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Griffons roll past Northeastern State 66-16

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ST. JOSEPH – The Missouri Western football team (2-2) made sure fans didn’t have to wait until after the game to see fireworks, Saturday night, racking up a season-high 612 yards of total offense in a 66-16 rout of Northeastern State (0-4).

NOTABLES

  • Missouri Western rushed for 326 yards and four touchdowns while holding Northeastern State to 54 rushing yards on 40 carries
  • It was the first 300-yard rushing game for the team since week 10 of the 2017 season (Emporia State)
  • The 612 yards of offense were the most by the team since putting up 612 against Central Oklahoma in week four of the 2017 season
  • Missouri Western’s 66 points were 23 more than the Griffons had scored through their first three games, total
  • After scoring just one first quarter touchdown through their first three games, MWSU exploded for three first quarter scores, leading 21-0 after the first
  • Dom Marino’s 6-yard touchdown strike to Luke Vang with 6:34 left in the first quarter was the Griffons’ first touchdown pass to a player that wasn’t a running back this season. Marino added another to Keylan Mack in the first quarter and Steigerwald had three in the second half.
  • James Bailey Jr. became the first Griffon rusher to eclipse 100 yards (151) since Shamar Griffith against Emporia State last year
  • Northeastern State became the first team to intercept the Griffons this season, picking off a Marino pass in the second quarter
  • Missouri Western sacked Northeastern State quarterbacks six times and limited the RiverHawks to just 156 total yards
  • Brandin Dandridge’s second quarter interception was the third of his career against Northeastern State, one in each of the last three seasons
  • Six Griffons either scored or threw the first touchdown of their Griffon career
  • Tyler Basch was 2-for-2 on field goals with a long of 44, but was 6-of-9 on point after attempts with two of them blocked

OTHER STATS AND LEADERS

  • James Bailey Jr. rushed 16 times for 151 yards and two touchdowns, averaging 9.4 yards per carry
  • Shamar Griffith also had a pair of rushing touchdowns, the first of his career coming just two minutes into the game. Griffith rushed for 68 yards, averaging 9.7 per rush
  • Marino averaged 13.2 yards per carry on five rushes
  • Marino finished 13-of-20 for 158 yards, two touchdowns and an interception
  • Wyatt Steigerwald was an efficient 4-for-6 for 128 yards and three touchdowns in relief of Marino late in the game
  • Keylan Mack led the Griffons with four catches for 67 yards and a score
  • Carlos Thompson had his first touchdown as a Griffon, a 74-yard catch and run from Steigerwald in the fourth quarter
  • Gannon Cornley also caught his first career TD in the fourth quarter from Steigerwald
  • Thompson led the Griffons with 205 all-purpose yards, combining 91 yards receiving with 114 return yards
  • Tyler Baska had two of the team’s six sacks
  • Devan Burrell led the defense with eight total tackles, six of them solo
  • Missouri Western was flagged 15 times for 180 yards. Northeastern State was penalized 11 times for 115 yards

UP NEXT

  • The Griffons stay home for a meeting with Washburn (2-2) on Sept. 29 at 7 p.m.
  • Washburn defeated No. 16 Central Missouri, 28-21, Saturday afternoon

    — MWSU Athletics —

No. 4 Bearcats get upset at Central Oklahoma

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EDMOND, Oklahoma – Quarterback Chandler Garrett passed for four touchdowns and Central Oklahoma scored its first win over Northwest Missouri State since 1992 in a 31-21 contest on Saturday at Wantland Stadium.

Garrett passed for 274 yards on 17-of-33 passing. UCO had a pair of receivers surpass the 100-yard mark as Dustin Basks (105) and L’liott Curry (103) each went over the century mark.

Wright was 25-of-52 passing for 241 yards and a touchdown. Wright also rushed for a team-best 43 yards and a score. Cody Massey caught five passes for 64 yards. Austen Eskew notched two quarterback sacks and Jack Richards secured a team-best 10 tackles.

Northwest scored 18 fourth-quarter points but could not overcome a 28-3 deficit through three quarters.

