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Northwest volleyball falls at No. 17 Central Missouri

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WARRENSBURG, Missouri – The No. 17-ranked Central Missouri Jennies secured a 3-1 win over the visiting Northwest Missouri State Bearcat volleyball squad. The Jennies won by set scores of 20-25, 25-23, 25-16, 26-24.

Northwest senior Sofia Schleppenbach collected a season-high 16 kills and hit .371. Sophomore Maddy Ahrens earned her 13th double-double on the season with 43 assists and 14 digs. Senior Olivia Nowakowski totaled a team-best 17 digs.

The Bearcats won the opening set by hitting .359 with 17 kills and three errors. The Bearcats were able to side out at a 75-percent clip in the first set. The set was tied, 10-10, before Northwest used a 4-1 spurt to take a lead it would not relinquish.

In the second set, UCM jumped out to a 9-3 lead. However, Northwest rallied and knotted at 15-15. UCM seized momentum late by turning a 19-19 tie into a 24-21 lead for the Jennies. UCM would win the set, 25-23.

Northwest committed seven errors and hit .031 in the third set, while UCM had 15 kills and three errors for a .364 attack percentage. The Jennies took the third, 25-16.

The fourth set featured 13 ties and four lead changes along with a late rally from Northwest, but UCM secured the victory with a 27-25 triumph.

The Bearcats will return home to Maryville for two matches next weekend in Bearcat Arena. Northwest will match up against Missouri Southern (Fri., 6 p.m.) and against Southwest Baptist (Sat., 3 p.m.).

— Northwest Athletics —

Huskers beat Minnesota for first win under Scott Frost

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LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A bucket of sports drink having been just poured over his head, Scott Frost wrapped up a quick television interview near midfield and started sprinting off the field at Memorial Stadium.

Moments after the clock hit zeroes on a 53-28 victory over Minnesota Saturday, it was time for him to soak it all in.

As he ran through the end zone and entered the tunnel, Frost took off his cap and held it high to thank the fans who had waited seven games for the native son who won so many times as a player on this field to pick up his first win as coach.

“I just didn’t expect it to be in October,” Frost said. “But we’ve got as good a fans as there are in the country. They’re loyal. They’re supportive. Our kids appreciate it them. They’re fighting hard for them. Yeah, I almost teared up running off the field. That was a special moment.”

A week after squandering a late 10-point lead at Northwestern and losing in overtime, the Huskers (1-6, 1-4 Big Ten) scored on three of their first four possessions on their way to a 28-0 lead.

Minnesota (3-4, 0-4) made things interesting, though, scoring on three possessions in a row spanning the halves, with backup quarterback Tanner Morgan replacing Zack Annexstad to open the third quarter and leading two straight touchdown drives to pull the Gophers to 28-22.

“That’s how this whole year has been. We’re going to have to play well for four quarters,” Frost said. “We’re getting better every day. We’re still not so good we can sleep on a lead or not play our best. So proud of this team. They could have quit a long time ago. They could have shut it down. This team every week does more of what we ask them, does it better, keeps getting better. That was a pretty good show out there today.”

Barrett Pickering kicked a field goal between Adrian Martinez’s TD passes of 35 and 67 yards to Stanley Morgan Jr. to break things open again, and as the 365th home consecutive sellout crowd started sensing the long-awaited win, a chorus of “Go Big Red” chants began.

Nebraska rushed for 383 yards and totaled 659. Devine Ozigbo ran for 152 yards, Martinez for 125 and Maurice Washington for 109.

Martinez completed 25 of 29 passes adding up to 276 yards and three TDs. Stanley Morgan caught 10 balls for 163 yards, both career highs.

Tanner Morgan was 11 of 16 for 214 yards and Annexstad 9 of 20 for 135. Gophers coach P.J. Fleck said Annextad had to leave the game because of an internal injury in his midsection. He was taken to a hospital for treatment.

“Congratulations to Coach Frost,” Fleck said. “It’s a big deal, everybody remembers your first. This team should be 5-1 or 4-2. We didn’t stop them tonight at all. We didn’t tackle well. We didn’t set an edge.”

THE TAKEAWAY

Minnesota: A quarterback controversy could be coming, if Annexstad is healthy enough to play next week. Tanner Morgan gave the Gophers a spark. The Minnesota defense had no answer for Martinez and Co., though.

