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No. 3 KU men roll to 104-62 exhibition win against Emporia State

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kuLAWRENCE, Kan. – Kansas basketball’s final exhibition game of the season ended with a resounding 104-62 win over Emporia State on Sunday night inside Allen Fieldhouse.

The third-ranked Jayhawks held the Hornets to 30.6 percent shooting with a 49 to 31 rebounding advantage. Kansas shot 61.3 percent from the field and scored 56 points in the paint to Emporia’s 16 points in the lane.

“We played better. I don’t know that we were great, but I thought they made shots early,” Kansas head coach Bill Self said. “They made six threes in the first half and a couple of them were really, really deep. If you take those things away I thought we actually defended decent, we rebounded better and I thought our big guys went after the ball pretty well. We shot well in the first half and the ball moved better – it was definitely a better outing.”

Senior guard Frank Mason III led the Jayhawks with 17 points on 7-of-7 shooting with five assists in just 20 minutes of action. In KU’s pair of exhibition contests this season, Mason totaled 38 points on 72.2 percent shooting with 14 assists.

A total of six Jayhawks reached double-figure points during KU’s 27th all-time 100-point exhibition contest. Junior guard Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk was KU’s second-leading scorer with 16 points on 5-of-9 shooting. Junior guard Devonte’ Graham added 10 points on 3-of-5 shooting with four assists.

The freshman trio of guard Josh Jackson, center Udoka Azubuike and forward Mitch Lightfoot all reached double-figures in points. Jackson slashed and dashed to a balanced 11 points, seven rebounds and five assists. All six of Azubuike’s six field goals came from dunks as he finished with 13 points. Lightfoot scored seven of his 12 points in the second half.

Senior center Landen Lucas contributed the first basket of the game and finished with six points, seven rebounds in a limited 16 minutes of action. Lucas’ first bucket was followed by a Jackson perimeter jumper and fastbreak and-1 layup from Mason to put Kansas ahead, 7-0, at the 18:23 mark. Emporia State’s Jay Temaat made a pair of 3-pointers to cut KU’s lead to one, 9-8.

The Hornets’ Garin Vandiver, son of head coach Shaun Vandiver, made a 3-pointer to tie it, 11-11, at the 15:16 mark of the first half. Kansas responded as Mykhailiuk dished a behind-the-back pass to Mason for a contested fastbreak layup which brought the crowd to its feet and sparked a 23-2 run over seven minutes to give Kansas control for the remainder of the game.

The Jayhawks continued to dazzle the sell-out crowd with dominance in the paint, outscoring ESU 24 to four in the lane, and a trio of alley-oops featuring a variety of connections – Graham to Mykhailiuk, Mykhailiuk to Carlton Bragg Jr., and Graham to Azubuike.

Kansas went into halftime with a 55-29 lead. Mykhailiuk paced KU with 12 points on 4-of-5 shooting, including two 3-pointers in nine first-half minutes. Mason and Graham each contributed 10 points while dishing out a combined seven first-half assists – five from Mason and two from Graham.

KU’s freshmen Jackson and Azubuike shined in the second half as the Jayhawks surged to a 42-point victory. Azubuike connected on four alley-oops in the second period as Jackson displayed his explosiveness and vision with seven points, five rebounds and a pair of assists in the second half.

UP NEXT
Kansas ventures on a grueling road stretch of playing two top-11 teams to begin the regular season. The Jayhawks’ season-opener is against No. 11 Indiana on Veterans Day, Friday, Nov. 11 during the State Farm Armed Forces Classic in Honolulu. Kansas then travels to New York City to face No. 1 Duke in the State Farm Champions Classic in Madison Square Garden on Tuesday, Nov. 15. Both games will be nationally televised on ESPN.

— KU Athletics —

Kansas women win exhibition game against Washburn

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riggertKULAWRENCE, Kan. – Kansas women’s basketball continued to highlight its up-tempo offense in its 2016-17 exhibition finale, as the Jayhawks downed Washburn, 81-57, on Sunday afternoon inside Allen Fieldhouse. With the victory, KU improved to 7-0 against Washburn in exhibition play and 16-1 overall.

Scoring double digits for the second-straight game, redshirt junior guard Jessica Washington continued to be an offensive asset for the Kansas squad. Washington led all scorers with 21 points, hitting 7-of-15 field goals. She also tallied two assists and two rebounds on the day.

