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The Wichitan December 2, 2009
On Deck this week... Tuesday December 1 Women’s Basketball
Tuesday
vs. St. Edward’s 7 p.m.
Thursday December 3 Women’s Basketball vs. University of Central Oklahoma 6 p.m. Men’s Basketball vs. University of Central Oklahoma 8 p.m.
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Mustangs run past Jarvis Christian 97-64 MSUMustangs.com For the Wichitan
Jarvis Christian’s Phillip Gavin converted a pair of free throws before the opening tip after Midwestern State was caught dunking in pregame warm-ups Monday night at D.L. Ligon Coliseum. The NAIA Bulldogs held the lead for exactly 44 seconds before Rashad Austin proved the Mustangs could dunk just as well during the run of play. Midwestern then held Jarvis Christian without a score for nearly 10 minutes in the first half to pull away for an easy 97-64 win. The Mustangs claimed their 15th-straight win at home while improving their best start since
the 1998-99 team broke out of the blocks with 11-straight wins to 7-0. MSU plays host to defending LSC North Division champion Central Oklahoma Thursday night at Ligon Coliseum. Tipoff is set for 8 p.m. or 25 minutes after the conclusion of the women’s game which begins at 6. Jarvis Christian’s Ron Pruitt hit a jumper with 18:43 to go in the opening half to knot the game at 4-4, but it was all Midwestern after that. By the time Brian Lockett hit a 3-pointer from the right corner 9:18 later to cut a 22-0 MSU, the Mustangs led 26-7 and would carry a 48-16 lead into intermission. Midwestern State would lead by as many as 39 in the second
half after Charlie Logan hit a pair of free throws with 14:13 remaining. All 13 Mustangs who suited out would score led by senior guard Jason Ebie’s 17 points, four-rebound, five-assist performance. He was joined in double figures by Chris Hagan (13 points, 4 steals) and Rashad Austin (12 points, 4 rebounds). Seniors Anthony Moore and Michael Godwin paced the rebounding effort with eight board apiece. Mahershal Simonet paced Jarvis Christian with 16 points and six rebounds. The Bulldogs, who compete in the Red River Athletic Conference, fell to 1-7
Rashad Austin had 12 points and four rebounds in MSU’s 9764 win over Jarvis Christian. Photo by Patrick Johnston.
Mustangs to watch... Football Midwestern State junior quarterback Zack Eskridge headlined a group of five Midwestern State players on the Daktronics All-Super Region 4 team released Tuesday by the College Sports Information Directors of America. Eskridge, a 2009 Harlon Hill finalist, gained top offensive honors after leading NCAA Division II with a 180.2 pass efficiency rating for the Lone Star Conference trichampion Mustangs. Eskridge, a Rockwall High School product, completed 71.3 percent of his passes for a school-record 3,295 yards. The junior signal caller connected for 29 touchdowns and threw six interceptions. Joining Eskridge on the first team is senior wide receiver Andy Tanner, senior center Lance Calloway and senior cornerback Micah Hill. Tanner, another Rockwall High product, rewrote all of MSU’s single-season receiving record by making 75 receptions for 1,186 yards and 12 touchdowns. Calloway made 44 starts over the past four years at guard and center for units which averaged more than 400 yards per game. Hill, a senior cornerback from Houston, served as the cornerstone of the LSC’s best pass efficiency defenses. Senior tight end J.J. Ford garnered second-team honors after making seven receptions for 61 yards. The Garden City, Kan. product was a first-team All-LSC South Division selection.
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