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Kansas-Oklahoma State football game to kick at 2:30 PM on FSN

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For the second time this season, Kansas will have a home game televised nationally on Fox Sports Net. The Big 12 Conference announced Monday that the Jayhawks’ Oct. 13 matchup against Oklahoma State will feature a 2:30 p.m., kickoff and will be broadcast on FSN cable stations across the country.

This marks KU’s second FSN game at 2:30 p.m., as the Sept. 8 contest against Rice was also played on the network in the same time slot. Since 2009, KU has played 14 games on FSN.

Kansas will be hosting the Cowboys for the first time since the 2010 season, when Oklahoma State claimed a 48-14 win over the Jayhawks on Senior Day. OSU holds a slight 30-29 edge in the series history, which also includes three ties. The Cowboys are 17-15-1 all-time against the Jayhawks in games played at Memorial Stadium.

A portion of all tickets sold to the game will be donated to the Jayhawks for a Cure program. The Jayhawks for a Cure fund supports cancer treatment and prevention at the KU Cancer Center and Lawrence Memorial Hospital. For every ticket sold until Friday, Oct. 12, $5 will go directly to the Jayhawks for a Cure fund.

Tickets are available for purchase at the Kansas Athletics Ticket Office, which is located on the southeast corner of Allen Fieldhouse. Tickets can also be purchased over the phone by calling 1-800-34-HAWKS or online by visiting www.KUAthletics.com.

The Jayhawks travel to No. 8 Kansas State on Saturday for their second road game of the season. The Sunflower Showdown is scheduled for an 11 a.m., kickoff and can be seen on FX.

— KU Sports Information —

Big 12 hands our weekly football awards

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Geno Smith (West Virginia), Cornelius Douglas (Texas Tech) and DJ Monroe (Texas) have been named Big 12 Football Players of the Week, as selected by a media panel. Smith (offense) picked up his second award this season while Douglas (defense) and Monroe (special teams) were recognized for the first time.

Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week
Geno Smith, West Virginia, QB, Miami, Fla.

Geno Smith passed for 656 yards and eight touchdowns in West Virginia’s 70-63 victory over Baylor. The senior quarterback completed 45-of-51 passes, had no interceptions, and tied a Big12 record with his eight scoring tosses. Smith’s passing yards (656) and completions (45) were both school records. He had a long completion of 87 yards that went for one of his touchdown throws. Three of Smith’s receivers had 100 or more receiving yards in the game. He was named Walter Camp Football Foundation National Offensive Player of the Week for the second time this season.

Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week
Cornelius Douglas, Texas Tech, CB, Lawton, Okla.

Cornerback Cornelius Douglas returned to the Texas Tech lineup after missing a game with injury and helped lead the nation’s top-ranked defense to a 24-13 road win at Iowa State. The senior compiled three tackles, but it was his two interceptions that were the keys to victory. His last interception helped set up Tech’s final touchdown drive of the night as the Red Raiders took a 21-13 lead. Douglas ran the interception back 40 yards to give the Texas Tech offense the ball on the Iowa State 9-yard line. He is the first Red Raider to grab two interceptions in a game since DJ Johnson did so in last year’s Big 12 opener at Kansas.

Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week
DJ Monroe, Texas, KR, Sr, Angleton, Texas

With the game knotted at 14-all, DJ Monroe fielded a kickoff in the end zone, eventually broke two tackles and sprinted down the sidelines 100 yards for a touchdown to give the Horns a 21-14 first quarter lead at Oklahoma State. Texas ended up winning the game 41-36. It was Monroe’s third career kickoff return for a score, eclipsing the UT career record he shared with Fozzy Whittaker. He also had a 20-yard return to gain 120 yards on two kickoff returns and rushed three times for 24 yards to lead UT with 144 all-purpose yards.

— Big 12 Press Release —

Western soccer loses to Northeastern State, 3-1

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The Missouri Western women’s soccer team finished their third straight home game Sunday afternoon, losing to Northeastern State 3-1.

Without goalkeeper Kelly Voigts, Rayelin Garcia received the start for Missouri Western, her first career start for the Griffons.
The game was tightly contested for the first part of the game. Both teams played physical without gaining an edge. In the 39th minute, Kelsey Sheldon broke the 0-0 tie with a penalty kick, scoring on the left side.

