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Central Missouri, Southwest Baptist both lose in opening round of D-II football playoffs

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For the first time in program history, the Southwest Baptist University football team has broken into the top 25 in the AFCA Division II Coaches Poll. The Bearcats are currently ranked #20 (photo/SBU Athletics)

For the first time in program history, the Southwest Baptist University football team has broken into the top 25 in the AFCA Division II Coaches Poll. The Bearcats are currently ranked #20 (photo/SBU Athletics)

The 20th-ranked Mules battled back-and-forth with fifth-ranked Harding for three quarters before running out of gas and falling on the road, 48-31, in the first round of the NCAA-II Playoffs. The Mules end their season at 9-3 overall with their first playoff appearance since 2010.

 

The Mules’ 9-3 season is the 10th straight winning season in program history and the 18th in the last 19 years. This was the first playoff appearance since 2010 and the third in school history. This was the Mules’ ninth postseason appearance overall, counting postseason bowl games and playoff appearances, and the fourth in head coach Jim Svoboda’s seven seasons.

The historic season of the Southwest Baptist University football team came to end on Saturday when the Bearcats fell to Colorado School of Mines 63-35.

SBU finishes their most successful season in program history with a 10-2 record, breaking numerous SBU and GLVC records along the way.

Three Missouri schools make D-II football playoffs

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Northwest Missouri State celebrates their MIAA championship (photo/bearcatsports.com)

Northwest Missouri State celebrates their MIAA championship (photo/bearcatsports.com)

Three Missouri teams made the field for the NCAA Division II National Football Tournament. Games are scheduled to begin on Nov. 19 at campus sites with everything culminating at Children’s Mercy Park in Kansas City on Dec. 17 with the National Championship Game.

Northwest Missouri earned the top seed in Super Region 3 and will earn a bye and await the winner of a first round game. The Bearcats wrapped up their 28th overall MIAA championship yesterday going 11-0 on the year. They are led by Kyle Zimmerman who is averaging 277 yards per game passing with 34 touchdowns through the air.

Mules Football earned the No. 6 seed in that same Super Region 3 and will play third-seeded Harding next Saturday, Nov. 19 in Searcy, Ark.  The Mules won their final six games of the regular season to finish at 9-2 and earn their first NCAA-II Playoff berth since 2010 and the third in program history.

For the first time in school history the Southwest Baptist University Bearcats had made the field of 28 for the NCAA Division II Football Playoffs. The Bearcats earned the #3 seed in the Super Region 4, and will play host to #6 seed Colorado School of Mines on Saturday, November 19 at 1:00 p.m. from Plaster Stadium.

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College football season opens Thursday night for several Missouri teams including @MoStateFootball and D-II champs @NWBearcatsFB

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Dave Steckel looks to improve off a 1-10 first season.

Dave Steckel looks to improve off a 1-10 first season.

The Missouri State Bears kick off their 105th season of college football and 75th season at Robert W. Plaster Stadium on Thursday (Sept. 1) when they welcome the Southwestern Moundbuilders of the NAIA to Springfield for a 6:04 p.m. non-conference contest. The visitors from Winfield, Kan., are coming off a 3-8 campaign last season.

Missouri State head coach Dave Steckel is in his second season on the sidelines as he brings back 15 starters, 39 lettermen and 57 total returnees. A trio of returning Bears earned Preseason All-Missouri Valley Football Conference honors earlier this fall, led by All-America linebacker Dylan Cole, who posted 152 tackles last season — the most by any returning FCS player. Return specialist Deion Holliman was also on the conference’s elite preseason list after he led the nation in total return yards (1,233) in 2015. Sophomore safety Jared Beshore was also recognized on the Valley preseason list after he finished third on the team with 70 tackles as a freshman.

Watch Coach Stec ahead of their season opener (VIDEO/Missouri State Athletics)

There are also six Division II games scheduled for Thursday night.  Preseason 20th ranked Central Missouri has a tough MIAA road test at Pittsburg State and the defending national champs and preseason ranked number one Northwest Missouri State plays at Emporia State.  The Bearcats prepare for their run at a sixth national title.

The MIAA Conference

Central Missouri Pittsburg State 7 p.m. Pittsburg, Kan.
University of Central Oklahoma Lindenwood 7:00 p.m. St. Charles, Mo.
Northwest Missouri State University Emporia State 7:00 p.m. Emporia, KS
Missouri Southern Fort Hays State 7:00 p.m. Hays, Kan.
University of Nebraska at Kearney Missouri Western 7:00 p.m. St. Joseph, Mo.

