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No. 10 Mustangs conclude weekend with sweep of OCU

All notes courtesy of SMSU athletics communications. SAINT JOSEPH​, Mo. – The No. 10 ranked Southwest Minnesota State volleyball team (6-1) ended its weekend at the Fairfield Inn & Suits Griffon Classic Saturday morning, sweeping Oklahoma Christian (3-4), by scores of 25-21, 25-21, 25-22 at the MWSU Fieldhouse. Leah Jones led SMSU offensively with nine kills, while Lindsay Kruse also recorded nine kills and hit .444. Natalie Pilney added eight kills without committing an attack error, finishing with a team-best .615 hitting percentage while Mya Krystosek added five kills and 11 ...

Mustangs open NSIC play with shutout setback to Beavers

All notes courtesy of SMSU athletics communications. BEMIDJI, Minn. – Bemidji State used a pair of first half turnovers to score two touchdowns and build a 28-0 halftime advantage before earning a 38-0 victory over Southwest Minnesota State in Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference football on Saturday at Chet Anderson Stadium. The BSU defense was in control all game long, limiting SMSU to 57 yards on offense, seven first downs and 0 for 14 on third-down conversion attempts. The BSU defense also forced three turnovers and racked up eight sacks in shutting out SMSU for the second ...

Tigers secure statement win to open season

MARSHALL — Despite a slow start to their season opener, Marshall football quickly showed why it has made the state tournament in each of the last two seasons, rolling to a 49-14 victory over Westonka on Friday night. The Tigers, playing at home, found themselves in an early 7-0 hole against the Whitehawks. That deficit did not last long, however, as Marshall reeled off 42 consecutive points to take control of the game. The Tigers carried a 28-7 lead into halftime before continuing to pull away in the second half. Once Marshall settled in and worked through the early jitters, the ...

Tigers tennis battles against Worthington

WORTHINGTON — Looking for its second meet victory of the season, Marshall girls tennis traveled to Worthington and kept the meet competitive throughout, but ultimately fell to the Trojans 6-1. The Tigers’ lone victory came in singles, where Kathryn Coudron battled back to defeat Worthington’s Lily Brown in three sets, 4-6, 7-5, 10-8. Cora Medina also went three sets in her singles match against Kah Moo, falling 6-2, 4-6, 6-3. Kyra Bailey faced Claire Schultz and fell 2-5, 2-0, 2-0, while Julia Sherman rounded out Marshall’s singles lineup with a 6-3, 6-2 loss to Isabella ...

Lakers volleyball keeps on rolling

COTTONWOOD — Coming off its first win of the season, Lakeview volleyball returned home looking to keep its momentum going against Murray County Central. The Lakers did just that, sweeping the Rebels 25-21, 25-21, 25-22 to improve to 2-1 on the season. Murray County Central did not go down easily, however, as Lakeview had to battle throughout all three sets to complete the sweep. Taylor Hinz led the way offensively for the Lakers, recording 15 kills in the victory. The win marked Lakeview’s second straight, with the Lakers now having won six of their last seven sets. Lakeview ...

No. 10 SMSU suffers setback at hands of No. 11 Missouri Western

All notes courtesy of SMSU Athletics Communications. St. Joseph, Mo. – The No. 10 ranked Southwest Minnesota State volleyball team (3-1) dropped a hard-fought 3-1 decision to No. 11 ranked Missouri Western State on Thursday night at the MWSU Fieldhouse. The Mustangs won the opening set 25-20 before the Griffons rallied to take the final three sets by scores of 25-23, 25-21 and 25-21. Leah Jones and Natalie Pilney led the Mustang attack with 13 kills and 11 kills respectively. Pilney ended the match hitting .310. Mya Krostosek contributed seven kills and15 digs while Mollie Rupp ...