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Corkhill leads Griffon past Pitt State in five sets

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Freshman Shelby Corkill led the Griffons to a 3-2 (28-26, 22-25, 25-19, 25-27, 15-9) thrilling victory over the Pittsburg State Gorillas. Corkill finished with a career high 26 kills hitting .309 in the match. Her 26 kills are the most for a Griffon since Lindsay Fuller recorded 28 on September 10, 2003 at Central Missouri. Western improves to 11-11 overall and 4-5 in MIAA play.

The first two sets were very competitive with both teams wining one. Western took set one 28-26 hitting .240 with 18 kills. Corkill and Tahler Johnston each recorded six in the set. The Gorillas led all the way in set two hitting .209 with 12 kills with Brooke Fay collecting six in the set. The Gorillas evened the match up at one with the 25-22 victory.

After two sets the Griffons were hitting .200 with 36 kills. Corkill led the way with 15 while Stephanie Hattey recorded 30 set assists. Sarah Faubel had 15 digs with the Griffons recording 55. The Gorillas were led by Fay with eight of the Gorillas 28 kills after the first two sets.

Western came out of the break on fire forcing the Gorillas into a .000 hitting percentage. With the score tied at 11 the Griffons were able to push outscoring the Gorillas 14-8 earning the 25-19 set victory. Western had 15 kills hitting .171 in the set.

Western looked to be in control of the fourth set being up 20-10 but the Gorillas never gave up closing the match on a 17-5 run tying the set at two with the 27-25 set victory. Set five belonged to the Griffons as they closed the set on an 11-5 run earning the victory and stay undefeated at home on the season.

Western finished the match with 71 kills with Johnston finishing the 20 kills and Alex Behnke chipping in 10. Hattey finished with a career high 60 of the Griffons 68 set assists while Faubel had 23 of the Griffons 89 digs.

The Gorillas had 57 kills with Fay collecting 12 kills. Rebecca Pearson had 34 set assists while Christa McCaw had 36 of their 84 digs. The Gorillas fall to 7-17 overall and 4-7 in MIAA play.

Western returns to action on homecoming Saturday when they host the Southwest Baptist Bearcats on October 22. Game time is set for 7:00 pm from the MWSU Fieldhouse.

— MWSU Sports Information —

Northwest Missouri volleyball loses in three to Southwest Baptist

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The Northwest Missouri State University Bearcats (9-12, 3-5 MIAA) were defeated by the Southwest Baptist Bearcats (9-14, 4-7 MIAA) 3-0 Friday night at Bearcat Arena.

Northwest pushed Southwest Baptist in the final two sets, but the purple Bearcats would rally to win in straight sets 25-23, 26-24, and 29-27.

Senior setter Laira Akin continued her great season for Northwest recording 45 of the Bearcat’s 52 assists in the match.  Akin also contributed eight digs in the loss.

Alex Hanna and Brooke Bartosh would propel the Northwest attack recording a combined 26 kills.  As a team the Bearcats hit a combined .324, a season high.

Junior Tori Beckman led Northwest with 14 digs.

Kylie Heim lead the Southwest Baptist attack contributing 12 kills and a .512 hitting percentage in the win.  Britni Reed pitched in 10 kills respectively.  As a team, the Southwest Baptist Bearcats hit .324.

— NWMSU Sports Information —

Northwest soccer loses at No. 10 Central, 2-0

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The Northwest Missouri State University Bearcats (8-4-2, 5-2 MIAA) fell to the No. 10 Central Missouri Jennies (14-1-0, 6-0 MIAA) 2-0 Thursday night in Warrensburg.

The first half was a defensive showdown with a combined nine shots being attempted.  The Jennies jumped to 1-0 lead in the 27th minute when Caysi Shouse headed the ball past Northwest goalkeeper Kelsey Adams.  It was Shouse’s fourth goal of the season and the only goal of the half as the Jennies went into halftime up 1-0.