Sophomore guards Kylee Kopatich and Aisia Robertson also found themselves with double-digit scoring efforts against the Ichabods. Robertson tallied 14 points behind 5-of-7 shooting, while Kopatich contributed 12 points, including a pair a makes from beyond the arc. Robertson also added four rebounds, four assists and three steals to make her presence known on both sides of the floor.

A team effort was the theme for Washburn, as Felisha Gibbs, Reagan Phelan and Alyxis Bowens each finished the game with 10 points to lead the Ichabods. After a slow start, Kansas battled basket-for-basket with Washburn as both teams looked to gain momentum and take the lead. Despite putting the first points on the board, the Jayhawks went down 12-11 before going on a 10-point run, seven of which came from Washington. The spark in Kansas’ offense put the Jayhawks ahead of Washburn, 21-14, at the end of the first quarter.

Momentum continued for KU as it opened the second quarter with 11 unanswered points, holding Washburn scoreless in the first five minutes. At the half, the Jayhawks headed to the locker room with a 40-28 advantage over the Ichabods. Washington closed out the opening half with 12 points, while Robertson added seven in the first 20 minutes.

Coming off of a Washburn timeout early in the third quarter, Washington found her groove yet again, scoring eight-straight points to force another Washburn timeout, an attempt to slow the Jayhawks’ momentum. Kansas proved to be solid on the defensive end of the court as well, forcing two shot clock violations for the Ichabods. Kansas outscored Washburn 27-16 as the third quarter came to a close and took a 67-44 lead into the final quarter.

The fourth quarter resembled the beginning of the game with both teams trading baskets back and forth, with Kansas only outscoring Washburn by two points. Kansas closed out the final quarter and improved to 2-0 in exhibition play this season with the 81-57 victory over Washburn.

UP NEXT: The Jayhawks tip off the 2016-17 season against Missouri State on Sunday, Nov. 13 at 2 p.m., inside Allen Fieldhouse. The game will air on the Jayhawk IMG Radio Network and Jayhawk Television Network/ESPN3.

— KU Athletics —

Griffons fall at home to No. 9 Emporia State 27-14 for fourth straight loss

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mwsuST. JOSEPH – For the second consecutive week, the Missouri Western football team was shut out in the second half and lost a halftime lead for the team’s fourth-straight loss, 27-14, to No. 9 Emporia State.

The Griffons (4-6) allowed 24 unanswered points to the Hornets (9-1) after jumping out to a 14-3 lead. Missouri Western had the ball with 4:41 remaining in the second quarter at its own third and five, but failed to gain a yard before punting to Emporia State. The Hornets answered with an eight-play, 83 yard drive to cut the deficit to four points going into halftime.

Neither team scored in the third quarter, with Sean Galey missing a 38-yard field goal attempt on the first play of the fourth quarter. Emporia State answered with a seven-play, 77-yard drive that resulted in a 37-yard touchdown drive that gave the Hornets their first lead of the game, 17-14 with 10:42 remaining in the game. Corey Bertini was picked off on the first play of Missouri Western’s ensuing drive which led to a 19-yard touchdown pass to put Emporia State up 24-14. The next Griffon drive was three plays and a punt, leading to the Hornets’ final score, a 32-yard field goal.

The loss gave Missouri Western a four-game losing streak for the first time since 2008. It also led to the first six-loss regular season for the Griffons since 2004 and snapped a streak of 11-straight winning regular seasons for the Griffons.

Missouri Western was limited to 141 yards of offense in the first half, finishing with 322 for the game. The Griffons had 165 yards rushing and 157 through the air. Josh Caldwell finished with 91 yards on 18 carries with one touchdown. Corey Bertinin was 13-27 for 157 yards with a touchdown and two interceptions starting for the injured Skyler Windmiller. Donte Watkins led the Griffon defense with 12 total tackles, nine solo stops.

Prior to the game, Travis Anderson, Jorge Belcher, Joey Capul, Cameron Glenn, Daylon Harper, Charlie Sciara, Blake Vandenberg, Matthew Vincent and Mackenzie Wischmann were recognized as part of senior day festivities. The seven active Griffons and two student-assistant coaches will be a part of their final game next Saturday when Missouri Western travels to Northwest Missouri State.

— MWSU Athletics —

Mizzou stays winless in the SEC with 31-21 loss at South Carolina

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riggertMissouriCOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina coach Will Muschamp isn’t surprised by the early success of freshman quarterback Jake Bentley.

“I don’t think the moment is too big for him,” Muschamp said.

It hasn’t been so far, anyway.

