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Ware, Smith help lead Chiefs to 26-10 win at Oakland

Posted on October 16, 2016

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — With two weeks to stew over a lopsided loss, the Kansas City Chiefs went back to basics and put together a balanced offense that allowed the running game to shine.

Spencer Ware ran for a career-high 131 yards and a touchdown, Alex Smith picked apart Oakland’s struggling defense and the Kansas City Chiefs shut out Derek Carr and the Raiders in the second half of a 26-10 victory Sunday.

“That’s the game we play,” said defensive lineman Dontari Poe, who got into the act on offense with a TD run of his own.

“You come out sometimes and it doesn’t go your way, but you got to make sure it goes your way the next time. Can’t keep on the downward spiral. You got to get it back up.”

In their first game since getting blown out by 29 points in Pittsburgh two weeks ago, the Chiefs (3-2) efficiently handled a Raiders team that had overcome defensive shortcomings with a big-play offense to lead the AFC West.

Smith completed 19 of 22 passes for 224 yards and the Chiefs forced two turnovers by Carr to dampen a fast start to the season by the Raiders (4-2), who are trying to end a 13-year playoff drought.

“I felt like we did a great job taking our shot today and when we did, hitting them,” Smith said. “But certainly the running game got us going and staying with that. Those guys drove it down in the beginning.”

Marcus Peters set up Ware’s TD run with an early interception of Carr and Dee Ford forced a fumble from Carr in the fourth quarter to end any hopes of a late comeback.

After allowing a touchdown on the opening drive, the Chiefs held the Raiders to one field goal the rest of the way.

“It hurts man,” Carr said. “We didn’t do good enough at all. That was bad. That was a bad performance by us.”

BIG-MAN TD: The 346-pound Poe showed off some versatility. With the Chiefs facing 3rd-and-goal from the 1 in the third quarter, Poe came in as an eligible receiver. He initially lined up in the backfield before shifting out wide right. He then took a lateral from Smith and bulled with way into the end zone for the TD . It was the first TD run by a defensive player since Poe had won last year against San Diego.

“I’m taking credit for that one for all the chubby guys out there,” coach Andy Reid said. “He’s got phenomenal hands. … It’s just a matter of looking it in, be patient and then cut the beast loose.”

WELCOME BACK: After getting only two carries in his first game back from a torn ACL, Jamaal Charles played a bigger role this week. He scored his first TD since Sept. 28, 2015, with a 4-yard run midway through the second quarter. Charles finished with nine carries for 33 yards and two catches for 14 yards.

QUICK TURNAROUND: Just when it looked as if the Chiefs would add on to a 13-7 lead late in the first half, there was a major momentum shift. Spencer Ware was stopped for a 2-yard loss on third-and-1 by Stacy McGee and Cairo Santos missed a 38-yard field goal. The Raiders took over with 25 seconds left and one timeout. But Carr quickly completed three passes for 44 yards and then spiked the ball with 1 second left, setting up a 46-yard field goal by Sebastian Janikowski that cut Kansas City’s lead to 13-10 at the half.

All that momentum was erased when Kansas City took the second-half kickoff and drove down for a touchdown.

“To come out and let them go right down the field to start the second half, that’s a major can’t do,” coach Jack Del Rio said.

HAPPY HOMECOMING: For the second straight year, Peters had an interception in his return to his hometown. Peters left the game for a bit in the second half to go through the concussion protocol, but was cleared and able to return.

FAST START: The Raiders jumped out early, thanks to a 50-yard return of the opening kick by Jalen Richard. Carr completed four of five passes on the ensuing drive, including a 3-yarder to Andre Holmes that made it 7-0 with Oakland’s second first-drive TD of the season. That was about it for highlights for the Raiders as Carr struggled in the rain and wasn’t helped by dropped third-down passes from Seth Roberts and Richard.

— Associated Press —

Northwest soccer gets blanked by Central Oklahoma 3-0

Posted on October 16, 2016October 16, 2016

The Northwest Missouri State University soccer team came up short against Central Oklahoma, 3-0, on Sunday at Bearcat Pitch in Maryville, Mo.

