Southwest Baptist Adding Men’s Soccer

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The MIAA has announced that it will add men’s soccer as a conference sport, effective with the 2012 fall season. Fort Hays State University, Lindenwood University, Northeastern State University, Southwest Baptist University and Truman State University will all field men’s soccer teams in 2012. Additionally the MIAA announced that is has extended invitations to Harding [...]

Megan Melugin Commits to Southwest Baptist Bearcats

Megan Melugin, Kickapoo Chiefs (2010)

The Bearcats have added a fourth local recruit with last weeks signing by Kickapoo Chiefs midfield Megan Melugin. She joins Springfield SC teammate, goalkeeper Paige Hemphill (Ozark) along with Haden and Marcotte. Megan, like her brother Heath who plays for the Missouri State Bears, has a solid focus on her education and plans to enroll [...]

MIAA Coaches Pick Central Missouri State First, SBU 5th, MSSU 7th

Two-time defending MIAA soccer champion Central Missouri State got the nod over Truman State for preseason No. 1 in the 2009 MIAA coaches poll, the league office announced Thursday. The Jennies received six of nine first-place votes and totaled 62 points. Central Missouri won the MIAA title outright in 2008 after sharing the crown with [...]

The MIAA Arms Race

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The St Joseph News has done an excellent job of looking at the escalating cost of competing in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA). It’s primarily a football discussion but it points to the role of Athletics on campus and as part of the process of differentiating a school and a program. The turf’s always [...]

Friday’s College Report

Missouri State Bears – 1 SEMO Redhawks – 0 This is a very good result for the Bears, getting the win on a 50th minute goal from their midfield general, sophomore Samantha Aguilar. Sophomore midfielder Christine Cross earned the assist as she led Aguilar with a pass that resulted in a goal in the bottom [...]

Brianna Ragains Signs With Missouri Southern Lions

Brianna Ragains Signs With Missouri Southern Lions

Brianna Ragains, Lebanon Yellowjackets, has signed with the Missouri Southern Lions in Joplin. ‘Bri’, as she is called by family and friends, is another of the multi-sport stars that many of the regional high schools are fortunate to have. In the Fall she runs for Lebanon’s District Champion cross-country program, and she qualified for State [...]