Nebraska: The defense’s depth issue continues to show up in second halves. The Huskers seemed to tire for the second straight week. This team is much like Frost’s teams at Central Florida. It’s all about the offense.

HOLD OFF ON THE GATORADE

Frost said his Gatorade shower was “inappropriate,” hinting that such high jinx should be reserved for championships.

“First of all, it was cold. I took it like a man,” he said. “I saw it coming, but I’m glad the guys are so excited. They deserve to be excited. There’s going to be a day around here where we aren’t celebrating one win, and we’ll keep working toward it.”

CREATIVE PLAY CALLS

Frost, who calls the offensive plays, dialed up two Statue of Liberty plays, with Washington gaining 17 yards on the first. He also had Washington throw a halfback pass, but the ball fell short of tight end Austin Allen.

The Gophers used a flea-flicker on their second drive of the second half, with Tanner Morgan connecting with tight end Seth Green for 31 yards before Green took a snap out of the wildcat formation and ran in from 4 yards to cut it to 28-22.

IBRAHIM HELD IN CHECK

The Gophers were without running back Shannon Brooks, who was arrested last weekend on suspicion of misdemeanor assault for an altercation with his male roommate. Brooks, who was medically cleared to play after rehabbing an offseason knee injury, didn’t make the trip.

Mohamed Ibrahim, who ran for 157 yards against Ohio State on Oct. 13, was limited to 49 yards on 18 carries.

UP NEXT

Minnesota hosts Indiana on Oct. 26.

Nebraska hosts Bethune-Cookman on Oct. 27.

— Associated Press —

Kansas loses at Texas Tech 48-16

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LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Alan Bowman threw for 408 yards and three touchdowns while playing for the first time since suffering a partially collapsed lung three weeks ago, and Texas Tech beat Kansas 48-16 on Saturday.

“Looked like he never even had an injury,” receiver Antoine Wesley said.

Bowman completed 36 of 47 passes while showing accuracy on short and deep passes, with only one interception. The true freshman was the nation’s leading passer when he got crushed between two West Virginia defenders in Texas Tech’s last home game Sept. 29, and was released from the hospital four days later.

“It’s been a while. We just wanted to make sure practice went well. Didn’t want any setbacks,” coach Kliff Kingsbury said. “We felt confident … a few days after he got out of the hospital that he’d be ready for this date. We just wanted to make sure he held up, felt good. His breathing was fine.”

After coming out early in that loss to West Virginia, Bowman missed only one game. Jett Duffey started a 17-14 win at TCU. On his only drive in the fourth quarter Saturday, Duffey completed all three of his passes for 33 yards before DeMarcus Felton’s 34-yard TD run for a 48-9 lead.

Wesley, who entered the game third nationally with 117 yards receiving a game, had nine catches for 155 yards and a nifty one-handed grab for a 6-yard touchdown. T.J. Vasher and Seth Collins also had TD catches for the Red Raiders (5-2, 3-1 Big 12), who had 553 total yards despite three turnovers.

Kansas (2-5, 0-4) lost its 43rd consecutive true Big 12 road game, dating back to a 35-33 win at Iowa State on Oct. 4, 2008.

But the Jayhawks weren’t surprised to see Bowman in the game, no matter how coy Kingsbury had been about who would be his starting quarterback.

“Our defensive game plan was all around Bowman,” senior linebacker Joe Dineen Jr. said. “Our coaches knew that he was going to be able to go this week, so we really prepared for him.”

The Jayhawks played their first game since offensive coordinator Doug Meacham was fired. Peyton Bender threw for 221 yards and two touchdowns while freshman Pooka Williams had 16 carries for 70 yards to finish 38 yards below his rushing average that was second-best in the Big 12.

“We’re disappointed because we didn’t do enough to help us win,” coach David Beaty said of the overall offensive output. “We had a firm understanding of what we were doing. I think everybody felt comfortable there. They were engaged the entire time.”

THE TAKEAWAY

Kansas: The Jayhawks have lost all four of their Big 12 games after finishing their nonconference schedule with consecutive victories games for the first time since 2009.

Texas Tech: Coach Kliff Kingsbury is back to .500 as coach of his alma mater — at 35-35 overall in his sixth season. The former Red Raiders quarterback was 7-0 in his coaching debut in 2013, and is 28-35 since. Tech is one win shy of bowl eligibility, a mark it didn’t reach until the regular-season finale last year.

