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Missouri Western moves up one spot to No. 3 in D2football.com poll

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The Missouri Western football team moved up one spot to 3rd in this weeks D2Football.com Media Poll which was released on Tuesday afternoon. The #3 rankings is the highest ranking for any Griffon team in any poll.

The Griffons are 6-0 for the first time under Partridge after defeating Northeastern State University 45-31 last Saturday in Talequah, Okla. This week the Griffons will try and match its best start in school history when they opened up the 1981 season going 7-0. The Griffons return home for homecoming against the Missouri Southern State University Lions on Saturday, October 13th. Kickoff is set for 1:30 pm from Spratt Stadium.

Click here to view the entire D2football.com Top 25 poll.

— MWSU Sports Information —

Griffons move up to No. 4 in AFCA Top 25 coaches poll

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The Missouri Western football team continues to climb in the AFCA top 25 Division II coaches poll moving up one spot to 4th.

The Griffons are off to their best start under head coach Jerry Partridge after defeating Northeastern State University 45-31 last Saturday in Talequah, Okla.  Western is also off to its best start since 1981 when they opened the season 7-0.

Missouri Western returns home on Saturday, October 13 to take on the Missouri Southern Lions in their homecoming game.  Kickoff is set for 1:30 pm from Spratt Stadium in St. Joseph, Mo.  Coach Partridge is 10-5 against the Lions winning the last game 35-23 on October 1, 2011 in Joplin, Mo.

MWSU is 6-0 overall and 5-0 in MIAA play. The Griffons have been ranked in the top 25 in the last 14 polls and have received votes in 32 of the last 36 coaches polls. Under Partridge this is the seventh time the Griffons have been ranked in the top-10 and first time that MWSU has started 6-0 (2012).

Click here to view the entire AFCA Top 25 poll.

— MWSU Sports Information —

Benedictine basketball teams picked 3rd & 4th in preseason HAAC polls

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The Benedictine (Kan.) College men’s and women’s basketball teams were slotted to finish in the top third of the Heart of America Athletic Conference (HAAC) on Monday afternoon at the annual Basketball Media Day at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City.

The Raven men and second-year head coach Ryan Moody were selected as the preseason No. 4 team behind MNU, Evangel University and Baker University. All three of those teams earned berths in the Buffalo Funds NAIA Div. I Men’s Basketball National Championship Tournament last season.

The Raven women and veteran head coach Chad Folsom, garnered one first-place vote in the poll and were selected as the preseason No. 3 team behind MNU and Avila University. MNU won the conference last season and along with Avila earned a berth to the NAIA Div. I Women’s Basketball National Championship Tournament.

Click here to view the men’s preseason poll.

Click here to view the women’s preseason poll.

— BC Sports Information —

MU’s Pressey named preseason All-America by CBS Sports

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CBS Sports named Missouri Basketball junior Phil Pressey a Preseason First Team All-American on Monday. A finalist for the 2012 Bob Cousy Award, Pressey helped lead Mizzou to a 30-5 record last season and shattered the school record with 223 assists over 35 games.

“He is the consummate point guard,” CBS College Basketball insider Jeff Goodman said. “It’s so rare in college basketball today to have a guy like Phil who just makes everyone better. That’s the No. 1 quality of a point guard, someone that heightens the level of play of everyone around him. Phil is a good leader and can be a great defender, but ultimately what sets him apart is his ability to put opposing defenses on their heels and get his teammates open looks.”

Pressey was one of college basketball’s busiest players over the summer. He participated in the LeBron James, Chris Paul and Deron Williams elite camps, and worked heavily with a highly-touted group of newcomers, including former AAU teammate, Alex Oriakhi, who transferred in from Connecticut.

Publications have touted Missouri’s recruiting efforts to balance the program’s recruiting classes through transfer additions and the Tigers have been ranked as high as No. 10 in the early preseason rankings.

Pressey was a First Team All-Big 12 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-American by the Sporting News. Dixon was actually Missouri’s most efficient scorer in league play a year ago and was college basketball’s top scorer off the bench (13.5 ppg).

Fans can get their first look at Mizzou’s 2012-13 squad on Friday night at Mizzou Madness. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and the event is free.

— MU Sports Information —

Northwest’s Adams & Simmons earn MIAA honors

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Northwest Missouri’s Trevor Adams and Jordan Simmons were named MIAA Offensive and Special Team Athlete of the Week while Emporia State’s Ben Carlson earned Defensive Athlete of the Week honors in week six.

