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Missouri gets upset by Middle Tennessee State 51-45

Posted on October 22, 2016

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — The first time Missouri played Middle Tennessee State was Sept. 20, 2003, when the Tigers narrowly defeated the Blue Raiders 41-40 in overtime.

Missouri coach Barry Odom was a graduate assistant coach on that team, and earlier this week, fondly recalled a walk-off touchdown in the south end zone of Faurot Field.

After Saturday, new memories of Middle Tennessee State will likely occupy Odom’s thoughts.

The Blue Raiders spoiled Missouri’s 105th homecoming, defeating the Tigers 51-45 Saturday.

It’s the most points Missouri has ever scored in a loss.

“I’m frustrated that we didn’t win the football game,” Odom said. “We played very poorly in a lot of aspects.”

Brent Stockstill was 23 of 41 for 280 yards and four touchdowns, and added 70 yards rushing on seven carries as the Blue Raiders amassed 584 yards of offense, including 300 rushing yards.

“I definitely think that’s the biggest win I’ve ever been a part of,” Stockstill said. “It was huge for us. I think it starts with the no turnovers. I thought we were able to move it and protect it…overall we moved it all day and protected the ball and that’s what wins games.”

Middle Tennessee State coach Rick Stockstill described it as “a phenomenal win for us.”

“Our guys competed their tails off,” Brent Stockstill said. “They battled. They never flinched. They never relaxed. It was back and forth the whole game.”

I’Tavius Mathers rushed 28 times for 215 yards and a touchdown for Middle Tennessee, and also caught 8 passes for 48 yards and a touchdown. It’s the highest individual rushing total Missouri has surrendered since Auburn’s Tre Mason rushed for 180 yards in the 2013 Southeastern Conference championship.

Missouri (2-5) had 629 total yards on 104 plays, its highest play total of the season.

Running back Damarea Crockett had 29 carries for 156 yards and 4 touchdowns and Ish Witter added 19 carries for 121 yards. Crockett’s four scores are the most by a freshman running back in school history.

Missouri quarterback Drew Lock was 20 of 40 for 281 yards and two touchdowns and rushed 10 times for 63 yards.

“It’s hard to describe how it feels,” Lock said of the loss. “It’s dull. It’s not something that you want to repeat. I thought we did a good job during practice to get ready and make sure that this didn’t happen. Now that it did, we just have to practice even harder and make sure that we don’t get this feeling again.”

Middle Tennessee State (4-2) jumped out to a 10-0 lead before Crockett’s first touchdown made it a one-score game. The Blue Raiders held a 34-28 lead at halftime in a game that saw seven lead changes.

Missouri took its final lead of the game with 13:27 remaining in the third quarter when Crockett’s fourth touchdown put the Tigers up 35-34.

The Blue Raiders only targeted seven pass catchers, with Richie James leading the way with 5 catches for 129 yards and a touchdown. Dennis Andrews added 5 catches for 65 yards and two touchdowns, including a 5-yard score with 10:31 left, extending the Blue Raiders’ lead to 48-38.

Missouri tight end Kendall Blanton caught two passes for 37 yards and a touchdown and Ray Wingo caught his first pass since Sept. 10, a 17-yard touchdown.

INJURY REPORT

The Tigers lost four starters to injury, three of which occurred in the first half. Linebacker Michael Scherer and cornerback John Gibson both sustained knee injuries that sidelined them for the day. Tight end Jason Reese sustained an injury to his ribs, and defensive tackle Terry Beckner Jr. went down in the third quarter with a left knee injury and did not return.

THE TAKEAWAY

Missouri: The Tigers were flagged 13 times for 125 yards, allowing the Blue Raiders to extend multiple drives. In the second quarter, Missouri punter Corey Fatony booted a 57-yard punt that was called back because of an illegal motion penalty. On the ensuing re-kick, a high snap forced Fatony to dive on the ball at the Missouri 7-yard line, setting up a rushing touchdown by Richie James.

“We’ve got to look back and evaluate where they came from,” Odom said of the penalties. “Is it technique? Is it habits in practice? That will never win. Our margin for error is so low. That’s 100 hidden yards right there. Inexcusable.”

Middle Tennessee State: The Blue Raiders took care of the ball the entire game. They did not turn the ball over to a Missouri defense that has 14 takeaways on the season. Missouri had two turnovers and the Blue Raiders capitalized, converting them into 10 points.