RED RAIDER D

The Red Raiders has held consecutive conference opponents under 20 points for the first time since 2013, and had three sacks against the Jayhawks. Senior linebacker Kolin Hill had his first two sacks of the season.

“Especially when I first got here, we weren’t known for defense at all,” Hill said. “That’s definitely something that we stress. Things have changed for us defensively.”

EXTRA POINTS

Eight different players caught passes from Bowman. … Dineen had two tackles for loss, giving him 41 for his career and matching Willie Pless for the school record.

UP NEXT

Kansas: Home to play TCU next Saturday.

Texas Tech: Plays Saturday at Iowa State.

— Associated Press —

MWSU soccer shuts out Northeastern State for fourth straight win

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ST. JOSEPH – Griffon Soccer put on a show for its former Griffons on Brooke English Memorial Alumni Night at Spratt Stadium on Friday night. The Griffons improved to 11-4 (6-2 MIAA) in a 2-0 victory over Northeastern State (7-6-2, 1-5-2 MIAA).

NOTABLES

  • Taylor Schwartzkopf scored the game’s first goal to give the Griffons the 1-0 just six minutes into the first half. Madeline Cowell created the Northeastern State turnover before Schwartzkopf was able to sneak the long shot past the goalkeeper.
  • Cassidy Menke extended the Griffon lead to two in the 81st minute off of a Taylor Schwartzkopf assist.
  • Missouri Western has now won four straight games, tying its longest win streak of the season.
  • The Griffons never trailed during Friday’s win and have only trailed a total of nine minutes during the team’s four-game win streak.
  • With the win on Friday night, Missouri Western has now clinched a spot in the MIAA Tournament. This will be the fifth-straight season the Griffons will play in the postseason tournament.

STATS AND LEADERS

  • The Griffons totaled more shots than their opponent on Friday night for the first time in four games. The Griffons finished with 21 shots and only allowed nine.
  • The 10 shots on goal from Missouri Western in Friday’s win ties its season high.
  • Only two of the RiverHawks shots were on goal.
  • Cassidy Menke has scored five goals over the last four games.
  • The Griffon defense posted its second straight shutout and has allowed only two goals during the four-game win streak.

UP NEXT

  • Missouri Western will face undefeated No. 10 Central Oklahoma (15-0, 8-0 MIAA) at 12:00 p.m. on Sunday.
  • The Bronchos have outscored their opponents 54-4 this season.
  • Central Oklahoma topped Northwest Missouri 3-0 on the road on Friday.

— MWSU Athletics —

Bearcat volleyball sweeps Lindenwood

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ST. CHARLES, Missouri – The Northwest Missouri State University volleyball team ran its win streak to five in a row with 3-0 sweep over the Lindenwood Lions on Friday. Northwest won by set scores of 25-18, 25-20, 25-19.

Northwest (19-5 overall, 11-2 MIAA) moved to 6-0 in road MIAA matches with the three-set victory. Lindenwood fell to 12-11 overall and 4-9 in league play.

The Bearcats got a season-high in kills from sophomore Morgan Lewis and a double-double from sophomore setter Maddy Ahrens. Lewis posted 11 kills (.588 hitting percentage), while Ahrens notched 37 assists and 12 digs.

Senior Maddy Bruder recorded a match-high 16 kills.

Northwest hit .319 in the match, while holding Lindenwood to a .163 attack percentage.

Northwest will travel to Warrensburg, Missouri, to take on the No. 17 Central Missouri Jennies Saturday at 3 p.m.

NOTES: Northwest is 17-0 in three-set matches this season … with the Bearcats’s next win it would give them 20 wins on the season – marking only the second 20-win season since 1999 … it would be the 15th 20-win season in program history.

— Northwest Athletics —

Missouri Western volleyball falls to No. 17 Central Missouri in four sets

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WARRENSBURG, Mo. – Griffon Volleyball lost its fourth-straight match, 3-1 at No. 17 Central Missouri Friday night.

Missouri Western (12-14, 4-9) was on the verge of forcing a fifth set, but a late Central Missouri (19-6, 9-4) run in the fourth handed the Griffons their fifth-straight road loss.

NOTABLES

  • After a 10-5 Griffon run gave MWSU a 22-20 lead in the fourth, UCM answered with a 5-1 run to win the fourth set and the match
  • Shellby Taylor became the second Griff to reach 1,000 career kills this season. Taylor entered the night needing four kills to reach the milestone and ended with seven. She joined Stephanie Doak on the club.
  • The four-match losing streak is the longest for Missouri Western since the 2013 season
  • After dropping the first set, 25-11, the Griffons evened the match with a 25-19 win in set two
  • UCM ended the third set on an 8-3 run to take the set 25-20
  • The loss dropped MWSU into a tie for eighth place in the MIAA standings with Lindenwood, whom the Griffons will face on Saturday.

