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Northwest volleyball loses non-league game at Truman State

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The Northwest Missouri State University volleyball team fell to Truman State on Tuesday at Gen. John J. Pershing Arena in Kirksville, Mo.

– The Bearcats move to 14-13 on the year while Truman State improves to 14-12.
– Darcy Sunderman led the Bearcats with 12 kills. She had nine digs defensively.

Key Northwest Statistics
– Truman State won all three sets by scores of 25-19, 25-19 and 25-18.
– Maddy Ahrens had 16 assists with seven digs and a service ace.
– Sarah Dannettell had 12 assists with three kills and a dig.
– Olivia Nowakowski had 17 digs with three assists.
– Hallie Sidney added seven kills with two blocks and two digs.

Up Next
– The Bearcats return to MIAA play on Friday, Nov. 3, at Southwest Baptist at 7 p.m.

— Northwest Athletics —

Missouri Western soccer falls to No. 1 Central Missouri 2-0

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ST. JOSEPH – The Missouri Western soccer team fell short of a shared MIAA regular season championship, but battled with No. 1-ranked Central Missouri before losing 2-0 to the Jennies.

The Griffons fall to 15-3 and 9-2 in the MIAA, while UCM is now 18-0 and 11-0 in league play.

The win clinched an outright MIAA crown for Central Missouri, its eighth-straight regular season conference championship. The Griffons finished second in the MIAA standings and will be the No. 2 seed and host Central Oklahoma (7-9-2, 4-5-2) in the first round of this week’s MIAA Championships. That game will be at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 1.

After MWSU controlled the tempo for the early portion of Sunday’s game, Jada Scott scored her 13th goal of the season in the 35th minute off a Kayla Hammer corner kick. The Griffons kept the UCM lead to one until the 75th minute when Baylie Edwards scored off a pass deflected by Missouri Western.

Central Missouri had 13 shots to Missouri Western’s seven with five UCM shots on frame to three by the Griffons. Missouri Western did manage five corner kicks to the Jennies’ two. Cassidy Menke had three shots for the Griffons, one on goal. Both of Sydney Cluck’s shots came on frame.

UP NEXT
Missouri Western will host a postseason game for the first time in program history, Wednesday. Central Oklahoma’s loss to Missouri Southern on Sunday left the Bronchos as the No. 7 seed. Missouri Western used three second half goals to defeat Central Oklahoma 3-0 earlier this season. The first round MIAA tournament game will be Nov. 1 at 6 p.m. Per MIAA rules, a $5 admission fee will be charged to all fans over the age of six. The MIAA Championship semifinals will be played Friday, Nov. 3 at the highest remaining seed as will the championship game on Sunday, Nov. 5.

— MWSU Athletics —

Northwest soccer ends its season with win over Lindenwood

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The Northwest Missouri State University soccer team defeated Lindenwood, 2-1, on Sunday at Bearcat Pitch in Maryville, Mo.
– Northwest improves to 7-10 on the year and 4-7 in MIAA play. The Lions fall to 6-12-1 overall and 2-8-1 in conference action.
– Alex Mausbach scored her first goal of the year in the 72nd minute on a pass from Emily Madden to make it 1-0 Bearcats.
– Madden came out of a tackle in the 75th minute and finished to the top right post for her first goal of the year to make it a 2-0 Northwest advantage.
– Prior to the match, the Bearcats honored seniors Ashtyn Dedovesh, Elizabeth Finn, Hannah Goetz, Cassie Holtman, Ashley Malloy, Annie Poelzl, Jessica Spradley and Danielle Wolfe, who were playing in their last regular season game at Northwest. All eight senior started the match.