– Northwest falls to 4-8-1 on the year and 2-5 in MIAA play. The Broncos improve to 10-3-1 overall and 6-1 in conference action.

– Brooke McCluskey in her first collegiate start had nine saves for the match.

Key Northwest Statistics
– The Broncos had 22 shots, with 12 on frame. Northwest had 13 shots, three coming on goal.

– Central Oklahoma scored in the 22nd, 31st and 80th minutes.

– Northwest earned two corner kicks on the afternoon while the Broncos had six.

– Izzy Romano had a team high four shots on the day, two coming on goal.

– Ashley Cole, Rachel Roshek, Cassie Phillips, Annie Poelzl, Elizabeth Finn and Danielle Wolfe added shots on the afternoon.

– The Broncos were whistled for 19 fouls while the Bearcats were called for nine.

Up Next
– Northwest will face Emporia State at 3:00 p.m. on Bearcat Pitch on Friday, Oct. 21.

— Northwest Athletics —

Griffons’ rally comes up short in 55-47 loss to Pittsburg State

Posted on October 15, 2016

ST. JOSEPH – The Missouri Western football team nearly pulled off a comeback for the ages, but ultimately fell 55-47 to Pittsburg State on Saturday.

The Griffons trailed 55-26 with 13:24 left in the game before rattling off 21 unanswered points, including a 54-yard touchdown pass from Skyler Windmiller to Patrick Bolton with 55 seconds remaining. Pittsburg State recovered an onside kick attempt by Missouri Western and kneeled twice to end the game.

The two teams combined for 1,301 yards of total offense. Pittsburg State’s 659 yards of offense are the most ever allowed by a Griffon Football team, surpassing Minnesota Duluth’s 603 accumulated in a 57-55 three-overtime win for the Griffons in the opening round of the 2012 playoffs. Missouri Western’s 642 total yards of offense were the second most in program history. It was the most points the Griffons had allowed since that 2012 playoff game and the third most all-time.

Missouri Western and Pittsburg State traded blows in the first quarter with the Gorillas outscoring the Griffons 14-12 in the quarter on a missed PAT attempt and a failed two-point conversion by the Griffons. Pittsburg State owned the second quarter, taking a 34-19 lead to halftime then added two more TDs in the third quarter and one early in the fourth to gain the 55-26 lead.

Windmiller rushed it in himself from five yards out with 10:42 to go then Josh Caldwell added his second long touchdown run of the day (52 yards) with 6:38 to go. Then Windmiller dropped a bomb to Bolton who leaped over a Pittsburg State defender in the corner of the end zone to pull the Griffons within eight with just under a minute to go. Sean Galey’s onside kick attempt went right to a Pittsburg State player, effectively ending the game as Missouri Western had used all three of its timeouts.

Caldwell surpassed a career-high rushing total for the second straight week, picking up 188 yards rushing on 23 carries and three touchdowns, which included a 75-yard score and the 52 yarder. The career day put Caldwell at 1,041 yards for the season. Windmiller had a career day as well, throwing for 392 yards and three touchdown passes. He was 17-25 without an interception. Dijuan Ussery finished the game with four catches for 158 yards and a 69-yard touchdown, the longest of his career. Bolton had his best game as a Griffon, hauling in four passes for 119 yards and a touchdown.

Donte Watkins had a career-high 15 tackles for the Griffons, including 12 solo stops. James Huskey added 11 tackles and Tyrell Robision had 10, indluding 1.5 for loss.

The loss dropped Missouri Western to 4-3 on the season. The Griffons travel to Fort Hays State (5-2) who will be coming off a loss to Washburn Saturday.

— MWSU Athletics —

Missouri falls at No. 18 Florida 40-14

Posted on October 15, 2016

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — When Steve Spurrier spoke to No. 18 Florida earlier in the week, he talked about how one player can affect the entire team.

The message stuck with Jalen Tabor, who wanted to be — and was — that guy Saturday.

Tabor and Quincy Wilson returned interceptions for touchdowns, helping No. 18 Florida beat Missouri 40-14 and move into first place in the Southeastern Conference’s Eastern Division.

