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15th ranked SEMO pulls out tough road win for fifth straight conference victory

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#15 Southeast Missouri (8-3, 6-1) scored 20 second-half points en route to a 26-12 win over Eastern Illinois (1-10, 1-6) Saturday afternoon at O’Brien Field. With the win, SEMO nailed down its second-straight eight-win season marking the first time in program history where the Redhawks won eight games in back-to-back years. The eight-win season is SEMO’s ninth all-time since its football program began in 1904.

The Redhawks trailed, 7-6, at halftime before taking their first lead of the game thanks to a big play on special teams. Shabari Davis returned Stone Galloway’s punt 36 yards for a touchdown to put SEMO ahead, 13-7, with 13:03 remaining in the third quarter. It was the Redhawks first punt return for a touchdown in four years.

SEMO tacked on 13 more points in the fourth quarter to finish off the Panthers.

SEMO wraps up its regular-season at home against rival Murray State on Nov. 23. A win will clinch at least a share of the Ohio Valley Conference title for the Redhawks. If SEMO wins and Austin Peay loses, the Redhawks will win the title outright.

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Bearcats and Mules share title after showdown of nationally ranked powerhouses

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The Northwest Missouri State University football team captured a share of its 30th MIAA regular season title by taking down previously undefeated University of Central Missouri, 45-23. While their dreams of an undefeated season ended for the Mules, they also claim a share in the MIAA regular season title, their first since 2003. Both Missouri powerhouses finish at 10-1 and now turn their focus to the Division II playoffs as they await Super Regional pairings.

The Northwest defense set the tone with Northwest eight quarterback sacks, forced six turnovers and blocked a kick. On the first play of the game, Trey Washington came up with an interception on an underthrown ball by the Mules quarterback Brook Bolles. The Bearcats were able to control the game on the ground, rushing for 236 yards and four touchdowns. Northwest jumped out to a 14-0 lead and led 28-17 at the half.

Despite the teams combining for 864 yards, the third quarter was scoreless. In the fourth, the Bearcats defense helped put the game out of reach. To start the quarter, the Bearcats turned a Brook Bolles interception into another score as Parker Sampson hit a 45-yard field goal for a 14-point lead, 31-17. One play later, Bolles was picked off again, this one returned 29 yards for a Bearcat touchdown to go up 38-17. The teams traded touchdowns to round out the scoring.

The 2019 NCAA Division II playoff selection show will be shown on NCAA.com on Sunday at 4 p.m.

Missouri State rallies from down 20 to top Oklahoma

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Story: MSU Athletics

Missouri State rallied from a 20-point first-half deficit Thursday evening to earn a 96-90 victory over Oklahoma and advance to the Preseason WNIT Championship game against either No.7 Oregon State or 18th-ranked DePaul at 3:30 p.m. Central time Sunday, Nov. 17, on CBS Sports Network, site to be determined.

After the Sooners (2-1) hit the Lady Bears (4-0) with an early scoring barrage that included 11 consecutive makes to end the first quarter and eight 3-pointers to a 46-26 lead with 5:39 left until the half, Missouri State began to whittle away and got the halftime deficit to 51-39 before charging out of intermission.

After the Sooners pushed the margin back to 15 points early in the third quarter, Alexa Willard, Brice Calip, Jasmine Franklin, Mya Bhinhar and Abby Hipp all scored in a 14-0 run to make it 60-59 with 5:10 on the clock.

Willard hit a corner trey to tie the score at 62 with 4:03 remaining on the way to 16 third-quarter points and 29 in the game, and Bhinhar’s baseline jumper gave the Lady Bears a 66-64 lead with 3:18 left as the sophomore tallied a career-high 19 points.

The Lady Bears led 73-67 late in the third on a Willard jumper, and she buried another triple with 7:12 remaining for an 82-73 advantage.

The margin remained between six and nine points until the Sooners rattled off a 6-0 run to close to 89-86 at the 1:39 mark, and the MSU defense responded on the next two possessions while Bhinhar went 6-for-6 from the foul line in the final 27.1 seconds to seal the game.

Mizzou women fall short against UNI

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Mizzou Women’s Basketball (1-2, 0-0 SEC) dropped a nonconference matchup to Northern Iowa (3-0, 0-0 MVC), 78-73, on Wednesday night at Mizzou Arena. Three Tigers scored in double figures, led by senior guard Amber Smith with 19 points. Senior Jordan Roundtree scored in double figures for the third straight game with 12 points, while freshman forward Hayley Frank scored a season-high 17 points.

Mizzou shot 51% through the first three quarters including 9-of-16 from three-point range, but in the fourth the Tigers went cold hitting just 1-of-4 from three in the final ten minutes and just four field goals the entire quarter. The Tigers turned the ball over 16-times.

Mizzou heads on the road for the first time this season, heading to Green Bay to take on the Phoenix on Saturday, Nov. 16. It will be the first of two straight road contests for the Tigers. Tipoff is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. CT

Central Missouri, Northwest Missouri St matchup set for D-II Showcase game

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The NCAA announced today that the match-up between No. 10 Central Missouri (10-0) and No. 12 Northwest Missouri (9-1) will be featured as an NCAA Division II Showcase game. It is the Association’s third football game and fourth event from a fall sport to be featured as an NCAA Division II Showcase game in 2019.

