Hoof Prints - Nov. 17, 2011
November 17, 2011 – Hoof Prints Article
Hello Mustang Fans!
Today, I will be heading down to the University of Nebraska, Kearney to watch the SMSU Volleyball team compete in their 8th straight NCAA Central Region Volleyball Tournament. The Mustangs will be playing Metro State out of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference at 5:00pm in Kearney, NE.
No. 9 SMSU (23-6) earned the fifth seed in the Central Region while the No. 12 Metro State (Colo.) (24-6) earned the fourth seed in the tournament. The winner of this match will take on the winner of UNK and Colorado School of Mines at 7:30pm on Friday.
The other side of the bracket will have the third seeded UMD Bulldogs matching up against the number six seeded Wayne State College with this contest beginning at noon on Thursday. Concordia comes into the tournament at the number two seed taking on conference rival Minnesota State, Mankato who is seeded seventh. The winners of these matches will play on Friday in the other semi-final match starting at 5:00pm.
For all your NCAA Central Region Volleyball news and information on SMSU Athletics, go to SMSUmustangs.com.
This Week in Mustang Athletics:
The Mustang Football team (3-8, 3-7 NSIC, 1-5 NSIC South) concluded their season last Saturday with a heartbreaking 53-60 loss to the Concordia Golden Bears in the Metro Dome in Minneapolis, MN. I would like to thank the ten seniors for their leadership and dedication to our Mustang Football program.
I would also like to congratulate our eight SMSU football players who were honored by the NSIC earning all conference accolades. Senior linebacker John Kersbergen, senior safety Levi Reiff, senior offensive lineman Brian Rodas, junior quarterback Tyler Peschong and sophomore punter Mike Wenk were all named second team All-NSIC South Division. Senior linebacker Phil Breidall, sophomore tight end Cody Condon and sophomore offensive lineman Brandon Puffer were named to the honorable mention All-NSIC South Division team.
The SMSU Women’s Basketball team (0-1) will continue non-conference action on today in Minot, ND taking on the Beavers of Minot State (1-1). The opening tip is set for 6:00 pm at the MSU Dome. The Mustangs are coming off a loss to the University of Sioux Falls last Saturday afternoon in their season opener. SMSU was lead by Abby Kenealy who scored 20 points and had five rebounds in the game.
The SMSU Wheelchair Basketball team will be on the road this weekend playing on Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the Turkey Shootout in Salt Lake City, Utah. SMSU will play five games in three days at the tournament.
The SMSU Men’s Basketball team lost in a close contest against NCAA Division I Wisconsin-Milwaukee71-65 in the Mustangs season opener last Saturday. Jordan Miller led SMSU with 16 points, a career-high 11 rebounds and nine assists, while Nick Smith scored a career-high 13 points with seven rebounds.
The Mustangs will now have to wait 13 days before continuing non-conference action on Friday, November 25, taking on Michigan Tech at the Bemidji State Classic
The SMSU wrestling team will open its season on Saturday at the Bison Open in Fargo, N.D. before opening its dual schedule at home against St. Olaf on November 30. The Mustangs are coming off their best finish in Bison Open last Saturday placing six Mustang Wrestlers in the tournament.
Good luck to all of our teams this week and Believe in Brown!
No one was able to provide the correct answer to last week’s Mustang Hoofprints Question: How many 100 point games have the SMSU Women’s Basketball team had in their 42 year history? The Mustang Women’s Basketball team has had eight 100 point games in the history of the program with four of the eight 100 point games coming during the 2008 campaign.
Hoofprints Trivia Question (please put this in a box with the title on top)
What Mustang Wrestlers hold the career record for most matches won while wearing the Brown & Gold?
The first person to email me at MustangHoofPrints@SMSU.edu with the correct answer to this question will receive an SMSU t-shirt.