The cornerback tandem provided nearly as many highlights as either offense and seemingly saved the Gators (5-1, 3-1) from a fourth homecoming loss in the last seven years.

“Anytime you get a defensive score or a non-offensive score, it’s a momentum shift for the whole team,” Tabor said. “I felt like I did that for my team today.”

Tabor, widely considered a first-round pick in the 2017 NFL draft, squatted on a short pass by Drew Lock and went untouched for a 39-yard score in the second quarter. It was Tabor’s second Pick Six in as many years against the Tigers (2-4, 0-3). Not to be outdone, Wilson stepped in front of Sean Culkin on the ensuing possession, picked off Lock’s pass and went 78 yards the other way for his first career touchdown.

“When you’ve got two great corners like that, they’ve got to pick one side of the field,” Gators coach Jim McElwain said. “It’s like pick your poison. Where you going to go with it?”

Florida, at least early, looked like it might need both of them on a rainy day in the Swamp.

Playing for the first time in a month, Luke Del Rio threw three interceptions in his return from a sprained left knee. And the Gators were flagged for eight false starts.

“Knee felt great,” Del Rio said. “Brett Favre said it: Playing injured or hurt is not an excuse for playing poorly. The knee didn’t affect me at all. It was just bad decisions, bad throws.”

Florida’s defense once again bailed out a less-than-sharp offense, which has become an all-too-often occurrence in Gainesville.

Missouri went three-and-out on its first six possessions, and Lock threw for a meager 39 yards. The result was a ninth consecutive conference loss for the Tigers.

“It’s definitely one of the worst feelings as a quarterback when you can’t hold up your end,” Lock said. “It’s on you. You force your defense back out on the field and they can barely get off the field because they’re so tired. We’re out there making them play for 10 minutes at a time and that’s not right.”

Mizzou’s latest loss came after an off week in which coach Barry Odom retooled his defense in hopes of better results. The Tigers allowed 418 yards rushing in a 42-7 loss at LSU two weeks ago.

Florida finished with 523 yards.

“They took advantage of mistakes we made, and that’s what good teams do,” Odom said.

Tabor and Wilson have done that before and surely will again.

“It’s like a domino effect with those guys,” Florida defensive tackle CeCe Jefferson said. “If one gets one, the other’s guaranteed to get one. That was big, man. That was big. It definitely changed the momentum of the game. We were definitely rolling from there.”

THE TAKEAWAY

Missouri: The Tigers will surely face more questions about an inept offense and a run-porous defense that has struggled to adjust to a new scheme.

Florida: Despite losing to rival Tennessee last month, the Gators now control their fate in the SEC East. But to win the division for the second consecutive year, Florida probably will need to beat Georgia, Arkansas, South Carolina and LSU in consecutive weeks down the stretch.

KEY INJURY

Florida linebacker Jarrad Davis, the team’s leading tackler, injured his left ankle in the third quarter and had to be helped off the field. McElwain said Davis was getting tests to determine the severity, but said it was not broken.

FOLEY’S FINALE

McElwain gave the game ball to retiring athletic director Jeremy Foley. It was Foley’s final game at Florida Field. He officially steps down Nov. 1.

POLL IMPLICATIONS

Florida should move up a few spots in the next AP poll . The Gators topped 500 yards for the second time this season and would have enjoyed an even easier time had it not been for four turnovers.

UP NEXT

Missouri: Hosts Middle Tennessee next Saturday. The Tigers won the only other meeting, 41-40 in overtime in 2003.

Florida: Gets another off week before playing rival Georgia in nearby Jacksonville. The Gators have won 20 of the last 26 in the series.

— Associated Press —

Western volleyball gets swept by No. 18 Washburn

Posted on October 15, 2016October 15, 2016

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – The Missouri Western volleyball team fell to #15 Washburn 3-0 (25-21, 25-23, 25-17) on Dig Pink night at the MWSU Fieldhouse Saturday.

It was a career night Missouri Western’s Kayla Ruff. Ruff finished with 29 digs, setting a new program record for digs in a three set match.