Key Northwest Statistics
– The Bearcats out-shot Lindenwood 22-13 and had 14 shots on goal to the Lions’ four.
– Northwest was called for 13 fouls while Lindenwood had seven.
– The Bearcats had four corner kicks and the Lions had five.
– Lindenwood scored in the 87th minute to make it a 2-1 game.
– Natasha Samudzi had a team-high four shots, three coming on goal.
– Malloy had three saves in goal for the Bearcats.
– Madi McKeever had three shots, two on goal.
– Danielle Wolfe and Taylor Wolfe each had two shots on goal.
– Brianna Hersom, Bri Wawiorka and Kasey Allshouse each had one shot on goal.

— Northwest Athletics —

Griffons’ rally comes up short against Washburn

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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – Griffon football (4-5) scored 21 unanswered points in the second half of a 34-24 loss to Washburn (6-3) on Homecoming, Saturday.

Trailing 27-3 at halftime, Missouri Western outscored Washburn 21-7 in the second half to turn what looked to be destined for a walk away win for the Ichabods into a game that came down to the closing minutes.

Washburn built a 34-3 lead after taking the second half kickoff, then marching down the field on an eight-play 53-yard drive. After that scoring drive, the Griffon defense forced four straight Washburn punts. Missouri Western got its first touchdown of the game with 6:11 left in the third quarter when Derek Gray Jr. rushed 15 yards for the score on the first play of a drive set up by a 39-yard Brandin Dandridge punt return. Dom Marino ran for a 5-yard score on the Griffons’ next drive before Brock Broughton caught and 8-yard pass from Marino with 9:21 left in the game.

MISCUES LIMIT OPPORTUNITIES
Washburn’s final drive of the game took 8:54 off the clock, an 18-play 62-yard drive that didn’t result in any points, but was aided by three Missouri Western penalties and a Washburn fumble that was recovered by the Ichabods. Darrian Bass forced a fumble on the first play of the drive that was recovered by Blake Peterson. Despite a pass interference penalty and a holding call against the Griffons, the defense held Washburn to a field goal attempt with 3:15 left and the Griffons trailing by 10. The field goal was blocked by Nate Iloilo but recovered by Peterson. A facemask call on Sam Webb while he tackled Peterson gave Washburn the ball back. The Ichabods drove to the Missouri Western 1-yard line before turning the ball over on downs with 24 seconds remaining. While the drive was the final dagger, it wasn’t the only bad break for the Griffons.

Shamar Griffith fumbled the opening kickoff, setting Washburn up at the MWSU 28-yard line. The Ichabods scored five plays later on the first of four-straight scoring drives that gave Washburn an early 24-0 lead. After not finding much offense in the first quarter, Missouri Western’s first promising drive in the game came on its first drive of the second quarter. That drive ended in a Dom Marino fumble at the Washburn 30-yard line.

Washburn’s final drive of the first quarter was extended when punter Perry Schmiedeler picked up a bad snap and rushed 11 yards for a first down. That drive resulted in Washburn’s second touchdown of the game. Late in the second quarter, Schmiedeler burned the Griffons again with a 15-yard rush on a fake punt call on a fourth-and-two at the Washburn 46.

UP NEXT
Missouri Western will look to snap its three-game skid, Nov. 4 at Emporia State (4-5). The Hornets have lost two in a row after falling 34-7 at Fort Hays State, Saturday.

— MWSU Athletics —

No. 1 Bearcats upset at Pitt State 20-10; winning streak ends at 38

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The Northwest Missouri State University football team fell to Pittsburg State, 20-10, on Saturday at Carnie Smith Stadium in Pittsburg, Kan.
– Northwest falls to 8-1 on the year while the Gorillas improve to 5-4.
– The Bearcats out-gained the Gorillas, 265-236, in total yardage.
– Pittsburg State had 11 first downs and were just 3-of-16 on third down conversions.

