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Cueto, Royals secure home-field with 6-1 win over Twins

Posted on October 4, 2015October 4, 2015

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Salvador Perez added to his career-best home run total, Johnny Cueto tossed five solid innings and the Kansas City Royals secured home-field advantage throughout the postseason by beating the Minnesota Twins 6-1 on Sunday.

Perez hit his 21st homer in the third inning, one behind Kendrys Morales and Mike Moustakas for the team lead.

Cueto (4-7 with Royals, 11-13 overall) allowed one run over five innings, helping the Royals finish on a five-game winning streak.

The right-hander, whose transition to the AL since a trade from Cincinnati has hardly been smooth, surrendered six hits and four walks. Cueto struck out the last two batters to leave the bases loaded in the fourth after giving up an RBI single to Danny Santana.

The defending AL champion Royals (95-67) posted their best regular-season record since the 1980 team went 97-65.

Ricky Nolasco (5-2) started for the Twins for the first time since May 31 after a right ankle injury sidelined him for the summer, but he lasted only 2 2/3 innings. Alex Gordon hit an RBI double and Alex Rios followed with a two-run double in the second, sticking Nolasco with a career-worst 6.75 ERA, though he logged only 37 1/3 innings.

Max Kepler got his first major league hit for the Twins (83-79), who stayed in wild-card contention until the next-to-last day on the schedule and enjoyed a winning record for the first time in five years. Despite that, their attendance dipped this year, the product of an eroded season-ticket base. They drew 2,220,054 fans, an average of 27,408 per game. Last year’s average was 27,785.

STARTERS FINISH STRONG

Over their last eight games, covering 48 1/3 innings, the Royals rotation posted a collective 1.49 ERA.

HUNTER’S LAST HURRAH?

The Twins used a mostly forward-looking lineup that did not include Torii Hunter, but the 40-year-old right fielder took the microphone in front of the mound for a brief pregame pep talk to the crowd. First, he congratulated the Royals for winning the AL Central division. Then, he thanked the fans for the energy they provided the players this season. He also praised his teammates, who were gathered behind him.

“No matter what’s in store for me for the future, these are my little brothers, and I love `em,” said Hunter, who will be a free agent and has not yet declared his intent to continue his career or not. He came out of the dugout in the middle of the seventh to wave to the crowd, patting his heart during the ovation.

TRAINER’S ROOM

The Royals kept center fielder Lorenzo Cain out of the lineup for the third time in four games because of a bone bruise on his right knee, but manager Ned Yost said Cain should be ready for postseason action after a four-day break. Cain dealt with a similar injury last year in October and batted .333 in 15 postseason games.

UP NEXT

The Royals will begin their AL division series at home on Thursday and Friday against the winner of the wild card game between the Yankees and Astros. Yost has not yet announced his rotation, but Yordano Ventura is on track to start in Game 1, with Cueto likely following him in Game 2.

— Associated Press —

Western soccer drops first home match to Southwest Baptist

Posted on October 4, 2015October 4, 2015

ST. JOSEPH – The Missouri Western women’s soccer team lost its first home match of the season Sunday as they fell to Southwest Baptist 1-0. The loss dropped MWSU to 5-3-1 overall and 1-2-1 in MIAA play.

SBU scored its lone goal in the 10th minute when Carla Jamison scored her ninth of the season. The Griffons had four shots in the first frame and allowed four. Only Jamison’s shot was on goal in the first for SBU.

Missouri Western had one shot on frame in the first. The Griffons managed just five more shots in the second period to nine for SBU. Lyle ended the game with two saves. Cheyenne Forshey had five saves in goal for Southwest Baptist.

The win improved Southwest Baptist to 6-4 overall and 3-1 in the MIAA. The Griffons hit the road next week, playing at Washburn on Friday and Emporia State on Sunday.

— MWSU Sports Information —

Cardinals end regular season by getting swept in Atlanta

Posted on October 4, 2015

ATLANTA (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals enter the postseason with 100 wins — and a 27-inning scoreless streak for their batters.

Matt Wisler pitched four-hit ball over 8 2/3 innings, and the Atlanta Braves beat St. Louis 2-0 Sunday to complete a doubleheader sweep.