UP NEXT:

Missouri: The Tigers host Kentucky next Saturday. The Wildcats defeated Missouri last year 21-13 in Lexington.

Middle Tennessee State: The Blue Raiders play at Florida International next Saturday. Middle Tennessee won the last meeting 42-34 Oct. 17, 2015 in Murfeesboro.

— Associated Press —

K-State holds on to beat Texas 24-21

Posted on October 22, 2016

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — The only thing consistent about Kansas State this season has been Bill Snyder’s postgame message.

One that laments the Wildcats’ inconsistency.

Their yin-and-yang was on display once more on Saturday in a 24-21 victory over Texas. Kansas State was dominant on both sides of the ball in the first half, then committed a series of mistakes in the second half that provided the Longhorns an opportunity to make it a game.

“We played fine in the first half,” Snyder said grimly, “and laid eggs in the second half.”

Indeed, the Wildcats (4-3, 2-2 Big 12) raced to a 21-7 lead at the break, and added a field goal in the third quarter to take control. But three turnovers, including one by Charles Jones at the goal line, allowed the Longhorns (3-4, 1-3) to get within 24-14 later in the quarter.

The Longhorns couldn’t overcome their own multitude of mistakes, though. Among them was a badly missed 35-yard field-goal attempt with just over four minutes remaining that would have made it 24-17.

The Longhorns eventually got the ball back, but then squandered precious time with running plays before Shane Buechele hit Dorian Leonard from 6 yards out with 46 seconds left. Then they knocked the ensuing onside kick out of bounds, preventing them from having a chance to kick a tying field goal.

“It’s tough when you lose a game and we had the opportunity to go win it,” said Texas coach Charlie Strong, whose hot seat only got hotter with his third loss in four games. “We needed big stops in the first half and we didn’t make them. We were able to bounce back there in the second half — it’s just that we’ve got to learn from it, got to move on. … We’ve just got to get ourselves back together.”

Jesse Ertz led the Wildcats with 171 yards passing and a touchdown and 78 yards rushing and two more scores. He also teamed with running backs Charles Jones, Justin Silmon and Alex Barnes to pile up 240 yards on the ground against a Texas defense that began loading up the box to stop them.

The result was the Wildcats’ fifth straight home win over Texas.

“I was kind of upset after last week,” Kansas State linebacker Elijah Lee said of a lopsided loss to Oklahoma. “That’s something you have to carry with you: The season isn’t over. You have to take it game by game.”

Buechele finished with 222 yards and two scores passing, but a big chunk of that came on an 80-yard pass to Devin Duvernay in the second quarter. Otherwise, Buechele was sacked twice and corralled most of the day.

D’Onta Foreman, the nation’s second-leading rusher, carried 24 times for 124 yards. But he was repeatedly stuffed in key situations, a big reason why Texas was 3 of 11 on third down and 0 for 2 on fourth.

“Beats the tar out of a loss,” Snyder said in summary, “but it’s not so much the win as how. If we play and prepare well start to finish, we’d be better. That’s why I’m not jumping up and down right now.”

THE TAKEAWAY

TEXAS: After eclipsing 500 yards total offense for the fourth time this season a week ago against Iowa State, the Longhorns struggled to move the ball. They managed a season-low 344 yards on Saturday.

KANSAS STATE: The fumble by Jones at the goal line summed up the Wildcats’ inconsistency issues. The senior running back otherwise had a solid day but, as Snyder pointed out, “We’re all taught when we’re 5 years old to put two hands on the football.”

PENALTY PROBLEMS

Texas was penalized 10 times for 72 yards, drawing four flags on the Wildcats’ scoring march to open the game. Kansas State countered with eight penalties for 75 yards. It made for a busy game for an officiating crew that also spent a whole lot of time reviewing plays.

SEEING RED

The Wildcats had scored on 56 straight trips inside the red zone before Jones fumbled in the third quarter. The last time they failed to score was Oct. 17, 2015, in a shutout loss to the Sooners.

UP NEXT

TEXAS: Ninth-ranked Baylor visits Austin on Saturday.

KANSAS STATE: A trip to Iowa State awaits Saturday.

— Associated Press —

Missouri Western volleyball sweeps Southwest Baptist

Posted on October 22, 2016October 23, 2016

ST. JOSEPH – Missouri Western Volleyball swept Southwest Baptist (25-16, 25-19, 25-19) Saturday inside the MWSU Fieldhouse.

The Griffons used an 8-0 run to cruise in the first set. With a 16-14 advantage, Missouri Western went on a 7-0 run to take the second set. MWSU would jump out to an early 4-0 lead and never looked back to win the set.

Rachel Friedrichs and Blair Russell finished with 11 kills each, with Friedrichs hitting .786 and Russell at .500. Shellby Taylor also added 10 kills for the Griffons. Lauren Murphy set up the MWSU attack with 34 assist and she also recorded three aces.

Missouri Western will hit the road next week as they head to Truman State in Kirksville, Missouri for a 7 p.m. non-conference match.

— MWSU Athletics —

No. 8 Huskers pull away in 2nd half to defeat Purdue

Posted on October 22, 2016

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska’s victory over Purdue won’t convince skeptics who’ve been saying the No. 8 Cornhuskers aren’t worthy of a top-10 ranking.

The wait to find out how good they really are is almost over.

In their final tuneup before their Big Ten West showdown at No. 10 Wisconsin, they came back from a four-point halftime deficit to beat the Boilermakers 27-14 Saturday.

Once again, and this time against a 24-point underdog, the Huskers (7-0, 4-0 Big Ten) underperformed against a lesser opponent until pulling away in the second half. Still, they’ll take their best record since 2001 into the game in Madison.

“These games, they haven’t been pretty,” linebacker Josh Banderas said. “My heart’s been going in a lot of them. I’d like to have a couple where that’ s not the case. But we’re going to find that our will to win is up there with the best in the country. No matter what team is in front of us, we’re going to find a way to win somehow.”

Tommy Armstrong Jr. accounted for 303 yards of total offense and two touchdowns, and Purdue (3-4, 1-3) managed only 94 yards in the second half in interim coach Gerad Parker’s first game since taking over for the fired Darrell Hazell.

“What a great first half we played,” Parker said. “We battled through some tough things and had fun with it and smiled about it whether things worked or not. I thought we did the same thing with our effort the second half. It’s just one of those things where they made more plays than we did.”

The Huskers lost 55-45 at Purdue last year, and Memorial Stadium was in a stunned silence as the Boilermakers pulled out to a 14-10 lead on David Blough’s two touchdown passes to DeAngelo Yancey, the second one an 88-yard catch-and-run.

But the Huskers scored on three straight possessions after going three-and-out on their first series of the second half.

“This will sound like a little bit of a broken record, but we’re extremely happy to win the game,” coach Mike Riley said. “My feelings are Purdue came here and played hard and their intentions were to win. Their quarterback is a good player and made plays, and so did their team. We struggled in a lot of ways and just had to stay with it.”

Armstrong’s 40-yard pass to De’Mornay Pierson-El gave the Huskers the lead, and Alonzo Moore went 24 yards for a touchdown on a jet sweep and Drew Brown kicked a career-long 51-yard field goal for the game’s final points.

The Huskers, with a banged-up offensive line and facing a Purdue defense crowding the line of scrimmage, leaned on the pass far more than expected against the Big Ten’s worst rushing defense. Armstrong was hit-and-miss, and they went punt-punt-punt-interception on their last four series of the half.

Leading Nebraska on the road at half in his first game since replacing Hazell left Parker emotional for his halftime interview with an ABC sideline reporter.

“I’m almost in tears and got chills all over me,” he said.

THE TAKEAWAY

Purdue: Parker said the Boilermakers would play as if they had nothing to lose, and that’s what they did. They went for it on fourth down four times, converting twice and scoring a touchdown on one of them.

Nebraska: The Huskers continue to scuffle with lesser opponents. They could be in trouble if they don’t step up their game against the tougher opponents that are fast approaching.

KEY NUMBERS

Armstrong was 17 for 31 for 252 yards and ran 10 times for 51, and he set the school record with his 13th game with 300 yards or more of total offense. Terrell Newby had 82 yards on 22 carries for the Huskers.

Blough was 25 of 43 for 309 yards, the fifth 300-yard day of his career and his most in a road game. Yancey caught four balls for 100 yards.

POLL IMPLICATIONS

Even though at least one team ahead of them in the poll will have lost, the Huskers don’t merit a promotion after an uninspired performance. They might even slip a spot or two.

UP NEXT:

Purdue: The Boilermakers host Penn State to begin a stretch of three home games in four weeks.

Nebraska: Their season-defining stretch starts at No. 10 Wisconsin next Saturday and continues the following week at No. 2 Ohio State.

— Associated Press —

Kansas falls at home to Oklahoma State 44-20

Posted on October 22, 2016

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — For a moment during the third quarter, the Oklahoma State Cowboys more resembled a rugby club than an American college football team.

Mason Rudolph threw for 220 yards and one touchdown, Jalen McCleskey caught six passes for 129 yards, Justice Hill ran for 162 yards and Oklahoma State (5-2, 3-1 Big 12) extinguished Kansas’ homecoming excitement, winning 44-20.

The rugby act came after Kansas’ Montell Cozart tossed a deep pass, intended for wide receiver LaQuvionte Gonzalez, but the ball ricocheted up and Oklahoma State free safety Jordan Sterns brought it down. Sterns scrambled up the field for 21 yards and then lateraled the ball to defensive tackle Vincent Taylor.

“We’ve become the lateral kings,” Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy said.

And the play wasn’t over.

Taylor ran for 14 yards before lateraling to defensive end Jarrell Owens. Owens ran for another 29 yards before being brought down by Gonzalez at the Kansas 16.

Gundy didn’t know how many laterals were thrown during that play, but he knew more than one was enough.

“I was OK with one,” Gundy said. “… Three times? I vote for one lateral and then tuck it away and get what you can get.”

Oklahoma State chipped in a 25-yard field goal a few plays after the chaos.

With less than four minutes remaining in the third quarter, Kansas (1-6, 0-4) Cozart was pressed on third-and-7 deep in Jayhawk territory and threw an interception straight into the hands of Oklahoma State defensive tackle DeQuinton Osborne. Osborne, standing at 6-foot and weighing 310 pounds, ran down to Kansas sideline to the 1-yard line.

Cozart said he, as a film junkie, hadn’t seen where Oklahoma State has their nose guard drop back in coverage.

“They got us on that one. They got me,” Cozart said of the Osborne interception. “They had seven guys walk up. I knew one of those guys was going to be free. I had a high route to the right and I knew. They got us on that one.”

On the following play, Oklahoma State running back Rennie Childs punched in the ball to put the Cowboys up 31-20.

Kansas started off hot, scoring first halfway through the first quarter by a Cozart-to-Gonzalez 68-yard pass. The Jayhawks held a lead until three minutes before halftime when Hill inched in a 1-yard touchdown run to make the score 17-13.

Kansas came close to getting within one point, attempting a 59-yard field goal as time expired before halftime. With five seconds remaining in the half, Oklahoma State’s Motekiai Maile blocked the kick. Kansas couldn’t recover, scoring only one more time before the game ended.

“Our coaches made some really good adjustments in the second half and the players did a nice job of taking it out on the field,” Gundy said.

Cozart threw for 250 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions, Ke’aun Kinner rushed for 145 yards, and Gonzalez hauled in six passes for 106 yards in the Jayhawks’ 21st-straight loss to FBS opponents.

THE TAKEAWAY

Kansas: The Kansas defense sacked Mason Rudolph five times, the most a Jayhawk squad has brought down a Cowboy quarterback in program history. Dorance Armstrong sacked Rudolph once, extending his sack streak to five-straight games.

Oklahoma State: The Cowboys scored 17 points off Jayhawk turnovers.

STATLINE:

With 14 points on Saturday, Oklahoma State kicker Ben Grogan is the new career scoring leader at Oklahoma State. He tied former Cowboy kicker Dan Bailey’s record with his first extra point of the day and surpassed Bailey on the first field goal of the day. Grogan currently has 383 career points.

UP NEXT

Kansas travels to Oklahoma to play the Sooners on Oct. 29.

Oklahoma State hosts West Virginia on Oct. 29.

— Associated Press —

Area District High School Football Scores – Friday, October 21

Posted on October 22, 2016

CLASS 5 DISTRICT 8
1 Staley (7-2) BYE
2 Liberty (6-3) BYE
3 St. Joseph Central (4-5) BYE

5 Oak Park 6 (0-10)
@ 4 Liberty North 42 (4-6)

CLASS 4 DISTRICT 8
8 Savannah 0 (1-9)
@ 1 Kearney 55 (9-1)

5 Excelsior Springs 62 (6-4) 2OT
@ 4 Lafayette 63 (7-3)

7 Winnetonka 14 (1-9)
@ 2 Platte County 52 (7-3)

6 Benton 0 (4-6)
@ 3 Smithville 17 (8-2)

CLASS 3 DISTRICT 8
8 Cameron 6 (0-10)
@ 1 Maryville 70 (10-0)