Parker Sampson knocked in a pair of field goals to go along with a touchdown pass and run from quarterback Braden Wright to account for all the Bearcat scoring in the game.

Northwest will return home to play at Bearcat Stadium next Saturday at 1:30 p.m. against the Emporia State Hornets.

NOTES: Northwest is 0-3 when trailing at the half under head coach Rich Wright … Northwest holds an 8-3 lead in the all-time series … Bane caught his 27thcareer touchdown pass to move past Steve Hansley, who posted 26 touchdown receptions from 1983-1985.

— Northwest Athletics —

Lock struggles as Mizzou falls at home to No. 2 Georgia 43-29

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COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Georgia coach Kirby Smart learned plenty in his days as an assistant under Alabama’s Nick Saban.

Among those lessons was a tendency to nitpick victories. After the second-ranked Bulldogs beat Missouri 43-29, Smart bemoaned his defense’s inability to stop the run and some costly mistakes that turned a potential blowout into the closest game of the season.

He was finally asked if it said something about Georgia that the team could play a little sloppy and still win by two touchdowns.

“It says that we can handle some adversity on the road, and that when we’re challenged, we responded well,” Smart said. “But I’m not pleased with the discipline and composure we played with.”

Missouri (3-1, 0-1 Southeastern Conference) entered the game ranked seventh nationally in total offense and Drew Lock had 11 touchdown passes. Georgia (4-0, 2-0 SEC) held Lock without a touchdown pass, but yielded 172 yards rushing and four TDs on the ground.

“I would have thought they would struggle to run the ball,” Smart said. “We pride ourselves on not allowing people to run the ball, and if you asked me, `What’s the one most disappointing thing?’, it’s that they were able to run the ball.”

Georgia committed seven penalties for 66 yards — not an egregious total — but Smart was upset at the nature of the penalties. He dropped face-first to the turf in the third quarter when a roughing-the-passer penalty erased a third-down stop.

The Bulldogs opened a 20-7 halftime lead without an offensive touchdown. In the first quarter, Georgia cornerback Tyson Campbell stripped Missouri tight end Albert Okwuegbunam, scooped up the ball and returned it 68 yards for a touchdown — along the way, he picked up an accidental downfield block from an official against Lock. In the second quarter, Eric Stokes burst off the left side of the Georgia line, blocked a punt and returned it 8 yards for another TD.

“They were bailing us out in the first half,” Georgia quarterback Jake Fromm said of the defense. “Even with the offensive struggles, it was awesome to look up and see 20 points up on the board.”

Georgia couldn’t quite shake Missouri in the second half, as the offenses matched each other score for score.

Fromm threw touchdown passes of 33 yards to Riley Ridley, 61 yards to Jeremiah Holloman and 54 yards to Mecole Hardman. Fromm completed 13 of 23 passes for 260 yards. Elijah Holyfield rushed 14 times for 90 yards, and D’Andre Swift added 16 carries for 71 yards.

Missouri’s Larry Rountree III, Damarea Crockett, Tyler Badie and Lock all scoring rushing touchdowns. Lock completed 23 of 48 passes for 221 yards, and Okwuegbunam had nine catches for 81 yards.

“We spotted them 14 points,” Missouri coach Barry Odom said. “Defensively, we did some good things. Was it good enough? No, because we didn’t win the game.”

THE TAKEAWAY

Georgia: The Bulldogs have now cleared two divisional road hurdles on their way to the SEC championship game in Atlanta. Georgia won at South Carolina in week two.

Missouri: The Tigers had won nine straight regular-season games before falling to Georgia. The task now is avoiding a losing streak as Missouri continues the season’s toughest stretch with games at South Carolina and No. 1 Alabama.

HOLDING HALL

Last year, Missouri wide receiver Emanuel Hall burned Georgia’s secondary for two 63-yard touchdown catches. Smart said star cornerback Deandre Baker made it clear all week he wanted to cover Hall, who entered the game with 430 receiving yards on the season. Baker dominated the matchup Saturday, holding Hall without a catch.