Key Northwest Defensive Statistics
– Northwest held the Gorillas to 100 yards of passing and 136 yards rushing.
– Anthony Lane had a team-high eight tackles.
– Bobby Gruenloh had a sack, finishing the day with five tackles and 2.0 tackles for loss.
– Jarrod Bishop had seven tackles and an assisted sack.
– Nick Hess added seven tackles with 0.5 tackles for loss.
– Punter Matt Thorman had three punts for 124 yards. He averaged 41.3 yards per kick with a long of 51 yards. He landed one inside the 20.
– The Bearcats held the Gorillas to a three-and-out early in the fourth quarter. Pitt State lined up to punt at the Northwest 40. Blake Bayer was able to get a hand on the kick and Northwest recovered at the 42 yard line.
– In the fourth quarter, Northwest was forced to punt from its own 47. Thorman’s punt was fielded a the two yard line and Najeem Hosein forced a fumble that Austen Eskew recovered at the Gorilla 14 yard line.

Key Northwest Offensive Statistics
– Shawn Bane caught five passes for 67 yards.
– Shane Williams had four catches for 54 yards and a touchdown in the first quarter.
– Chase White had five carries for 31 yards on the ground.
– Brody McMahon carried the ball 10 times for 29 yards.
– Zach Martin threw for 187 yards and a touchdown.

Northwest Scoring Drives
– On Pittsburg State’s first possession, the Gorillas went for it on fourth down and denied by the Bearcat defense. Northwest took over on the Pitt State 35 yard line. On third down, Martin found Jordan Bishop for a five yard first down, moving the chains to the 24 yard line. On the next play, Martin found Williams for a 24 yard strike to make it 7-0 Bearcats after the made PAT.

– After the Northwest defense held the Gorilla offense to a seven yard drive to begin the second half, Pitt State hit a five-yard punt to give the Bearcats great field position at the 33 yard line. Northwest would get the ball up to the Gorilla 23 yard line before Brett Garner hit a 40 yard field goal to make it 17-10 Pittsburg State with 11 minutes to play in the third quarter.

Up Next
– Northwest returns home for Senior Day on Saturday, Nov. 4, at 1:30 p.m. against Fort Hays State University at Bearcat Stadium.

— Northwest Athletics —

MWSU volleyball stays hot with sweep of No. 16 Central Missouri

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ST. JOSEPH – For the first time since 2003, Griffon volleyball (18-9) swept #16 Central Missouri (20-7). Missouri Western extended its current winning streak to seven matches and clinched a home match in the MIAA tournament.

CHIPPED AWAY
Early in the first set, the Jennies looked poised to run away with the match holding a 10-5 lead. A UCM attack error midway through the set allowed the Griffons to tie the match at 16-16. Trailing 22-20, Lauren Murphy found a gap in the Jennies defense that allowed Missouri Western to win theset on a 5-0 run.

STUFFED
Missouri Western threw a block party at the net against #16 Central Missouri. The Griffons finished with 11 total blocks and outblocked the Jennies by seven total blocks. Ali Tauchen finished with 10 total blocks, second most for program history in a three-set match. Lauren Murphy and Shellby Taylor each had three block assists in the match as well.

DECISIVE DEFENSE
MWSU’s defense showed up clutch in the match. Missouri Western held Central Missouri to hit .103 in the match, its second lowest output of the season. UCM hit .098 in the first set and -.024 for the second set. The Griffons forced the Jennies to commit 34 errors, 22 attack errors and 12 service errors.

UP NEXT
The Griffons begin their final road trip of the season on Nov. 3 as they head to Joplin, Missouri for a 7 p.m. match against Missouri Southern.

— MWSU Athletics —

Lock throws for 5 TDs as Missouri routs UConn 52-12

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STORRS, Conn. (AP) — Drew Lock threw for 377 yards and five touchdowns and Missouri routed Connecticut 52-12 on Saturday night, winning back-to-back games for the first time since the start of the 2015 season.

Lock, who played just under three quarters, picked apart the nation’s worst pass defense, finishing with a career high 31 completions on 37 attempts.

“We’re talking about our outside guys being able to run by anybody,” Lock said. “And then being able to take the hitches all night made my job a lot easier, because you get 6 or 7 on those, miss a tackle and you get a first down on those as well. That just allowed us to get in our shots a little more.”