The RiverHawks added to their lead with a goal from Elizabeth Cudjoe right as the whistle sounded to end the half.

The Griffons came out of the half ready to make a comeback, as midfielder Sydney Andrews scored on a penalty kick in the 48th minute. Before Missouri Western could continue its comeback, Northeastern State again made a goal, this time by Emily Voges in the 51st minute, marking the score 3-1.

Garcia finished with six saves in the game. MWSU also lost defender Emily Hoffmann and goal-leader Katie Kempf in the match, as both went down with injuries in the first half.

Andrews’ goal was her first of her young career. RiverHawks goalkeeper Maggie Kloza finished with 1 save and recorded her first win, and Northeastern is now 7-2 on the season, 3-1 in the MIAA. The Griffons are 3-6 and 1-3 in conference.

MWSU returns to the field Friday, October 5 at Washburn at 6:00 p.m.

— MWSU Sports Information —

Northwest soccer ties No. 18 Central Oklahoma, 1-1

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The Northwest Missouri State women’s soccer team fought hard Sunday as they finished with a 1-1 draw against No. 18 Central Oklahoma in two overtimes at Bearcat Pitch.

The first half of play pitted two strong defenses against one another. Neither team could capitalize on open shots as the Bronchos edged the Bearcats with one extra shot, 6-5 in the first period.

Central Oklahoma put in the first goal of the game in the 80th minute looking to extend their winning streak to five games. UCO entered the match with a perfect 4-0 mark in league play and had only been held to a single goal three times in 2012.

However, the Bearcats answered back late in the second half as Amanda Bundrant put her third goal of the season in the back of the net during the 87th minute. Anna Calgaard added her second assist of the season on the goal.

The first overtime period saw a key save from Kelsey Adams to keep the game tied, but neither team could convert as the second overtime remained scoreless.

With the tie Bearcats move to 5-3-2 overall and 3-1-1 on the season as UCO fell to 8-1-1 overall and 4-0-1 in MIAA play. Northwest will travel to Emporia State Friday as they continue MIAA play. Kickoff is slated for 4 p.m.

— NWMSU Sports Information —

Griffons pull away late against Central Oklahoma to stay unbeaten

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No. 7th ranked Missouri Western welcomed Central Oklahoma to Spratt Stadium Saturday night, and continued its undefeated season, defeating the Bronchos 45-23. The Griffons scored twice in the final two minutes of action to improve their record to 5-0 overall and 5-0 in MIAA action. The 5-0 start is the best start under Partridge, they also did it in 2009.

The Bronchos, who recently upset No. 9 Washburn last week, brought plans to stage another upset on a top-10 team, but MWSU’s defense had other plans.

The Griffons started out playing good defense against the Bronchos. After the Bronchos took the ball deep into Griffon territory, the drive stalled out when Broncho quarterback Adrian Nelson through an interception at the 14-yard line.

Ben Jackson picked off his first pass of the season, taking it 30 yards the other direction to halt Central Oklahoma. Michael Hill fumbled on the ensuing play, however, giving the ball back to the Bronchos.

Missouri Western’s defense continued playing strong forcing UCO to give the ball up on downs on the ensuing drive. Defensive end David Bass stepped up to stop the play, tackling Joshua Birmingham for just a 1-yard gain, forcing the Bronchos to turn the ball over for the second time in the first quarter.

MWSU ended the first quarter with a 7-0 lead, didn’t give up a score in the first stanza for the fifth time in as many games. To start the second quarter, the Griffons drove the football down field, and Travis Partridge connected on a short pass to Hill moving the football into Broncho territory.

Five plays later, MWSU took advantage of the opportunity. The Griffons ran a reverse to wide-out Tyron Crockom, as he shook past two Central Oklahoma defenders on his way to a 22-yard touchdown run.

The Bronchos again started to move the ball down field, but once again failed to convert. They were forced to punt after moving the football to the MWSU 34-yard line.

A couple penalties along with David Bass’ fifth sack of the year, Central Oklahoma moved out of field goal range, giving the Griffons the ball back.

On the next drive, MWSU moved the ball effectively down field, and Reggie Jordan caught a 3-yard touchdown pass, his 4th touchdown reception of the season, putting the Griffons ahead, 14-0.