St. Louis was held to seven hits in the doubleheader, which included a 6-0 loss to Shelby Miller in the first game that ended Miller’s 24-start winless streak. The Braves won 4-0 Friday.

“We hate to lose every game,” Cardinals manager Mike Matheny said.

St. Louis, which won its third straight NL Central title, opens the Division Series at home Friday against the Chicago Cubs or Pittsburgh.

Matheny tried to give certain starters rest. He also was wary of a wet field following a weekend of rain at Turner Field.

“We tried to make sure we did everything we could to get guys rest, to get guys off the soggy field,” Matheny said, adding he tried to “eliminate injury.”

Added Matheny: “Once again, it doesn’t matter to me who you put out there, I want to put some runs together.”

Jason Heyward, who sat out the second game after having one hit in two at-bats in the opener, said the conditions made him “cranky.”

“I don’t necessarily like a series or situation like that,” Heyward said. “I’m kind of geared toward one mindset, to win and to be playing for something.”

Wisler (8-8) won each of his last three starts, allowing a combined three runs.

Pinch-hitter Brandon Moss doubled with one out in the ninth to become the Cardinals’ first runner in scoring position off Wisler. Jon Jay hit a groundout to first, Tommy Pham walked and Edwin Jackson struck out Randal Grichuk to end the game.

Hector Olivera’s single drove in Michael Bourn in the first off Lance Lynn (12-11), who allowed one run and seven hits in five innings.

Miller held his former Cardinals teammates to three hits through eight innings.

“As a team, we haven’t been this excited in a long time,” Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez said.

Miller’s drought was the longest in the majors since Chris Volstad’s 24-game streak from July 17, 2011 to Aug. 19, 2012. It was the longest streak by a Braves starting pitcher since the team moved to Atlanta in 1966.

“You don’t expect to go out there and finish that well,” Miller said, adding he couldn’t avoid talk of his streak.

Miller (6-17) struck out seven and walked three. He had been 0-16 since winning at Miami on May 17 despite a 3.83 ERA in that span. He finished with a 3.02 ERA, best among Atlanta starters, and topped 200 innings for the first time.

John Lackey (13-10) allowed three runs over four innings in a postseason tuneup.

A GOOD 100

St. Louis (100-62) had its first 100-win season since 2005, when the Cardinals finished 100-62.

LESS IMPRESSIVE 100

The Braves finished last in the majors in homers. Adonis Garcia hit two homers and Andrelton Simmons added a two-run drive in the first game, giving Atlanta 100.

REMEMBERING 1990

Atlanta finished with 67 wins, under 70 wins in a full season for the first time since 1990, when it was 65-97. The Braves were 68-46 in the strike-shortened 1994 season. The attendance of 31,441 left the season total at 2,001,391, allowing the Braves to barely avoid finishing below 2 million for the first time since 1990. The 2014 total was 2,354,305.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Cardinals: RF Stephen Piscotty was 0 for 4 in the first game in his return to the lineup six days after he sustained a concussion in an outfield collision with teammate Peter Bourjos.

Braves: C Ryan Lavarnway started both games because of injuries to catchers Christian Bethancourt (thumb) and A.J. Pierzynski (knee shin). Despite his injury, Pierzynski emerged from the center-field wall during the tool mascot race between the fifth and sixth innings of the second game. He leveled the paint brush and hammer characters with body blocks. Seeing this, the smallest character, “Phil the bucket,” turned around and ran back to the start line in the right-field tunnel.

— Associated Press —

Northwest soccer rallies past Missouri Southern 2-1

Posted on October 4, 2015October 4, 2015

After trailing by a goal at the break, the Northwest Missouri State soccer team rallied to capture a 2-1 victory over Missouri Southern Sunday afternoon in Maryville.

The win moves the Bearcats to 2-5-2 this season and 1-3 in the MIAA, while the Lions fall to 2-8 overall and 0-4 in the conference.

Anna Holden’s goal in the 50th minute was the tenth of her career, making her the 12th Bearcat to reach double-digits at Northwest.

The Bearcats controlled possession for much of the contest, limiting the Lions to seven shots and just three on frame.

Senior Anna Holden took two shots back to back in the 50th minute with the second finding the back of the net.
After an attempt from Ashley Cole was saved, Holden cleaned up the rebound when the keeper was not able to maintain possession.