Bentley improved to 3-0 as a starter, throwing for 254 yards and two touchdowns as South Carolina handed Missouri its 11th straight SEC loss 31-21 on Saturday. Bentley showed poise, strength and accuracy in the pocket, completing 22 of 28 passes to lead the Gamecocks (5-4, 3-4 SEC) to their third straight victory and keep them in contention in the SEC East.

The Gamecocks are in the midst of a rebuilding project with 78 percent of their roster consisting of underclassmen, but they appear to be on the right track. Freshman running back Rico Dowdle ran for 149 yards and a touchdown on 27 carries and also hauled in a 17-yard TD strike from Bentley.

“Jake is bringing a lot of energy to the offense and when we have a man-to-man matchup we like we’re going to take it,” said wide receiver Deebo Samuel, another young star for the Gamecocks.

Samuel, a sophomore, had 125 yards receiving on nine catches and also ran for a score.

“He muscled us around a little bit,” said Missouri coach Barry Odom.

Bentley was off limits after the game because of a team rule instituted by Muschump preventing freshman from talking to the media.

“He’s very level headed and a very humble young man,” Muschamp said. “He handles the moment very well.”

Drew Lock threw for 302 yards and a touchdown with two interceptions for Missouri (2-7, 0-5).

South Carolina didn’t let down after pulling a 24-21 upset of 18th-ranked Tennessee last week. One of South Carolina’s assistant coaches set mousetraps around the locker room earlier in the week to remind players it was a trap game.

“Everyone is patting you on the back, but I told our players `Don’t take the cheese,” Muschamp said.

With the game tied at 21 late in the third quarter, Rashad Fenton intercepted Lock near the goal line on a deep ball along the right sideline. Bentley led a 98-yard drive, culminating in a go-ahead 20-yard TD run by Dowdle .

Bentley showed poise beyond his years in his third start.

Late in the first half, he took a sack on a second-and-goal at the 1 rather than throw the ball away. Rather than dwelling on the loss, Bentley tossed a 6-yard TD pass to tight end K.C. Crosby on the next play to give the Gamecocks a 21-14 lead at half.

“When Jake is in there we feel like we can score from anywhere on the field,” said Gamecocks tight end Hayden Hurst.

THE TAKEAWAY

MISSOURI: Odom said “it hurts on a lot of different levels” that he wasn’t able to get this group of seniors into a bowl game. “They entrusted me in putting them in position to have a great senior (season) and that one is going to bother me,” Odom said. “… I’m frustrated in myself that we haven’t played a complete game yet.”

SOUTH CAROLINA: Bentley looks like the real deal for the Gamecocks, which makes you wonder why they waited so long to play the true freshman. The defense, which hasn’t allowed an opponent to score 30 points all season, can hang with anyone.

TARGETING THE QB: Missouri linebacker Cale Garrett was ejected less than five minutes into the game for targeting Bentley. Garrett became the fourth Missouri player ejected for targeting this season, joining Ronnell Perkins, Marcell Frazier and Brandon Lee.

South Carolina’s Chris Lammons was ejected from the game in the second quarter for a similar hit on Lock.

JUST FOR KICKS: Senior kicker Elliott Fry became South Carolina’s all-time leading scorer when he converted an extra point in the second quarter to give him 331 for his career. Fry called it a “special honor” to be at the top, even if someone knocks him off that pinnacle soon.

STREAK CONTINUES: The Tigers haven’t won an SEC game since Oct. 3, 2015 when they won at home against South Carolina.

SCORING OUTBURST: South Carolina isn’t used to playing high-scoring games, at least in conference play. The Gamecocks’ 31 points were their most in an SEC game since a 45-42 overtime loss to Vanderbilt in 2014.

MISSED CHANCES: Missouri’s Tucker McCann missed a pair of fourth quarter field goals, including one with 4:49 left in the game that would have cut the South Carolina lead to seven.

UP NEXT

MISSOURI: The Tigers return home to host Vanderbilt next Saturday.

SOUTH CAROLINA: The Gamecocks travel to Florida on Saturday to face the Gators, who have they have beaten in four of the last six meetings.

— Associated Press —

K-State lets nine-point 4th quarter lead slip away in loss to No. 18 Oklahoma State

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riggertKansasStateMANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy is never going to second-guess Kansas State counterpart Bill Snyder.

There will be plenty of others who do.

The No. 18 Cowboys took advantage when Snyder elected to punt near midfield on fourth-and-inches in the fourth quarter, and rallied for a 43-37 victory Saturday that was only secured when the Wildcats’ pass to the end zone was picked off on the final play.