Less than three minutes later, Partridge scored on a 17-yard run making the score 21-0 with 8:18 to play in the half. The score would stay still through halftime as the Griffons gave up just 105 yards of offense during the first two quarters.

Hill rushed for 71 yards on 13 carries in the half while Partridge completed 12-of-18 passes for 129 yards and one touchdown. Ben Pitser had five tackles with one sack in the first frame.

The Bronchos were led by Birmingham with 62 yards on 10 carries while Devoris Dozier had six tackles.
After the break, Missouri Western added to its lead. After a holding penalty pushed the ball back to the Griffons 45-yard line, Partridge faked a run to Hill, and went through the middle of the Bronchos defense on his way to a 45-yard rushing touchdown, his second of the game.

Central Oklahoma answered with its own touchdown – a 6-yard run by Birmingham making the game 28-7 with 8:17 to play in the third quarter.

In the fourth, MWSU added on to its lead with a 45-yard field goal by Taylor Anderson. UCO added a late score, a 4-yard run by Birmingham and Nelson completed a two-point conversion to Leroy Travis, Jr., to put the game 31-15 late in the game.

After the Bronchos received the ball again, they drove 9 plays, 69 yards to score a touchdown and added a two-point conversion to draw within one score, 31-23.

Central Oklahoma could not recover the onside kick, giving Missouri Western the ball. The Griffons were able to add to their lead with a 30-yard touchdown run by Hill and a 58-yard interception by Michael Jordan giving the Griffons the 45-23 victory.

The Griffons had 467 yards of total offense with 243 coming on the ground. Hill finished the night with 143 yards on 22 carries and a touchdown while Partridge ran for 50 yards and two touchdowns. Kyle Knox had his best game as a Griffon catching seven passes for 108 yards.

UCO had 244 passing yards with Nelson connecting on 25-of-45 with one touchdown. Marquis Walters had six receptions for 58 yards and a touchdown while Birmingham had six catches for 53 yards. Dozier had 10 tackles for UCO. Central Oklahoma is 1-4 overall and 1-4 in MIAA play.

The Griffons continue to take on the MIAA newcomers next weekend when they travel to Talequah, Okla. to take on the Northeastern State RiverHawks. Kickoff is set for 2:00 pm from Doc Wadley Stadium.

— MWSU Sports Information —

Bearcats roll past Northeastern State, 66-6

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On a gorgeous Saturday afternoon at Bearcat Stadium, Northwest Missouri State football team matched the weather with a near-perfect performance against Northeastern State.

After giving up a touchdown on the first drive of the game, the Bearcats played flawless in coming away with an impressive 66-6 victory on “Family Weekend” at Northwest.

“I was very proud of our team today,” Northwest coach Adam Dorrel said. “We’ve been talking about trying to put a complete game together. I thought we did that today.”

The Bearcats improved to 4-1 overall and 3-1 in the MIAA. The loss dropped Northeastern State to 0-5 overall and in conference.

Northeastern State’s record is a bit deceiving. Three of its first five opponents were ranked in the NCAA Division II top 25. The RiverHawks entered the game scoring 20 points in three contests and 21 in the other.

Initially, it appeared Northeastern State was going to give the Bearcats a tough game. The RiverHawks took the opening kickoff and marched 88 yards in 11 plays and took 6 minutes, 25 seconds to score a touchdown on a 17-yard pass from Johnny Deaton.

The rest of the game belonged to the Bearcats.

It started when Northwest blocked the extra point.

On the next play, Tyler Shaw returned the kickoff 64 yards to the Northeastern 16.

“We talked about being special on special teams,” Dorrel said. “We blocked that PAT and then we turn around and get that kick return. It was huge. It just ignited our sideline.

“Just the energy that came out of that blocked PAT and that kick return was just awesome and it was fun to see the kids flying around.”

The Bearcats needed only three plays and 1:03 to score on a 2-yard run by Jordan Simmons.

Northwest defense, which has played well all season, quickly stuffed the RiverHawks and put the ball back in the Bearcat hands. They knew what to do with it.

In just under 2 minutes, Northwest went 58 yards in five plays and scored on a 25-yard run by Simmons, who received a nice block from quarterback Trevor Adams on the play.

