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Missouri falls at No. 1 Alabama 39-10

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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Tua Tagovailoa passed for 265 yards and three touchdowns before leaving early in No. 1 Alabama’s 39-10 victory over Missouri on Saturday night.

The Crimson Tide (7-0, 4-0 Southeastern Conference) shrugged off another would-be challenger in the league, but got a scare when the star quarterback went down after sliding at the end of a run in the third quarter.

Tagovailoa went to the medical tent on the sideline after aggravating a sprained right knee. He was joined by his parents, and Jalen Hurts led the Tide the rest of the way with a big lead over the Tigers (3-3, 0-3).

The nation’s top scoring offense didn’t let up too much, and Tagovailoa hasn’t played in a fourth quarter yet this season anyway.

“Tua could have went back in the game,” Tide coach Nick Saban said. “He wanted to go back in the game. I didn’t think it was worth him going back into the game.”

Jerry Jeudy gained 147 yards on three catches, including an 81-yard touchdown from Tagovailoa on the game’s second play. DeVonta Smith had four catches for 100 yards and a touchdown before leaving with an apparent leg injury after a 57-yard gain in the second quarter.

Tagovailoa was playing with a brace on his right knee, sprained last week against Arkansas. Saban had said he didn’t miss any practice time during the week.

For a while, it was Alabama’s tightest game.

“I really challenged the players for this game,” Saban said. “A lot of people talk about the fact that we haven’t been in a tough game, we haven’t had a lot of adversity. I asked the players, `How are you going to respond in tough situations during the game?’ I think the players did a really good job of that.”

Alabama had three scoring drives of less than a minute to race to a 30-10 halftime lead, starting it off with Tagovailoa’s on-target deep ball to Jeudy. Drew Lock’s 20-yard touchdown pass to Jalen Knox late in the first quarter cut it to 13-10 before the Tide dominated the rest of the half.

Tagovailoa was 12-of-22 passing. Hurts was 7 of 8 for 115 yards.

Lock was 13 of 26 for 142 yards with a touchdown. But Saivion Smith, starting in place of an injured Trevon Diggs (broken foot), intercepted his first and last passes. Lock also lost a fumble and was tackled in the end zone by Quinnen Williams for a safety to end the third quarter.

Alabama outgained Missouri 564-212 in total yards.

THE TAKEAWAY

Missouri: Made it competitive longer than most of Alabama’s opponents this season. Still short-handed in the passing game but was much more competitive against No. 2 Georgia.

Alabama: Continues to produce big plays early and then pretty much coast to a win. Fell well short of its nation-leading 56 points a game. The defense fared well against one of the SEC’s top offenses and had four sacks.

INJURED RECEIVERS

For the second straight game, Missouri was without top deep threat Emanuel Hall and fellow wide receiver Nate Brown. Both have groin injuries.

TARGETING

Missouri linebacker Terez Hall was ejected for targeting in the second quarter after a hit on Damien Harris.

UP NEXT

Missouri faces Memphis for homecoming.

Alabama visits rival Tennessee, fresh from an upset of No. 21 Auburn.

— Associated Press —

MWSU volleyball loses in four sets at Emporia State

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EMPORIA, Kan. – For the second night in a row, Griffon Volleyball (12-12, 4-7) fell in four sets. Saturday night, Emporia State (11-13, 5-6) got the better of Missouri Western.

NOTABLES

  • The Griffons trailed by 10 several times including 22-12 in the fourth, before tightening the set with a 10-2 run before falling 25-22 in the set
  • Missouri Western built a 9-6 lead in the third, but Emporia State got back into the set with a 6-0 run and won the set 25-23
  • All four sets were decided by three points or less
  • The Griffons had more points (77-74), aces (6-3) and digs (89) than Emporia State
  • Shellby Taylor moved within three kills of 1,000 for her career with 11

LEADERS

  • Stephanie Doak led all players with 20 kills
  • Rachel Losch matched her career-high (also against Emporia State) with 13 kills on .458 hitting and also led the team with seven total blocks
  • Lauren Murphy had 52 assists
  • Audrey Keim had 24 digs

UP NEXT

  • A mid-week rivalry home match
  • Missouri Western hosts Northwest Missouri (17-5, 9-2) on Tuesday, Oct. 16
  • The Bearcats handed No. 9 Washburn its first loss of the season, 3-0 in Topeka Saturday

— MWSU Athletics —

Northwest volleyball upsets No. 9 Washburn in three sets

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TOPEKA, Kansas – The Northwest Missouri State University volleyball team took care of previously undefeated No. 9 Washburn, 3-0. The Bearcats won by set scores of 25-20, 25-23, 25-20.