“I give thanks to my D-line, guys like D’Andre Walker, Tyler Clark and Brenton Cox coming off the edge giving the quarterback pressure and batting balls, sacks, strip-fumbles, things like that,” Baker said. “It’s another day at the office for me. I don’t give myself too many pats on the back.”

QUESTIONABLE CALLS

Odom said he questioned an official about whether Okwuegbunam’s forward progress was stopped before Campbell stripped the ball from him.

“They called it like they saw it,” Odom said. “I’ve got great trust in Southeastern Conference on the officials that we have and making the right call.”

On Missouri’s second drive, Tucker McCann’s 41-yard field goal attempt was ruled wide right. The Tigers thought it was good.

“I don’t know,” Odom said. “I mean, everybody thought it was good. The officials said it wasn’t. Must not have been.”

POLL IMPLICATIONS

There isn’t much room for upward mobility for the second-ranked Bulldogs. The question is whether voters will penalize them for not dominating Missouri.

UP NEXT

Georgia: The Bulldogs return home to play Tennessee.

Missouri: The Tigers have an off week before traveling to South Carolina.

— Associated Press —

K-State gets beat 35-7 at No. 12 West Virginia

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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia coach Dana Holgorsen isn’t worried about quarterback Will Grier being overwhelmed by the attention and pressure that comes with being a Heisman Trophy candidate. Grier has thrown far too many passes. Played in far too many games. Diagnosed far too many defenses to let the hype train get in his head.

“I’m not worried about overloading him,” Holgorsen said. “He’s mature. He’s grounded. He’s comfortable on where he’s at. He knows how to handle this. He’s a professional that’s in college.”

Looks like it.

Grier and the 12th-ranked Mountaineers overcame a sluggish start to drill Kansas State 35-6 in the Big 12 opener for both teams on Saturday. The senior completed 25 of 35 passes for 356 yards with five touchdowns, three of them to David Sills, and two interceptions as West Virginia (3-0) enjoyed a rare breather against the Wildcats.

The previous four meetings between the two schools had been decided by a total of 13 points. Not this time. Once Grier and the Mountaineers got rolling late in the first half, it was over.

Grier, as he’s done since taking over the starting job at the beginning of last season, led the way. Having one of the best red zone targets in the country helps — all three of Sills’ touchdowns came on 1-yard passes — but Grier loves to go deep too. He found Marcus Simms for an 82-yard catch-and-run to open the scoring and later lofted a perfect rainbow to Tevin Bush that Bush turned into a 62-yard touchdown in the third quarter.

“Everybody looks at passing stats, but I love the way he manages a game,” Kansas State coach Bill Snyder said of Grier. “They allow him to call the offense so to speak and he does a marvelous job of that.”

Skylar Thompson completed 11 of 17 passes for 145 yards for Kansas State (2-2) and Alex Delton came on late with the game out of hand and finished 7 of12 for 82 yards. Delton also added 28 yards rushing but by then it was far too late for the Wildcats.

“We were just a bad offense, period,” Snyder said. “Like sandlot football for a while.”

TURNING POINT

Trailing just 7-0 midway through the second quarter and facing fourth-and-inches at the Kansas State 43, the Wildcats opted to go for it. Quarterback Skylar Thompson ran a quick option and pitched the ball to running back Alex Barnes, who was hit for a 4-yard loss .

Seven plays later, Grier found Sills for a 1-yard score to put the Mountaineers up 14-0. After forcing Kansas State to a three-and-out, West Virginia needed just 55 seconds to go 73 yards, the last one coming on a pretty grab in the back of the end zone by Sills, to make it 21-0 at the break.

When asked if he would run the same play again on fourth day again, Snyder responded simply “yes, yes, yes” before adding a not-so subtle dig at his team.

“I went in the locker room and I accepted the responsibility of being behind in the ball game at halftime with our players because there were two touchdowns following that,” Snyder said. “But I can’t coach a team that can’t get six inches on a play.”