Yes, Adams, who missed the previous two games because of an injury, was willing to put his body on the line to help a teammate score.

Northwest went into the second quarter ahead 14-6. The blowout was just beginning. The Bearcats scored 24 points in the second quarter for a commanding 38-6 halftime lead.

There was no let up at the start of the third quarter. Northwest scored two touchdowns in the first three minutes of the second half for a 52-6 lead.

“I thought offensively we did a really good job,” Adams said. “Being out for two weeks, I was just so excited to be back on the field. I thank God for the humbling experience he put me through. It made me really appreciate what we have here as a family.

“I was super excited to get back out there. I thought our O-line did awesome today. Our backs ran super hard. Holding anybody to six points no matter who you are playing is awesome.”

In all, the Bearcats scored on their first eight possessions. The final statistics were eye popping. Northwest finished 654 total yards, rushing for 352 and passing for 308.

Perhaps the best news was Adams played well after being out for two weeks. He finished the game 19 for 27 for 272 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions. For the game, Northwest had no turnovers while forcing four.

“I was very proud of Trevor in what he’s been dealing with the last couple of weeks with the injuries, and the way he came back today says a lot about his character as a student-athlete,” Dorrel said.

The defense was equally impressive, allowing only 271 yards of total offense.

“We had a really good week of preparation,” said Northwest junior defensive end Ricky Bailey. “We’ve been preaching all week to get to the quarterback. After the first series, we did a good job of that.”

It was the perfect game for the Bearcats to springboard into an October in which they will play no games at Bearcat Stadium.

“I thought it was very important to play like this going into the next four weeks on the road,” Dorrel said. “I certainly feel a lot better where we are right now because we played a complete game.”

— NWMSU Sports Information —

Mizzou rallies and hangs on to defeat Central Florida

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Marcus Murphy returned a punt 66 yards for a touchdown and James Franklin added an 80-yard touchdown pass as Missouri ground out a 21-16 win over Central Florida on Saturday.

UCF trailed 21-10 before a late score, but following a Tigers punt, Knights receiver Jeff Godfrey’s fumble with 2:26 left allowed Missouri (3-2) to hang on.

UCF (2-2) controlled most of the game, using five sacks and a huge advantage in time of possession to take an early lead.

But miscues on defense and special teams unraveled it all, and the Knights sputtered on offense down the stretch in their bid to defeat their first Southeastern Conference opponent at home.

Coming off a dismal passing performance last week at South Carolina, Franklin was efficient, going 19 for 30 for 257 yards.

Kendial Lawrence added 104 yards rushing and a touchdown for the Tigers.

Knights quarterback Blake Bortles kept his team in the game, connecting on 29 of his 43 passes for 267 yards and two touchdowns.

Prior to Murphy’s punt return, the Knights looked to be taking control of the game, leading 10-7 and coming off an interception and fourth sack of Franklin early in the third quarter.

But the slide continued with Missouri capitalizing on a short punt and needing just three plays to take its 21-10 advantage with 9:31 to play in the game.

Offense was plentiful in the first half, with both teams using big plays through the air to reach the end zone.

Missouri had several promising drives stall early before getting on the board via an 80-yard touchdown strike from Franklin to Dorial Green-Beckham. That gave the Tigers a 7-3 lead in the opening minutes of the second quarter.

UCF defensive back A.J. Bouye briefly had Green-Beckham locked up by the legs near the 50 before slipping to the turf. Green-Beckham then sprinted untouched into the end zone.

The play, the Tigers’ longest from scrimmage this season, also was a career-best for Franklin.

The Knights responded on the ensuing drive, with Bortles using a 41-yard pass to Rob Calabrese to set up an 11-yard touchdown pass to Quincy McDuffie.

Following a series of punts, UCF got hot again and drove the ball from its own 12 all the way inside the Tigers’ 10 with less than 2 minutes to play in the half.

A pass interference call on Missouri gave the Knights first-and-goal on the 3. But after a stuffed run and incomplete pass, the opportunity was squandered as Bortles was sacked, and time expired before the Knights could run out their field goal team.