Northwest knocked off its second ranked foe of the season in the three-game sweep of Washburn in front of 1,185 fans in Lee Arena. Earlier this season, the Bearcats knocked off No. 9-ranked Central Missouri on Sept. 15 in Bearcat Arena.

The Bearcats moved to 17-5 overall and 9-3 in MIAA play, while Washburn dropped to 22-1 overall and 10-1 in league play.

The victory also snapped a string of 18 straight losses in Topeka for the Bearcats against the Ichabods. Prior to tonight’s win, Northwest’s last win against Washburn in Topeka came on Oct. 6, 1999. It’s the first time in the series that Northwest has won a 3-0 match at Washburn.

Sophomore Hallie Sidney secured a double-double with 18 digs and 13 kills (.237). Senior Maddy Bruder tallied her fifth straight double-double with 15 digs and 15 kills (.267). Sophomore Maddy Ahrens also procured a double-double with 38 assists and 13 digs.

Northwest will remain on the road next weekend with a trio of MIAA matches beginning Tuesday at Missouri Western (7 p.m.). Northwest will also travel to Lindenwood (Fri., 6 p.m.) and at Central Missouri (Sat., 3 p.m.).

— Northwest Athletics —

Barnes runs for 4 TDs as K-State routs Oklahoma State 31-12

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MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Kansas State broke huddle against Oklahoma State at one point Saturday with three running backs joining quarterback Skyler Thompson in the backfield, the quartet making a unique diamond-like formation that coach Bill Snyder said has been part of the playbook for 30 years.

True or not, the claim was fitting given the Wildcats’ entire game plan looked about that old.

Almost entirely abandoning the passing game, Kansas State bludgeoned the Cowboys with an old-school, ground-based attack. Alex Barnes rumbled for 181 yards and four touchdowns, the Wildcats piled up 291 yards rushing and they dominated the time of possession in a 31-12 rout.

“Our running game, we’ve addressed this week-in and week-out, it’s gotten better, gotten better, gotten better,” Snyder said. “Alex got a lot of yards but you get a lot of yards because someone up front is knocking someone else back. It’s a team-oriented deal.”

Thompson only had 130 yards passing, enough to keep the Cowboys honest, but added 80 yards to the rushing total in helping the Wildcats (3-4, 1/3 Big 12) end a three-game skid.

They’ve now beaten the Cowboys (4-3, 1-3) in back-to-back seasons for the first time since 2002.

“We have to look and see what we’re doing, where we are at and what we can do to correct it,” Cowboys coach Mike Gundy said. “We are trying to do what we can as soon as possible to fix the problems.”

Oklahoma State led 6-3 at halftime before the Wildcats got their ground game going. They leaned heavily on Barnes, who ran for a career-best 250 yards last week against Baylor, and that allowed them to chew up the clock while keeping the Cowboys’ offense off the field.

Kansas State took the lead when Barnes capped a nine-play drive with a touchdown midway through the third quarter. He added his second scoring run a few minutes later, then answered a TD run by the Cowboys’ Taylor Cornelius with his third touchdown dart with 9:41 remaining in the game.

Cornelius finished 17 of 35 for 184 yards and two interceptions, while Cowboys running back Justice Hill spent most of afternoon bottled up. He carried 11 times for just 41 yards.

“We were tired of losing,” Kansas State linebacker Justin Hughes said, “so we came out with the mentality that we weren’t going to lose. Once we stopped Hill and made them throw we had them.”

The first half resembled an old-school, Big Ten-style slugfest — hardly the pass-happy Big 12.

The Wildcats dared the Cowboys to beat them through the air, and Cornelius had 45 of his 97 yards passing in the first half on the only completion that made them pay. But despite that long play getting the Cowboys in scoring position, Kansas State’s defense managed to hold for a field goal.

The Wildcats squandered a chance to score just before halftime, when Thompson was sacked on third down in the closing seconds. Without a time out, the clock expired without a field-goal attempt, and Snyder stalked his team all the way into the locker room.

Kansas State’s offensive line atoned for that mistake in the second half.