After falling behind early in the first set, MWSU took an early 6-3 second set lead. Washburn, however, would counter with a run to take the set. Using a 6-2 run in the third set, the Griffons cut into the Washburn lead but could not maintain the momentum, as they dropped the match.

As Ruff led Missouri Western defensively, Rachel Friedrichs led the offense with 10 kills and one ace. Kelsey Olion finished with nine kills and 14 digs.

The Griffons are home again next weekend as they host Missouri Southern on Friday, Oct. 21 and Southwest Baptist on Saturday, Oct. 22.

— MWSU Athletics —

K-State loses at No. 19 Oklahoma 38-17

Posted on October 15, 2016

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Baker Mayfield and Dede Westbrook have become a dynamic duo for the Oklahoma Sooners.

Mayfield completed all but six of his 31 passes for 346 yards and four touchdowns, Westbrook had nine receptions for 184 yards and three scores and No. 19 Oklahoma pulled away to beat Kansas State 38-17 on Saturday.

One week after Mayfield passed for 390 yards and Westbrook had a school-record 232 yards receiving, they were electric once again as Oklahoma (4-2, 3-0 Big 12) won its third straight game after starting out 1-2.

When Mayfield hit a wide open Westbrook for an 88-yard touchdown — the longest pass play at home and fourth-longest overall in Oklahoma history — in the fourth quarter, it was Westbrook’s eighth TD in the last three games, a new school record.

“Two talented guys,” Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops said. “Of course, Baker’s just great. I’m just looking at 25 out of 31 — that’s a great day against a good defense. And then Dede’s just got that speed and polish in his route running to get open.”

With Samaje Perine sidelined by a muscle injury in the first quarter, Joe Mixon stepped up for Oklahoma. He rushed for 88 yards, caught three passes for 34 yards and a touchdown and became the first Sooners running back since Joe Washington in 1973 to throw a touchdown pass. The 26-yarder to Westbrook in the second quarter put the Sooners ahead 21-7.

“We trust Joe,” Mayfield said. “We were able to come out there and still run the same plays, even when Samaje wasn’t out there, so that’s why you saw some success in our passing game because those guys were still worried about our run game.”

Stoops noted that Perine was held out for precautionary reasons.

“Samaje just had a slight pulled muscle, and if forced to play, he could have,” Stoops said. “We wanted to see if we could get away with it, and hopefully allow it to heal this week.”

Kansas State (3-3, 1-2) had its own injury issues as starting quarterback Jesse Ertz left for good just after halftime with an apparent problem with his right throwing shoulder. He completed 8 of 14 passes for 68 yards and ended the game as the Wildcats’ leading rusher with 40 yards and a touchdown on seven carries.

Joe Hubener came in and threw for 157 yards on 12 of 23 passes, with a spectacular 54-yard touchdown to Dominique Heath early in the fourth quarter that pulled K-State to within 31-17. Heath ended up with seven receptions for 101 yards, both career-highs.

“It’s never as good as I would like,” Kansas State coach Bill Snyder said of his quarterbacks. “I think Jesse did some good things, Joe did some good things, but they made some mistakes. It’s still a work in progress.”

TAKEAWAY

Kansas State: K-State entered the game with the Big 12’s top defense, allowing just 17.6 points and 310.2 yards per game, but Oklahoma had 21 points less than five minutes into the second quarter and piled up 510 total yards.

“You have to stay aggressive against a defense like K-State,” said Oklahoma offensive coordinator Lincoln Riley. “If you start to get conservative and hand it off every time, they will prey on you, and they’ve done it against everybody, they’re one of the best run defenses in the country.”

Oklahoma: The Sooners need to keep feeding the ball to Mixon, even when Perine is healthy. Even as Perine’s backup, Mixon entered the day ranking fourth in the nation averaging 179 yards per game in all-purpose yards, and put up 177 in this one. His 19 rushes were a career high.

“Joe was sensational running the football,” Stoops said, “making a really good defense miss him on a good number of occasions to get extra yards. He ran tough in a lot of instances, caught the ball well, had a big kickoff return, and then goes and throws a touchdown pass.”

