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The Wichitan October 14, 2009
On Deck this week... Thursday October 15 Volleyball
Tuesday
vs. Eastern New Mexico 7 p.m.
Friday October 16 Women’s Soccer @ Eastern New Mexico 3:3- p.m.
Saturday October 17 Cross Country @Lone Star Conference Championships (Canyon, TX) Volleyball vs. West Texas A&M 2 p.m. Football vs. Texas A&M Kingsville 8 p.m.
Sunday October 18 Men’s Soccer vs.St. Mary’s 1 p.m. Women’s Soccer @ West Texas A&M 1 p.m.
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Sports
Men’s basketball excited for upcoming season Kaitlin Morrison Sports Editor
This year’s upcoming men’s basketball season looks to be a promising one. The 2009 Lone Star Conference Champions return under new leadership this season. Coach Grant McCasland was the named the new Midwestern State head coach. He comes from Midland College where he posted a record if 143-32 record and lead his team to the 2007 National Junior College Athletic Association championship and was named the runner-up earlier this spring. He chose former Baylor standout Nelson Haggerty to be the assistant coach. He is a former
coach of MIAA powerhouses Pittsburg State and Central Missouri. While attending games at D.L. Ligon Coliseum, you will see some new faces on the court for the Mustangs, along with some familiar ones. “We’ve added a group that will make a significant impact,” McCasland said. “As a group, all of them have played at winning programs and will add depth to a strong core of returning players.” The class consists of four guards and a forward, including three with NCAA Division I experience. Chris Hagan is a junior transfer from Blinn College. He began his career at Rice University,
where he played in 32 games and started 17 as a true freshman, before suffering a knee injury early in his sophomore year. At Blinn he averaged 12.9 points and 5.1 assists last season. Senior Jason Ebie, a 6-1 point guard, competed in 83 games and started 39 contests at TCU. He had 206 assists, while boasting an assist-to-turnover ratio of 2-to-1. Another senior, Rashad Austin, is a 6-7 forward who will return to the court after sitting out last season. He played 29 games and made four starts at Bradley University during the 2007-2008 season after enjoying a stellar two-year stint at Northeastern (Colo.) JC. Adrian “Scooby” Van Buren
a 6-2 junior guard, has made the move with Coach McCasland from Midland College where he served as a defensive stopper. Antonio Jones, a 6-4 guard, comes to Midwestern from Coffeyville Community College. He averaged 11.5 points, 2.6 rebounds and 2.3 assists. He connected 46 percent of his shots from the field, including a 37 percent effort from the threepoint line. The Mustangs return five seniors, two juniors and one sophomore from last year’s team. Chris Williams, Michael Godwin, Anthony Moore, Craig Green and Aboubakar Wandji are the seniors. Jon Trilli and Charlie Logan are the juniors and Melvin Clark is the lone
sophomore. “What excites me most about the coming season is the quality of players and people on this team,” McCasland said. “This team will be a fun group because of their maturity. They are all in it for the team and wanting to win championships. That’s their prospective.” The Mustangs claimed their second Lone Star Conference championship in the last three years last season and advanced to the NCAA Division II South Central Regionals for the fourth time in school history. Midwestern State starts the 2009-2010 season on Nov. 15 when it plays host to Wayland Baptist in an exhibition game. Tip off is set for 7 p.m.
Mustangs to watch... Cross Country Midwestern State maintained its No. 8 holding in the latest NCAA Division II South Central Region rankings as released Tuesday by the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches’ Association. The Mustangs finished second of five teams at the Naimadu Collegiate Classic Saturday in Abilene. The race featured a large portion of the course which will be utilized for the South Central Regional meet set for Nov. 7 at Nelson Park. They will compete this Saturday for the Lone Star Conference Championship in Canyon, Texas.
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Football Midwestern State dropped five spots to No. 23 in the latest American Football Coaches’ Association Division II Poll released Monday morning. The Mustangs dropped a heartbreaker when Tarleton State’s Garrett Lindholm booted a school-record 55-yard field goal as time expired to help the Texans erase an 11-point fourth-quarter deficit and claim their seventh-straight win over MSU 31-28 Saturday night in Stephenville. The Mustangs look to get back on track when they face the No. 7 ranked Texas A&M Kingsville this Saturday at Memorial Stadium.
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