield, Mo. Game time is set for 7:00 pm. The Griffons will open up regular season play on Tuesday, November 13 when they host Sterling College (Kan.) at 7:00 pm in the MWSU Fieldhouse.

2012-13 MIAA Preseason Coaches Poll
1.  Washburn (11)                   188
2.  Central Missouri (3)          180
3.  Northwest Missouri (1)     170
T4. Fort Hays State                 137
T4. Pittsburg State                  137
6.  Missouri Southern            131
7.  Central Oklahoma            119
8.  Lindenwood                      107
9.  Southwest Baptist             89
10. Emporia State                   73
11. Nebraska-Kearney           70
12. Missouri Western           65
13. Truman                              54
14. Northeastern State          39
15. Lincoln                               16

2012-13 MIAA Preseason Media Poll
1.  Washburn (17)                 267
2.  Central Missouri              243
3.  Northwest Missouri         236
4.  Missouri Southern (1)     204
5.  Pittsburg State                 173
T6. Fort Hays State              171
T6. Lindenwood                   171
8.  Southwest Baptist          146
9.  Central Oklahoma         132
10. Emporia State                 96
11. Nebraska-Kearney         94
12. Truman                             89
13. Missouri Western         74
14. Northeastern State        43
15. Lincoln                             21

— MWSU Sports Information —

Griffs up to No. 12 in latest D2Football.com Top 25

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The Missouri Western football team rebounded nicely last week defeating the Pittsburg State Gorillas 63-14 on the road and now sit 12th in the latest D2Footballl.com media poll which was released Tuesday morning.

The Griffons are 7-1 this season and 6-1 in MIAA play. This week the Griffons will hit the road for a tough battle against the undefeated Hornets of Emporia State University. The Hornets are 18th in the poll and 15th in the AFCA poll. Kickoff is set for 6:07 pm on Thursday, October 25 from Jones Field at Welch Stadium.

The game will be broadcast live on the MIAA Television Network which is aired on Channel 19 on Suddenlink Cable locally and KSMO Channel 62 in Kansas City.  To view the full television network affiliate list, log on to themiaa.com.  The game can also be heard live on the Griffon Sports Network (KFEQ 680 AM or KMRN 1360 AM) with the pregame show beginning at 5:00 PM.

— MWSU Sports Information —

Missouri Western moves up four spots to No. 12 in AFCA Top 25

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After their biggest victory in school history (49 points) 63-14 over the 22nd ranked Pittsburg State Gorillas last week in Pittsburg, Kan. the Missouri Western football team jumped four spots up to No. 12 in the latest AFCA coaches poll which was released Monday morning.

The Griffons schedule does not get any easier this week as they travel to 15th ranked Emporia State University on Thursday, October 25th for an MIAA Television Network game from Emporia, Kan. Kickoff is scheduled for 6:07 p.m. and it’ll air on the Griffon Sports Network (680 KFEQ AM & 1360 KMRN AM).

MWSU is 7-1 overall and 6-1in MIAA play. The Griffons have been ranked in the top 25 in the last 16 polls and have received votes in 34 of the last 38 coaches polls. This is the 44th time under Partridge that a Griffon team is ranked in the top-25.

Click here to view entire AFCA Top 25 poll.

— MWSU Sports Information —

Mizzou’s Pressey named SEC Preseason Player of the Year; Tigers picked 3rd

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Missouri Basketball is making its move into the Southeastern Conference and a panel of SEC and national media members gave Head Coach Frank Haith’s club a vote of confidence on Monday, picking the Tigers third in the SEC Preseason Media Poll, while junior guard Phil Pressey was selected as the league’s Preseason Player of the Year.

Missouri (286 points) finished third in the team voting, behind defending national champion Kentucky (328) and the Florida Gators (310). Those two clubs have combined to win three of the last seven national titles, the most of any conference in college basketball during that stretch.

Missouri and Tennessee, who was picked fourth with 269 points, each received one first-place vote.

It’s been an off-season of accolades for Pressey who enters his third season with the Tigers. One of just two returning players from last season’s 30-5 club, Pressey was selected a Preseason First Team All-American by CBS and spent his summer competing at the LeBron James, Chris Paul and Deron Williams elite camps.

Pressey was a First Team all-league pick by CBS Sports last season and was a Big 12 All-Tournament Team selection after the Tigers claimed the league title in Kansas City. He averaged career highs in scoring (10.3), rebounding (3.3), assists (6.4) and steals (2.1).

In addition to Pressey, fellow backcourt mate Mike Dixon was named a Preseason Second Team All-SEC choice. Dixon was Missouri’s most efficient scorer in league play last season and was college basketball’s top scorer off the bench (13.5 ppg).

Pressey led all Southeastern Conference players with six votes for Player of the Year. Dixon received a vote as well.

The 2012-13 SEC Media Preseason Poll tips off SEC Basketball Media Day, October 25 at the Wynfrey Hotel in Hoover, Alabama. The 2012-13 season begins November 9, with conference play set to begin January 8. The 2013 SEC Tournament will be held March 13-17 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn.

SEC Player of the Year: Phil Pressey, Missouri

First Team All-SEC

BJ Young – Arkansas, G, 6-3, 180, So., St. Louis, Mo.
Kenny Boynton – Florida, G, 6-2, 190, Sr., Pompano Beach, Fla.
Nerlens Noel – Kentucky, F, 6-10, 228, Fr.,            Everett, Mass.
Phil Pressey – Missouri, G, 5-11, 175, Jr., Dallas, Texas
Jarnell Stokes – Tennessee, F, 6-8, 270, So., Memphis, Tenn.

Second Team All-SEC

Marshawn Powell – Arkansas, F, 6-7, 240, Jr., Newport News, Va.
Patric Young – Florida, C, 6-9, 249, Jr., Jacksonville, Fla.
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope – Georgia, G, 6-5, 205, So., Greenville, Ga.
Alex Poythress – Kentucky, F, 6-7, 239, Fr., Clarksville, Tenn.
Michael Dixon, Jr. – Missouri, G, 6-1        , 190, Sr., Kansas City, Mo.
Jeronne Maymon – Tennessee, F, 6-7, 260, Sr., Madison, Wis.

Preseason Media Poll         Pts

Kentucky (17)                       328
Florida (5)                              310
Missouri (1)                           286
Tennessee (1)                       269
Arkansas                                226
Alabama                                 222
Ole Miss                                 186
Georgia                                  149
Texas A&M                            122
Vanderbilt                             120
LSU                                         116
Auburn                                  95
South Carolina                     54
Mississippi State                   37

First-Place Votes in Parentheses

— MU Sports Information —

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