Katelynn Lindsey scored on her only shot of the game, the senior’s first goal at Northwest.

Ashley Malloy made two saves to keep the Bearcats within striking distance.

Northwest will hit the road on Friday when they travel to play Emporia State under the lights. The match is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. from Emporia, Kan.

— Northwest Athletics —

Griffons blow 20-point halftime lead, lose at No. 15 Pittsburg State

Posted on October 3, 2015

ST. JOSEPH – The Missouri Western football team surrendered 24 unanswered points in the second half, falling 31-27 at No. 15 Pittsburg State Saturday afternoon.

Missouri Western took a 27-7 lead to halftime after a dominant first two quarters. Pittsburg State regained climbed in it early in the second half on a 15-play, 65-yard drive that took 6:44 off the clock and pulled the Gorillas within two scores on a 1-yard touchdown run by Jeff Seybold. The Pittsburg State defense answered the bell, forcing a three-and-out on the Griffons’ first drive of the third quarter that set the momentum for the half.

Missouri Western had a promising drive end in an interception on the first play of the fourth quarter. Darnell Walker’s interception on a tunnel screen intended for Dee Toliver ended a 10-play, 48-yard MWSU Drive at the Pittsburg State 29. The interception set up a 27-yard Gorilla field goal to pull Pitt State within three, 27-24. Pittsburg State threatened again on their next drive but a sack and strip by Cody Lindsay that was recovered by Daylon Harper set the Griffons up at their own 37 with 9:31 left in the game and the three-point lead. The drive ended at the Pittsburg State 24 with 4:41 left when Josh Caldwell was stuffed for a 1-yard loss and a 4th and three play. The turnover on downs set up what would be the game winning touchdown for the Gorillas, a 7-yard rush by Jamal Tyler with 1:23 left in the game. MWSU completed two passes for a total of 17 yards turning it over on downs to Pittsburg State, ending the game.

Pittsburg State ended the game with 412 yards of total offense after having just over 120 at halftime. The Griffons ended with 341 yards, with a little over 90 coming in the second half. Raphael Spencer finished the game with 74 yards rushing on 22 carries. Skyler Windmiller was 10 of 26 through the air, completing just three passes in the second half. Toliver gave the Griffons their fourth 100-yard receiving game, catching three passes for 101 yards, that included an 84-yard touchdown pass. Micheal Jordan and Jonathan Owens led the Griffon defense with seven tackle each. Lindsay finished with two sacks, four tackles for loss a forced fumble and two pass break ups. Darian Bass added an interception in the first half.

The loss dropped Missouri Western to 3-2 on the year. The Griffons host Fort Hays State next week in the Hall of Fame game at 1 p.m.

— MWSU Athletics —

Lock wins first career start as Tigers defeat South Carolina 24-10

Posted on October 3, 2015October 3, 2015

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s 24-10 victory against South Carolina Saturday marked the first time in the history of the Southeastern Conference that two true freshman quarterbacks started in the same game.

In the end, one proved more effective than the other.

Drew Lock started at quarterback for Missouri in place of Maty Mauk, who was suspended Tuesday for violating team policies. Lock completed 21 of 28 passes for 136 yards and two touchdowns, helping the Tigers (4-1, 1-1) win their first conference game of the season. He is the first freshman quarterback to start for Missouri since Corby Jones in 1995.

“It’s a little overwhelming to say the least,” Lock said of his first start. “Now that I’ve started and actually won a game, you can’t really put it into words.”

The Tigers gained a season-high 163 rushing yards on 42 attempts. Ish Witter had 17 carries for 98 yards and his first touchdown of the season. Russell Hansbrough had 11 rushes for 43 yards.

Lock said the run game made his first start more manageable.

“Hats off to our offensive line and our running backs,” Lock said. “They opened up our passing game a ton. They helped me out pretty much the whole game.”

Lorenzo Nunez threw three interceptions in his second start for the Gamecocks (2-3, 0-3), finishing 15 of 24 for 172 yards and a touchdown. He also led the team in rushing with 15 carries for 60 yards.

“We wished he would have thrown those to a little different spot,” coach Steve Spurrier said of Nunez’s interceptions. “We’ve got to get the ball to the open guy at the right time. We didn’t do that.”

Nunez’s only touchdown pass was nearly intercepted by Aarion Penton near the goal line, but bounced off his hands into the hands of Shon Carson, who crossed the plane for an 8-yard score.

Missouri coach Gary Pinkel was pleased with the win.

“Drew really did some good things for a young player,” Pinkel said. “I thought he really carried himself well.”

Pharoh Cooper led the Gamecocks in receiving with nine catches for 102 yards. David Williams had nine rushes for 40 yards, but South Carolina was limited to just 5 yards rushing in the first half.

“The only thing we had was Lorenzo,” Spurrier said of the Gamecocks’ run game. “It’s a huge difference when you can’t run the ball in. We’re struggling doing that.”

Kentrell Brothers started for Missouri and recorded seven tackles, including 1 1/2 for loss. Brothers leads the nation in tackles with 59, but was listed as questionable heading into the game after injuring his left ankle in a 21-13 loss at Kentucky last Saturday.

Missouri captains Kenya Dennis and Ian Simon recorded their first interceptions of the season, as did defensive end Walter Brady. Brady also had two sacks, both on third down.

Brady gave Brothers the credit for the interception.

“Kentrell made a great call,” Brady said. “He told me to go middle. I went middle, the quarterback folded the ball and just threw it up for grabs, and I knew I had to come down with it.”

Nate Brown had six catches for 33 yards and two touchdowns. Brown is the team’s leading receiver with 17 catches for 192 yards and four touchdowns on the season.

“Once the offense got going, we got our tempo going and everyone was a little more relaxed,” Brown said. “When you get into a rhythm, it relaxes everybody on the offense and just kind of keeps them focused on their job.”

Missouri’s Terry Beckner Jr. was ejected in the second quarter after being flagged for a targeting hit on Nunez. The 15-yard penalty set up the Gamecocks’ only touchdown.

Tight end Jason Reese had career-highs in catches and receiving yards in place of Sean Culkin, who will miss at least two weeks with a sprained right knee. Reese finished with six receptions for 47 yards.

The Tigers host No. 25 Florida next Saturday in the school’s 104th homecoming. South Carolina will return home to face No. 9 LSU.

— Associated Press —

Royals win fourth straight game; knock Twins out of playoffs

Posted on October 3, 2015October 3, 2015

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Twins’ surprising run for a playoff spot came down to the final innings on the next to last day of season.

Minnesota was eliminated from the AL wild-card race Saturday, getting stifled by Yordano Ventura for seven innings in a 5-1 loss to the Kansas City Royals.

Blaine Boyer (3-6) allowed two runs, one earned, while getting two outs for the Twins (83-78), who weren’t expected to contend this season with a young squad led by rookie manager Paul Molitor. But Minnesota began play Saturday two games back of Houston for the second wild-card spot.

“I think you’d have to say that overall, the curtain came down so to speak, but it was a pretty good show,” Molitor said. “Some of the acts were a little sketchy at times and we tried to move on to the next scene. But the body of work was good.”

The Twins tried to keep their performance going but committed two errors in a costly four-run seventh inning. Minnesota loaded the bases in the ninth before Wade Davis struck out Kennys Vargas and Eduardo Escobar for his 17th save in 18 chances.

“All the critics, all the analysts, all the sabermetrics, everything you can name said the Twins were going to be in last place,” outfielder Torii Hunter said. “You’re wrong. We did a great job. I give it a B-plus.”

Ventura (13-8) carried a no-hitter into the fifth inning and struck out 11 to win his third straight decision for the Royals (94-67), who momentarily pulled ahead of Toronto (93-67) for home-field advantage through the postseason. The Blue Jays play at Tampa Bay later Saturday.

“Tomorrow’s going to be a meaningful game,” Kansas City manager Ned Yost said. “We have to do everything we can to try to win tomorrow.”

Ventura, who could be in line to start Game 1 of the division series, lost just once in his final 14 starts of the regular season. He was 9-1 with a 3.03 ERA and 91 strikeouts in 89 innings since a loss on July 20.

“We’ve got him right where we want him, right where he needs to be going into next week,” Yost said. “And I feel like we as a team are right where need to be going into next week too.