NO COASTING

The Mountaineers kept pointing to last season’s 28-23 escape on the road against the Wildcats — when West Virginia was shut out in the second half and needed to hold on late — as proof they couldn’t afford to let up. They didn’t. Call it a byproduct of spending last weekend watching instead of playing while Mother Nature wreaked havoc on the Carolinas.

After a Kansas State field goal made it 21-3, Grier found a streaking Bush to push West Virginia’s lead to 25. The Mountaineers then converted a Kansas State fumble into another 1-yard touchdown to Sills and the blowout was on.

“I think having that week off really humbled us a little bit,” Sills said. “We were watching football last Saturday, just wishing we were out there. So, we came out for this game hungry. I think when you play good on all three sides of the ball, then that’s what the outcome looks like.”

THE TAKEAWAY

Kansas State: The Wildcats have some serious issues on offense. They managed just 77 yards in the first half and didn’t cross midfield until their first possession of the third quarter. Snyder declined to name a starting quarterback for next week’s game against Texas, joking there’s a chance he might get the nod.

West Virginia: The Mountaineers seem to be more comfortable going fast than slow. Four of their five touchdown drives took less than 2 minutes.

UP NEXT

Kansas State: Hosts the Longhorns next Saturday. The Wildcats have won the last five meetings with Texas at Bill Snyder Family Stadium.

West Virginia: Travels to Texas Tech next Saturday. The Mountaineers have won four straight over the Red Raiders.

— Associated Press —

Western volleyball blows 2-0 lead, falls at Missouri Southern

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JOPLIN, Mo. – The Missouri Western volleyball team (9-7, 2-3) ended its week on the road with a five-set loss at Missouri Southern (2-12, 2-3), Saturday afternoon. After jumping out to a comfortable 2-0 lead on the Lions, the Griffons saw leads evaporate in each of the next three sets.

NOTABLES

  • Missouri Western led 22-16, 23-19 and 24-23 in the third before losing the set 27-25
  • Southern closed the fourth on a 7-3 run to win the set 25-23 and force the fifth
  • After falling behind 5-2 in the fifth, the Griffons rallied to take a 10-8 lead, but three-straight MWSU attack errors tied the set. The Griffons last lead in the fifth was at 12-11. Southern led the rest of the way
  • It was the first loss for the Griffons in the series since 2010, snapping a streak of 15-straight wins over Missouri Southern
  • The Griffons are now 0-4 in five-set matches this season after going 4-0 in five last season

STATS AND LEADERS

  • After hitting .556 as a team in the first and .300 in the second, the Griffons hit .106, .021 and .000, respectively in the next three
  • Liv Winker posted her first career double-double, with a career-high 46 assists and 13 digs. She added four kills, three aces and a block
  • Rachel Losch matched season highs for kills (10) and blocks (6) while hitting .409
  • Stephanie Doak led MWSU with 19 kills
  • Audrey Keim led the Griffons with 15 digs

UP NEXT

  • A non-conference match to end a four-game road trip at Truman State (10-3), Tuesday, Sept. 25
  • The Griffons return home next weekend to face No. 6 Nebraska Kearney on Sept. 28 and Fort Hays State on Sept. 29

    — MWSU Athletics —

Northwest volleyball downs SBU in four sets to extend winning streak

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BOLIVAR, Missouri – The Northwest Missouri State University volleyball team secured its eighth straight win with a 3-1 victory at Southwest Baptist Saturday afternoon. Northwest won by set scores of 25-21, 25-15, 19-25, 25-17.

Northwest moved its season mark to 13-3 and stayed perfect in MIAA action at 5-0. SBU fell to 4-14 overall and 0-5 in league play.

The eight-match win streak ties for the sixth-longest win streak in school history and is the longest win streak for Northwest since its 15-game win streak in the 2016 season.

Northwest enjoyed a 13-10 kill advantage in the first set in scoring a 25-21 victory.

The visitors simply could not miss in the second set as Northwest hit .571 with 16 kills and no attack errors. Northwest cruised to a 25-15 triumph to take a 2-0 set lead in the match.

