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Western loses first match of season to SW Minnesota State
The Missouri Western volleyball team suffered its first loss of the season falling 3-0 (25-17, 25-13, 25-19) against the 3rd ranked Mustangs of Southwest Minnesota State University. Sophomore middle hitter Amanda Boender led the charge with 10 kills as the Griffons fall to 5-1 on the season.
MWSU struggled hitting the ball against the Mustangs accumulating just 35 kills and hitting just .138. The Mustangs hit .383 with 45 kills and just nine errors. In set one the Griffons tied the score at three after a Meredith McCormick kill but from then on it was all SW Minnesota State as they cruised to the 25-17 set one victory.
Set two did not get any better for the Griffons as they hit -.081 with six kills and nine errors falling 25-13. In the third and final set Missouri Western kept it close but a late 4-1 run Mustang run sealed the victory for SWMSU. The Mustangs improve to 5-0 with the victory.
Stephanie Hattey and Jordan Chohon had 13 and 12 set assists respectively while Chohon led the charge making 11 of the Griffons 35 digs.
The Mustangs were led by Mary Groth and Devin Diedrich as they had 11 kills apiece while Emilee Gutzmer had 36 set assists. Defensively, Gutzmer and Rachel Westby had 13 digs apiece.
The Griffons will wrap up the Middle of Everywhere Classic on Saturday, September 8 with matches against Upper Iowa University and the University of Missouri St-Louis. Match times are set for 11:00 am and 5:00 pm respectively.
— MWSU Sports Information —
Northwest Missouri State volleyball wins two at Rolla
The Northwest Missouri State women’s volleyball team had a clean sweep on day one Friday at the Missouri S&T Middle of Everywhere Classic.
The Bearcats took on Upper Iowa in the first match winning 3-1 (25-22, 25-18, 19-25, 28-26). Dallas Gardner led Northwest with 17 kills, while Tori Beckman shelled out 31 digs to push the Bearcats past Upper Iowa.
Match two saw Northwest take its second win of the day a 3-1 (23-25, 25-20, 25-11, 25-21) win over Southern Indiana. The Eagles jumped out to a fast start to take the first set. Northwest then swept the next three to move to 2-0 after day one.
Brooke Bartosh and Abby Graves combine for 34 kills and Dallas Gardner led the way with 44 assists.
Day two of the tournament will have Northwest facing off against Southwest Minnesota at 1 p.m. Their final game will be a 5 p.m. tipoff against host, Missouri S&T. The Bearcats go into tomorrow’s games with a 4-2 record this season.
— NWMSU Sports Information —
Griffon volleyball stays unbeaten with sweep of SW Oklahoma State
The Missouri Western volleyball team continues to roll opening up the Middle of Everywhere Classic (Hosted by Missouri S&T) with a 3-0 (25-15, 25-19, 25-22) victory over the Southwestern Oklahoma State University Bulldogs. The Griffons improve to 5-0 as they hit .226 as a team with 43 kills.
MWSU came out on fire in the opening set hitting .333 with 18 kills and just two errors. After losing the first point of the set the Griffons took control opening up a 10-4 lead after an Erin Backhuus kill. The Griffons continued to put on the pressure building a ten point lead at 18-8. The Griffons finished off the match winning 25-15 after a Bulldog service error.
In set two the Griffons used two 6-2 runs taking a 16-10 lead midway through the second set. Both teams scored nine points the rest of the set with the Griffons winnin 25-19.
In the third match this did not look good for the Griffons as a 6-1 run by the Bulldogs gave SWOSU a 12-7 lead. Missouri Western picked up its game going on a 10-5 run tying the score at 17 after a kill by Meredith McCormick. The Bulldogs scored the next three points going up 20-17 but Missouri Western used a 5-0 run claiming a 22-20 lead. The Griffons rode the serving of freshman Holly Pollock in the run. The Griffons would hold on for the 25-22 victory in the set. The Griffons improve to 2-0 all-time against the Bulldogs.
Backhuus led MWSU with nine kills while Amanda Boender had eight. McCormick and Sarah Faubel finished with seven apiece. Stephanie Hattey had 24 set assists while Faubel had 17 digs. Pollock had 16 digs with one service ace.
The Bulldogs fall to 2-4 as Lindsay Dusin had six kills, 15 set assists and 11 digs.
— MWSU Sports Information —
Bearcat soccer team defeats Wayne State in overtime
Northwest Missouri State women’s soccer team got off to a slow start Thursday, but finished with its second win, a 4-3 overtime victory against Wayne State.
The Bearcats had only five shots on goal in the first half and were not able to capitalize on any of them. Wayne State (Neb.) scored the first goal early at the 11th minute, but was held scoreless the rest of the first half.
The second half started with two more goals from the Wildcats to give them a 3-0 lead over the Bearcats. Northwest then answered with an offensive explosion putting in three unanswered goals.
Chelsea Fournier put in the first goal at the 60 minute mark. Four minutes later Amanda Bundrant added goal number two with an assist from Anna Calgaard. Jordan Albright hit the game tying shot late in the match to help send it to overtime.
The Bearcats headed into overtime scoring three consecutive goals and it wasn’t going to stop there. Six minutes into overtime Fournier decided it was time for the game to be over. She added her second goal of the game with an assist from Katelynn Lindsey.
Northwest is now 2-0-1 and will return to Bearcat Pitch Sunday to take on Winona State (0-2). Kickoff is set for noon.
— NWMSU Sports Information —
Northwest Missouri men’s basketball to conduct Alumni basketball game
The Northwest Missouri State men’s basketball team will conduct an alumni basketball game at 10 a.m. Sept. 15 inside Bearcat Arena. The game is free to the public and will take place prior to the 1 p.m. football kickoff between Northwest and Fort Hays State.