Asserting its will at the line of scrimmage, the group pried open holes for Barnes and backup Dalvin Warmack, who patiently danced into the Cowboys’ secondary. They kept riding that success late into the fourth quarter, when Barnes scored his final touchdown with a couple minutes to go.

“That’s what we’ve been expecting all season,” Wildcats offensive lineman Dalton Risner said. “I feel like we’ve been bringing it all season but we’ve turned it up the last few weeks.”

THE TAKEAWAY

Oklahoma State: An offense that averaged 523.3 yards per game coming into the day was rendered ineffective in the second half. Hill’s streak of 12 consecutive games with a touchdown rushing came to an end, as did the Cowboys’ impressive streak of 19 straight wins when leading at halftime.

Kansas State: The season-long search for an identity may have uncovered a smash-mouth approach that can produce results. The Wildcats were held to six points a few weeks ago at West Virginia, and two TDs in a loss to Texas. But their run-based attack has been on-point against Baylor and Oklahoma State.

STATS AND STREAKS

Oklahoma States’ streak of forcing a turnover in 33 straight games was snapped. … Barnes moved into the top 10 in Kansas State history with 2,049 yards rushing. He’s the first player with back-to-back games of at least 175 yards rushing since Darren Sproles in 2003. … Wildcats cornerback Duke Shelley had both of the interceptions. He has at least one in all three games he’s played against Oklahoma State.

UP NEXT

Oklahoma State is off before hosting ninth-ranked Texas.

Kansas State is off before visiting No. 11 Oklahoma.

— Associated Press —

Nebraska sees 10-point lead slip away in OT loss to Northwestern

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EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — Rolling along with a 10-point lead, Nebraska had its first victory under coach Scott Frost and the end of the longest losing streak in its proud history in sight.

Northwestern yanked it all away. Now the Cornhuskers are off to their worst start ever.

Clayton Thorson threw for a career-high 455 yards and three touchdowns, and Drew Luckenbaugh kicked a 37-yard field goal in overtime to give Northwestern a 34-31 victory over the winless Cornhuskers on Saturday afternoon.

Nebraska (0-6, 0-4 Big Ten) blew a 10-point lead in the final 5:41 in regulation and fell to 0-6 for the first time. The Cornhuskers extended the longest losing streak in their storied history to 10 games. This isn’t the start Frost envisioned when he decided to take over at his alma mater after orchestrating a drastic turnaround in two seasons coaching Central Florida.

“This is wearing on me, but mostly I just feel bad for them, especially the seniors,” he said.

When asked, Frost said he agreed with the notion that a young team such as this needs to learn how to win.

“Lombardi said it: Winning is a habit, and unfortunately, so is losing,” Frost said. “We challenged the guys before the game: Find a way to make one more play to put us over the top. … We had some guys step up and make some plays today. Coulda, woulda, shoulda ended the game for us.”

Flynn Nagel set career highs with 220 yards receiving and two touchdowns.

Luckenbaugh made the first two field goals of his career in the fourth quarter and overtime after missing a 42-yarder in the third. The Wildcats (3-3, 3-1) won at home for the first time after an 0-3 start at Ryan Field.

“That’s the most fun football game I’ve ever been a part of,” Nagel said.

Things weren’t looking good for them trailing 31-21 with 5:41 left in the fourth quarter. But Luckenbaugh kicked a field goal, and Northwestern drove 99 yards after getting pinned at the 1 with 2:02 left.

The Wildcats were aided by a roughing-the-passer penalty against Carlos Davis that moved the ball from the 1 to the 16, and Thorson finished the drive with a 5-yard TD to JJ Jefferson with 12 seconds left in regulation.

Nebraska got the first shot in overtime after Northwestern deferred. Frost decided to go for it on fourth-and-1 at the 16, rather than kick a field goal in part because Barret Pickering missed one earlier in the game. A low snap out of the shotgun on what quarterback Adrian Martinez said was a running play did in the Cornhuskers. He scooped up the loose ball around the 30, heaved it to the end zone from the 37 and was intercepted by JR Pace.

Northwestern moved 6 yards before Luckenbaugh nailed a 37-yarder on fourth down to give the Wildcats their second straight victory and set off a wild celebration.

“Great character, absolutely terrific character,” coach Pat Fitzgerald said. “That’s who they are. That’s who we recruit. I thought the talk on the boundary the whole game was excellent. But after we got the field goal to cut it to a one-score game, the guys [said], ‘We’re winning this football game. We’re winning the game.’ … To get it done in overtime, I just think shows character.”