For the half, the Jennies outshot the Bearcats 8-1 and held a 6-0 advantage in corner kicks.

The second half started out very similar to the first, with both teams clamping down on defense.  Central Missouri would up their lead to 2-0 in the 70th minute when Becky Lackey found the net for the eighth time this season off of an assist from Alyssa Rhodes.

For the match, the Jennies outshot the Bearcats 17-2 with the Jennies having a 10-0 corner kick advantage.  The two shots attempted was a season low for the Bearcats and it was only the second time this season that the Bearcats had no corner kicks in a match.

With the win the No. 10 Jennies kept intact their now 30-match conference winning streak.  This was just the fourth time this season in which the Bearcats were unable to get on the board.

Bearcats’ goal Kelsey Adams collected 10 saves in the loss upping her season total to 95.

— NWMSU Sports Information —

Kansas ranked 13th in preseason coaches poll; Mizzou 25th

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Kansas men’s basketball is No. 13 in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches’ Poll released Thursday, marking the 20th time in the last 23 seasons the Jayhawks have been ranked nationally in the coaches’ preseason poll.

Kansas is the seven-time defending Big 12 men’s basketball champion entering the 2011-12 season. The Jayhawks have won or tied for 11 of the 15 Big 12 regular-season titles and eight postseason titles. KU returns one starter and eight letterwinners from last season’s 35-3 team, which went 14-2 in conference play, won the Big 12 regular-season title and the conference postseason championship. The Jayhawks advanced to the Elite Eight of the 2011 NCAA Tournament.

Last season, KU entered the year No. 7 nationally and was ranked no lower than seventh throughout the season. KU ended the year fourth nationally in the coaches’ poll.

Kansas is guaranteed to play eight games against teams ranked in the preseason coaches’ poll: No. 2 Kentucky, No. 3 Ohio State, No. 12 Baylor (twice), No. 19 Texas A&M (twice) and No. 25 Missouri (twice). Additionally, KU could play No. 6 Duke, No. 9 Memphis, No. 18 Michigan or No. 20 UCLA at the EA Sports Maui Invitational (Nov. 21-23). The Jayhawks face Georgetown in the bracket play in Maui on Nov. 21 and will play either UCLA or Chaminade on Nov. 22.

ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll (preseason)

Rank – Team (first place votes) – points

1 – North Carolina (30) – 774
2 – Kentucky (1) – 721
3 – Ohio State – 702
4 – Connecticut – 655
5 – Syracuse – 649
6 – Duke – 635
7 – Vanderbilt – 567
8 – Louisville – 514
9 – Memphis – 482
10 – Florida – 474
11 – Pittsburgh – 471
12 – Baylor – 358
13 – Kansas – 331
14 – Wisconsin – 313
15 – Xavier – 277
16 – Arizona – 269
17 – Alabama – 194
18 – Michigan – 187
19 – Texas A&M – 161
20 – UCLA – 147
21 – Marquette – 145
22 – Cincinnati – 141
23 – Gonzaga – 125
24 – California – 111
25 – Missouri – 110

Bearcat volleyball team sweeps Pittsburg State

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Northwest Missouri State volleyball found more success at its home away from home as they took a 3-0 win from Pittsburg State at John Lance Arena on Wednesday night.

The Bearcats, who improved to 9-11 on the season and 3-4 in league play, went 3-1 just three weeks ago at the Pitt State Regional Challenge. Northwest did not play PSU in the tournament, but took three wins to close out the tournament and since have went 5-2 in their last seven games.

The Gorillas (7-16, 4-6 MIAA) took leads into the final two sets, but  the Bearcat showed the killer instinct rallying for a, 25-21, 25-23, 26-24 road win.

A pair of seniors jump started the Bearcat offense as setter Laira Akin recorded her 11th double-double of the year adding 40 assists and 10 digs. Alex Hanna tallied 14 kills and a .345 hitting percentage in the win. Akin also moved into third place all-time with 3,109 career assists passing Abby Wilms (3,104 from 1997-00) in the Northwest record books.

