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COLLEGE HOOPS: Stokes’ historic 30-20 game propels Missouri Southern women to OT win

 

CLAREMORE, Okla. – The Missouri Southern women’s basketball team utilized an historic performance by Madi Stokes and came away with an 81-78 overtime win over Rogers State inside the Claremore Expo Center today.

Southern (5-8, 5-8 MIAA) was led offensively by Stokes with a career-high 31 points shooting 13-of-19 from the field and 5-of-7 from the free throw line while grabbing a game-high 21 boards and swatting away seven shots. Stokes picks up her fourth double-double of the season, third career game with five-plus blocks tying Zoe Campbell (17-pres.) for the Southern career mark. Second 20+ rebound game this season the most in program history. Stokes is the first Lion to record a 30-point 20 rebound game and she tied a Southern record with seven blocks in the game (Zoe Campbell at Harding 11-9-19). Stokes is now tied for fifth in career shots blocked at Southern with Marie Scott (95-97) with 67.

Carley Turnbull had 12 points shooting 4-of-8 from the field and 4-of-5 from the free throw line while grabbing nine rebounds. Megan Jackson had 10 points shooting 6-of-8 from the free throw line and providing a team-high five assists.

Rogers State (4-9, 4-9 MIAA) was led offensively by Vanessa Gajdosova with 19 points going 5-of-9 from behind the three-point line while dishing out a game-high six assists.

Brooke Stuaffer got the Lions on top with a layup to set it at 4-2 with 9:01 remaining in the quarter. Megan Jackson cut the Hillcats’ lead to one (9-8) with 5:46 left off a jumper to end a 7-2 run by Rogers State.

In the quarter Rogers State went 10-of-10 from the free throw line.

The Lions opened up the second quarter on an 8-0 run as Madi Stokes capped the run with a face-up jumper from a Hunnicutt assist to take the 20-19 led with 7:22 left in the half. Following a Kloe Bowin layup for the Hillcats, Southern responded with a 6-0 run as Brooke Stauffer connected on a jumper with 3:50 remaining to push the lead to five (26-21). Layne Skiles would push the lead to six (31-25) with 38 seconds left in the half.

Southern limited the Hillcats to 13 percent shooting from the field in the quarter while shooting 57 percent themselves.

Stokes converted a turnaround jumper and-one to push the lead to four (37-33) with 7:40 left in the third. Rogers State went on a 6-0 run and led by two after a Kliewer three-point play (39-37) with 6:32 remaining. Stokes got the lead for the Lions’ with 5:05 left after converting on a layup to put it at (41-39). The Lions went on a 9-3 run capped off by Emily Kuntze sinking two free-throws to put it at (52-47) to end the quarter.

The Lions started the fourth on a 6-0 run that pushed the lead to 11 (58-47) forcing a Hillcats timeout. Rogers State responded with a 6-0 run as Alyche Brown sank two free throws to cut the lead to five with 5:19 left. Stokes pushed the lead back up to eight (65-57) with 1:54 left after hitting a free throw. The last minute of regulation saw the Hillcats go on an 11-5 run as Gajdosova hit a banked corner three with a second remaining in regulation to tie and send the game into overtime.

The Lions got their first points of overtime with a Stokes turnaround jumper to tie it at 73 with 4:43 remaining. Turnbull connected on a three-point play with 4:03 left to put Southern ahead by three (76-73). Rogers State came back with a 5-0 run to take the lead (78-76) after a Thompson free throw with 2:40 left. Turnbull answered with a putback layup with 58 seconds left before Jackson took the lead for good with two free throws with seven seconds remaining. Stokes put the finishing touches on her career night making a free throw with a second left.

Southern shot 50 percent from the field while limiting the Hillcats to 31 percent, out rebounded them 44-38, and scored more points in the paint 38-20.

The Lions will be back in action at Northeastern State this Saturday. Tip off from the NSU Event Center in Tahlequah is slated for 1:30 pm.

 

COLLEGE HOOPS: Big games from Bundy, Martin lift Missouri Southern men

 

CLAREMORE, Okla. – Cam Martin scored a season-high 38 points and Christian Bundy posted his first-ever double-double with a career-high 25 points and the Missouri Southern men’s basketball program took out Rogers State 96-87 inside the Claremore Expo Center.

Southern (7-6, 7-6 MIAA) had four score in double-figures led by Martin and Bundy. Martin went 11-of-16 from the field and 13-of-13 from the free throw line for 38 points and eight rebounds, while dishing out five assists. The 38 points put Martin in fifth-place in the all-time scoring list at MSSU with 1,794 points in just three years in the Green and Gold. Martin also went over 700 rebounds in his career and has 705 after the night, while the one block he had give him 92 blocks and puts him in fifth-place all-time in that category.

