Monday, September 10, 2018

LSC Scoop Football Power Poll, Volleyball Rankings, and weekend recap

South Central Region Volleyball rankings
  1.  Tarleton State (2) - 3.197
  2. St. Edwards (5) - 2.658
  3. Texas A&M-Commerce (1) - 2.585
  4. Angelo State (8) - 2.521
  5. Colorado Mines (3) - 2.482
  6. Colorado Mesa (6) - 2.471
  7. Dixie State (9) - 2.019
  8. Texas A&M-Kingsville (10) - 1.829
  9. West Texas A&M (7) - 1.570
  10. Ark-Fort Smith (12) - 1.499
  11. Texas Woman's (4) - 1.458
  12. Metro State (13) - 1.353
  13. Dallas Baptist (14) - 0.733
  14. Regis (11) - 0.486
  15. Lubbock Christian (15) - 0.323

Volleyball ResultsHome
2-0 TAMUK - WNMU, UTPB
0-2 Cameron - WTAM, ENMU
0-2 MSU - ENMU, WTAM
2-0 TSU - TWU, TAMC
2-0 ASU - TAMC, TWU

Away  
1-1 WNMU - TAMK, TAMUI
1-1 UTPB - TAMK, TAMUI
2-0 WTAM - Cameron, MSU
2-0 ENMU - Cameron, MSU
0-2 TAMC - TSU, ASU
0-2 TWU - TSU, ASU



LSC Scoop Football Power Rankings
No changes in the rankings, but that will start changing as soon as this week
  1. Midwestern State - a lot closer than 21 point margin would indicate, tied in 4th quarter
  2. Texas A&M-Commerce - a win is a win, but waiting for statement game
  3. Tarleton State - would have liked to see how Texans fared against FCS squad
  4. Angelo State - dominated 2nd quarter, but outscored 38-0 in 1,3,4
  5. Texas A&M-Kingsville - cannot move up when dominating outmanned NAIA squad
  6. Eastern New Mexico - not as close as 13 point margin, down 31-0 at half
  7. West Texas A&M - see Texas A&M-Kingsville on not moving up
  8. Western New Mexico - respectable first half, trailing just 21-10, not so much in second
  9. UT Permian Basin - never gave up, but couldn't needed stop in fourth

This week's LSC matchups
Midwestern State at UT- Permian Basin
Tarleton State at West Texas A&M
Texas A&M-Commerce at Eastern New Mexico
Texas A&M-Kingsville at Angelo State - Game of the Week


Last weekend's football results (and predictions)
Perfect 8-0 weekend, and 15-1 on the season.
Texas A&M-Commerce 27, William Jewell 17 (63-7)
Northern Michgan 27, UT-Permian Basin 22 (35-21)
Idaho 56, Western New Mexico 10 (35-7)
ACU 41, Angelo State 24 (31-17)
West Texas A&M 42, OPSU 7 (28-10)
Tarleton - SFA cancelled due to weather
Midwestern State 38, West Florida 17 (35-28)
Texas A&M-Kingsville 52, Texas Wesleyan 10 (49-14)
Colorado Mesa 34, ENMU 21 (28-24)

Game Recaps

Top-ranked Lions hold on for 27-17 win at William Jewell
The top-ranked Texas A&M University-Commerce football team got out to an early lead and held on for a 27-17 win over William Jewell College in non-conference action at Greene Stadium on Saturday.
 
The Lions move to 2-0 overall on the season and pick up their 12th consecutive victory, extending the longest winning streak in NCAA Division II. The Cardinals fall to 0-1 on the season.
 
A&M-Commerce will remain on the road for its next contest, returning to Lone Star Conference action at Eastern New Mexico at 7 p.m. MDT on Saturday, September 15...Complete Release
 


No. 10 MSU batters second-ranked Argonauts in second half, 38-17

Fireworks are a rite of halftime entertainment for Midwestern State home games.

None were on display Saturday night at Memorial Stadium., but that was ok. The 10th-ranked Mustangs took care of all of the pyrotechnics early and often in the second half to crush No. 2 West Florida 38-17.

