SMSU Athletics

October 21, 2011 – Hoof Prints Article

Hello Mustang Fans!

As mentioned in last week’s Hoofprints article, the winter sports have begun practicing and for our Mustang Basketball fans that means the Late Show is not far off.

The SMSU Men’s, Women’s and Wheelchair Basketball programs will hold its annual “Late Show” on Thursday, October 27, at 7:00 pm in the R/A Facility.  Doors open at 6:30 pm with SMSU basketball players available for autographs and pictures. The event, which is free and open to the public and will offer the first look of the 2011-12 basketball teams at SMSU.  Each team will hold an eight-minute intra-squad scrimmage to go along with three-point and dunk contests.

SMSU students will have the opportunity to enter drawings to win multiple prizes throughout the event. One male and one female SMSU student will be picked to attempt a half-court shot with the chance of winning a $1,000 tuition waiver. Drawings will also be held to giveaway SMSU basketball apparel, an Apple iPod touch and a Blu-Ray Home DVD player.

For all your news and information on the Mustang Basketball Late Show and SMSU Athletics, go to SMSUmustangs.com.

This Week in Mustang Athletics:

The SMSU Soccer team ( 5-7-1, 4-4-1 NSIC) sets up to host their last two regular scheduled home games of the 2011 season this weekend at the Regional Event Center.  On Saturday, SMSU will face-off with Upper Iowa University (5-6-2, 3-4-2 NSIC) with the match beginning at 12:00 pm.  The Mustangs will then compete with Winona State University (11-2-1, 9-0-0 NSIC) on Sunday with the match set for 1:00 pm. The SMSU Soccer team is coming off a tie with the University of Minnesota, Crookston and a 4-0 loss to Minnesota State Moorhead last weekend.

The Mustang Football team (2-5, 2-4 NSIC, 0-2 NSIC South) plays at home for the second straight week, taking on Upper Iowa University (3-4, 2-4 NSIC, 0-2 NSIC South) in a NSIC South Division match-up on Saturday. The game is scheduled to begin at 5:00pm at Mattke Field at the Regional Event Center.

SMSU dropped a 24-17 decision to No. 16 St. Cloud State last Saturday in Marshall, with SMSU’s final drive ending deep in SCSU territory.  The Mustangs will look to rebound against the Peacocks who lost 32-14 at home to Minnesota State, Mankato.

SMSU quarterback Tyler Peschong ranks 18th in the country in total offense (281.4), while running back Warren Matthews ranks 20th in all-purpose yardage (156.2).

The No.9SMSU Volleyball team (15-6, 9-3 NSIC) are coming off a four set win (25-14, 25-20, 22-25, 25-21) over Augustana (S.D.) on Tuesday night in Marshall. With the win, Southwest Minnesota State has now won 11 straight matches over Augustana. The Mustangs will continue NSIC action on Friday when they travel to Winona State at for a 7:00pm match versus the Warriors. Saturday, the SMSU Volleyball team will travel to Fayette, IA to battle the Peacocks of Upper Iowa with the match schedule to begin at 3:00 pm.

Good luck to all of our teams this week and Believe in Brown!

Congratulations to Tom McLaughlin, who provided the correct answer to last week’s Mustang Hoofprints Question: What Mustang Football players holds the career record of sacks at SMSU? Dan Lee (1978-81) holds the career record for sacks recording 30 sacks for the Mustangs.

Hoofprints Trivia Question (please put this in a box with the title on top)

What SMSU Basketball player won last year’s three point contest during the 2010 Mustang Basketball Late Show?

The first person to email me at MustangHoofPrints@SMSU.edu with the correct answer to this question will receive an SMSU t-shirt.