Bundy was on fire in the first half and finished the night with 25 points and 10 rebounds, going 8-of-12 from the field, 4-of-5 from long-range and 5-of-7 from the free throw line. Lawson Jenkins scored 16 with five made three’s, while Stan Scott chipped in 12 points and seven boards.

RSU (6-7, 6-7 MIAA) had five in double-figures led by 23 points from Devin Pullum.

Both teams traded baskets early on, but a pair of freebies from Scott with 16:02 on the clock put the Lions on top 10-9. Bundy then went to work. Already with a three-pointer, Bundy connected on back-to-back-to-back three’s to put the Lions up 19-11 with 13 minutes to go. A pair of freebies from Martin with 12:31 left put the Lions up 21-11, but RSU answered back with a 9-0 run to get within a point (21-20) with ten to go.

Southern led 25-22 after a pair of free throws from Martin with 8:51 left, but three-straight freebies from the Hillcats tied the game at 25 with eight to go. The teams traded baskets for the rest of the half and Southern went into the locker room, trailing 43-40.

Bundy was perfect from the floor in the first half going 6-for-6 from the field and 4-for-4 from long-range.

Martin started the second half with a bucket to get the Lions within one and a bucket from Martin with 15:35 from Martin put the Lions in front 51-49 before a dunk from Scott extended the lead to four (53-49) the next trip down. A four-point play from Jenkins with 13 minutes to go put the Lions up 59-53, but the Hillcats went on an 8-0 run to lead 61-59 after a three-pointer with 11:58 on the clock.

Jenkins’ fourth three of the half put the Lions up 69-68 with 8:33 left, while a three from Martin and a bucket from Scott put the Lions up 74-70 with 5:55 to go. A pair of free throws from Bundy with 4:18 to go put the Lions up three (77-74) and a three from Martin gave the Lions an 80-76 leads with 3:43 to go.

Two freebies from Martin, a three from Jenkins and a three-point play from Scott put the Lions up 88-79 with 1:52 to go. A three from Avery Taggart with under a minute to go put the Lions up 91-83 and a dunk from Bundy with 28 seconds left put the game away.

The Lions shot 49 percent from the field, 46 percent from long-range and 85 percent from the free throw line. Southern had a 40-29 advantage on the boards.

Next up for the Lions will be Northeastern State as Southern will travel to Tahlequah on Saturday. Tip off is set for 3:30 pm.

 

COLLEGE HOOPS: Missouri Southern squads fall at Washburn

TOPEKA, Kan. —Washburn swept an MIAA basketball doubleheader from Missouri Southern on Thursday night.

WASHBURN MEN 99, SOUTHERN 58

Cam Martin scored 26 points on 12-of-17 shooting and added seven rebounds and three assists to lead the Lions (4-5).
Lawson Jenkins added 12 points for MSSU, while RJ Smith scored eight points and grabbed six rebounds.
Washburn, ranked eighth, improved to 9-1. Tyler Geiman scored 28 points for the Ichabods, who tied a school record by making 18 3-pointers.
Washburn led 47-33 at halftime and extended its lead to 67-44 with 14:44 left.
Southern made 42 percent of its field goal attempts, but Washburn shot 59 percent.
The Lions are at Emporia State at 3:30 on Saturday.

WASHBURN WOMEN 56, SOUTHERN 49

Missouri Southern (4-5) received 15 points and eight rebounds from Carley Turnbull, while Madi Stokes contributed 10 rebounds and nine points.
Kaitlin Hunnicutt and Biance Stocks scored seven points apiece.
Abby Oliver led Washburn (4-4) with 19 points, while Hunter Bentley added 15. Nuria Barrientos posted 12 points and 11 rebounds.
The game was close all the way.
The Lions trailed 39-37 with 5:59 remaning in the game after a hoop from Turnbull, but the Ichabods responded with an 8-1 run. Washburn would never relinquish the lead.
Southern is at Emporia State at 1:30 on Saturday.

Southern Stampede high school races called off due to COVID concerns

The annual Southern Stampede high school cross country race is the latest event to be canceled due to concerns over the spread of the coronavirus.

Bryan Schiding, Missouri Southern’s Director of Cross Country and Track and Field, on Tuesday informed high school coaches and administrators via email of the school’s decision to call off the Stampede, which was scheduled for Sept. 19 at the Tom Rutledge Cross Country Course.

Even if fans were not allowed at the event, there were more than 1,000 high school runners signed up to race on the MSSU campus, causing concerns related to social distancing. 

Last week the University of Kansas called off its annual Rim Rock Farm High School Classic, a huge prep cross country meet scheduled for Sept. 26, also due to uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic.