Tuesday
Oct. 30 2012
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Scorebox
Cross-country Saturday, Oct. 27 Missouri Valley Conference Championships 9th of 10 Field hockey (5-11, 2-3 MAC) Wednesday, Oct. 24 Saint Louis 11—2 Missouri State 32—5 Football (3-6, 3-3 MVFC) Saturday, Oct. 27 Western Illinois 0 3 0 0— 3 Missouri State 7 21 7 7 — 42 Ice hockey (10-4, 2-2 MACHA Gold) Friday, Oct. 26 Iowa 100— 1 Missouri State 3 5 5 — 13 Saturday, Oct. 27 Iowa 011— 2 Missouri State 4 6 6 — 16 Men’s golf Tuesday, Oct. 23 F&M Bank APSU Intercollegiate 6th of 14 Men’s soccer (5-7-4, 0-5-0 MVC) Saturday, Oct. 27 Creighton 10—1 Missouri State 00—0 Swimming and diving Friday, Oct. 26 (Men) Drury 78 Missouri State 148 (Women) Drury 125 Missouri State 116 Volleyball (13-12, 7-6 MVC) Friday, Oct. 26 Bradley 1 Missouri State 3 Saturday, Oct. 27 Northern Iowa 1 Missouri State 3 Women’s golf Tuesday, Oct. 23 Memphis Fall Invitational 7th of 14 Women’s soccer (8-8-2, 2-3-1 MVC) Thursday, Oct. 25 Indiana State 001—1 Missouri State 000—0
Calendar Tuesday, Oct. 30
Men’s basketball, 7 p.m. at home vs. Missouri Western (Exhibition)
Thursday, Nov. 1
Men’s soccer, 7 p.m. at home vs. Drake Swimming and diving, 4 p.m. at Evansville
Volleyball, 7 p.m. at Illinois State
Friday, Nov. 2
Ice hockey, 7 p.m. at home vs. Illinois
Saturday, Nov. 3
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Senior forward Jarmar Gulley performs a kettle bell squat with his athletic trainer, Tyler Landgraf, on Thursday, Oct. 25.
Fighting through the pain Senior Jarmar Gulley copes with torn ACL, diminished season
Gulley by the numbers
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Gulley’s rebounds per game average last season, good for second on the team.
By Matt Aten The Standard
hen a team with only two seniors on its roster loses one to a season-ending injury, it can be tough to cope. When that senior happens to be one of the top returning scorers, it can be devastating. Such is the case for the Missouri State men’s basketball team and forward Jarmar Gulley. While preparing for his senior year on the squad’s Costa Rica tour this August, Gulley came down on a defender’s foot, twisted his knee and was put out for the season. “I was just driving to the basket like normal,” Gulley said. “When I came down, I landed on a defender’s foot and felt it twist, but I didn’t know it was my ACL.” Gulley wouldn’t know until later that the injury would drastically change the course of his college career. “This was my first time with a knee injury, so I just thought it was bruised or maybe a slight tear,” Gulley said. “The trainer down there told me nothing was wrong, so I went home. Around 12, it started swelling up really bad, and that’s when (team-
Steals Gulley recorded last season, leading the team.
Number of times Gulley was named Missouri Valley Conference Newcomer of the Week last season.
File photo by Steph Anderson/THE STANDARD
Forward Jarmar Gulley fights for a rebound against Oklahoma State last season.
mate) Keith Pickens told me it might be my ACL.” Pickens endured the same injury before his sophomore season, and now it had struck Gulley. The Bears would be without a player who was second in scoring among returning players, averaging 10.4 points a game in 2011-12. Gulley’s first thoughts were not immediately
Ice hockey, 7 p.m. at home vs. Illinois
Men’s basketball, 7:05 p.m. at home vs. McKendree (Exhibition)
Swimming and diving, 10 a.m. vs. Air Force and Southern Illinois in Carbondale, Ill. Volleyball, 6 p.m. at Indiana State
Sunday, Nov. 4
MVC basketball
Women’s Missouri Valley Conference Preseason Poll 1. Creighton 2. Wichita State 3. Illinois State 4. Northern Iowa 5. Missouri State 6. Bradley 7. Indiana State 8. Southern Illinois 9. Drake 10. Evansville Player of the Year Carli Tritz, Creighton Missouri State Recognition Lady Bear Christiana Shorter was named to the Preseason All-MVC Team.