Senior quarterback Layton Rabb got the Mustangs' offense going in the second half going 14-of-17 for 179 yards beginning with a 20-yard completion to Anthony Tennison on a 4th-and-5 at the UWF 21-yard line on the opening drive of the half...Complete Release


Javelina Ground Game Shines in Win over Rams

The Texas A&M-Kingsville football program hit the ground running on Saturday against Texas Wesleyan as the backfield was only 19 combined yards away from have three individual 100-yard rushers in a 52-10 win at Pepsi Field at Javelina Stadium.

The Javelinas (1-1) found the end zone on their opening drive and never looked back against the Rams (0-2) for the first home win of 2018. Senior Nick Pelrean (Houston, Texas) accounted for 108 yards on the ground along with two scores to spearhead the Hog ground game...Complete Release
 


Buffs Force Four Turnovers in 42-7 Win over Oklahoma Panhandle State

West Texas A&M's final season at Kimbrough Memorial Stadium got off to a great start as the Buffs defense forced four turnovers in a 42-7 win over Oklahoma Panhandle State in front of 6,889 fans on Saturday night. The Buffaloes held the Aggies offense to 283 yards as they improved to 1-1 on the season.

After having to punt on their first two possessions of the game, Mitch Hood found a streaking Payton Gonzales on the first play of the third drive for a 61-yard touchdown pass making it 7-0. WT's defense would force another OPSU punt that Tobias Harris returned 72 yards to put the Buffs at the 3-yard line with a little more than a minute left. Hood would take it himself on third-and-goal for his second rushing touchdown of the season...Complete Release
 


Tarleton football game at FCS Stephen F. Austin cancelled due to weather

Tarleton and Stephen F. Austin's first football meeting since 2007 will have to wait until another time as the weather has led to a cancellation of Saturday night's game.
 
Tarleton and Stephen F. Austin were scheduled to kickoff at 6 p.m. at Homer Bryce Stadium in Nacogdoches, but weather forced nearly two hours of delays before the announcement was made to end the effort. The game will not be made up.
 
Tarleton is 1-0 on the season and will return to action next weekend with a road trip to Kimbrough Memorial Stadium in Canyon for a Saturday matchup with West Texas A&M to begin Lone Star Conference play at 6 p.m...Complete Release
 


Hounds Unable to Overcome Early Deficit Despite Strong Second Half

The Eastern New Mexico football team was unable to overcome a 31-0 halftime deficit and suffered a 34-21 defeat in their home opener despite a strong second half that saw the Hounds outscore #25 Colorado Mesa by a total of 21-3.

Eastern racked up 186 rushing yards in the second half, but couldn't overcome the strong start from the Mavericks. Running back Paul Terry finished with 145 yards on the ground on 22 carries and a touchdown to lead a Hounds rushing attack that finished the game with 327 yards rushing...Complete Release
 


Rams fall to Wildcats after first-half rally

Angelo State scored 24-unanswered points to take a 24-17 halftime lead over Abilene Christian but couldn't continue that momentum into the second half as the Wildcats earned a 41-24 non-conference win over the Rams on Saturday at Anthony Field at Wildcat Stadium.

The Rams (1-1) and Wildcats (1-1) were playing for the first time since 2012 when ACU went to NCAA Division I FCS play after the two programs had played every year since 1964. Angelo State now leads the all-time series 28-21-1 but will go into next week's home opener with the 1-1 record after the Wildcats scored three touchdowns and kicked a field goal in the second half to thwart the ASU effort...Complete Release
 


Falcons Can't Erase Slow Start in 27-22 Loss at Northern Michigan

UT Permian Basin out-scored Northern Michigan 15-7 over the final 22 minutes Saturday afternoon, but a pair of first half touchdowns helped the Wildcats to a 27-22 victory over UTPB at the Superior Dome in Marquette, Mich.

NMU started with a four-play drive capped by 23 yard rush from Deandre Caldwell for their first touchdown of the game...Complete Release
 


Idaho 56, Western New Mexico 10

Complete Release

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