In the final set Northwest rallied from a 23-18 deficit, scoring eight of the final nine points to over-take the Gorillas and a 3-0 win.

PSU jumped out to a 16-9 lead before a Hanna kill started the Bearcat comeback.

Hanna would pound back-to-back kills knotting the game at 23-23 and forcing a Gorilla timeout. However the Bearcats finished the comeback in grand fashion as Hanna would add her third kill during the final nine point stretch with a PSU error mixed in to give Northwest its ninth win of the season.

Freshman Brooke Bartosh led Northwest with 15 kills and was also outstanding hitting at a .394 clip.

The Bearcats return to Bearcat Arena for a pair of home games during Homecoming weekend. Northwest will host Southwest Baptist at 7p.m. on Friday before a Saturday evening matchup with Missouri Southern at 6 p.m. Admission to Saturday’s game is free for all fans.

— NWMSU Sports Information —

Western volleyball snaps 4-game skid with sweep at Southern

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The Missouri Western volleyball team snapped a four match losing streak in convincing fashion picking up a 3-0 (25-13, 25-21, 25-12) road victory against the Missouri Southern Lions. This marked the first road victory for the Griffons this season. Alex Behnke had an outstanding match for the Griffons hitting .692 with 10 kills in 13 attacks with just on error. Western improves to 10-11 on the season and to 3-5 in MIAA action.

The Griffons used a 15-2 run allowing the Griffons to run away with set one 25-13. Western hit a remarkable .435 in set one with 14 kills with just four errors in 23 attacks.

Set two was a bit closer as the two teams played to a seven all tie after the first 14 points of the set. From there the Griffons went on a 9-2 run opening up a seven point advantage at 16-9 after an attack error by Katie Politte of Missouri Southern. The Lions closed winning 12 of the final 23 points but it was too late as the Griffons won set two 25-21 while taking a 2-0 lead in the match.

Western closed the match hitting .381 with 13 kills and just four errors in set three. Western forced the Lions into hitting -/125 in the set with just five kills and nine errors. Western took a 7-6 lead after 13 points but took control after that outscoring the Lions 18-6 earning the 25-12 victory and the sweep.

Western had 40 kills hitting a season high .337 with just 11 errors. Stephanie Hattey finished with 35 of the Griffons 37 set assists while Tahler Johnston had 10 of the Griffons 37 digs.

The Lions fall to 4-16 on the season and 2-6 MIAA play. They hit just .065 with 26 kills and 20 errors. Casey Ball finished with 10 kills while Sydney Potts had 20 set assists. Rocky Crook had 13 of the Lions 34 digs.

The Griffons return home for just their third home match of the season when they host the Pittsburg State Gorillas on Friday, October 21 from the MWSU Fieldhouse. Match time is set for 6:30 pm.

— MWSU Sports Information —

KU’s Robinson named to CBSSports.com All-America team

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Kansas junior Thomas Robinson has been named to the CBSSports.com All-America First Team, the website announced Monday.

Robinson, a 6-10 forward from Washington D.C., provided valuable minutes off the bench throughout the 2010-11 season, averaging 7.6 points and 6.4 rebounds in 33 games in playing alongside NBA draft lottery selections Markieff and Marcus Morris. Robinson recorded four double-doubles during the year and had the second-best field goal percentage for Kansas at 60.1 percent.

Earlier this month, Robinson was a unanimous selection on the Preseason All-Big 12 team as selected by the conference coaches and he was named a John R. Wooden Award 2011-12 Preseason Top 50 candidate.

Joining Robinson on the CBSSports.com All-America First Team were Jordan Taylor of Wisconsin, John Jenkins of Vanderbilt, Harrison Barnes of North Carolina and Jared Sullinger of Ohio State. Sullinger will visit Allen Fieldhouse on Dec. 10 when Kansas plays host to Ohio State at 2:15 p.m.