The Tigers (3-5) gave up a safety after an errant snap on the opening drive, then scored on their next five possessions to lead 31-5 at halftime.

Lock completed 14 of 15 passes in the first quarter, three of them for touchdowns, including two to freshman tight end Albert Okwuegbunam.

He also hit J’Mon Moore for two scores and hooked up with Johnathon Johnson for a 72-yard catch and run in the third quarter.

The Tigers had 583 yards of offense, 408 through the air.

“I think when the offense is going that spreads throughout the entire team and sideline,” said coach Barry Odom. “(Drew)’s got a really high skill set and receivers are catching the ball well.

Bryant Shirreffs completed 19 of 39 passes for 202 yards for UConn (3-5), but was sacked five times. The Tigers also had nine tackles for loss.

“We’re not going to show this film to these guys,” UConn coach Randy Edsall said. “We’re going to move forward and just make sure we have the right guys out there.”

THE TAKEAWAY

Missouri: Lock becomes the first Missouri quarterback to throw for at least five touchdowns five times. He has 7,298 yards passing and now trails only Brad Smith (8,799 yards) and Chase Daniel (12,515 yards) on Missouri’s all-time passing list.

“That’s really cool to me, growing up a huge Missouri Tiger fan, watching all those guys,” Lock said. “Putting my name with those guys, that’s the biggest part,” `cause that’s the coolest thing to me.”

 

Over his last five games, the junior is 114-for-166 passing for 1,668 yards. He has thrown 20 touchdowns and just three interceptions.

UConn: The Huskies were coming off back-to-back wins over Temple and Tulsa, but have not won win three in a row since 2015. UConn has now given up more than 350 yards passing to six of its eight opponents.

STREAKING

This is the first winning streak for the Tigers since beating Southeast Missouri ad Arkansas State to start the 2015 season. The win at Arkansas State also was the team’s last road win.

UP NEXT

Missouri: The Tigers return home to resume SEC play by hosting Florida next Saturday.

UConn: The Huskies begin the toughest stretch of their schedule by hosting No. 17 South Florida next week in a game rescheduled from September because of Hurricane Irma. The Bulls are coming off their first loss of the season. The Huskies then travel to the sunshine state to face No. 18 UCF.

— Associated Press —

K-State holds off Kansas 30-20

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LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Bill Snyder learned to appreciate special teams about six decades ago, when the 78-year-old Kansas State coach was a small-college wingback who wasn’t good enough to play anywhere else.

The emphasis that he places on them showed Saturday.

The Wildcats got a 99-yard kickoff return for a touchdown from D.J. Reed, and made several other crucial plays in the punt and kick return game, setting them up for a 30-20 victory over upset-minded Kansas that great improves their chances of playing in a bowl game.

“It was the difference in the ballgame,” Snyder said.

Alex Barnes added 128 yards and two touchdowns rushing for the Wildcats (4-4, 2/3 Big 12), who snapped a two-game skid with their ninth consecutive win over their biggest rival.

The Jayhawks (1-7, 0-5) got within a touchdown when Carter Stanley hit Steven Sims with a 60-yard touchdown pass with 6:51 to go. But after the teams swapped possessions, the Wildcats’ Matt McCrane hit his third field goal from 41 yards out with 1:21 remaining to put the game away.

Alex Delton, starting for the injured Jesse Ertz, threw for 98 yards and ran for 36 yards before leaving late in the first half with an injury of his own. Third-string quarterback Skylar Thompson played the rest of the way, going 4 of 6 for 40 yards and running 10 times for 39 yards.

“It’s the next-man-up mentality. I’ve approached every game this year like I was the starter,” the redshirt freshman said. “I was comfortable. I was confident. But we didn’t play our best game.”

Especially on defense.

Stanley finished with 418 yards passing, the third time in four games an opposing quarterback has thrown for at least 380. Sims hauled in nine catches for 233 yards.

The Jayhawks only managed 21 yards total offense their last time out against TCU, and hadn’t scored in nine quarters heading into the game. But they had 137 yards the first 15 minutes — more than in their last two games combined — and led 3-0 after Gabriel Rui’s early field goal.