PLAY OF THE GAME

Which Mixon play to choose? There was the 8-yard touchdown reception where he made a one-handed catch on a short shovel pass from Mayfield and then hurdled over K-State safety Dante Barnett on his way to the end zone, which made it 14-0. Or would it be his 26-yard touchdown pass to Westbrook early in the second quarter?

“We’ll have to work on his spiral,” Mayfield said of Mixon’s pass. “That was a pretty ugly duck, but he got it there, that’s all that matters.”

UP NEXT

Kansas State: The Wildcats host Texas next Saturday.

Oklahoma: The Sooners visit Texas Tech next Saturday.

— Associated Press —

No. 10 Nebraska holds off Indiana to stay unbeaten

Posted on October 15, 2016

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — No. 10 Nebraska finally finished off Indiana on Saturday.

Barely.

They needed Stanley Morgan Jr. to take advantage of two Indiana safeties running into one another for a 72-yard TD catch. They needed a break from the officials — and the replay booth — when Terrell Newby nearly lost a fumble with the Cornhuskers clinging to a two-point lead with 2:06 to play. They needed a 39-yard field goal with 45 seconds left to force the Hoosiers to drive for a touchdown and they needed an interception on the Hoosiers’ final series to close it out.

No, it wasn’t pretty and it certainly wasn’t easy. But for the first time in 15 years, Nebraska has won its first six games.

“Great teams win games,” quarterback Tommy Armstrong Jr. said. “That’s all I got to say about it. You can say what you want about it, but all we do is come out and win games.”

Nebraska (6-0, 3-0 Big Ten) has won seven straight overall and five straight in this series, which was played for the first time since 1978.

Afterward, relieved Nebraska players and coaches were just glad to be heading home still in charge of the conference’s West Division.

The improving Hoosiers (3-3, 1-2), meanwhile, sure didn’t make it easy as they chased their first win over a top 10 team since 1987.

Nebraska scored the first 17 points courtesy of a field goal and two TDs in a 14-second span.

Indiana scored the next 15 and finally got into the end zone on the final play of the third quarter with a 33-yard TD run from Devine Redding on a fake reverse.

Morgan’s TD catch finally gave Nebraska the upper hand and all the Hoosiers could muster after that was Redding’s 4-yard TD catch that made 24-22 with 8:26 to play and the Cornhuskers played keep away the rest of the night.

“Three weeks in a row, play three pretty good games. One game we eliminate the mistakes and we get a victory,” Indiana coach Kevin Wilson said. “The other two weeks, we make mistakes and we lose the games.”

THE TAKEAWAY

Nebraska: The ‘Huskers could start to lock up the Big Ten West over the next two weeks. Nebraska is the only unbeaten team left on that side of the conference standings, and No. 8 Wisconsin comes to town in two weeks. A win there — or a loss by the Badgers before then — would make Nebraska a clear favorite to book a trip to December’s Big Ten championship game.

Indiana: The Hoosiers are in solid shape heading into an easier second half. They’ve already upset one ranked team, seriously challenged two more and their usually maligned defense has proven it can hold up. That bodes well for the Hoosiers, who need three wins to become bowl eligible for a second straight season for the first time in a quarter century.

KEY NUMBERS

Armstrong was held in check, running 11 times for 36 yards while going 10 of 26 for 208 yards through the air. Morgan had three catches for 93 yards and Newby ran 22 times for 102 yards. Indiana’s Lagow completed 19 of 32 passes for 196 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions. His top target was Mitchell Paige, who had nine catches for 101 yards. Ricky Jones had six catches for 76 yards for Indiana.

POLL IMPLICATIONS

Nebraska: This week, the Cornhuskers cracked the Top 10 for the first time in five years and they should continue moving up. How high they’ll go depends on everyone in front of them.

Indiana: The Hoosiers might be getting closer to a major breakthroughs but don’t expect them to end their 22-year absence in the rankings this week.

UP NEXT

Nebraska: Now the Cornhuskers have something to prove against Purdue. A year ago, the Boilermakers stunned Nebraska. But after Iowa’s 49-35 victory, the Boilermakers are reeling and Nebraska needs to keep the momentum rolling before facing No. 8 Wisconsin and No. 2 Ohio State.