TOMORROW FOR TORII

Hunter acknowledged he could be playing his final game on Sunday. The 19-year veteran who started his career with Minnesota in 1997, snapped Ventura’s no-hitter in the fifth and was cheered loudly by the hometown fans in his final at-bats.

Hunter isn’t sure what his future holds. He will be a free agent at the end of the season. Hunter has hit .277 with 353 home runs and 1,391 RBI in his career.

“I don’t know if it’s it,” Hunter said. “I can’t say that. I can’t do the farewell tour and all that stuff. I definitely think that there’s a chance for me to come back. Right now, I don’t know. I don’t know if I’ll make an announcement tomorrow, I don’t know if I’ll make one in January. So, we’ll just have to see. I don’t know.”

TRAINER’S ROOM

Royals: Kendrys Morales was available as a pinch hitter but was held out again after he left Thursday’s game with tightness in his left quadriceps.

UP NEXT

Royals: Johnny Cueto (9-13, 4.95) will make the final start of the regular season for Kansas City. Cueto has allowed eight earned runs in his last 20 innings over his last three starts after giving up 28 earned runs in 26 1/3 innings between Aug. 21 and Sept. 13.

Twins: After Minnesota was eliminated, Molitor said RHP Ricky Nolasco (5-1, 5.97) will start Sunday. Kyle Gibson was slated to start if the Twins were still in contention. Nolasco will be making his first start after returning from almost four months on the disabled list. He allowed three runs in two innings of relief on Sept. 30.

— Associated Press —

Missouri Western volleyball bounces back to sweep Gorillas

Posted on October 3, 2015October 3, 2015

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – The Missouri Western volleyball team recorded its 11th win of the season with a sweep of Pittsburg State Saturday afternoon. The Griffons won 25-19, 25-19, and 25-20 as they improve to 11-4 overall and 3-1 in the MIAA.

Pittsburg State hung tough with the Griffons in all three matches, holding a lead in all three sets of the match. In game one, the Griffons took the lead 18-17 on a kill by Shellby Taylor and held the lead the rest of set one. In the second set, Missouri Western took control of the lead when Pittsburg St. committed two straight errors. Missouri Western controlled the entire third set from the start, taking the lead early and never looked back. The Griffons were able to finish each match strong, scoring the last three points in every match.

The Griffons were led by freshman Rachel Friedrichs as she tallied 10 kills and five blocks on the day. Jessie Thorup was second on the team with nine kills and Taylor recorded eight kills and a kill percentage of .438. Setter Jordan Chohon had 28 assist and also recorded four kills in the match. Four Griffons tallied double-digit kills including Amanda Dalbey, Kayla Ruff, Audrey Kiem, and Chohon.

Maggie Highberger had nine kills and Taylor Unke recorded seven kills to lead Pittsburg St.. Taylyn Schwartz had 17 assist and 18 digs to lead the team in both categories.

Missouri Western will be on the road this coming Tuesday as they take on arch-rival Northwest Missouri State starting at 7 p.m. MWSU head to Central Missouri on Friday and return home for a match on Saturday against Lindenwood at 6 p.m.

— MWSU Athletics —

K-State drops Big 12 opener at No. 20 Oklahoma State

Posted on October 3, 2015October 3, 2015

STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Ben Grogan is getting used to having games come down to his foot.

Grogan made a 37-yard field goal with 32 seconds remaining to lift No. 20 Oklahoma State past Kansas State, 36-34 on Saturday.

Last week, he made field goals from 41 and 40 yards in the final 1:33 to give the Cowboys (5-0, 2-0 Big 12) a 30-27 victory at Texas.

“It’s obviously a great feeling and especially to do it at home,” Grogan said. “It feels good to once again be there for my team when they needed me. I give credit to my protection. It was perfect. The snap and the hold was perfect and everything just went in my favor. …

“Especially, with last week being so recent, I kind of had the same mindset. My team was down and I had to do it again, so it was kind of like a `No-big-deal attitude’ that I have to have.”

Grogan rebounded to make the winner after having an extra-point blocked in the second quarter.

“It was protection, but we got it corrected,” Grogan said. “The line was great the rest of the game. It was just a minor thing they had to fix.”

After the Wildcats (3-1, 0-1) built a 28-13 lead late in the second quarter, the Cowboys rallied to take a 33-28 lead on quarterback Mason Rudolph’s 3-yard touchdown pass to Brandon Sheperd with 6:06 to go.

