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Suffers 50-0 Loss to McKendree University 9/9/2017 | Football | Box Score Lebanon, Ill.-Kentucky State University dropped its second game of the season with a 50-0 loss to McKendree University at Lemon Field on Saturday afternoon. The Thorobreds (0-2) for the second week in a row, repeated a slow start out of the gate and found themselves in an early hole. The Bearcats (1-1) shrugged off a 42-2 loss to Angelo State from a week ago, capitalizing on mistakes and making the most out of great field position. MKU scored early and often accounted for 37 unanswered points in the first half. Of the scores, only two came from the Bearcats offense, as the defense recorded a touchdown and a safety, while the special teams returned a kickoff and a punt for scores. Sophomore linebacker Phillip Francis worked to disrupt the Bearcats offense as he made his way into the backfield for four tackles for a loss in the first half. Junior linebacker Andre Miles collected his first fumble recovery of the season in the second quarter after junior defensive back Matthew Bizimana stripped the ball loose for the Thorobreds. MKU began the third quarter much like it ended the second, with a 12 play, 84-yard drive to go on top 43-0. The Bearcats added another rushing touchdown in the fourth to get to the half century mark. Sophomore wide receiver Jonathan Powell led the Thorobeds in receiving yards for the first time in his career with 54 yards on five catches. Sophomore safety Hakeem Adebimpe finished the day with a game-high 10 tackles. Bizimana and Miles each notched seven take downs, while Francis collected six, including five for a loss. KSU will return home next week to host Kentucky Wesleyan College. Kickoff is set for 1:30 pm ET and all current military personnel, firefighters, police men, and paramedics will be granted free admission to the game with proof of identification |
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Sweeps by on Day 2 of KWC Tournament9/9/2017 | Women's Volleyball | Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 Owensboro, Ky.-Kentucky State University volleyball finished off its stay in the Kentucky Wesleyan College Tournament by sweeping through the competition on day two, to finish with an overall tournament record of 3-1. The Thorobrettes (4-1) went five sets in each of their matches winning the first at 3-2 over Brescia University (6-5) before dropping the second match 3-2 to Oakland City University (4-6). KSU will head back to the Capitol City for its first home match of the year on Thursday. The Thorobrettes will face off with Georgetown College at 6 pm ET, and the game has been declared a "Black Out." Fans are encouraged to support by wearing their favorite black KSU shirt. KSU 3 BU 2 The first set didn't go as planned as the Bearcats came away with the win at 25-14, but the Thorbettes proved to have short memories in the second set. Following a back and forth contest and the score tied at 19, BU took the advantage going up 24-22. Head coach Katrina English called a timeout, settling her squad for a quick rally, taking a 25-24 lead and forcing extra play. Junior middle blocker Landry Greathouse broke the 25-25 tie with a kill, and the Bearcats tried to answer back but fell victim to an attacking error, giving KSU the 27-25 win, tying the match at 1-1. KSU traded wins with BU in the third and fourth sets to force a fifth and final set. After matching each other point-for-point, Greathouse stepped up again to break a 13-13 tie with a kill and later followed with the match point on a kill from an assist by freshman middle blocker Jalynn Roberts at 16-14. Freshman right side hitter Robin Poole led the team in kills with 13 and digs at 17 for her first career double-double. Greathouse collected 12 kills, along with four blocks. Sophomore setter Hannah Smyers continued to be the trend setter in assists with a team-high 28. KSU 3 OCU 2 Almost identical to the first match of the day for the Thorobrettes, match number two was a slow start, dropping the first frame in their most lopsided loss of the season at 25-9. Once again though, no lay over in the second set as KSU took a 14-13 lead midway through and never looked back for an 11-6 run to tie the match at 1-1. Trading wins in the third and fourth sets forced the Thorobrettes to its second, fifth set of the day. KSU jumped out to a commanding 11-5 advantage, OCU rallied for a 9-0 run, jumping to a 14-12 lead and serving for match point. KSU took advantage of back-to-back errors by the Mighty Oaks as Smyers assisted on back-to-back-to-back kills by Greathouse, freshman outside hitter Makayla Martin, and on match point by Greathouse again to come out on top with the win at 16-14. Poole picked up 12 kills and 10 digs for her second double-double on the day. Martin collected 11 kills and 10 digs for her first-career double-double. Smyers out did herself once again for a career-high 35 assists and seven kills |
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Splits Doubleheader on Day One of KWC Tournament9/8/2017 | Women's Volleyball | Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 Owensboro, Ky.-Kentucky State University split a doubleheader on Friday as a part of the Kentucky Wesleyan Tournament at Jones Gym. The Thorobrettes (2-1) propelled past Bluefield State College (0-3) 3-1 in the first match of the day and dropped the second match, 3-1 against host KWC (2-4). KSU will put an end to its stay in Owensboro with two final matches on Saturday against Brescia University, and Oakland City University beginning at 11 am ET and ending at 3 pm ET. KSU 3 BSC 1 KSU came out of the gate quick taking the first set 25-23. The Thorobrettes led early but let the Big Blues back into it mid way through the match, as they took the lead at 18-17. Key kills by junior middle blocker Landry Greathouse and freshman outside hitter Robin Poole with errors sandwiched in between by BSC led to KSU coming out on top with the set win. The second set proved to sway in the Thorobrettes favor as they never trailed, and led by as much as 11 in the 25-19 victory. The Big Blues rallied and showed fight in the third set, brining the match to a 2-1 KSU advantage, after a 25-22 BSC set win. The fourth set ended up being the final frame of the afternoon, as KSU matched its performance from the second set, never trailing at any point to the Big Blues for the 25-17 win. Greathouse recorded a game-high 15 kills and a game-high three blocks. Poole followed with eight kills and seven digs. Sophomore setter Hannah Smyers picked up a team-high 16 assists, along with six kills, and two blocks. KWC 3 KSU 1 Smyers recorded her first double-double of the season with a season-high 26 assists and a team-high 14 digs, as KSU dropped its first match of the season. A common trend for the Thorobrettes over the first three matches of the season has been their ability to get off to a fast start to take an early lead. After being tied at four, KSU spun off eight straight points leaving the Panthers in the rear view for a 25-21 win, and a 1-0 match advantage. At the half way point of the second set, KSU held steady to a 19-14 lead, but KWC rallied for a 10-0 run to tie the match a 1-1, regaining the momentum that carried over the third and fourth set for a sweep of the Thorobreds after the first frame. Greathouse led KSU for the second straight match in kills with 10 and was matched by Poole for the team-high. Greathouse added to her early success as a stopper at the net with a season-high six blocks. |
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