The Great Lakes Valley Conference

Eastern New Mexico Southwest Baptist 7:00 PM Bolivar, Mo.

Jennies soccer earns first round bye and is a #2 seed in the NCAA Tournament. Southwest Baptist plays Friday

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UCM soccer is a #2 seed in the NCAA D-II tournament (photo/ucmathletics.com)

UCM soccer is a #2 seed in the NCAA D-II tournament (photo/ucmathletics.com)

The 2014 MIAA Regular Season and Tournament champion Jennies soccer team (19-0-2) earned the No. 2 seed, a first round bye and the right to host one half of the NCAA’s Central Regional as announced by the NCAA on Monday night.  The Jennies will play the winner of third-seeded Augustana (S.D.) and sixth-seeded Central Oklahoma on Sunday, Nov. 16 at noon at Jennies Field at the South Recreation Complex. Augustana and UCO will play on Friday afternoon at 1 p.m. at South Rec.

The Jennies defeated Augustana 2-0 in the season opener in Warrensburg back on Sept. 5. The Jennies went 1-0-1 against Central Oklahoma this season, beating the Bronchos 1-0 in Edmond on Oct. 17 and then beating them in a shootout, 4-3, in the MIAA Tournament Semifinals after the game ended in a 0-0 tie.

The other half of the Central Regional features No. 1 seed Minnesota State hosting fourth-seeded Southwest Baptist and fifth-seeded Winona State in Mankato, Minnesota.

NCAA Bracket

Top seeded Central Missouri Jennies get past 9th seeded team. SW Baptist continues its improbable MIAA run

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BreAnna Lewis is a senior guard for the Jennies (photo/UCM athletics)

BreAnna Lewis is a senior guard for the Jennies (photo/UCM athletics)

Top seed Central Missouri shot .566 from the field as they defeated ninth seed Northeastern State 79-65 in the quarterfinal round of the MIAA Tournament. UCM led by just two at halftime, but got seven second half three pointers to advance to the semi-final round.

For the Jennies BreAnna Lewis led the way with 21 points and seven rebounds and Keuna Flax had 17 points and eight boards. Shelby Winkelmann had 16 points and Quinnecia Twine finished with 12 points on the afternoon. For the RiverHawks Chelsey Beathard led the way with 15 points and also added five assists. Fontana Tate added 10 points and pulled down eight boards while Che’Ron Lewis had 10 points.

Central Missouri advances to face #5 Fort Hays State at 12:00 p.m. on March 8 from Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Mo.

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Eleventh seed Southwest Baptist got a last second shot to pull off a 67-65 upset of third seed Pittsburg State. SBU trailed by six with 2:13 to play in the game and scored nine of the last ten points to advance to the semi-final.

For the Bearcats Jacqui Zelenka had 19 points and pulled down a game high eight rebounds. Lissette Plasencia scored 18 points and Alex Botkin had 10 points including the last five points of the game. For the Gorillas Antqunita Reed scored 16 points and added five rebounds. Lizzy Jeronimus had 13 points and pulled down seven boards and Cathy Brugman added 11 points.

Southwest Baptist will face second seed Emporia State at 2:15 p.m. on March 8 from Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Mo.

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Fifth seeded Fort Hays State shot .421 from the three-point line as they upset fourth seeded Missouri Southern 78-57 in the MIAA Tournament quarterfinal. FHSU hit eight three pointers and shot .436 from the field overall as they advance to the semi finals.

For the Tigers Beth Bohuslavsky led the way scoring 15 points while Tera Ingalsbe added 14 points. Kate Lehman has 13 points and Chelsea Mason added 11 points while on the glass Katelyn Edwards had 10 rebounds. For the Lions Dominique Mosley led the way with 13 points and Sharese Jones pulled down eight rebounds. Alexis Fitzpatrick had 11 points and Nicole Hartzog finished with 11 points on the afternoon.

 

 

 

SBU basketball coach headed to Hall of Fame

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Southwest Baptist University head women’s basketball coach, Todd Voss, is set to be inducted into the Concordia University athletics Hall of Fame this evening in Seward, Nebraska. Coach Voss played on the 1991-92 men’s basketball team that is set to be inducted this evening.

The 1991–92 Concordia men’s basketball team set a then-school record for most wins in a season with 26. The team won the Nebraska Intercollegiate Athletic Conference championship – the school’s first-ever basketball conference title. The Bulldogs won the NAIA District 11 Championship and advanced to the national semifinals. The Bulldogs finished with a conference record of 10–2 and won the Concordia Invitational Tournament for the fourth consecutive season. The team led NAIA District 11 in both scoring defense, holding opponents to 72.7 points per game, and free throw percentage at 74.4 percent.