Indiana: After finishing a brutal stretch against three straight Top 20 foes, the Hoosiers visit underperforming Northwestern. For the Hoosiers, it’s a chance to get back on the right track with two more winnable games after next week.

— Associated Press —

KU remains winless in Big 12 play with loss at No. 11 Baylor

Posted on October 15, 2016

WACO, Tex. (AP) – Cornerback Ryan Reid and No. 11 Baylor will enjoy their upcoming open date a little more than the last one.

Reid returned the first of his two interceptions 64 yards for a touchdown , quarterback Seth Russell accounted for four touchdowns playing only a half, and Shock Linwood earned the school record for career rushing touchdowns in the Bears’ 49-7 win over Kansas on Saturday.

“We were just trying to make a statement. A lot of people they thought that Iowa State game, that’s who we are, which it’s not,” Reid said, referring to a 45-42 win two weeks ago in the last game when Baylor’s only lead came on a game-ending field goal. “We had to make a statement with our next game, and Kansas was in the way.”

Baylor (6-0, 3-0 Big 12), which now has another open date, led 42-0 after Russell’s last pass, a 4-yard TD to Ishmael Zamora with 1:45 left in the first half. KD Cannon, who missed the last game with a groin injury, turned a short pass into a 59-yard score.

A week after almost beating TCU at home, Kansas (1-5, 0-3) had five turnovers that led to 21 points for the Bears. The Jayhawks have lost 15 Big 12 games in a row, and dropped 36 consecutive road games since winning at UTEP seven years ago.

“We made some strides last week, and then today we took several steps back. That’s my responsibility,” second-year Kansas coach David Beaty said of the Jayhawks offense, which had only 217 total yards.

Russell had two touchdown runs in the first quarter, with Reid’s TD return coming between those.

Now 14-0 when starting for Baylor, Russell was 9-of-22 passing for 144 yards. He led the Bears with 68 yards rushing, and got flipped after he leaped in the end zone for a 26-yard TD when converting a fourth-and-3 to make it 21-0 in the first quarter

Linwood’s 4-yard score on the first play after a Kansas fumble was his 36th career rushing touchdown and broke a tie with Alfred Anderson for the most in school history. Linwood was already the career rushing leader for the Bears.

Reid returned his second pick 52 yards to the Jayhawks 19, but Baylor then had the first of its three missed field goals.

THE TAKEAWAY

Kansas: It’s not a good day when the highlight is the 82-yard punt by Cole Moos , who had the wind to his back and had the ball roll to the Baylor 3 after a great bounce off the turf. Sure, the Jayhawks were five-touchdown underdogs, but this was a bit of a backward step. They were also big underdogs a week in the one-point loss to TCU when they missed three field goals in the fourth quarter.

Baylor: While already bowl eligible for the seventh consecutive season, and the only FBS team to be 6-0 for the fourth year in a row, the Bears haven’t really been tested. Their only opponent with a winning record they’ve played is Oklahoma State, which had two fourth-quarter drives end inside the 5. The other opponents went into Saturday with a combined 5-22 record, and that doesn’t include Kansas’ latest loss. The Bears will get tested, still with No. 19 Oklahoma and No. 20 West Virginia on the road.

“We know that the lion’s share of our schedule lies in front of us, and the toughest part is the second half,” acting head coach Jim Grobe said. “Our guys realize that we’re happy to be 6-0 right now, but we know positively that we’re going to have to play great down the stretch.”

BLANK FINISHES

Baylor still hasn’t allowed a point in the fourth quarter this season. The Bears didn’t score either in the final 15 minutes Saturday, but have a 45-0 edge in that quarter this season.

POLL IMPLICATIONS

Depending on how voters judge the losers of two games matching Top 10 teams, far-from-proven Baylor could move up into the Top 10 for the first time this season. The Big 12 hasn’t had a Top 10 team since Oklahoma was third in the preseason poll, then dropped 10 spots after a season-opening loss at Houston.

UP NEXT

Kansas: Plays four of its next five games at home, starting next Saturday against Oklahoma St.

Baylor: Another open date before playing at Texas on Oct. 29.