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Bears get an inspiring pep talk from Missouri State softball coach
Women’s basketball, 2:05 p.m. at home vs. Truman State
Player of the Year Doug McDermott, Creighton
about himself missing out on the season, but instead, he thought of his teammates he felt he was letting down. He will now have to wait until 201314 to play his senior season at MSU. “It just felt bad because it’s the first time I have to miss a season,” Gulley said. “It’s something I’ve done my entire life, and then the fact that there are so many freshmen, I just felt like I was leaving the team behind.” Head coach Paul Lusk shares the same thoughts
Volleyball team captures huge upset win over Northern Iowa
Football, 1 p.m. at home vs. North Dakota State
Men’s Missouri Valley Conference Preseason Poll 1. Creighton 2. Illinois State 3. Northern Iowa 4. Wichita State 5. Evansville 6. Drake 7. Indiana State 8. Missouri State 9. Bradley 10. Southern Illinois
Gulley’s points per game average last season, good for third on the team.
By Sam Holzer The Standard
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Kierra Harris (center) threw three touchdown passes and rushed for one on Saturday.
Football Bears break curse Team wins three straight games for first time since ’04 By Brandon Corrigan The Standard
After a 0-6 start to the 2012 campaign, it seemed unlikely that the Missouri State Bears would be able to pull out a victory to salvage their season. Three wins in a row? That was beyond the realm of reason. Head coach Terry Allen and company didn’t pack it in early, however, and his team is now the proud owner of a 3-3 record in the Missouri Valley Football Conference. On Oct. 13, five and a half
Bears vs. FCS national champions Missouri State vs. North Dakota State, 1 p.m. on Saturday at Plaster Sports Complex
minutes away from going 0-7, the Bears pulled out a fourth quarter comeback, upstaging MVFC newcomer South Dakota, 27-24. They followed the victory with an impressive road upset of then-No. 11 Illinois State, 24-17. On Saturday, the Bears handled their Homecoming matchup against Western Illinois with royal aplomb, decimating the Leathernecks 42-3 in front of a seasonhigh 10,076 fans at Plaster Sports Complex. Yes, the Bears have seemingly found their groove, winning three
consecutive games for the first time since 2004, when most of the current roster was still in its midteens. Quarterback Kierra Harris described the unpleasant first half of the Bears’ season as a humbling experience. “You can’t go nowhere but up,” Harris said. “It was small things that was keeping us down. One game, it would be turnovers; one game, it would be penalties. We just found a way to all play u See FOOTBALL page 7
According to volleyball Bears head coach Melissa Stokes, her team hit rock bottom with its loss to Southern Illinois on Oct. 20. Since then, however, a series of dramatic events occurred, and with wins over Bradley and Northern Iowa this past weekend, the Bears are at an all-time high. Stokes doesn’t credit this electrifying turnaround directly to one person in the volleyball program, but instead, to softball coach Holly Hesse. “I have to give her props,” Stokes said. “She asked if she could speak with my team on Tuesday, and I welcomed it. One of the best things that she’s good at is motivational speaking. She really gave our team a new focus and Hesse something different.” Stokes went on to talk about the fantastic support from coach-to-coach at Missouri State. “We have great coaching camaraderie at Missouri State,” she said. “It’s incredible how the coaches support each other here.” With coach Hesse’s inspiring words still fresh on the minds of the Bears, they u See VICTORY page 7