W. Soccer. Missouri Continues its Road Trip
The Tigers are on the road again this weekend, this time heading north for a weekend in Chicago. Missouri will face the DePaul Blue Demons on Friday, Sept. 3 at 4 p.m. The game will take place at DePaul's Wish Field in Chicago, Ill.
09/02/2010 09:35:21am
Cross Country. Cross Country Opens Season Friday
The Mizzou cross country program will open its 2010 season this Friday at the Saluki Early Bird, hosted by Southern Illinois in Carbondale, Ill., at the SIU Cross Country Course. The women's race will begin at 5:30 p.m. while the men's race is slated to begin half an hour later at 6 p.m. The women will run a 4K race while the men will run a 6K. The meet is a non-scored friendly competition.
09/01/2010 02:22:53pm
W. Volleyball. Tigers Set for Pepperdine
After claiming the Tiger Invitational title last weekend, the Mizzou volleyball team will hit the road for the Pepperdine/Asics Challenge in Malibu, Calif., this weekend. The Tigers will open play on Friday (Sept. 3) against Eastern Washington. The Tigers will also square off against teams from Rice and Pepperdine.
09/01/2010 09:20:46am
MIAA OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK ERIC CZERNIEWSKI, QB, CENTRAL MISSOURI
CZERNIEWSKI BROKE A CENTRAL MISSOURI RECORD THAT HAD STOOD SINCE 1986 ON SATURDAY, THROWING FOR 435 YARDS IN A 60-13 WIN ON THE ROAD AT SOUTHWEST BAPTIST.
THE OLD RECORD OF 432 YARDS WAS HELD BY JEFF PHILLIPS, SET AGAINST MISSOURI-ROLLA IN 1986.
CZERNIEWSKI ALSO BROKE HIS OWN RECORD OF 32 COMPLETIONS WITH 37 IN THE CONTEST OUT OF 46 ATTEMPTS (80 PERCENT), AND BROKE THE RECORD FOR THE MOST YARDS OF TOTAL OFFENSE IN A GAME (ALSO HELD BY PHILLIPS) WITH 422 YARDS.
CZERNIEWSKI’S FIVE TOUCHDOWN PASSES SET A CAREER HIGH AS WELL. THE MULES ALSO SET TEAM RECORDS FOR PASSING YARDS (485) AND COMPLETIONS (40).
CZERNIEWSKI BECAME JUST THE FOURTH PLAYER IN MIAA HISTORY TO SURPASS 8,000 CAREER YARDS, AND SITS BEHIND ONLY THREE PLAYERS ON THE ALL-TIME MIAA PASSING CHARTS.
THE SENIOR FROM MONTGOMERY CITY, MO., TOSSED THREE TD’S IN THE FIRST HALF, INCLUDING ONE TO SETH MASON WITH FOUR SECONDS REMAINING TO MAKE IT A 23-7 HALFTIME LEAD.
CZERNIEWSKI HAD 275 YARDS AT THE BREAK, AND THREW HIS FINAL PASS OF THE NIGHT WITH 12:22 LEFT IN THE GAME FOR A TD TO ADAM PARKS, BREAKING THE RECORD AND MAKING IT 46-13.
OTHERS NOMINATED: JORDAN GODBERSON, OL, ESU; MIKE GARRISON, QB, FHSU; STEVEN SUMPTER, RB, MSSU; HARNISH AYORA, RB, TSU; JOE HASTINGS, WR, WU.
THE CENTRAL METHODIST UNIVERSITY VOLLEYBALL TEAM PICKED UP ITS FIRST WIN OF THE SEASON WEDNESDAY IN A FOUR-GAME VICTORY OVER STEPHENS COLLEGE. THE LADY EAGLES WON THE MATCH 16-25, 25-17, 25-16, 25-16.
AFTER DROPPING THE OPENING GAME, CENTRAL METHODIST TOOK ADVANTAGE OF SEVERAL STEPHENS ERRORS TO JUMP OUT TO A QUICK 10-1 LEAD IN GAME TWO. STEPHENS RALLIED TO WITHIN 13-7, BUT CMU STRETCHED IT BACK TO 20-12. STEPHENS THEN WENT ON A 5-2 RUN TO CLOSE TO 22-17, BUT A PAIR OF KILLS BY SOPHOMORE PAIGE SHIPLEY (SEDALIA, MO.) AND ANOTHER KILL BY SENIOR ERICA LABOUBE (BERGER, MO.) GAVE THE LADY EAGLES THE 25-17 VICTORY.
CENTRAL METHODIST IMPROVED TO 1-1 WITH THE WIN. THE LADY EAGLES WILL BE IN ACTION AT THE MAZZIO’S TOURNAMENT HOSTED BY COLLEGE OF THE OZARKS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY IN POINT LOOKOUT, MO. CMU IS SCHEDULED TO PLAY WILLIAM WOODS UNIVERSITY AND SOUTHERN NAZARENE UNIVERSITY ON FRIDAY, BEFORE FACING HARRIS-STOWE STATE UNIVERSITY AND LYON COLLEGE SATURDAY.
THE CENTRAL METHODIST UNIVERSITY MEN'S SOCCER TEAM WAS UNABLE TO GET ON THE SCOREBOARD AS NO. 21 MCKENDREE UNIVERSITY EARNED A 4-0 WIN OVER THE EAGLES IN CMU'S SEASON OPENER TUESDAY.
SOPHOMORE KENNEDY SEIFERT SCORED THE FIRST GOAL OF THE SEASON FOR THE CENTRAL METHODIST UNIVERSITY WOMEN'S SOCCER TEAM, BUT THE LADY EAGLES WERE UNABLE TO KEEP UP WITH NO. 11 MCKENDREE UNIVERSITY AS MCKENDREE TOPPED CMU 6-1 IN THE SEASON OPENER FOR BOTH TEAMS TUESDAY.
THE EAGLES WILL RETURN TO ACTION SATURDAY WHEN THEY TRAVEL TO HANNIBAL, MO., TO FACE HANNIBAL-LAGRANGE COLLEGE WITH THE MENS GAME AT 1PM, AND WOMENS AT 3PM.
Lou Michaels
