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Kansas City, Mo. – The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) released the 2023 Daktronics NAIA Men’s Lacrosse Scholar-Athletes.  The 2023 list features 83 student-athletes that achieved at least a 3.5 cumulative grade point average (GPA) at their institution. To be nominated, a student-athlete must maintain a minimum grade point average of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale, appear on the eligibility …

COLUMBIA, Mo. – University of Missouri gymnastic head coach Shannon Welker announced the addition of Lacey Rubin as an assistant coach, who joins Mizzou following a season with Arizona State. “We are thrilled to have Lacey join our coaching staff,” Welker said. “Lacey comes to us after leading the beam team at ASU to a top-20 finish. Our entire team and staff were …

COLUMBIA, Mo. – The No. 13-seeded University of Missouri softball program (33-23) will open 2023 SEC Tournament play against No. 12-seed Mississippi State (28-24) Tuesday at Bogle Park in Fayetteville, Arkansas. First pitch is set for 6:30 p.m., CT. With a victory over the Bulldogs, Mizzou would face No. 5-seed Alabama Wednesday at 4 p.m., CT. Tuesday’s game will be broadcasted on …

The Missouri men’s basketball team is adding a highly-skilled frontcourt player to its 2023-24 roster with the addition of Jesus Carralero (Málaga, Spain), announced on Monday. One of the top passing forwards in the country, Carralero was one of only three players nationally 6-8 or taller to average at least 3.5 assists and 1.0 steals during the 2021-22 season, joining …

St. Louis, Mo. – Following the conclusion of the 2023 American Midwest Conference (AMC) Baseball Postseason Tournament last week, the AMC has announced the inaugural AMC Baseball All-Tournament Team.  The All-Tournament Team was selected by the eight tournament-qualifying coaches. The MVP is voted on by a selection committee made up by the AMC staff and two coaches.  Braden Desonia was named …

St. Louis, Mo. – Following the conclusion of the 2023 American Midwest Conference (AMC) Softball Postseason Tournament last week, the AMC has announced the inaugural AMC Softball All-Tournament Team.  The All-Tournament Team was selected by the eight tournament-qualifying coaches. The MVP is voted on by a selection committee made up by the AMC staff and two coaches.  Ella Schouten, Tournament MVP …

COLUMBIA, Mo. – After homering in each of Missouri’s four baseball games last week, Luke Mann was honored by the Southeastern Conference as Co-Player of the Week on Monday. Additionally, Collegiate Baseball Newspaper cited the Tigers third baseman as one of its national players of the week for the period of May 1-7. Mann, who shared the SEC’s weekly honor with …

St. Louis, Mo. – Sydney Willingham has been selected as the American Midwest Conference (AMC) Women’s Golfer of the Week, the league announced on Monday. She was selected from nominees submitted by each institution based on their performances from May 1 through May 7 and chosen through a vote of Sports Information Directors from around the AMC.    AMC Women’s Golfer …

The NBA G League announced that Missouri standout D’Moi Hodge will attend the 2023 NBA G League Elite Camp, one of 45 prospects for the NBA Draft 2023 presented by State Farm participating in the event. The 2023 NBA G League Elite Camp – held May 13 and 14 at Wintrust Arena in Chicago – gives draft prospects an opportunity …

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Former University of Missouri football head coach Gary Pinkel and tailback Tony Temple are among seven inductees set to be inducted into the Cotton Bowl Classic Hall of Fame on Thursday, May 11, 2023 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The enshrinement ceremony is scheduled to begin at Noon CT on the West End Zone Plaza at AT&T Stadium. …

COLUMBIA, Mo. – For the second consecutive game, Kara Daly delivered a walk-off home run as the University of Missouri softball team (33-23, 7-17 SEC) overcame multiple multi-run deficits to knock off Battle Line rival No. 12/12 Arkansas (38-16, 14-10 SEC), 7-6, in the Tigers’ regular season finale Sunday afternoon at Mizzou Softball Stadium. After a wild back-and-forth affair that …

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Thanks to a pair of clutch extra-inning home runs from Maddie Snider and Kara Daly, the University of Missouri softball program (32-23, 6-17 SEC) stormed back from a late deficit for a walk-off win over No. 12/12 Arkansas (38-15, 14-9 SEC), 4-3, Saturday afternoon on Senior Day at Mizzou Softball Stadium. After the Razorbacks broke a 2-2 tie in …

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Despite belting a season-high six home runs and scoring in eight of the nine innings of its Southeastern Conference series finale with Ole Miss, Missouri couldn’t slow the Rebel offense and fell, 20-14, in a Saturday afternoon slugfest at Taylor Stadium. Ole Miss catcher Calvin Harris homered four times to set a Rebels single-game record and drove …

COLUMBIA, Mo. – The University of Missouri softball program (31-23, 5-17 SEC) fell to No. 12/12 Arkansas (38-14, 14-8 SEC), 9-0, in the series opener Friday night at the Mizzou Softball Stadium. Centerfielder Alex Honnold impressed in the contest for Mizzou, going 2-for-2 for her 19th multi-hit game of the season. The Razorbacks would get on the board in the …