SBU bounced with a 25-19 win in the third set. It was the first time in eight matches that Northwest had dropped a set. Northwest hit .043 in the third set with 10 kills and eight errors.

Northwest was able to close it out in the fourth set with a 25-17 triumph. Northwest held SBU to a .000 hitting percentage in the fourth. SBU had six kills and six attack errors.

Northwest will return home to Bearcat Arena for matches against Fort Hays State (Fri., 6 p.m.) and Nebraska-Kearney (Sat., 6:30 p.m.)

NOTES: Northwest had won 23 straight sets before dropping the third set to SBU on Saturday. … Northwest is 12-0 in three-set matches … it’s the first win for Northwest this season when going past three sets … Sophomore Hallie Sidney registered a career-high 14 digs in the win over SBU … senior Maddy Bruder recorded her sixth double-double of the season and the 48th of her collegiate career with 13 kills and 11 digs … freshman Rachel Sturdevant posted her third double-figure kill match of the season with 11 kills … senior Megan Stilmock was credited with a career-high four service aces.

— Northwest Athletics —

Kansas drops Big 12 opener at Baylor 26-7

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WACO, Texas (AP) — Charlie Brewer made it easy for Baylor to stick primarily with one quarterback in the Big 12 opener.

After Brewer and graduate transfer Jalan McClendon shared snaps extensively the first three games, Brewer threw three touchdowns and played all but the final series for the Bears in a 26-7 victory on Saturday that ended a rare winning streak by Kansas.

“He just scored. … The ball’s moving,” Baylor coach Matt Rhule said. “Keeping us alive with his feet. I thought that was the x-factor early on, was Charlie making some of those plays.”

Brewer completed 19 of 27 passes for 221 yards and added 56 yards rushing for the Bears (3-1, 1-0 Big 12), who have already tripled their victory total from last year when their only win in Rhule’s first season came at Kansas.

Kansas (2-2, 0-1) entered the game with consecutive wins for the first time since a 2-0 start in 2011. A 31-7 victory two weeks ago at Central Michigan ended the second-longest road losing streak in college football history, 46 games since 2009.

But the Jayhawks still haven’t won a Big 12 road game in nearly 10 years. They have lost 41 true Big 12 road games in a row since a 35-33 win at Iowa State on Oct. 4, 2008.

“I didn’t think we were outmatched,” Kansas coach David Beaty said. “We had plenty to get it done, and I didn’t think we did a very good job of executing the game plan. We didn’t do a good enough job of teaching it, and as a result we didn’t get it done as a group.”

Baylor had a 23-0 halftime lead after Brewer had TD passes to three different receivers in a four-drive span that also included the first of Connor Martin’s two field goals.

“If your number is called, you need to be ready to go. That’s what coach Rhule preaches, and my number was called for most of the game,” Brewer said.

“Had we gone out there, three drives O-fer, I probably would have put Jalan back in,” Rhule said. “There was a little rhythm (with Brewer).”

McClendon didn’t come in until 3:35 left in the game, and threw a 36-yard pass to Jalen Hurd on his first play.

Asked about the quarterback situation moving forward, Rhule said he has so much confidence in “two special guys” that can play.

Baylor jumped ahead when Chris Platt got behind a cornerback for a 22-yard catch in the back corner of the end zone. Then two freshmen had TD catches in the second quarter — Tyquan Thornton streaked past two defenders to the end zone for a 39-yard catch, and Josh Fleeks got a foot down in the back of the end zone for a 34-yard score over two defenders.

“We stay on them, I know it’s hard for them at first, like why are they getting on me,” Platt said. “But now they understand the reasons why. They went out there and played.”

POOKA’S BIG RUN

The Kansas touchdown late in the third quarter was a 10-yard pass from Peyton Bender to Jeremiah Booker. That was set up by a 72-yard run by Pooka Williams, who after not playing the opener was the first freshman in Kansas history to start his career with consecutive 100-yard rushing games. He finished with 14 carries for 89 yards against Baylor.