“I know in the past he’s played the percentages,” Gundy said about the decision to punt, which gave his team the ball back trailing 37-28 with about 8 minutes left. “He’s somewhat a genius when it comes to that.”

This time, it helped the Cowboys (7-2, 5-1, No. 22 AP) keep their Big 12 title hopes alive.

Mason Rudolph connected with James Washington on an 82-yard touchdown passes two plays later, and after a three-and-out, Chris Carson capped a go-ahead drive with a 17-yard TD run to give Oklahoma State the lead.

“I joked with the guys that I told Carson to slide if he gets in the open,” Gundy said.

Instead, Kansas State (5-4, 3-3) got the ball back with 1:39 left. After quickly marching downfield, and converting fourth-and-5 to remain alive, an offensive pass interference penalty in the end zone with 10 seconds left pushed them back to the Oklahoma State 13 with 4 seconds to go.

Ertz’s wobbler to the end zone was intercepted by Jordan Sterns to end the game.

“We were inconsistent in the second half of that ball game,” Snyder said. “Some good things, some not-so-good things, but a lot of that was Oklahoma State.”

Rudolph finished with 457 yards and five touchdowns through the air, though he also threw two picks — one returned by Duke Shelley for a score. Washington had seven catches for 117 yards and two touchdowns.

Ertz ran for 153 yards and three scores for Kansas State, but he was just 12 of 18 for 87 yards through the air, as the Wildcats finished with 345 yards rushing in a woefully imbalanced attack.

The ground game allowed Kansas State to control the game early, marching on back-to-back long touchdown drives to take a 13-0 lead. But the Cowboys answered with back-to-back touchdown passes from Rudolph, and that began an entertaining back-and-forth matchup of vastly differing styles.

The Wildcats stuck to the ground, bulldozing their way through a defense unable to stop them.

The Cowboys kept shredding through the air a defense that couldn’t keep pace.

“You can’t let them have that deep ball,” Kansas State’s Elijah Lee said. “That’s what they live for.”

Oklahoma State led 23-21 at halftime before an atrocious third quarter that included a muffed punt return, a blocked punt and two crucial penalties allowed the Wildcats to seize a 30-21 advantage.

The teams kept trading blows all the way to the final second.

“If we lose that game, this press conference is about being poor in special teams, you turn the ball over and can’t stop the run then it’s hard to win a football game,” Gundy said. “I told our team earlier that it’s a great accomplishment to win up here.”

STILL STREAKING

The Cowboys won their fifth straight Big 12 game by snapping a two-game skid in Manhattan. It was the first time in six meetings that the home team did not with the matchup.

ALTERNATE UNIS

Kansas State broke from tradition and wore silver camouflage helmets in a nod to the military on Fort Riley Day. Snyder has generally avoided the trend toward several uniform combinations.

THE TAKEAWAY

Oklahoma State: Despite throwing two picks, the first ending a streak of 163 attempts without one, Rudolph was calm when it mattered the most. He engineered two scoring drives down the stretch when Oklahoma State’s Big 12 title hopes hung in the balance.

Kansas State: It was another oh-so-close loss for the Wildcats, who dropped a similar nail-biter to West Virginia. Their failure to convert on third-and-inches in the fourth quarter, and then punting rather than going for it on fourth down, may have cost them the game.

QUOTEABLE: “We need to improve our defense against the pass,” said Snyder, whose team has given up at least 300 yards through the air four of the past five games. “My 9-year-old granddaughter knows that. And I don’t have a 9-year-old granddaughter.”

UP NEXT

Oklahoma State plays its home finale against Texas Tech on Saturday.

Kansas State has a week off before visiting Baylor.

— Associated Press —

Missouri Western volleyball gets swept by No. 3 Nebraska-Kearney

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mwsuST. JOSEPH – The Missouri Western volleyball team fell to #3 Nebraska Kearney 3-0 (25-23, 25-15, 25-15) at the MWSU Fieldhouse Saturday night.

The Griffons took an early 5-4 first set lead before UNK would go on 6-0 run.  Missouri Western would cut the lead down to 24-23 before the Lopers won the set.  MWSU could not overcome big rallies in both the second and third sets as UNK won the match.

Stephanie Doak finished with nine kills as Kelsey Olion and Rachel Fredrichs ended with eight apiece.  Lauren Murphy dished out 36 assist as Kayla Ruff recorded 15 digs.