But the Jayhawks’ momentum only lasted as long as it took Reed to run the ensuing kickoff 99 yards for a touchdown. The return highlighted the potent ability of the Wildcats’ special teams and a glaring weakness of the Jayhawks, who have surrendered three return TDs this season.

“If you saw that football game, I think you would have a hard time not realizing where our breakdown was,” Kansas coach David Beaty said. “We had several of them on the offensive and defensive sides of the ball too. It never lands in one area.”

McCrane added the first of his field goals to make it 10-6 at halftime, and the Wildcats needed just over a minute to turn a fumble by Stanley on the first play of the second half into another TD.

The Jayhawks tried to make it a game by marching 97 yards early in the fourth quarter. And when Taylor Martin scored from five yards out, they not only had their first touchdown in 12-plus quarters but also cut the Wildcats’ lead to 20-13 with 13:26 left in the game.

Kansas State’s defense forced a punt in the shadows of the Jayhawks’ own goal post, though, giving the Wildcats excellent field position. Barnes carried three straight times, and his nine-yard scamper on first-and-goal with 7:36 remaining gave them a cushion that would come in handy.

“Obviously wish we would’ve came out on top,” Stanley said, “but it was nice to see some offensive production. I’m proud of these guys for how hard they worked all week.”

THE TAKEAWAY

Kansas State: The Wildcats continue to own the Sunflower State, winning five straight in Lawrence and 22 of 27 against Kansas overall. But the chasm separating the programs has narrowed to a crack, and that appears to have as much to do with Kansas State backpedalling as the Jayhawks progressing.

Kansas: The Jayhawks at least made the game competitive, but another loss for Beaty will only turn up the heat on him. It should also turn up pressure on athletic director Sheahon Zenger — a banner flying overhead before the game called for his ouster. “That’s asinine,” Beaty said. “That’s crazy. I don’t have any other words for it. He’s our leader and we believe in him. We always have.”

STATS AND STREAKS

Snyder has 22 wins over Kansas, the most by any active coach over any opponent. … Kansas State has returned a kickoff for a TD in a nation-leading 13 straight seasons. … Sims’ 233 yards were the third-most in school history. … Stanley’s 418 yards was fifth-most in school history.

UP NEXT

Kansas State wraps up back-to-back road games Saturday at Texas Tech.

Kansas plays host to Baylor on Saturday in a battle for the Big 12 cellar.

— Associated Press —

Lee leads late rally to send Nebraska past Purdue 25-24

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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Tanner Lee threw a 13-yard touchdown pass to Stanley Morgan Jr. with 14 seconds left Saturday night to rally Nebraska for a season-saving 25-24 victory at Purdue.

Lee capped the best night of his career with two TD passes in the final 11 1/2 minutes to erase a 12-point deficit.

“We didn’t play perfectly at all, but the kids never blinked,” Cornhuskers coach Mike Riley said. “Neither did the coaches, they kept at it.”

Nebraska snapped a two-game losing streak just barely.

But it was way better than the alternative.

With the Cornhuskers (4-4, 3-2 Big Ten) on the verge of their first three-game skid since 2008, they took over with 1:22 left, no timeouts and 70 yards from the end zone.

But Lee masterfully marched the Cornhuskers down field by taking advantage of the sideline and clock stoppages on first down plays, leaving just enough time to pull off the win.

Purdue (3-5, 1-4) only had time for a couple of plays and the game ended when Anthony Mahoungou stepped out of bounds near midfield as time expired.

The Boilermakers have lost three straight.

“Offensively, you can’t drop that many balls for big plays, you’re not going to win,” Purdue coach Jeff Brohm said. “Defensively, I thought we played hard, we tried to ride them down at the end and they wore down. They fought and battled hard but we came up short.”

Lee wound up 32 of 50 for 431 yards — all career bests. Morgan caught six passes for 112 yards on a night the Cornhuskers rushed for only 40 yards.