THE TAKEAWAY

Kansas: The Jayhawks defenders couldn’t keep up with Baylor’s speedy receivers, and the team that entered the game with a national-best plus-12 turnover margin didn’t get any takeaways. Just like that, the momentum of a winning streak ended and Kansas plays its next two Big 12 games against Oklahoma State and West Virginia, both top-15 teams with high-scoring and big-play offenses.

Baylor: Rhule and his staff stuck with the hot hand at quarterback after Brewer and McClendon both had solid stretches in the first three games. Even while sharing snaps in the first part of this season, Brewer has started eight consecutive games. He took over as the starter the final four games as a true freshman last year.

UP NEXT

Kansas: Home for the only time in its first four Big 12 games Saturday against No. 15 Oklahoma State.

Baylor: At No. 5 Oklahoma next Saturday.

— Associated Press —

Nebraska stays winless, gets blown out at No. 19 Michigan

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ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Michigan was very motivated to beat Nebraska, using Scott Frost’s words against him.

Karan Higdon ran for 136 yards and a touchdown in the first half to help the 19th-ranked Wolverines build a huge lead and they coasted to a 56-10 victory Saturday.

In Frost’s last visit to the Big House two years ago, he said Central Florida “outhit” Michigan in a 51-14 loss.

“We didn’t forget that,” offensive tackle Jon Runyan said.

Michigan moved Nebraska around on offense, clearing huge holes for the running game and giving Shea Patterson plenty of time to throw. On defense, the Wolverines hit hard early and often perhaps in part because defensive coordinator Don Brown told them what Frost said after his last visit.

“We really took that to heart,” Wolverines linebacker Devin Bush said. “And, we wanted to make a statement.”

Mission accomplished.

“Physicality, we got whipped,” Frost acknowledged.

The Wolverines (3-1, 1-0 Big Ten) led 20-0 after the first quarter and 39-0 at halftime.

“It just seemed like they really didn’t want to be out there at some points,” Michigan defensive end Chase Winovich said.

The Cornhuskers (0-3, 0-1) are off to their worst start since 1945. They have lost seven in a row dating to last season for the first time since 1957.

“We’re really going to find out who loves football and who loves each other and who is going to band together,” Frost said.

Michigan rested Higdon, who missed the previous game with an injury, in the second half. Patterson played only the first series of the second half, giving Dylan McCaffrey an extended opportunity to play.

Patterson was 15 of 22 for 120 yards with a 5-yard TD pass to Zach Gentry midway through the second quarter that put the Wolverines ahead 30-0.

Fullback Ben Mason ran for three touchdowns — for a total of 6 yards — to match the number of times he had scored previously.

Nebraska quarterback Adrian Martinez was cleared to play after missing last week’s loss to Troy because of a knee injury. The freshman was 7 of 15 for 22 yards with an interception and he lost 12 yards rushing.

Martinez batted down the football from the end zone after his first attempt on a play was deflected back to him, giving Michigan a safety and a 39-0 lead.

The Wolverines also scored on special teams, taking a 46-0 lead early in the third on Donovan Peoples-Jones’ 60-yard punt return.

“I don’t know how many times I’ve been a part of a game like that, but we got beat in every phase,” Frost said.

While trailing 56-3, the Cornhuskers had lost more yards due to penalties (66) than they had gained on offense (61) early in the fourth quarter.

Nebraska finished with 39 yards rushing and 93 yards passing.

“We’re not ready to beat a team like this yet,” Frost said. “But, the key word is yet.”

THE TAKEAWAY

Nebraska: Frost, in his first season, has quite a challenge ahead of him trying to turn around a once-proud program.

“I told them that I honestly believe this is going to be the bottom,” Frost said.

Michigan: Momentum is on the Wolverines’ side after winning three straight games by lopsided scores after opening with a seven-point loss at Notre Dame.

“They’re an improving, ascending team,” coach Jim Harbaugh said.

OUT OF HERE

Michigan linebacker Khaleke Hudson was ejected for targeting for a second straight game and will have to miss the first half next week at Northwestern.

Harbaugh agreed with the ruling.

“You can’t lead with your head,” he said.