5 Pembroke Hill 18 (6-4)
@ 4 St. Pius X 38 (7-3)

7 Central Academy 6 (3-7)
@ 2 Richmond 42 (10-0)

6 Lincoln Prep 7 (6-4)
@ 3 Chillicothe 63 (9-1)

CLASS 2 DISTRICT 8
8 Carrollton 0 (4-6)
@ 1 Lexington 48 (9-1)

5 Trenton 28 (7-3)
@ 4 Lathrop 13 (7-3)

7 Lafayette County 12 (5-5)
@ 2 Lawson 45 (8-2)

6 Brookfield 7 (5-5)
@ 3 Bishop LeBlond 19 (5-5)

CLASS 1 DISTRICT 7
8 Concordia 0 (0-10)
@ 1 Wellington-Napoleon 46 (9-1)

5 West Platte 14 (1-9)
@ 4 Plattsburg 42 (4-6)

7 North Platte 16 (2-8)
@ 2 East Buchanan 48 (6-4)

6 Orrick 14 (2-8)
@ 3 Mid-Buchanan 64 (5-5)

CLASS 1 DISTRICT 8
8 South Harrison 0 (0-10)
@ 1 Hamilton 75 (10-0)

5 Putnam County 16 (5-5)
@ 4 Gallatin 14 (6-4)

7 Milan 26 (1-9)
@ 2Maysville 42 (8-2)

6 Princeton 51 (3-7)
@ 3 Polo 32 (6-4)

8-MAN DISTRICT 1
1 Rock Port (8-1) BYE
2 Worth County (6-3) BYE

5 Albany 66 (4-6)
@ 4 East Atchison 8 (3-7)

6 North-West Nodaway 12 (2-8)
@ 3 Stanberry 70 (8-2)

8-MAN DISTRICT 2
1 North Andrew (9-0) BYE
2 South Holt / Nodaway Holt (8-1) BYE

5 Platte Valley 6 (1-9)
@ 4 St. Joseph Christian 54 (6-3)

6 DeKalb 22 (0-10)
@ 3 Mound City 66 (7-3)

8-MAN DISTRICT 3
1 Southwest Livingston (8-1) BYE
2 King City (6-3) BYE

5 North Shelby 58 (5-5)
@ 4 Pattonsburg 22 (2-8)

6 Braymer 56 (1-9)
@ 3 Stewartsville 60 (6-4)

8-MAN DISTRICT 4
1 Greenfield (7-0) BYE
2 Sacred Heart (5-3) BYE
3 Norborne / Hardin Central (5-4) BYE

5 Chilhowee (1-7) SATURDAY 1PM
@ 4 Northwest Hughesville (3-5)

MWSU soccer defeats Washburn 1-0 for school record 10th victory

Posted on October 22, 2016October 22, 2016

ST. JOSEPH – The Missouri Western soccer team has its best season in program history with three games remaining in the regular season after a 1-0 win over Washburn Friday night that gave the program its 10th win of the season, most in school history.

It was as dominant as a 1-0 victory can be as Missouri Western outshot the Ichabods 15-2, 11-0 in the first half. Missouri Western had four corner kicks to Washburn’s two and controlled possession the entire first half with only a few Washburn scoring opportunities in the second half. The win also gave head coach Chad Edwards his 40th career win at Missouri Western. The win also seperated the Griffons from Washburn. The two teams entered in a tie for fifth place in the MIAA standings.

Cassidy Menke moved one goal closer to tying the program record for goals in a season when she scored her sixth of 2016 in the 25th minute. The sophomore kicked a laser into the top right of the goal past Washburn goal keeper Kaitlin Minnich.

The Griffon backline did its job, but it was the offense that limited Washburn opportunities by pushing the action down low. Cassidy Chappell led Missouri Western with four shots, two on goal.

Menke had two shots, both on goal. Maddy Cowell and Bridget Blessie each had three shots with Sarah Blakley and Layne Shepherd each adding a shot. Lexie Martin moved to 6-1 on the season and added her fourth shutout of the season.

The Griffons have three games remaining in the regular season, two at home. Missouri Western hosts Emporia State(6-7-2, 4-4 MIAA) who won, 1-0 at Northwest Missouri State on Friday, this coming Sunday at noon.