The problem: Lee’s late pass was the only Nebraska touchdown on six trips inside the red zone.

Purdue rushed for 199 yards as its struggling offense finally broke out of its funk. But quarterback David Blough couldn’t get the first down to close it out after Nebraska failed to convert on fourth-and-6 from the Purdue 15.

And the Boilermakers’ defense couldn’t come up with one last stop in the closing seconds.

THE TAKEAWAY

Nebraska: It wasn’t easy and it sure didn’t go according to plan. But the Cornhuskers survived — and ultimately that’s all that really matters. Nebraska has moved within two victories of becoming bowl eligible.

Purdue: After an impressive start, the Boilermakers’ bowl hopes have taken a major hit. They need to win three of the last four. And while remaining schedule is manageable (home against Illinois, at Northwestern, at Iowa and home against Indiana), Saturday’s loss means there is no margin for error.

UP NEXT

Nebraska: Hosts Northwestern on Nov. 4, a team it has beaten five times in the last six games.

Purdue: Will try to snap its losing streak when Illinois visits Ross-Ade Stadium on Nov. 4.

— Associated Press —

Area District High School Football Scores – Friday, October 27

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CLASS 5 DISTRICT 8
4 Central 0 (4-7, 2-3 Suburban Red)
@ 1 Staley 60 (10-0)

3 Liberty North 20 (4-6)
@ 2 Liberty 22 (8-2)

CLASS 4 DISTRICT 8
4 Lafayette 38 (9-2, 5-2 MEC)
@ 1 Kearney 32 (8-3)

3 Smithville 13 (9-2, 6-1 MEC)
@ 2 Platte County 42 (9-2)

CLASS 3 DISTRICT 8
4 Pembroke Hill 7 (8-3)
@ 1 Chillicothe 60 (10-1, 6-1 MEC)

3 St. Pius X 7 (5-6)
@ 2 Maryville 42 (9-2, 5-2 MEC)

CLASS 2 DISTRICT 8
5 Lawson 0 (6-5, 5-2 KCI)
@ 1 Lafayette County 33 (11-0)

3 Lathrop 34 (9-2, 5-2 KCI)
@ 2 Lexington 23 (9-2)

CLASS 1 DISTRICT 8
5 South Harrison 0 (5-6, 3-3 GRC)
@ 1 Princeton 42 (11-0, 6-0 GRC)

6 Putnam County 14 (4-7, 3-3 GRC)
@ 2 Hamilton 47 (10-1, 6-1 KCI)

CLASS 1 DISTRICT 7
4 West Platte 10 (2-9, 0-7 KCI)
@ 1 East Buchanan 26 (9-2, 6-1 KCI)

3 Plattsburg 46 (7-4, 3-4 KCI)
@ 2 Wellington-Napoleon 30 (8-3)

8-MAN DISTRICT 1
4 East Atchison 0 (7-4, 6-2 275)
@ 1 Worth County 66 (10-0, 7-0 GRC)

3 Stanberry 76 (10-1, 6-1 GRC)
@ 2 Rock Port 34 (9-1, 8-0 275)

8-MAN DISTRICT 2
4 St. Joseph Christian 42 (5-5, 2-5 GRC)
@ 1 Mound City 30 (8-2, 7-1 275)

3 South Holt/Nodaway Holt 12 (5-6, 4-4 275)
@ 2 North Andrew 60 (6-3, 4-2 GRC)

8-MAN DISTRICT 3
5 Braymer 6 (2-9, 0-7 GRC)
@ 1 King City 58 (7-2, 4-2 GRC)

3 Pattonsburg 30 (5-6, 3-4 GRC)
@ 2 Southwest Livingston 36 (6-4, 4-4 275)

8-MAN DISTRICT 4
4 Norborne-Hardin Central (7-3) SATURDAY
@ 1 Sacred Heart (8-0)

6 Osceola 38 (4-7)
@ 2 Greenfield 42 (8-1)

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