Nebraska’s Devine Ozigbo ran for 159 yards and two touchdowns. Martinez threw for 251 yards and a TD.

JD Spielman caught eight passes for 76 yards and a touchdown. But Nebraska remained winless since a victory at Purdue last Oct. 28.

“It’s frustrating,” linebacker Luke Gifford said. “That’s for sure. At this point, the rah, rah stuff — that’s got to go. I think we have passed that point.”

THE TAKEAWAY

Nebraska: This one has to sting for the Cornhuskers, who thought they were on the verge of breaking through prior to this game. They were in control, only to let the lead slip away down the stretch.

“I always watch the ESPN deal when I’m not coaching a game and watch the percent chance of winning,” Frost said. “Makes me sick sometimes when I watch teams that are 98 percent chance of winning. I thought that would be us, but it’s hard to tell where ours was in this game. That’s just heartbreaking for those guys.”

According to ESPN’s Win Probability Model, Nebraska’s probability to win peaked at 98.7 percent in the fourth quarter.

Northwestern: The Wildcats showed resolve by rallying late. But they continue to struggle in the run game since leading rusher Jeremy Larkin was forced to stop playing because of a spinal issue. They finished with 32 yards rushing — compared to 231 for Nebraska — after being held to a combined 36 the previous two games.

QUOTABLE

“I was just thinking about this. We’ve been progressing so much over the weeks. We’re just missing that one thing. We’ve marked off every box. We just haven’t got a win, and it’s the craziest thing.” — Ozigbo on Nebraska’s streak

“Everything felt pretty calm. I was with my holder and my snapper. … They’re talking to me because they’d been in this before.” — Luckenbaugh on getting ready to kick the winner.

UP NEXT

Nebraska: Hosts Minnesota on Oct. 20

Northwestern: Visits Rutgers on Oct. 20

— Associated Press —

Missouri Western volleyball falls in four sets at No. 9 Washburn

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TOPEKA, Kan. – Griffon Volleyball (12-11, 4-6) rebounded from a shaky start to give No. 9 Washburn (22-0, 10-0) a run for its money in a four-set loss to the Ichabods.

NOTABLES

  • After scoring just nine points in the first set, Missouri Western scored 22 in the second, won the third and scored 20 points in the fourth set
  • After leading the third 23-18, Washburn came back and extended the set before three-straight errors gave Missouri Western a 30-28 win in the set
  • The Griffons held one of the MIAA’s top hitting teams under .200 in the second and third sets and out-hit the Ichabods .255 to .194 in the third set
  • Missouri Western out-blocked Washburn 12-9
  • The Griffons matched the Ichabods’ four aces with four of their own

LEADERS

  • Stephanie Doak had 17 kills
  • Rachel Losch led the team with seven total blocks and added nine kills on a .308 hitting percentage
  • Audrey Keim had a team-high 29 digs
  • Lauren Murphy led the team with 42 assists

UP NEXT

  • The Griffons travel to Emporia State (10-13, 4-6), Saturday, for a 7 p.m. match
  • Emporia State fell in three sets to Northwest Missouri Friday night

    — MWSU Athletics —

Northwest Missouri State volleyball sweeps Emporia State

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EMPORIA, Kansas – The Northwest Missouri State University volleyball team posted a 3-0 win at Emporia State on Friday. The Bearcats won by set scores of 25-17, 25-17, 25-11.

Northwest (16-5 overall, 8-2 MIAA) hit .369 as a team and recorded a sideout percentage of 78 percent in the three-set victory. Emporia State (10-13 overall, 4-6 MIAA) was limited to a .140 hitting percentage.

Bearcat sophomore Hallie Sidney continued her torrid play by posting a match-high 15 kills (.406 hitting percentage). Northwest senior Maddy Bruder registered her fourth straight double-double with 22 digs and 10 kills against the Hornets. Sophomore Maddy Ahrens notched her ninth double-double on the season with 40 assists and 10 digs.

Northwest hit .382 in the opening set and was led by Bruder’s five kills.

Northwest hit .364 in the second set with 15 kills and three errors. Sidney had five kills in the second stanza.

The Bearcats closed it out in the third by earning sideouts in all 12 opportunities. Sidney had six kills and no errors, while Bruder added 11 digs in the final set.

The Bearcats will be in action at 6 p.m Saturday at Washburn (22-0 overall, 10-0 MIAA).

