http://www.smsumustangs.com/news/2009/11/20/WBB_1120095320.aspxMen's Basketball, Women's BasketballFri, 20 Nov 2009 08:49:32 GMThttp://www.smsumustangs.com/news/2009/11/19/VB_1119092352.aspxVolleyball

Box Score ST. PAUL, Minn. - No. 7 seed Metro State (Colo.) rallied from a 2-1 deficit and won the last two sets to earn a 3-2 victory (25-20, 16-26, 16-25, 25-23, 15-13) over No. 2 seed Southwest Minnesota State in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Central Region Tournament at Concordia University in St. Paul, Minn., Thursday afternoon. MSCD now advances to the semifinals on Friday versus the winner of No. 3 Nebraska-Kearney/No. 6 Minnesota Duluth. ]]>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:17:59 GMThttp://www.smsumustangs.com/news/2009/11/17/VB_1117093526.aspxVolleyball

Complete Release (PDF) Central Region Tournament Web site MARSHALL, Minn. - The No. 13-ranked Southwest Minnesota State volleyball team (25-7) received the No. 2 seed in the Central Region and will meet No. 7 seed and No. 20-ranked Metro State (Colo.) (24-7) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday at 12 p.m. in St. Paul, Minn. Series record: It will be just the third meeting between SMSU and MSC on Thursday and second in as many years. The Mustangs are 1-1 against the Roadrunners all-time; the last time the two programs met was, coincidentally, in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament last season. In that contest, SMSU picked up a 3-1 win in St. Paul, Minn. ]]>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:34:01 GMThttp://www.smsumustangs.com/news/2009/11/18/WBB_1118092419.aspxWomen's Basketball

MARSHALL, Minn. - Southwest Minnesota State head women's basketball coach #Mike Jewett# announced today that Samantha Abens from Knoxville, Iowa, has signed a letter of intent to continue her academic and athletic career at SMSU. Abens, a 5-foot-8 guard, is currently a senior at Knoxville High School where she is on pace to pass the 1,000-point mark. A three-year all-conference and all-district performer, Abens owns her school's career record for three-pointers and is in the top-five in the state in the same category. Last season, she was named all-state and led KHS to a top-10 finish in Iowa while averaging 14.4 points per game. Through her junior season, Abens has 956 points, 192 three-pointers, 280 rebounds, 228 assists and 221 steals. ]]>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:15:33 GMThttp://www.smsumustangs.com/news/2009/11/19/MBB_1119093005.aspxMen's BasketballThu, 19 Nov 2009 07:28:11 GMThttp://www.smsumustangs.com/news/2009/11/18/WREST_1118092555.aspxWrestlingWed, 18 Nov 2009 11:24:00 GMThttp://www.smsumustangs.com/news/2009/11/18/WGOLF_1118092638.aspxWomen's Golf

MARSHALL, Minn. - Southwest Minnesota State University women’s golf coach Ross Webskowski announced on Wednesday that Marissa Campeau from Osceola, Wis., Rachel Patnoe from Milbank, S.D., and Jessica Williams from New Richmond, Wis., have signed letters of intent to continue their academic and golf careers at SMSU. “We are excited to have the addition of three quality student-athletes to our program,” Webskowski said. “All three golfers bring a wealth of experience and will provide us the depth we need to compete for conference and regional championships. We are fortunate that they have chosen to be Mustangs.” ]]>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:25:39 GMThttp://www.smsumustangs.com/news/2009/11/18/WBB_1118090306.aspxWomen's Basketball

Complete Release (PDF) This week: The Southwest Minnesota State women’s basketball team will open the 2009-10 season this weekend when the Mustangs face Truman State (Mo.) and Hillsdale (Mich.) as part of the SMSU Classic presented by State Farm Insurance. SMSU basketball online: Live statistics for home games and live audio and video streaming for all women’s basketball games are available at www.smsumustangs.com. ]]>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:00:50 GMThttp://www.smsumustangs.com/news/2009/11/17/MBB_1117090503.aspxMen's Basketball

BOX SCORE MARSHALL, Minn. - Redshirt freshman Jordan Miller scored a game-high 26 points in his first career game, including connecting on a record-tying eight three-pointers to lead No. 22 Southwest Minnesota State to a season-opening 86-59 victory over Dordt College (Iowa) on Tuesday night in Marshall. The loss was the first of the season for Dordt and drops to 3-1 overall. Miller scored 17 first half points and was a perfect 6 of 6 shooting from the field, including making five three-pointers to help the Mustangs erase a five-point deficit in the first half and take a commanding 51-25 halftime lead. His eight three-pointers tied an R/A Facility record; Adam Tesch hit eight three-pointers twice in 2000 and 2001. ]]>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:47:06 GMThttp://www.smsumustangs.com/news/2009/11/14/MBB_1114093204.aspxMen's Basketball

GAME NOTES (PDF) THIS WEEK: The No. 22-ranked Southwest Minnesota State men’s basketball team (0-0, 0-0 NSIC) begins the 2009-10 season and its 43rd season of intercollegiate basketball on Tuesday, Nov. 17, hosting NAIA Division II opponent Dordt College from Sioux Center, Iowa. Tip-off is slated for 7 p.m. at the R/A Facility in Marshall. Following Tuesday night’s game, the Mustangs will host the SMSU Classic Presented by State Farm Insurance on Friday, Nov. 20 and Saturday, Nov. 21. SMSU will face NCAA II Lewis University (Ill.) on Friday night starting at 8 p.m., before taking on NAIA II Bellevue University (Neb.) on Saturday night at 8 p.m. SMSU BASKETBALL ONLINE: Live statistics for HOME games and live audio and video streaming for ALL men’s basketball games will be available once again this season at www.SMSUmustangs.com. ]]>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 15:30:40 GMT