Missouri Western travels to rival #21 Northwest Missouri on Tuesday night.

— MWSU Athletics —

No. 10 Nebraska gets blown out at 6th-ranked Ohio State

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riggertNebraskaCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Curtis Samuel had 178 yards from scrimmage and two touchdowns, including a 75-yard touchdown reception on Ohio State’s first play of the second half, and the sixth-ranked Buckeyes dominated No. 10 Nebraska 62-3 on Saturday night.

After three straight weeks of close games and inconsistent offense, the Buckeyes (8-1, 5-1 Big Ten) put forth their best performance of the season, led 31-3 at the half and handed the Cornhuskers (7-2, 4-2 Big Ten) their most lopsided loss since 2004.

Damon Webb got it started with a 36-yard interception return for a touchdown on Nebraska’s first drive of the game. J.T. Barrett led three long touchdown drives, including a 15-play, 85-yarder that ended with 1-yard jump TD pass to Samuel with 3 seconds left in the half.

The Cornhuskers were playing as a top-10 team in November for the first time since 2010, but proved to still be a long way from the elites in the Big Ten. Nebraska is still in the Big Ten West race, but a loss to Wisconsin last week means the Huskers will need help.

Nebraska lost quarterback Tommy Armstrong to a scary head injury in the second quarter, when the senior slammed the side of his helmet on the turf after being knocked out of bounds. Armstrong was taken from the stadium in an ambulance, but returned to the sideline in sweats in the third quarter.

THE TAKEAWAY

Nebraska: The Cornhuskers rode a fairly easy first-half schedule into the top 10 and gave their fans some hope that maybe they could be in the mix for a College Football Playoff spot down the stretch. Not happening. The loss was the Huskers’ most lopsided since a 70-10 beating by Texas Tech in 2004. Year Two under coach Mike Riley for the Huskers represents a step forward, not a giant leap.

Ohio State: Buckeyes coach Urban Meyer has answered so many questions about getting the ball to Samuel more often over the last few weeks that he was laughing about them during the week leading up to Nebraska. Whether it was by design or not, Samuel had his best game since the opener against Bowling Green.

NEXT

Nebraska: The Cornhuskers return home to play Minnesota, which is tied atop the West standings with Nebraska and Wisconsin.

Ohio State: The Buckeyes face Maryland in the first of two straight away from Ohio Stadium. Ohio State’s next home game is Nov. 26 against No. 2 Michigan.

— Associated Press —

Kansas drops 40th straight road game with loss at No. 20 West Virginia

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riggertKUMORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia’s Skyler Howard jumped just before safety Mike Lee plowed into him near the Kansas end zone, sending the quarterback into an awkward somersault and a hard landing on his right hip.

Howard got up from the second-quarter scare at the end of the 15-yard run and went back to the huddle. His gutsy play epitomized his determination to restore confidence in an offense that looked flat a week ago in the Mountaineers’ first loss of the season.

“He plays his best when he’s like that,” West Virginia coach Dana Holgorsen said. “I thought he sparked us.”

Howard threw three touchdown passes and ran for two more scores to lead No. 20 West Virginia to a 48-21 victory over Kansas on Saturday night, sending the Jayhawks to their 40th straight road loss.

Howard was nonchalant about the big hit, saying he was fortunate he didn’t end up in worse shape.

“When I was in the air, it felt like forever,” he said.

West Virginia’s Shelton Gibson, who had 102 receiving yards, including TD grabs of 19 and 32 yards, was a bit more serious about it, knowing how much his quarterback means to the team.

“I grabbed his facemask and said, `I don’t want to ever, ever see you do that again,” Gibson said.

West Virginia (7-1, 4-1 Big 12, No. 14 AP) bounced back from a 37-20 loss at Oklahoma State by piling up 605 yards of offense against the Jayhawks (1-8, 0-6).

Howard completed 16 of 27 passes for 260 yards and helped get the Mountaineers’ momentum back as they head into a tough four-week stretch that includes home games against Oklahoma on Nov. 19 and Baylor on Dec. 3.

“It wasn’t pretty, but we’ll take it and move on to the next one,” Holgorsen said.

Kansas lost its 18th straight conference game and hasn’t won on the road since beating UTEP in September 2009.

“Those are some resilient dudes in there,” Kansas coach David Beaty said. “They hate losing with a passion. I’m proud of them for continuing to fight, I promise you that.”

