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athletics today athletics today IN THIS SECTION: • Hicks and Brown Face Senior Year Challenge • World Record Belongs to CMSU Grad • Turf Donors Thanked at Homecoming Junior wide receiver Matt Jacobsen was part of an unbelievable CMSU offensive blitz of Pittsburg State this fall. Some Sports Moments Stand Immortal Some plays in sports become bigger than the game, even an entire season. They become ingrained into popular culture. The Immaculate Reception. The Catch. This fall, that moment happened for CMSU. Call it The Game. In a 7-3 year that just missed post-season excitement, the Mules football team pulled off a drubbing of longtime archrival Pittsburg State, giving CMSU fans bragging rights far into the future. Nobody saw it coming. Pittsburg State came to town ranked #1 in NCAA-II in scoring and rushing offense and #2 in total offense. The Mules were playing without two of their top defensive linemen and a third slowed by an injury. Yet, it was the Mules who rolled up the yards and the points, ending with an unbelievable score that read more like a basketball game. The 83-21 victory was a CMSU record against an MIAA opponent. The 62-point loss was the worst in the modern-era of Pittsburg State football (since World War II). Central Missouri (7-3, 5-3 MIAA) set team records for rushing yards (428, breaking the mark of 420 vs. Emporia State in 1969) and total offense (704 yards, breaking the record of 672 vs. Eastern Illinois in 1969). Individually, the Mules piled up some record numbers as well, including most yards rushing, 276 by Will Caldwell; most rushing touchdowns, 5, by Caldwell; and points, 30, by Caldwell. Spencer Webb tied his own record for extra points at 11. Sophomore free safety Kendall Ricketts also established a new school mark for interception returns for touchdowns with his 45-yard return with 32 seconds left in the second quarter. And if The Game wasn’t enough, there were also big moments in both soccer and volleyball. (continued to page 9) page 8 central today winter 2005
athletics today Immortal Moments (continued from page 8) The last time CMSU defeated Truman State, Jennies’ freshman Brooke Butler was in eighth grade. Butler was not intimidated in the least, as she nailed down 15 kills (with no errors) in 24 attempts to lead #17 CMSU to a 3-0 win over the #1 ranked Truman State Bulldogs this fall. The Jennies out-hit Truman .312 to .145 to win the first game, 30-24. The game was tied four times and the lead changed three times before the Jennies put it away. Game two was even closer, with 10 ties and four lead changes. In the end, though, the Jennies came out on top, 30-26. Holding true to the rest of the match, game three went down to the wire. CMSU pulled that one out, too, 30-26. With the score tied 23-23, the Jennies took advantage of back-to-back Truman attacking errors to pull in front. They never trailed again, as Butler hammered home the game and match-winning point. Seniors Becky Haug and Kaci Young were key in the Jennies win. Haug had a match-high 18.5 points, as she put down 11 kills with a pair of service aces and seven total blocks (four solo, three assists). Young had 48 assists and nine digs. Junior Katie Tarka added nine kills and 19 digs with three block assists, and Carrie Peterson put up 14 digs. For the first time since 2001, the Jennies soccer team also defeated Truman State. The win came in dramatic fashion as freshman Hazel Cox broke the scoreless tie on a sudden death goal just 2:59 into overtime. The opening period was fairly uneventful as each team generated only one shot. The half was played mostly in the midfield and evenly as far as possession. The second period saw the Jennies grab a 5-3 shooting advantage and force TSU goalkeeper Lauren Davis to make four saves. Truman put one shot on goal in the half but CMSU net-minder Andrea Dixon made one of two saves on the day. In the overtime period, Truman put up the first shot, but CMSU ended the game with the next attempt. Carrie Twellman Junior Katie Tarka, left, and freshman Hazel Cox provided some of the exciting moments this fall for Jennies volleyball and soccer, respectively. drove a corner kick inside the six-yard box where the ball was knocked down for Cox to tap in the rebound. The victory over Truman was not the only hill that Jennies Sophomore goalkeeper Andrea Dixon had six shutouts during the season. Her goals against average were fourth highest in the MIAA. Soccer climbed in 2005. When Missouri Southern came to town with a chance for the title on the line in the season finale, the Jens came through again. CMSU grabbed a dramatic come from behind double overtime victory over Missouri Southern on senior night, 2-1. Hazel Cox scored both of the CMSU goals in the outing as the Jennies stomped out any hope of the Lions winning the conference or making the NCAA playoffs. The Jennies out-shot Missouri Southern 9-5 in the period but the Lions took the 1-0 lead into the break. CMSU came out strong in the second half out-shooting the Lions 10-4 but couldn’t get a goal until late when Mallory Milburn played a through ball for Cox running up the middle. She tapped it past the keeper in the 84th minute to tie the game and send it to overtime. The overtime periods were all Jennies as they did not allow a Missouri Southern shot. Cox snagged the game-winner in the 103rd minute when she received a ball from Randi Fernsler and hit a shot from inside the 18-yard box. — Joe Moore, ’92, ’94 Jennies Tally More Cross Country Titles For the first 22 years of the MIAA women’s cross country championships, the Jennies won only one league title. In the past two years, the Jennies have doubled that total. This fall, they won the 2005 MIAA title, successfully defending their 2004 crown by outscoring host Pittsburg State. Sophomore Gina Kennison won the individual crown, covering the 6K course in 21 minutes, 52 seconds. For the Mules, senior Jarod Wall took the title with a first place time of 24:55 over the 8K. As a team, the Mules came in second with 65 points. Next came the NCAA-II South Central Regional. The Jennies won another title; the Mules finished third. Both teams then advanced to the NCAA-II Cross Country Championships Nov. 19 in Pomona, CA. The Jennies finished their season by placing 14th; the Mules were 22nd. ‘Baseball America’ Predicts Future for Former Mules Former Mules baseball players continue to make national news. Here’s what the November issue of Baseball America had to say: Chicago Cubs/Best Late- Round Picks: Michael Phelps and Jayson Ruhlman are potential steals. Minnesota Twins/Best Breaking Ball: Danny Powers, the NCAA Division II Player of the Year. Philadelphia Phillies/ Intriguing Background: Josh Outman used some strange mechanics playing in community college, thanks to biomechanical and kinetic research by his father, who wrote a book on the subject. Outman extended his left arm straight up, bent it to nearly touch his right shoulder and threw the ball while stepping toward home. At CMSU, he reworked his arm action to enhance his draft chances. St. Louis Cardinals/Closest to the Majors: Nick Webber’s sinker and success as a reliever make him the frontrunner. winter 2005 central today page 9
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