NOTES: Maddy Bruder has a team-best 12 double-doubles this season … Northwest is 15-0 in three-set matches … the Bearcats have won seven of their eight MIAA matches in three sets.

— Northwest Athletics —

Griffon soccer earns 3-1 win at Southwest Baptist

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BOLIVAR, Mo. – Missouri Western soccer improved to 9-4 (4-2 MIAA) with Friday’s road win over Southwest Baptist (0-11-2, 0-5-1 MIAA). The Griffons won 3-1 to start off their weekend road trip.

NOTABLES

  • Madison Utley scored the first goal of the game in the 28th minute off of a Cassidy Menke assist.
  • Cassidy Menke scored her ninth goal of the season to put the Griffons up 2-0.
  • Lillian Davis scored on a header from a corner kick from Madeline Cowell in the 82nd minute to seal the 3-1 victory for the Griffons.
  • Missouri Western never trailed throughout the entire game. The Griffons jumped out to a two-score lead before allowing the Bearcats’ lone goal of the game.
  • Missouri Western moves up to third in the MIAA with their fourth conference win, and could tie for second with an Emporia State loss.

STATS AND LEADERS

  • Menke has now scored in four of the last five games.
  • Friday’s win was the fourth time this season that three players have scored in the same game for the Griffons.
  • Cowell’s assist on Friday was her first of the season. Cowell had seven assists last season while playing midfielder for the Griffons, but has moved to the defender position this season.
  • Anna Mayer had nine saves in the win, with six of those coming in the second half.
  • Menke’s nine goals and four assists this season gives her 22 total points, which is third in the MIAA.
  • Southwest Baptist had 10 shots on goal compared to eight for Missouri Western.

UP NEXT

  • Missouri Western will travel to Joplin to take on Missouri Southern (6-4-2) on Sunday.
  • The Griffons have not lost to Missouri Southern since 2013.

    — MWSU Athletics —

Bearcat soccer gets beat at Missouri Southern 2-0

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The Missouri Southern University Lions defeated the Bearcats 2-0 in Joplin, Missouri Friday. The Bearcats were tied at 0 at halftime, before allowing the Lions’ two goals in the second half.

Both goals for the Lions were scored by Bailey Belcher. The first was scored in the 65th minute and was unassisted. The second was scored in the 84th minute and was assisted by Alex McCord and Julia Liberty.

The Lions moved to 8-4-2 on the year and the Bearcats fell to 1-12. The Bearcats play again Sunday against Southwest Baptist at 2 p.m. in Bolivar.

— Northwest Athletics —

MWSU tennis wraps up fall season with sweep of Grand View

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ST. JOSEPH – Missouri Western Tennis wrapped up the 2018 fall season in dominating fashion, sweeping Grand View 9-0 on Friday.

It was a complete team effort for the Griffons, as each individual posted an impressive performance. Mireia Birosta and Ciarra Gilmore started off doubles play with an 8-1 victory. The victory completes the undefeated season for the doubles pair. Joanna Abreu Roman and Karolina Ström won their doubles match 8-2.

The singles matches were highlighted by Federica Salmaso and Erica Dunn. Salmaso set the tone in singles by shutting out her opponent 6-0, 6-0 in the first match.

Following Salmaso was Erica Dunn, who took the 6-1, 6-0 victory to close out her fall season. Her win on Friday gives Dunn her first career collegiate win in singles.

Mireia Birosta and Ciarra Gilmore both won by default in singles.

Again, Friday’s match against Grand View was the final match of the fall season for the Griffons, as their scheduled match against William Jewell on October 19 was cancelled. Missouri Western Tennis will open their spring season at home against Newman University on February 1.

RESULTS

SINGLES
Karolina Ström (MWSU) def. Kristina Khmelevskaid (GV) 6-1, 6-3
Joanna Abreu Roman (MWSU) def. Eisha Nathwani (GV) 6-2, 6-2
Federica Salmaso (MWSU) def. Tina Kajtazovic (GV) 6-0, 6-0
Erica Dunn (MWSU) def. Molly Harvey (GV) 6-1, 6-0

DOUBLES
Abreu Roman/Ström (MWSU) def.Khmelevskaid/Nathwani (GV) 8-2
Birosta/Gilmore (MWSU) def. Kajtazovic/Harvey (GV) 8-1

— MWSU Athletics —

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