— Associated Press —

Area High School Football Scores – Friday, October 14

Posted on October 14, 2016October 15, 2016

CITY
North Kansas City 22 (2-7, 1-4 Suburban)
@ Central 47 (4-5, 3-3 Suburban Red)

Maryville 52 (9-0, 7-0 MEC)
@ Lafayette 20 (6-3, 4-3 MEC)

Bishop LeBlond 20 (4-5, 2-5 MEC)
@ Savannah 6 (1-8, 1-6 MEC)

Chillicothe 36 (8-1, 6-1 MEC)
@ Benton 6 (4-5, 3-4 MEC)

St. Joseph Christian 52 (5-3, 4-3 GRC)
@ King City 66 (6-3, 4-3 GRC)

AREA
MEC
Cameron 0 (0-9, 0-7 MEC)
@ Smithville 42 (7-2, 5-2 MEC)

KCI
Hamilton 56 (9-0, 7-0 KCI)
@ East Buchanan 12 (5-4, 4-3 KCI)

Mid-Buchanan 32 (4-5, 3-4 KCI)
@ Lathrop 58 (7-2, 5-2 KCI)

Lawson 42 (7-2, 6-1 KCI)
@ West Platte 0 (1-8, 0-7 KCI)

North Platte 14 (2-7, 1-6 KCI)
@ Plattsburg 44 (3-6, 2-5 KCI)

GRC
Milan 21 (1-8, 1-6 GRC)
@ Maysville 42 (7-2, 6-1 GRC)

Princeton 73 (2-7, 2-5 GRC)
@ Polo 80 (6-3, 4-3 GRC)

Trenton 21 (6-3, 6-1 GRC)
@ Gallatin 35 (6-3, 5-2 GRC)

South Harrison 0 (0-9, 0-7 GRC)
@ Putnam County 40 (4-5, 4-3 GRC)

8-MAN
GRC
Braymer 6 (1-8, 1-6 GRC)
@ North Andrew 56 (9-0, 7-0 GRC)

Albany 72 (3-6, 2-5 GRC)
@ Pattonsburg 24 (2-7, 0-7 GRC)

Worth County 44 (6-3, 5-2 GRC)
@ Stanberry 42 (7-2, 5-2 GRC)

275
Rock Port 28 (8-1, 7-1 275)
@ Mound City 6 (6-3, 5-3 275)

DeKalb 0 (0-9, 0-8 275)
@ Stewartsville 60 (5-4, 4-4 275)

Platte Valley 26 (1-8, 1-7 275)
@ East Atchison 68 (3-6, 3-5 275)

North-West Nodaway 0 (2-7, 2-6 275)
@ South Holt / Nodaway Holt 48 (8-1, 7-1 275)

NON-CONFERENCE
Norborne/Hardin Central 22
@ Southwest Livingston 26 (8-1, 7-1 275)

Griffons’ rally comes up short in five set loss to Emporia State

Posted on October 14, 2016October 15, 2016

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – The Missouri Western Volleyball team fell to Emporia State in five sets (25-20, 25-20, 23-25, 16-25, 15-10) at the MWSU Fieldhouse on Friday night.

Dropping the first two sets, the Griffons would regroup in the third set. MWSU took a decisive 9-2 lead behind an ace from Kayla Ruff to start the set. Emporia State would cut into the lead, tying the set at 18, before Missouri Western would pull away and finish the set with a Blair Russell kill.

It was all Griffons in the fourth set, as an 8-0 rally propelled them to force a fifth set. Trading leads early in the final set, the Hornets were able to use a late rally to take the match.

Rachel Friedrichs had one of her best nights of the season as she finished with 15 kills, three aces and two blocks while hitting .343 for the match. Kelsey Olion also had a big night for the Griffons as she recorded 14 kills, 12 digs and an ace. Continuing their strong work from the service line, Kayla Ruff and Tiana Butler combined to ace Emporia State six times.

Missouri Western returns to the MWSU Fieldhouse Saturday at 7 p.m. as they host #15 Washburn. Saturday night will be Dig Pink night for the Griffons as they encourage everyone to wear pink in support of Breast Cancer Awareness.

— MWSU Athletics —