LSC Roundup 10-5

LSC round-up: ACU still undefeated
Texas A&M-Kingsville and Abilene Christian posted victories Saturday to remain the lone two unbeaten teams in the Lone Star Conference, and Angelo State also picked up a victory to join the Javelinas and Wildcats as the last three LSC teams without a loss in conference play.

Redshirt freshman Mitchell Gale threw for 300 yards and three touchdowns in his first collegiate start as No. 2 ACU (6-0 overall, 4-0 LSC, 1-0 LSC South) breezed past winless East Central 43-6 in a LSC crossover game in Ada, Okla., on Saturday. The victory sets up a showdown between the defending LSC champs and Angelo State (5-1, 4-0, 2-0) at 6 p.m. Saturday in a LSC South Division game in San Angelo.

Rams set to battle Abilene Christian
SAN ANGELO, Texas — Trips to Blackwater Draw, N.M., home of Eastern New Mexico Univesity, haven’t always been enjoyable experiences for the Angelo State University football team — especially recently.

In 2007, the Rams needed double-overtime to defeat the Greyhounds there. In 2005, ASU suffered its first loss of the season at Greyhound Stadium. The 2009 matchup looked like it might not go the Rams’ way either. Despite taking a 19-2 lead at halftime, the Greyhounds cut the ASU lead to 19-16 early in the fourth quarter on Saturday.

Fortunately, the Rams were able to re-establish their lead and then pull away in the game’s final minutes. With the win, ASU improved to 4-0 in LSC play for the first time since 2001 and 2-0 in South Division play for the first time since that same season.

Buffs still feeling those red-zone blues
Statistics don't tell the story for the problems plaguing the West Texas A&M offense. WT gained 370 yards Saturday night against Midwestern State, which entered the game with the best defense in the Lone Star Conference, at least on paper.

Buffs quarterback Taylor Harris was 30-of-55 for 320 yards and a touchdown and spread the ball around, hitting eight receivers. Running back Kelvin Thompson ran for 79 yards on 18 carries and a touchdown. WT also was a respectable 4-of-7 on scoring chances in the red zone.

However, the primary stat that concerns the Buffs is the final score - 31-19.

Inside the numbers: The Buffs had only 50 net yards rushing and had to settle for field goals on two of their scoring opportunities.

Area college report: Oct. 5, 2009
Game balls
Trinity WR Caleb Urban totaled 148 all-purpose yards, including a 62-yard touchdown reception and a 49-yard TD run on a reverse.
A&M-Kingsville LB Jeff Edwards came up with two interceptions, seven tackles and a sack.
Incarnate Word QB Eric Massoni passed for 151 yards and two touchdowns and ran for another while guiding the Cardinals to their come-from-behind victory.

Angelo State smothers Hounds (with video)
BLACKWATER DRAW — With homecoming upon it, Eastern New Mexico suffered a power outage. Visiting Angelo State held the Greyhounds’ high-powered offense scoreless until late in the third quarter, and salted the game away with a pair of defensive touchdowns in the fourth period for a 47-23 victory Saturday at Greyhound Stadium.

Josh Neiswander threw for 403 yards and three touchdowns for Angelo State (5-1), including a 17-yard pass to V’Keon Lacey with one second left in the first half for a 19-2 advantage at the break. The Greyhounds (2-4), NCAA Division II’s second-ranked scoring offense entering the weekend, managed just a safety in the first half and lost the turnover battle 3-1.

“We didn’t play well on any side of the ball,” Greyhounds coach Mark Ribaudo said. “Our offense didn’t play well. Our defense played well in the first half and our special teams didn’t play well all night. We’re an offensive-minded football team. If our offense isn’t going it’s going to be tough all the way around.”

Waller grad returns to Blinn football after 2 years
Recruiting Tidbit - expressing interest in ACU and WT.


ACU goes 3-1 at Pitt State classic
PITTSBURG, Kan. — After going 1-3 at the 2008 Pitt State Classic, Abilene Christian reversed that with a pair of wins Saturday. The Wildcats won three matches after being swept Friday by No. 5 Central Missouri. On Saturday, ACU knocked off Newman (Kan.) 3-1 before taking a 3-1 win over the host team and No. 21-ranked Pittsburg State. ACU won that match 25-21, 25-15, 19-25, 26-24 to improved its record to 15-5 with its second win over the season over PSU.

Javs volleyball splits in San Antonio
SAN ANTONIO The Texas A&M-Kingsville volleyball team snapped its six match losing streak on Saturday when they defeated St. Mary’s by a score of 26-24, 25-21, 25-13 after dropping an earlier match to Incarnate Word 23-25, 25-22, 25-21, 23-25, 15-9. The Javelinas (10-9) downed the Rattlers (3-16) thanks to an outstanding effort by senior Kristin Chancellor. She pounded out a match high 11 kills and posted a .714 attack for the Hoggies.

MSU sweeps away Dustdevils, 3-0
Shelbi Stewart recorded her first career double-double with 10 kills and 14 digs to lead Midwestern State to a 25-19, 25-23, 25-21 win over Texas A&M International Saturday morning.

Pritchard lifts No. 10 MSU to 1-0 win over Commerce
Sophomore Lindsay Pritchard collected a carom to the left corner and banged in the game winner in the 96th minute to lift the 10th-ranked Mustangs to 1-0 overtime win over Texas A&M-Commerce.

Midwestern State blows past St. Edward's, 4-1
It was all Mustangs over the final 72 minutes as MSU rolled past the Hilltoppers, 4-1, to extend its unbeaten run at home to 18 matches.

Hat trick leads ASU to victory
SAN ANGELO, Texas — Coming into Sunday’s game against Northeastern State, the Angelo State University soccer team was on a mission. The Rambelles were looking to bounce back from an overtime loss against East Central at home on Friday, and they were shooting for their first Lone Star Conference win of the season. Junior forward Ashley Brown scored the first hat trick of the season for the Rambelles in a 4-0 win over the Riverhawks at the ASU soccer field.

Lady Buffs divide scoring in 4-0 win
The West Texas A&M Lady Buffs won their second straight Lone Star Conference soccer match Sunday, defeating Southwestern Oklahoma State, 4-0, at The Pitch on WT's campus.

Stipanic, Ziputovic advance to ITA Championships
Midwestern State’s Vjekoslav Stipanic and Bo Ziputovic claimed the 2009 Wilson/ITA South Central Men’s Doubles’ Championship Sunday afternoon at Eager Tennis Center.