LEADERS

  • Rachel Losch hit .409 with 11 kills and five total blocks
  • Stephanie Doak led the team with 13 kills
  • Ali Tauchen had nine kills and 17 digs
  • Maryssa Recio improved on her career night from earlier in the week with a career-high eight kills
  • Lauren Murphy led the team with 34 assists
  • Audrey Keim had a team-high 33 digs

UP NEXT

  • At Lindenwood, Saturday at 6 p.m.

— MWSU Athletics —

Northwest Missouri State soccer get blanked by UCO

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The UCO Bronchos stay undefeated with a 3-0 win over the Northwest Missouri State Bearcats.

The Bronchos started off with an early goal in the 10th minute scored by Asha Haile which was assisted by Katie Killion. The game was a defensive struggle for most of the rest of the game, until the final 5 minutes where the Bronchos scored 2 goals. The first was another goal by Asha Haile assisted by Haley Post in the 85th minute and the final goal was scored by Camrie Hurst unassisted.

The Bearcats were able to put 6 shots on goal and goalkeeper Alexis Serna Castillo had 9 saves on the game. The Bearcats play again Sunday Oct. 21 at 12:30 p.m. against Northeastern State for Senior day.

— Northwest Athletics —

Kansas picked first again in men’s basketball Big 12 preseason coaches poll

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Irving, Texas – For the eighth straight season and 18th time overall, Kansas tops the men’s basketball Big 12 Preseason Poll. The Jayhawks received all of the possible nine first-place votes in 2018-19 for the fourth consecutive season.

KU has captured 18 outright or shared Big 12 regular season championships in the previous 22 campaigns. The program’s 14 consecutive and 61 overall conference titles are both NCAA records.

The Jayhawks will have a new look in 2018-19 with a younger and deeper team. Returning starters Udoka Azubuike and Lagerald Vick both averaged double figures last year with 13.0 and 12.1 points, respectively. Nine newcomers join the squad with six freshmen and three transfers who are eligible this season.

Kansas State was picked second in the preseason poll followed by West Virginia in third. TCU and Texas tied for fourth to round out the top five. Other placings were 6. Iowa State, 7. Texas Tech, 8. Oklahoma, 9. Baylor and 10. Oklahoma State.

The Big 12 led the nation in RPI four of the last five years. For the first time in Conference history, the Big 12 sent 90 percent of its men’s basketball teams to postseason play in 2018 with seven in the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship and two in the National Invitation Tournament. Kansas, Kansas State, Texas Tech and West Virginia advanced to the Sweet 16 while Kansas punched a ticket to the 2018 Final Four.

The Big 12 will tip off 2018-19 with its annual media day, slated for Wednesday, October 24 at Sprint Center in Kansas City – site of the 2019 Phillips 66 Big 12 Men’s Basketball Championship. Live coverage will be available at Big12Sports.com and on the Conference’s official social media platforms.

2018-19 BIG 12 PRESEASON POLL
Team (First-place votes) Points
1. Kansas (9)* 81
2. Kansas State (1) 72
3. West Virginia 61
T4. TCU 54
T4. Texas 54
6. Iowa State 41
7. Texas Tech 36
8. Oklahoma 21
9. Baylor 20
10. Oklahoma State 10

* – Unanimous Selection
Coaches are not permitted to vote for their own team.

— Big 12 Press Release —

K-State releases football schedule for 2019

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MANHATTAN, Kan. – Five Big 12 home games – including a Thursday-night primetime contest against TCU – and a trip to SEC foe Mississippi State highlights Kansas State’s 2019 football schedule that was announced today by K-State Athletics officials and the Big 12 Conference.

The Wildcats open with two games at home before traveling to Starkville, Mississippi, to take on Mississippi State. The 2019 season sees the Wildcats host Big 12 opponents Baylor, Iowa State, Oklahoma, West Virginia and TCU, the latter being a Thursday-night game on October 17.

“We are pleased to announce our full 2019 schedule, which includes seven games at Bill Snyder Family Stadium, five of which are Big 12 Conference matchups,” Athletics Director Gene Taylor said. “Our gameday atmosphere continues to be one of the best in the Big 12, and I know the K-State Nation will be in full force not only the rest of this current season but also in 2019, which features our first Thursday-night home game since the 2015 season. The select few non-Saturday conference matchups that are played each year continue to be a big part of our league’s television arrangement, and we look forward to having the eyes of the college football world on Manhattan against TCU.”

The 11th-annual K-State Family Reunion against Nicholls State is set for August 31, prior to the Wildcats hosting Bowling Green on September 7.

K-State makes a return trip to Mississippi State next season, as the Wildcats travel to Davis Wade Stadium in Starkville, Mississippi, on September 14. The game against the Bulldogs precedes a bye weekend, one of two for the Wildcats in 2019.

Kansas State opens Big 12 play on the road for the 19th time in the 24-year history of the league when the Cats travel to Oklahoma State on September 28. K-State opens its Big 12 home slate against Baylor on October 5, followed by another bye weekend and the Thursday-night contest against TCU.

The second half of the 2019 campaign begins on October 26, when the Wildcats host Oklahoma. Kansas State then hits the road in consecutive weeks, traveling to KU for Dillions Sunflower Showdown on November 2, before facing Texas in Austin on November 9.

The Wildcats are at home for two of their final three games, hosting West Virginia on November 16, and traveling to Texas Tech on November 23, before entertaining Iowa State in the regular-season finale on November 30.

The 2019 Big 12 Championship will be played Saturday, December 7, at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, with the top two teams in the regular season standings squaring off.

Ticket prices and options, in addition to individual game promotions and events, will be announced at a later time.

2019 K-STATE FOOTBALL SCHEDULE

August 31 Nicholls State Manhattan, Kansas
September 7 Bowling Green Manhattan, Kansas
September 14 at Mississippi State Starkville, Mississippi
September 28 at Oklahoma State Stillwater, Oklahoma
October 5 Baylor Manhattan, Kansas
October 17 (THURSDAY) TCU Manhattan, Kansas
October 26 Oklahoma Manhattan, Kansas
November 2 at Kansas Lawrence, Kansas
November 9 at Texas Austin, Texas
November 16 West Virginia Manhattan, Kansas
November 23 at Texas Tech Lubbock, Texas
November 30 Iowa State Manhattan, Kansas

— K-State Athletics —

Kansas announces 2019 football schedule

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LAWRENCE, Kan. – Kansas football will host five Big 12 Conference foes and hit the road for four conference contests in 2019, according to the schedule announced Thursday by the Big 12 Conference.

KU will host West Virginia (Sept. 21) to open Big 12 play. They will also welcome Oklahoma (Oct. 5), Texas Tech (Oct. 26) and Dillons Sunflower Showdown rival Kansas State (Nov. 2) to David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium. Kansas will close the 2019 regular season with a home game against Baylor (Nov. 30).

The Jayhawks will travel to TCU (Sept. 28), Texas (Oct. 19), Oklahoma State (Nov. 16) and Iowa State (Nov. 23).

The 2019 Big 12 slate features a 10-team, nine-game, round-robin schedule for the ninth-straight season. It marks the third year each team will play nine conference games with a championship game implemented. The top two finishers in the regular season standings will compete for the Conference title in the Big 12 Football Championship Game, which is scheduled in 2019 for Saturday, December 7. The championship game will be played in Arlington, Texas’ AT&T Stadium through 2021.

Dates are subject to change as adjustments are expected to accommodate television partners’ requests.

The Jayhawks’ 2019 season begins with three non-conference games, starting with a Labor Day Saturday game (Aug. 31) against Indiana State. The following Saturday, Sept. 7, Kansas hosts Coastal Carolina, followed by a Sept. 14 trip to Boston College, the Jayhawks’ first-ever game against the Eagles.

Decisions regarding television and game times for the first three weeks of the season and special dates will be announced in June.

2019 Kansas Football Schedule
Aug. 31 INDIANA STATE
Sept. 7 COASTAL CAROLINA
Sept. 14 at Boston College
Sept. 21 WEST VIRGINIA
Sept. 28 at TCU
Oct. 5 OKLAHOMA
Oct. 19 at Texas
Oct. 26 TEXAS TECH
Nov. 2 KANSAS STATE
Nov. 16 at Oklahoma State
Nov. 23 at Iowa State
Nov. 30 BAYLOR

— KU Athletics —

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