— MWSU Athletics —

No. 17 Bearcat volleyball cruises to three set win over Southwest Baptist

Posted on October 22, 2016October 22, 2016

The Northwest Missouri State University volleyball team swept Southwest Baptist, 3-0, on Friday evening at Bearcat Arena in Maryville, Mo.

– The win moves No. 17 ranked Northwest to 20-2 overall and 8-2 in MIAA play. SBU falls to 3-21 on the year and 0-10 in conference action.

– Seniors Jackie Becker and Miranda Foster each had a match-high 10 kills on the evening.

– Sarah Dannettell had 33 assists, four digs, four kills and a block.

– The Bearcats hit .316 for the match, committing just 12 attacking errors.

Key Northwest Statistics
– Northwest won by scores of 25-16, 25-22 and 25-14.

– Becker hit .438 for the match while Foster hit .409. Foster also had a match-high 14 digs with a pair of assists and a block.

– Alexis Williams had five total blocks to go along with five kills. She hit .625 for the match with no errors.

– Maddy Bruder had 11 digs with eight kills. She had two blocks, a service ace and an assist.

– Olivia Nowakowski had 12 digs for the match with four assists and a pair of service aces.

Key Northwest Sequences
– Already up by two sets, Northwest took any doubt of the outcome of the match in the start of the third set. After giving up an ace on the opening point, Northwest rallied to win 17 of the next 21 points, going up 17-5. During the rally, Northwest got three kills from Darcy Sunderman, Foster, Becker, Williams and three from Bruder. Williams added three blocks and Sunderman had two as well. Northwest also had three service aces.

Up Next
– Northwest will host Missouri Southern on Saturday, Oct. 22, at 3 p.m. in Bearcat Arena.

— Northwest Athletics —

Western volleyball uses fast start to dominate Missouri Southern

Posted on October 22, 2016October 22, 2016

ST. JOSEPH – The Missouri Western volleyball team swept Missouri Southern (25-18, 25-11, 25-11) Friday night inside the MWSU Fieldhouse to snap a three game losing skid.

Missouri Western wasted little time settling into the match, opening a 6-1 first set lead. Missouri Southern would make it interest midway through the set, cutting the margin to one at 17-16. MWSU would counter and end the set with four straight points. The Griffons used a 17-1 start to cruise in the second set. Third set would be a similar story as Western jumped out to a 7-1 lead en route to winning the match.

MWSU had one of their best offensive nights of the season finishing with 42 kills, 14 blocks and eight aces while hitting .453 for the match. Ashley Mainord led the Missouri Western attack with 11 kills as Shellby Taylor added nine. Lauren Murphy aced the Lions five times, which ties her for third in program history for aces in a three set match. Mainord and Kelsey Olion teamed to combine for 11 blocks.

The Griffons host their final home match of a four match stand Saturday at 3 p.m. against Southwest Baptist.

— MWSU Athletics —

Northwest soccer gets blanked by Emporia State Friday

Posted on October 22, 2016October 22, 2016

The Northwest Missouri State University soccer team fell to Emporia State, 1-0, on Friday afternoon at Bearcat Pitch in Maryville, Mo.

– Northwest falls to 4-9-1 overall and 2-6 in MIAA play. The Hornets move to 6-7-2 overall and 4-4 in conference action.

– Bearcat freshman Izzy Romano had a match-high five shots, four coming on goal.

– Emporia State scored in the 37th minute for the game’s lone goal

– Ashley Malloy made four saves for Northwest in goal.

Key Northwest Statistics
– The Bearcats took 10 shots to Emporia State’s nine total shots.

– The Hornets had seven corner kicks to Northwest’s six. The Bearcats were whistled for nine fouls while Emporia State was called 10 times.

– Payton McGee and Malloy each had shots on goal for Northwest.

– Rachel Roshek, Cassie Phillips and Gloria Hanrahan also recorded shots for the Bearcats.

– ESU’s Yadira Rivera made six saves.

Key Northwest Sequence
– In the 22nd minute, Romano earned a free kick just outside the ESU box after being pulled down. Romano lined up the shot and hit a low line drive that took a deflection off the wall. The ball kicked to the right and the Hornet keeper had to make a diving save to her left to keep the game scoreless.

Up Next
– Northwest will host Washburn on Sunday, Oct. 23, at 12:30 p.m. at Bearcat Pitch. Sunday will be Senior Day.

— Northwest Athletics —