The basketball activities begin Friday with the Sixth Annual Chip Strong Memorial golf tournament at Mozingo Lake Golf Course at 12:30 p.m. A portion of the proceeds from the tournament will benefit the Bearcat basketball program. Following the golf tournament, there will be a social at Mozingo starting at 5:30 p.m. with entertainment, prizes and a live alumni game draft. Fans are invited to attend the event even if they are not participating in Friday’s golf tournament.
Northwest President John Jasinski will serve as the honorary head coach for the Green team and will be assisted by Kori Hoffmann, the Student Conduct and Development Coordinator at Northwest. The White team will be led by former team doctor Pat Harr and assisted by Rick Carter, owner of Price Chopper Pharmacy in Platte City.
The 2012-13 Bearcat men’s basketball team will be in attendance Saturday and fans are encouraged to meet and greet this years’ team. Players will be available for autographs and photos; kids will also be able to participate in a shoot-around with the team following the alumni game. Saturday’s events are free and open to the public.
“We are very excited about the weekend. We can’t express how fortunate we are to have Allison and Kori Hoffmann, as well as everyone involved in running the tournament,” fourth-year Head Coach Ben McCollum said. “We receive great support from many different sponsors in the community. It’s a great way to remember Chip, as he was a tremendous supporter of our program and student-athletes’ in general. It also gives us a chance to bond with Chip’s friends & family, former players, coaches, fans and alumni. ”
— NWMSU Sports Information —
MWSU golfers finish 4th at Missouri Intercollegiate
The Missouri Western men’s golf team finished in 4th place at the Missouri Intercollegiate Golf Championships held in Sunrise Beach, Mo. at The Club at Porto Cima. The Griffons fired a three round total of 929 (313-317-299) which was three strokes behind Missouri Southern and 19 strokes behind Central Missouri. William Woods won the event with a 907 (301-300-306). There were 16 teams in the event.
Individually sophomore James O’Brien finished in a tie for 9th firing a three round total of 229 (79-78-72) while Weston Apple finished in a tie for 20th with a 232 (76-82-74). Scott Sheldon, Derek Hawkins and Tyler Gast finished firing 234 (77-81-76), 238 (81-79-78) and 239 (83-79-77) respectively.
The winner of the event was Julian Taylor from William Wood University. He fired a three round total of 221 (71-74-76), one shot better than Travis Mays of Central Missouri.
The Griffons return to action on Monday, September 10 and Tuesday, September 11. They will participate in the Pittsburg State University Invitational which will be played at the Crestwood Country Club in Pittsburg, Kan.
— MWSU Sports Information —
Missouri Western football stays at No. 7 in D2Football.com poll
The Missouri Western Griffon football team stayed 7th in the latest D2Football.com media poll which was released on Wednesday morning. Missouri Western will face William Jewell College at home in non-conference action at 6 p.m. on Sept. 8 in St. Joseph, Mo.
The Griffons remained in the same spot after opening the season with a 38-26 win over Central Missouri in their home opener. The Griffons have been ranked in the top 25 in the last five polls.
Three other MIAA schools are ranked in the top 25 as Pittsburg State holds down the #1 spot while Northwest Missouri State and Washburn are #3 and #21 respectively.
Click here to view the D2football.com Top 25.
— MWSU Sports Information —
Griffon soccer loses 3-1 at William Jewell
In the first ever meeting with the William Jewell Cardinals the Missouri Western soccer team came up short falling 3-1 in it’s first road action of the season. Five different Griffons had shots in the contest as MWSU falls to 1-2 on the season.
The Griffons got outshot 11-3 in the opening frame against the Cardinals and gave up eight corner kicks. The Cardinals took a 1-0 lead into halftime after Sarah Franklin took an assist from Olivia Dykes in the 33rd minute of action.
Despite the shot differential the Griffons faught back early in the second half tying the score at one in the 55th minute. Senior, Ashlyn Castillo took a corner from K.C. Ramsell tying the score. The goal was the first of the her career for Castillo.
A header in the box from Justine Dover gave William Jewell the lead for good in th 60th minute and Franklin’s second goal of the game in the 86th minute sealed the victory for the Cardinals. Jewell had 21 shots with 10 on goal as they improve to 1-0 on the season.
Kelly Voigts had seven saves for the Griffons as she falls to 1-2 on the season. The Griffons had five shots with three on goal.
MWSU returns to action on Sunday, September 10 with a 4:00 pm match against NAIA opponent Graceland (Iowa) in St. Joseph, Mo.
— MWSU Sports Information —
Western men’s golf team tied for 4th after day one at Missouri Intercollegiate
The Missouri Western men’s golf team sits in a tie for 4th place after day one of the Missouri Intercollegiate Golf Championships which is being held in Sunrise Beach, Mo. at The Club at Porto Cima. The Griffons are tied with Central Missouri firing a 313 which is one stroke back of Columbia College (312) and six strokes back of Missouri Southern (307). The leader of the event is William Woods with a day one total of 301.
Individually the Griffons had one player in the top ten. Weston Apple a junior college transfer from Iowa Western leads MWSU with a 76 which puts him in a tie for 8th. Sophomore’s, Scott Sheldon and James O’Brian are in a tie for 15th and 27th firing 77 and 79 respectively. Derek Hawkins and Tyler Gast fired 81 and 83 respectively. Julian Taylor of William Woods leads the way with a 71 which is two stokes better than Mike Wilson of Columbia College.
MWSU sits one stroke better then William Woods 2 and Drury University and four strokes better than Sioux Falls University who sits in 8th. There are 16 teams in the event.
The Griffons will play the final round of the championship tomorrow, Wednesday, September 5th.
— MWSU Sports Information —