Despite the final miscue, the Knights’ offense had one of their best opening halves of the season with Bortles completing 12 straight passes at one point and 18 for 22 overall for 156 yards. Johnson also averaged nearly 8 yards per carry in racking up 84 yards rushing.

The Tigers were successful at times with their hurry-up offense, but UCF’s defense also helped keep Franklin off balance, sacking him three times in the opening 30 minutes.

— MU Sports Information —

Benedictine releases 2012-2013 women’s basketball schedule

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The Benedictine College Women’s Basketball program and head coach Chad Folsom have announced his team’s 2012-2013 schedule, which includes 15 home games, eight games against NAIA National Tournament opponents, and an exhibition with NCAA Div. II power Washburn University.

“We have set up a competitive non-conference schedule for our team, that should help us prepare for the tough Heart of America Athletic Conference (HAAC),”Coach Folsom said.

The Ravens open up the season at a classic in Olathe, hosted by at MidAmerica Nazarene University on, Nov. 2 and Nov. 3 against Bethany College and Sterling College.  The Ravens then return to their home court for six of their next seven games, including matchups with 2012 NAIA Div. II tournament qualifiers, Briar Cliff University on Nov. 6, Friends University on Nov. 17, and College of St. Mary on Nov. 20.

On Nov. 25, Benedictine will have an interesting matchup at Grinnell College in Grinnell, Iowa, Coach Folsom’s alma mater.

“I am really looking forward to taking our team to Grinnell and see all the changes that have taken place since I graduated from there,” Folsom said.

In December, the Ravens schedule is highlighted by a trip to Florida to play in the Daytona Beach Classic.  In Florida, the Ravens will face perennial NAIA Div. I power Shawnee State University from Ohio.

“The trip to Florida will be great for our team to bond and spend some quality time at Disney World and the beach, and play some high-caliber competition,” Folsom said..

The conference schedule heats up the second semester with 16 conference matchups, eight of which are at home.

The team finishes the regular season with senior night at 12 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 23 against Avila University.

“The HAAC is a tough conference, and every night is going to be a battle,” Coach Folsom said.

— BC Sports Information —

Griffon volleyball loses in four sets at Rockhurst

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The Griffon volleyball team fell on Tuesday evening on the road in non-conference action in four sets (25-20, 19-25, 25-17, 25-23) against the Rockhurst University Hawks. Freshman outside hitter Jessie Thorup led the way with a career high 13 kills as the Griffons fall to 8-6 on the season.

Set one did not start well for the Griffons as Rockhurst opened the match on an 8-2 run. The Griffons answered with a 5-0 run cutting the Hawks lead to one after an Amanda Boender kill. Once again the Hawks used a run to open up a big lead this time they went on an 8-3 run opening up a 16-10 lead and cruised to the 25-20 opening set victory.

In set two the Griffons were the aggressor opening up a 9-4 lead after service ace by Holly Pollock. The Hawks used another run to get back into the set going on a 11-6 run tying the score at 15 after a ball handling error  by Jordan Chohon. The Griffons regained their composure closing set to on a 10-4 run winning 25-19 and tying the match at one set apiece.

In set three the Griffons could not get anything going getting down 17-7 before they closed on a 10-8 run but it wasn’t enough falling in set three 25-17.

The fourth set was a back and fourth battle with neither team getting ahead by more than five. MWSU jumped out to an early 7-4 lead but another run by Rockhurst this time an 14-8 run put the Hawks up 18-15. The Hawks pushed the score to 24-19 before the Griffons used a 4-0 run cutting the lead to one. Unfortunately that would be the closest MWSU would get as the Hawks won the set 25-23 and the match 3-1. Rockhurst improves to 12-2 with the victory.

The Griffons hit .153 with 54 kills in the match. Boender had 10 kills while Stephanie Hattey had nine kills, season highs 34 set assits and 16 digs. Sarah Faubel led the way defensively with a season high 31 digs.

The Hawks were led by Kelsey Stratman with 15 kills while Maggie Hummel and Katie Loescher both had 11. Whitney Kostal had 47 set assists and 12 digs.

The Griffons return to MIAA action on Friday, September 28 when they travel to Kirksville, Mo. to take on the Truman State Bulldogs. Match time is set for 7:00 pm from Pershing Arena.

— MWSU Sports Information —

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