Joe Hubener scored on an 8-yard run — capping a 94-yard drive — to give K-State a 34-33 advantage with 3:01 left. The quarterback returned in the fourth quarter after spending most of the game on the sideline because of an apparent head injury.

On Oklahoma State’s winning drive Rudolph threw a 19-yard pass to Marcel Ateman on a fourth-and-8 play, before Grogan’s kick.

On their final opportunity, K-State tried to get into field-goal range, but Michael Hunter intercepted Hubener’s pass with 9 seconds left.

“Great win for us,” Cowboys coach Mike Gundy said. “I was really proud of the way we rallied, came back and finished things off at the end there. The defense made a key stop. In the end, we found a way to win.”

Kansas State coach Bill Snyder will be watching how his team responds to the disappointing loss.

“To come back and score and get in position to win the ballgame, then lose it, there’s going to be some pain that goes along with it,” Snyder said. “How do the young people in our program respond to it? Are they willing to fight back, not give up and learn from their mistakes? That’ll be the key element.”

Rudolph, who committed three turnovers last week against Texas with two being returned for touchdowns, bounced back with a clutch performance, completing 34 of 55 passes for a career-high 437 yards and three touchdowns, along with one interception. It was his second 400-yard day in four games.

“In my head, I just tried to really lock in this week, and have a great week of practice,” Rudolph said, “and just listen to only the stuff going on in this building and nothing else around.”

His output was even more impressive — and crucial to the Cowboys — because their running game struggled all day. Missing their top two running backs, Chris Carson and Rennie Childs, due to undisclosed injuries, Oklahoma State managed only 12 yards rushing in the first half and 49 overall. Fourth-stringer Raymond Taylor led the squad with 35 yards on 9 carries against K-State’s rushing defense, which ranked eighth in the nation coming in.

“We had a feeling that we would have to throw the ball about 50 times,” Gundy said. “We were playing arguably the best run defense in this league, maybe even top 10 in the country. We just didn’t feel like we could beat our heads against the wall, and we knew we had to throw it.”

Hubener was injured on a hit by safety Tre Flowers less than 2 minutes into the game. With the next two quarterbacks on its depth chart already out with injuries, the Wildcats had to turn to receiving leader Kody Cook.

Initially, Cook was outstanding, completing 9 of 11 passes for 127 yards and two touchdowns, while also rushing for 58 yards on 14 carries, in the first half as Kansas State built a 28-13 lead late in the second quarter.

Oklahoma State adjusted in the second half, and the Wildcats had only 1 yard of total offense in the third quarter. Cook injured his right shoulder early in the fourth.

“I thought the most important thing about this game was the adjustments made by our defensive staff after halftime,” Gundy said. “We couldn’t slow them down in the first half, but we made some really good adjustments at halftime. That gave us a chance to win the football game.”

Snyder was pleased with Cook’s performance.

“It was very good, I thought he played with poise,” Snyder said about Cook, who last played quarterback for Hutchinson Community College in 2012. “He played smart. We couldn’t ask for any more.”

— Associated Press —

Bearcat volleyball loses in four sets to No. 14 Central Oklahoma

Posted on October 3, 2015October 3, 2015

After falling behind two sets, the Northwest Missouri State volleyball team’s rally fell a few points short, losing to #14 Central Oklahoma, 3-1.

The loss leaves the Bearcats with a 10-4 record overall and 3-1 in the conference, while the Bronchos improve to 15-1 and 4-0 in MIAA play.

Maddy Bruder led the Bearcats’ attack, totaling 22 kills. The freshman added six digs and one assist.

Junior Jackie Becker totaled 10 kills and accumulated a .364 hitting percentage. Becker added one block assist on defense.

Miranda Foster contributed 14 kills, eight digs and three block assists. Setter Sarah Dannettell tallied 49 assists, nine digs, one block assist and two service aces. Libero Aarika Wittenburg had a game-high 18 digs while tossing up two assists.

The Bearcats hit .221 on the day. Their best set was the third, where they hit at a .293 clip.

Northwest Missouri State returns to the court for a midweek contest when they host Missouri Western on Tuesday. The match will begin at 7 p.m. inside Bearcat Arena.

— Northwest Athletics —