MIAA Offensive Athlete of the Week
Trevor Adams, QB, Northwest Missouri

Adams had a record tying performance on Saturday by tossing five touchdown passes in a 70-7 win over Central Oklahoma. Adams threw two touchdown passes in the first two minutes of the game to Tyler Shaw and added a third to the senior receiver later in the game. He tied the record for touchdown passes in a game which he now shares with five other Northwest players. His five touchdown passes gives him 11 for the season as he passed the 1,000 yard passing mark on the year. The 6-1 junior quarterback is a native of Odessa, Texas where he played football at Permian High School.

MIAA Defensive Athlete of the Week
Ben Carlson, LB, Emporia State

Carlson was credited with a game high 15 tackles as the Hornets moved to 6-0 on the season with a 19-15 come from behind win at Southwest Baptist. The Hornets defense did not allow a first quarter score for the sixth straight game as the Bearcats scored on a kick return and safety in the opening period. The only SBU offensive score came following an interception that set them up at the ESU eight yard line. The Hornets held the Bearcats scoreless on three of four trips inside the red zone. He added two tackles for a loss in the game and finished with a half sack. The 6-3 senior linebacker is a native of Topeka, Kan. where he played at Topeka Seaman High School. He played at Missouri State and in the Cleveland Indians farm system prior to transferring to Emporia State.

Special Teams Athlete of the Week
Jordan Simmons, KR, Northwest Missouri

Simmons set an MIAA record with his 90 yards kickoff return for a touchdown in the Bearcats win over Central Oklahoma. Simmons’ fourth kickoff return of his career broke the record as he also added two more touchdowns in the win, one receiving and one rushing. Simmons finished with 201 all-purpose yards with 114 coming on kick returns. The 5-9 junior running back is a native of Kansas City, Mo. where he attended Lee’s Summit North High School.

— MIAA Press Release —

K-State’s matchup with West Virginia picked as FOX Game of the Week

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K-State’s Big 12 Conference matchup at West Virginia has been chosen as the FOX College Football Game of the Week and will air to a full national audience as the network and the league office announced today television selections for October 20.

Kickoff from Milan Puskar Stadium is set for 6:05 p.m. Gus Johnson will handle the play-by-play duties for the game with analysis from Charles Davis, while Julie Alexandria reports from the sidelines.

No. 5 K-State travels to 25th-ranked Iowa State Saturday for a key Big 12 Conference matchup. Kickoff from Jack Trice Stadium is scheduled for 11:05 a.m., and the game will be televised nationally on FX.

Television Selections for October 20

Iowa State at Oklahoma State, FX or ABC, 11 a.m., CT (FX), 2:30 or 7 p.m., CT (ABC)
Baylor at Texas, ABC, 2:30 or 7 p.m. (ABC)
Texas Tech at TCU, FX or ABC, 11 a.m., CT (FX) or 2:30 p.m., CT (ABC)
Kansas at Oklahoma, FSN, 6 p.m., CT
K-State at West Virginia, FOX, 6 p.m., CT

— KSU Sports Information —

Kansas-Oklahoma game slated for 6:05 PM kickoff on FSN

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Kansas football will play its first night game since the opening week of the season on Saturday, Oct. 20, when the Jayhawks travel to Norman, Okla. The Big 12 Conference announced Monday that the Jayhawks’ matchup against Oklahoma will feature a 6:05 p.m. kickoff and be broadcast, on Fox Sports Net cable stations across the country.

This marks KU’s third FSN game, as the Sept. 8 contest against Rice and this week’s game against Oklahoma State were also televised on the network. Over the last three seasons, KU has played 14 games on FSN. Each of KU’s first seven games have been televised this year.

Kansas is traveling to Oklahoma for first time since the 2008 season, when the Sooners claimed a 45-31 victory in a shootout. In that contest, the Jayhawks and Sooners combined for 1,165 yards of offense, including 825 through the air. OU leads the all-time series with KU, 69-27-6. The Sooners are also 36-13-3 against the Jayhawks at home. KU’s last victory at Memorial Stadium in Norman came in 1996.

The Jayhawks host conference foe Oklahoma State Saturday for their first home game since Sept. 15. The KU-OSU game is scheduled for a 2:30 p.m., kickoff, and can also be seen on FSN.

— KU Sports Information —

Big 12 announces weekly football awards

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Andrew Buie (West Virginia), Alex Okafor (Texas) and Tavon Austin (West Virginia) have been named Big 12 Football Players of the Week, as selected by a media panel. Austin (special teams) was recognized for the second time this season after picking up offensive player of the week honors on Sept. 24. Buie (offense) and Okafor (defense) earned awards for the first time.

Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week
Andrew Buie, West Virginia, RB, So, Jacksonville, Fla.

Andrew Buie rushed for a career-high 207 yards on 31 carries in West Virginia’s 48-45 win at Texas. He averaged 6.7 yards per touch in his first game of running for over 100 yards. The sophomore picked up first downs on eight of his runs and had seven that went for at least 10 yards, including three of 20-plus yards. Buie also caught three passes for 66 yards to register 281 all-purpose yards on the night.

Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week
Alex Okafor, Texas, DE, Sr, Pflugerville, Texas

Alex Okafor had two sacks, two forced fumbles, blocked a field goal and had three quarterback pressures in Texas’ three-point loss to West Virginia. Prior to the game, the Mountaineers had allowed just four sacks in four games. Okafor’s first sack and forced fumble came late in the second quarter and was recovered by Jackson Jeffcoat for a touchdown that knotted the game at 21-all. His second sack came midway through the fourth quarter and gave the Horns the ball at the WVU 12-yard line with 7:37 remaining and the Mountaineers up 41-38. His blocked field goal occurred in the first quarter and kept the game tied at 7-7.

Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week
Tavon Austin, WVU, KR, Sr, Baltimore, Md.

Tavon Austin finished with three kickoff returns for 111 yards, averaging 37 yards per return, in West Virginia’s win at Texas. The senior had a season-long return of 67 yards and ran back a 44-yarder on the opening kickoff that set up WVU’s first touchdown. Austin added 10 catches for 110 yards and a touchdown.

— Big 12 Press Release —

MWSU women’s golfers second after round one of Bearcat Fall Classic

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The Missouri Western women’s golf team sits in second after round one of the Bearcat Fall Golf Classic which is being played at Mozingo Lake Golf Classic.

The Griffons fired a round one 340 after thunderstorms delayed the start from 10:00 am to 1:30 pm.  MWSU sits nine strokes back of leader Northwest Missouri State who fired a 331. MWSU sits five strokes ahead of William Jewell who fired a 345.

Callie Wilson sits in second place firing a round one 80. Wilson is just two strokes back of leader Cassie Lowell of Northwest Missouri State who fired a 78.

Natalie Bird and Shelby Stone sit in a tie for 7th firing 86 while Casi Webb sits in a tie for 13th with an 88. Anna Kloeppel rounds out the Griffons with a 90. Two Griffons played as individual’s with Amber Chivington finising with a 90 while Darcey Smith fired a 95.

The final round will be played Friday with a shotgun start at 9:00 am.

— MWSU Sports Information —

Kansas’ Withey named to Preseason All-Big 12 team

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Kansas seniors Jeff Withey and Elijah Johnson have been named to the men’s basketball 2012-13 Preseason All-Big 12 Team in a vote by the conference coaches, the league announced Thursday. Coaches were not allowed to vote for their own team in the poll.

Withey was a unanimous all-league team selection, while Johnson earned honorable mention recognition by the conference coaches.

“This is a great honor,” Withey said. “We have a lot of guys on this team that could have easily been in that category. The Big 12 is one of the best conferences in the nation. It is only preseason and hopefully I will be in the same position at the end of the year.”

A 7-0 center from San Diego, Withey was the 2012 Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year who set the Kansas and Big 12 single-season blocked shots record with 140 last season. An All-Big 12 Third Team selection as a junior, included in his 140 blocked shots were an NCAA Tournament record 31 in KU’s run to the NCAA National Championship title game and a conference games only record of 65. Withey averaged 9.0 points and 6.3 rebounds for Kansas last season and shot a team-best 79.5 percent from the free throw line.

Johnson is Kansas’ leading returning scorer from 2011-12 when he averaged 10.2 points per game. The 6-4 guard out of Las Vegas led KU with 69 three-point field goals made and 55 steals his junior season.

Withey, Johnson and senior guard Travis Releford are Kansas’ three returning starters from last season’s 32-7 team which won its school-record eighth-straight Big 12 regular-season title (16-2 league record) and advanced to the school’s 14th Final Four and ninth NCAA title game. Ranked consistently in most 2012-13 preseason top 10 polls nationally, including many in the top five, the Jayhawks return eight letterwinners and have nine freshmen on this season’s roster. Two of the newcomers, guard Ben McLemore and forward Jamari Traylor, were redshirts last season.

Joining Withey on the Preseason All-Big 12 Team were Pierre Jackson (Baylor), Rodney McGruder (Kansas State), Le’Bryan Nash (Oklahoma State) and Myck Kabongo (Texas). Withey, McGruder and Nash were all unanimous selections.

— KU Sports Information —

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