The award ceremony will take place at 7 p.m. on the Concordia campus.

Missouri Southern gets past SW Baptist

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It wasn’t easy, but Missouri Southern ended the streak of three consecutive No. 1 seeds falling in the MIAA Men’s basketball Championship first round by defeating Southwest Baptist, 101-94.

The Missouri Southern big three of MIAA Player of the Year Skyler Bowlin (22), Jason Adams (23) and Keane Thomann (22) accounted for 67 points to lead the way for the Lions.

Southwest Baptist was led by Kurt Koenig, who poured in a game-high 27 points and grabbed seven rebounds.

After a strong run to end the first half, it appeared Southern (24-3) was ready to take control of the game when Adams hit a three to extend the MSSU lead to 50-41 with 19:40 to go in the game.

Missouri Southern went up by as many as 12 (65-53, 14:56 second half), but Southwest Baptist wasn’t going to go away easy. The Bearcats went on a 28-17 run over the next nine minutes to get to within one at 82-81, but that was as close as they would get the rest of the way.

MSSU proceeded to go on a 16-6 run, capped by a Skyler Bowlin fast-break layup and two Bowlin free throws on the following possession to give the Lions a 98-87 advantage with 1:06 to play.

Southwest Baptist made it interesting with two three-pointers in the final minute, but it was not enough to overcome the deficit.

The two teams finished the game with a combined 23 three-pointers made on 52 attempts. The game featured nine ties, and the lead switched hands nine times as well.

Adams finished 7-of-13 from the field, including four three-pointers, to finish with his MSSU-high 23 points and added three rebounds. Bowlin was 6-of-11 overall and 3-of-6 from three-point range to finish with 22, and Thomann was 8-of-14 from the field to end with 22 points along with four rebounds.

Ryan Dougherty added 20 points for Southwest Baptist, which ends the season with a 12-17 record.

With the win, Missouri Southern, the nation’s eighth-ranked team, advances to face the winner of Nebraska-Omaha and Central Missouri Saturday at noon.

Story courtesy of theMIAA.com

D-II women’s basketball tips MIAA tournament in KC

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Northwest Missouri State avenged two previous losses this season to Pittsburg State on Thursday afternoon in the first round of the MIAA Tournament. Northwest defeated the Gorillas 75-71 on the strength of Abby Henry’s game-high 25 points and seven assists. Henry also added seven rebounds and two steals in the victory.

 

Northwest shot nearly 41 percent from the floor and hit 5-of-13 from three-point land (38.5 percent). Pittsburg State shot 35 percent for the game and went 3-of-21 (14.3 percent) from deep. After being out-rebounded badly in their first two meetings this season with Pittsburg State, the Bearcats won the rebounding margin 45-41. The Bearcats forced 18 Gorilla turnovers and also dished out 18 assists in the win.

 

Northwest (14-14) will play its semifinal contest at noon Saturday against the top-seeced Washburn. The Lady Blues defeated Southwest Baptist 80-60 in the first game of the tournament.

The Jennies picked up their first win in the MIAA Post-Season Tournament since 2006 on Thursday night, posting a 77-67 first-round victory over Missouri Southern. The win at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Mo., was the sixth straight for the Jennies, and sends them to a semi-final round match-up against Emporia State on Saturday afternoon at 2:15 p.m.

Kara Fleming posted a career-high 26 points to lead the way for UCM, with three other players also scoring in double figures. Becca Roberts netted 11 points, while Meghan Waggoner and Danielle Shows finished with 10 points each.

The Jennies, ranked eighth in the latest NCAA-II South Central Regional Rankings, enhanced their chances to make the NCAA-II Post-Season with the opening round win Thursday evening as they see their record climb to 18-10.

After pulling off one of the greatest turnarounds in MIAA history to make the conference tournament, the SBU Bearcats ran into a hotter team. The top-seeded Washburn Lady Blues won their 11th straight game, taking the first round MIAA Tournament matchup with the Bearcats, 80-60.

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SBU’s home winning streak over at 38

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The #16 SBU Bearcats lost at home for the first time in nearly three years, as the Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks won 99-91, despite at 36 point, 20 rebound performance from senior Matt Roger. The loss snapped the Bearcats’ 38-game home court winning streak, which dated back to February 2007. Fort Hays State was last team to defeat the Bearcats in the Meyer Sports Center, a 74-64 win over the Bearcats late in Rogers’ freshman season.

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