Kansas, which is ranked 14th in the CBSSports.com preseason poll, kicks off its season by hosting Pittsburg State in an exhibition game on Tuesday, Nov. 1, at 7 p.m.

— KU Sports Information —

Northwest QB Trevor Adams named MIAA Player of the Week

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Trevor Adams (Northwest Missouri), Ryon Phillips (Missouri Southern), and Jake Craig (Pittsburg State) have been named MIAA Football Student-Athletes of the Week for the week of Oct. 15 as selected by a conference SID panel.

MIAA OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Trevor Adams, QB, Northwest Missouri

Adams tied a school record with five touchdown passes, leading the Bearcats from three separate 7-point deficits in the first quarter. The sophomore from Odessa, Texas, finished with 444 yards passing, which was 29 yards short of the Northwest single-game record. He was able to find 10 different receivers and with three players of four catches and 50 yards or more. Adams connected with Brian Miller on the first play from scrimmage for a game long 80-yard TD pass and catch.

MIAA DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Ryon Phillips, DE, Missouri Southern

Phillips had his second multiple-sack game of the year this weekend when he grabbed three sacks against Truman. The Freshman from Royse City, Texas, had eight tackles, including five for a loss of 24 yards. He helped lead the Lions’ defense that held Truman to just one first down over the final 8:40 of the game, including three three and out drives. For the season, Phillips leads the Lions with five sacks.

MIAA SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Jake Craig, P, Pittsburg State

Craig played a key role in field position for No. 7 Pitt State in the Gorillas 69-6 victory over Lincoln Saturday (Oct. 15). The Lyons, Kan., native punted three times for a 54.0-yard average, including a career-long 68 yarder.  He also kicked off 11 times for a 57.9-yard average with three touchbacks.  The Blue Tigers average starting field position off kickoffs was the LU 32 yard line.

— MIAA Press Release —

K-State/Oklahoma to air nationally on ESPN

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Kansas State’s Big 12 football matchup with Oklahoma will air to a full ESPN national television audience as the league office announced today broadcast selections for October 29.

The homecoming contest between the No. 12 Wildcats and No. 3 Sooners will kick at 2:30 p.m. from Bill Snyder Family Stadium and mark the eighth straight week that a Wildcat football game will televised this season.

Department officials also announced today that only singles remain available in reserved seating locations for the Oklahoma game, and 500 general admission tickets in Section 28 are available for sale only via walk-up at the Bramlage Coliseum ticket office. All tickets to the Oklahoma game are priced at $65.

Also, fans can purchase a combo ticket to both the November 12 Texas A&M game and the December 3 home finale against Iowa State for only $85 as tickets still remain for the final two home contests. Fans can order tickets online at www.k-statesports.com, by phone at 1-800-221-CATS or at the ticket office located inside Bramlage Coliseum.

The 12thth-ranked Wildcats (6-0, 3-0) travel to in-state rival Kansas Saturday for the 109th edition of the Sunflower Showdown, presented by Dillons. The game will kick at 11 a.m. and air nationally on FSN.

— KSU Sports Information —

MU’s Egnew named to Mackey Award midseason watch list

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University of Missouri’s senior TE Michael Egnew (Plainview, Texas) has been named to the 2011 John Mackey Award Midseason Watch List, as announced today by the Nassau County Sports Commission. The award is given to the nation’s top collegiate tight end. The list of eight semifinalists will be announced on Nov. 14.

The John Mackey Award midseason watch list is an update from the preseason watch list. This list is meant to draw attention to tight ends in contention for the annual award based on their performance in the first half of the active season.

This season, Egnew has brought in 22 passes for 275, good for an average of 12.5 yards per reception, along with two touchdowns. Overcoming a slow start to the season, Egnew has totaled 14 receptions for 178 yards and a score in Mizzou’s last two contests. Egnew was a finalist for this award last season, along with being a First Team All-American.

Egnew and the Tigers play host to No. 4 Oklahoma State this weekend, beginning at 11 a.m. CT at Faurot Field.

— MU Sports Information —

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