A hybrid model used for local television and online distribution allowed for the MIAA game to be selected as a showcase game this season. It will be broadcasted in local and regional linear television markets of each university with the complete list of carriers to be announced at a late date. The games will also be available on The MIAA Network.

Central Missouri is looking to win the MIAA Championship outright with a victory after it clinched a share of the title on Saturday, November 9. It was the ninth time in program history that the Mules claimed the MIAA trophy. With a Northwest Missouri win, it will earn a share of the Association’s championship, with UCM, as well as the program’s 30th conference crown. Kickoff is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, November 16 at Bearcat Stadium in Maryville, Missouri.

The game not only features two of the top teams in the MIAA standings but also the regional and national rankings. In the latest rankings, UCM was second and NW was seventh. Both teams are also ranked in the top 12 of the AFCA Coaches Poll and top 14 the D2Football.com poll.

Piontek earns 300th coaching victory for Central Missouri volleyball

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Central Missouri Jennies Volleyball picked up win No. 20 on the 2019 season, sweeping the Newman Jets 3-0 (25-17, 25-19, 25-17). The Jennies stand at 20-7 this season and 14-4 in the MIAA with just one weekend of regular season action left. In the process, the win is Coach Piontek’s 300th in his career. He is one of just three coaches all time in the MIAA to reach 300 career wins. The Jennies move to a perfect 119-0 under Coach Piontek when hitting .300 for a match.

After 23 seasons as the Jennies assistant coach, Piontek was named head coach prior to the 2009 season. In his first decade at the helm, Piontek has guided the program to two NCAA Regional Championships and six MIAA titles. Coming into this season as head coach, Piontek has led the Jennies to a 280-64 record. As an assistant, the Jennies were 729-174 in his 23 seasons.

An Air Force veteran who played volleyball while in the service, Piontek is active in the sport as he has helped several teams qualify for the USAV Nationals as a player and was a nationally certified referee and scorekeeper. He also served as a line judge during the beach volleyball competition at the 1996 Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta.

The Jennies are back in action Friday against Emporia State.

Catching up with Kim Anderson on Mizzou: “No one will ever know all the challenges.” (PODCAST)

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With college basketball starting, I wanted to catch up with one of Missouri’s true sons who continues his passion for coaching in Kansas for the Pittsburg State Gorillas. Enjoy my visit with former Missouri player, assistant coach and one-time head coach Kim Anderson.

He’s at peace with coaching at the D-II level but still has strong feelings of how things went down in his three years running Mizzou men’s basketball

Tilmon leads Tigers in opening win. Cuonzo: “best job since he’s been in a Mizzou uniform”

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Mizzou Men’s Basketball defeated Incarnate Word, 82-42, on Wednesday night at Mizzou Arena in the season opener. Jeremiah Tilmon set the tone on both ends of the floor all evening, collecting a career-high five blocks while pacing Mizzou with 16 points. During his career, the Tigers are a perfect 7-0 when Tilmon posts 16 or more points.

Meanwhile, sophomore guard Xavier Pinson dished out five assists while attacking the paint all evening to earn plenty of trips to the charity stripe, as he added eight points from the line.

The Tigers shut down the Cardinals defensively all evening, forcing 21 turnovers while allowing the Cardinals to shoot just 27-percent from the field. Mizzou was able to use its physicality to dominate the paint on both ends of the floor, outscoring the Cardinals in the paint 42 to 22 and out-rebounding Incarnate Word 47 to 37.

The Tigers are back home Friday at 7pm against Northern Kentucky

Bears beat on a buzzer beating. Roos roll. SLU coasts past Eagles

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Missouri State men lose on a buzzer beater:

An open 20-foot jumper by Little Rock’s Ruot Monyyong with 2.3 seconds remaining lifted the visiting Trojans past Missouri State, 67-66, in Springfield Tuesday in the men’s basketball season opener for both teams. The Bears (0-1) led for more than 36 minutes and overcame a brief, one-point deficit in the final minute on a pair of free throws from Tyrik Dixon to lead 66-65 late.

UMKC wins Donlon’s debut:

The Kansas City Men’s Basketball team opened a new era under the direction of head coach Billy Donlon and posted a 102-49 victory over Avila University (1-1) tonight in the season and home opener from the Swinney Center. The 53-point winning margin was the second-largest in school history as the offense was on display with four players in double-figures.

Billikens open with a big win:

Saint Louis took command with a 19-0 first-half run and maintained a double-digit lead the rest of the way in an 89-67 season-opening victory over Florida Gulf Coast Tuesday night at Chaifetz Arena. The Billikens (1-0) were led by their two senior captains – Hasahn French (20 points) and Jordan Goodwin (18 point). French recorded three blocks and six rebounds, while Goodwin turned in a game-high nine rebounds and three steals.

Missouri State upsets #23 Minnesota for Coach Mox’s first win

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Missouri State beat No. 23 Minnesota 77-69 on Tuesday for Amaka Agugua-Hamilton’s first victory as coach of the Lady Bears. Brice Calip scored a career-high 21 points, Jasmine Franklin had 14 points and 10 rebounds in Coach Mox’s first game after taking over for Kellie Harper who left for the Tennessee job.

Missouri State opened the game on an 18-4 run on its way to a school-record 11th straight victory on the road. The Lady Bears returned 12 players from last season’s Sweet 16 team that finished 16-2 in Missouri Valley Conference play.