THE TAKEAWAY

Kansas: The Jayhawks didn’t get off to the fast start that Beaty had hoped for. Kansas trailed 31-0 at halftime. The Jayhawks will have one more chance this season to break the road futility streak on Nov. 26 at Kansas State, which hasn’t lost to Kansas at home since 2007.

West Virginia: The Mountaineers kept pace with first-place Oklahoma by doing what they was expected to do against heavy-underdog Kansas — score early and often and play respectable defense. Rasul Douglas made two interceptions, but a late surge by Kansas halted the Mountaineers’ streak of four straight games of limiting opponents under 400 total yards.

SOLID RUNNERS

West Virginia’s Justin Crawford ran for 129 yards and a score, and freshman Kennedy McKoy had 127 yards. The pair shared the rushing load in place of Rushel Shell, who missed the game with an ankle injury sustained a week ago.

Holgorsen said it took him a few series to decide whether to thrown downfield all game or pound the ball on the ground. West Virginia amassed 341 rushing yards a year after running for 426 yards against the Jayhawks.

POLL IMPLICATIONS

Doubling up on Kansas might move the Mountaineers up a few spots in the AP poll , only because other teams ahead of them lost, including Baylor.

STANLEY SHARP

Kansas quarterback Carter Stanley was effective in relief of Montell Cozart, completing 9 of 11 passes for 127 yards and two touchdowns. Beaty said Cozart left the game in the third quarter with concussion symptoms.

UP NEXT

Kansas heads home to play Iowa State next Saturday. The teams are tied for last place in the Big 12.

West Virginia heads to Texas, which is coming off a 47-37 win at Texas Tech.

— Associated Press —

Missouri’s Cunningham named preseason First Team All-SEC

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riggertMissouriCOLUMBIA, Mo. – Missouri sophomore guard Sophie Cunningham was voted First-Team Preseason All-Southeastern Conference by the league’s coaches, it was announced Thursday. Mizzou was also selected to finish seventh in the SEC.

Each coach in the league voted for an All-SEC first-team, a second-team and Player of the Year. This is Cunningham’s first career Preseason SEC honor. Cunningham became Mizzou’s first SEC Freshman of the Year in program history after a stellar 2015-16 campaign in which she started all 32 games and averaged a team-high 14.0 points per game.

Cunningham set an SEC record with six Freshman of the Week awards. She reached double figures 21 times and scored 20 points or more in a game on 10 different occasions on her way to steering the Tigers to their first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2006 and first NCAA Tournament victory since 2001.

Mizzou wraps up exhibition play against Truman State on Monday, Nov. 7. The Tigers officially open the regular season on Friday, Nov. 11 in the opening round of the Preseason WNIT. Tip times for both contests are slated for 7 p.m.

For all the latest on Mizzou Women’s Basketball, stay tuned to MUTigers.com and follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.

2016-17 SEC Preseason Coaches’ Poll
1. South Carolina
2. Mississippi State
3. Tennessee
4. Florida
5. Kentucky
6. Auburn
7. Mizzou
8. Texas A&M
9. Vanderbilt
10. Arkansas
11. LSU
12. Georgia
13. Alabama
14. Ole Miss

Player of the Year
A’ja Wilson, South Carolina

First Team All-SEC
Jessica Jackson, Arkansas
Ronni Williams, Florida
Makayla Epps, Kentucky
Victoria Vivians, Mississippi State
Sophie Cunningham, Mizzou
A’ja Wilson, South Carolina
Alaina Coates, South Carolina
Diamond DeShields, Tennessee

Second Team All-SEC
Brandy Montgomery, Auburn
Eleanna Christinaki, Florida
Shandricka Sessom, Ole Miss
Dominique Dillingham, Mississippi State
Morgan William, Mississippi State
Mercedes Russell, Tennessee
Marqu’es Webb, Vanderbilt

— Mizzou Athletics —

Western’s Oeser, Caldwell earn Academic All-District honors

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mwsuST. JOSEPH – Two members of the Missouri Western football team have been named Academic All-District by CoSIDA.

Offensive Lineman Max Oeser and running back Josh Caldwell were both named to the first team. A criminal justice major, Caldwell has rushed for 1,225 yards, which currently leads the MIAA and ranks No. 5 in the nation. The sophomore has a 3.42 GPA and is a criminal justice major. Oeser has started 20 consecutive games at center, blocking for two 1,000 yard rushers.

Both Griffons are now eligible for Academic All-American status by CoSIDA. They were two of seven MIAA football student-athletes on the team. No other MIAA member had more than one representative on the team.

— MWSU Athletics —

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