With the conclusion of fall break, we’ve now passed midterms in the semester. For fall sports, we’ve seen plenty of action across the sports that have been playing.

Football:

The SWOSU football team is 3-5 on their season, with their most recent game being a homecoming loss to East Central University. Their offense has been much improved from last season, and it appears as if head coach Josh Kirkland has the program trending in the right direction.

On the season, quarterback Tylan Morton has the offense averaging over 30 points per game as he’s completed over 60% of his passes for 2,030 yards and 18 touchdowns with only five interceptions. The offense looks much more disciplined, and their quick playstyle that puts plenty of points on the board reflects Coach Kirkland’s comments before the season ever started.

The run game has been a work of multiple running backs, as Gerald Palmer is leading the team with 98 rushes, which has led to 437 yards and three touchdowns. Four different rushers combine for 12 touchdowns, as all four rushers have three touchdowns apiece.

Volleyball:

The SWOSU volleyball team has picked up their play in their last ten games, as they’ve went 7-3 in that spam. Like last year, the Lady Bulldogs started off the season slow, but slowly put together some wins, which eventually led to a winning season. This season, the Lady Bulldogs have seen the same trend, as their recent play has given them a winning record to build off.
Going forward, it seems as if the team will be able to continue to put wins together to finish off another successful season.

Men’s and Women’s Basketball:

Both the men’s basketball team and women’s basketball team will begin play at the Pioneer Cellular Event Center on November 11, as they’ll host the GAC/MIAA Challenge. They’ll see three home games during the conference crossover.

Cross Country:

The SWOSU cross country team has ran in four meets during the season, and they started off their season with a fourth-place finish in Lawton, OK. Josilyn Schenk led the Lady Bulldogs with a 17th place finish with a time of 20:07. The cross-country team then competed in the Missouri Southern Stampede in Joplin, Missouri, which was a 25th place finish.

Following the 25th place finish, the Lady Bulldogs competed in the Chile Pepper Festival in Fayetteville, Arkansas. They finished in 28th place.

Most recently, the cross-country team competed in the OBU invite, which ended up being a third-place finish. Schenk, Ana Arrieta and Madison Radke all finished in the top-20 in this race.

Men’s Golf: 

SWOSU’s men’s golf team has competed in four tournaments so far into the season. They began their season with a seventh-place finish in the NSU Men’s Classic in Muskogee, Oklahoma.

The Bulldogs then went to Monkey Island, OK to compete in the Missouri Southern Invitational, which they placed 13th in.

Their first out of state tournament was in Topeka, Kansas for the Ichabod Invitational. The Bulldogs finished the tournament in fourth place.

Most recently, the Bulldogs competed in the Newman Invitational in Newton, Kansas with an 11th place finish.

Women’s Golf:

The SWOSU women’s golf team started their season in the Central Region Fall Preview in Blue Springs, Missouri, where they finished in tenth place. Next, they competed in the NSU Women’s Classic in Catoosa, Oklahoma which resulted in a seventh-place finish.

In the Lady Bulldogs’ best tournament of the season, they finished in fourth place in the Grace Shin Invitational.

In their most recent tournament, the Lady Bulldogs placed 15th in the NCAA National Preview in Eureka, Missouri.