HONORED

Charles Woodson was recognized for being selected for induction into the College Football Hall of Fame later this year. The 1997 Heisman Trophy winner and national champion drew a roar from the crowd when he was shown on the videoboards during a timeout.

POLL IMPLICATIONS

The rout and three straight wins may help Michigan move up a little in the poll.

UP NEXT:

Nebraska: Hosts Purdue, which was winless until beating No. 23 Boston College 30-13 for its largest margin of victory against a ranked team since 1999.

Michigan: Plays at Northwestern, which will have two weeks to prepare for the game after losing 39-34 to Akron. The Wildcats (1-2) opened the season with a 31-27 win over the Boilermakers.

— Associated Press —

Griffon soccer upsets No. 1 Central Missouri 1-0

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ST. JOSEPH – Streaks of unbelievable success and frustration totaling 114 games and 13 years came to an end Friday night on Craig Field at Spratt Memorial Stadium.

Sara Collins’ header off a corner kick in the 31st minute gave the Missouri Western soccer team (5-2) a historic upset victory over No. 1-ranked Central Missouri (6-1). Collins’ first goal of the season lifted Missouri Western to a 1-0 win, its first-ever against the Jennies

STREAKS ENDED

  • Central Missouri, the defending national champions, entered on a 32-game win streak with its last loss coming in the 2016 postseason
  • The Jennies had scored a goal in 58-straight games. Their last shutout loss came on Oct. 18, 2015 to Northeastern State
  • Missouri Western defeated Central Missouri for the first time in program history, snapping a streak of 24-straight losses to the Jennies
  • Central Missouri was the only MIAA team remaining the soccer program had yet to defeat
  • It was the first win over a No. 1-ranked team for any Missouri Western sport since men’s basketball defeated No. 1 Missouri Southern, 75-67, on Dec. 7, 2011

NOTABLES

  • The goal was Collins’ first of the season
  • Mackenzie O’Neill got the assist, her first of the season. It was O’Neill’s first corner of the game after Madeline Cowell took the first five for Missouri Western
  • True freshman goalkeeper Anna Mayer earned her first-career, complete game shutout, saving eleven shots that included a win-saving diving poke in the 85th
  • It was MWSU’s fourth-straight win after starting the season 1-2
  • Central Missouri took 24 shots in the game, 11 on goal
  • Missouri Western took 16 shots, six on goal
  • The Griffons had 10 corners to UCM’s six
  • The win is a non-conference win. The two teams will meet again for conference points in the regular season finale, Oct. 28 at Central Missouri

UP NEXT

  • The Griffons play their first true MIAA game this Sunday at noon when they host Lindenwood (3-3-1)
  • Lindenwood won 2-0 at Northwest Missouri Friday night
  • Missouri Western defeated Lindenwood, 3-1 last Friday in St. Charles

    — MWSU Athletics —

Missouri Western volleyball sweeps Southwest Baptist

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BOLIVAR, Mo. – Missouri Western (9-6) swept Southwest Baptist (4-3) on Friday in Bolivar. The 25-14, 25-21, 25-19 sweep gives Missouri Western its first MIAA road victory of the season and brings their conference record to 2-2.

NOTABLES

  • After Friday’s match, Missouri Western has now defeated Southwest Baptist in each of the last 10 matchups.
  • Liv Winker had her first start of the season, starting all three sets for the Griffons.
  • Friday night was the Griffons first sweep since defeating Newman on September 8.

STATS AND LEADERS

  • The Griffons outhit the Bearcats in every set and ended the night with a .318 percentage. Their best hitting set came in the first as they hit .414.
  • Southwest Baptist was held to a .047 hitting percentage.
  • Liv Winker led all players with 30 assists.
  • Shellby Taylor led Missouri Western in kills (10) for the second straight match.
  • Ali Tauchen tallied nine kills and three digs.

UP NEXT

  • At Missouri Southern on Saturday September 22 at noon
  • Missouri Southern has a 1-11 record with its lone win coming against Southwest Baptist.

    — MWSU Athletics —

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