Ladi Akitunde
The last six times the Griffon soccer team played in a match with a one goal difference, they have been on the wrong side of the score. One smart strike from freshman Abby Widrig changed that and gave Western a win against Missouri Southern State University. The win also gave Western a winning record at ...
Lauren Burbach
After losing their first game of the season just a week earlier, Missouri Western bounced back with stellar defense to stomp the Truman State Bulldogs 38-14 last Saturday. The Griffons showed that they can respond to adversity after dropping their first loss to Northwest and coming back with a vengeance. “After the last game it ...
Ladi Akitunde
Two sisters grow up playing soccer in a small town in Nebraska. They help their high school go deep in Class B tournaments – one actually winning two state championships in a row while the other one went off to college to continue playing soccer. The other sister then joins the eldest sister at the ...
Emmanuel Akitunde
It has taken five seasons for the Griffon soccer team to do something that all Missouri Western sports teams love to do every season. That enjoyable task would be beating Northwest Missouri State. The Griffons beat the Bearcats 2-0, placing them at 4-5 for the season and 2-3 in MIAA conference play. Missouri Western ran ...
Lauren Burbach
The Missouri Western soccer team lost their first two conference games last week to University of Nebraska-Omaha 4-2 and Northwest Missouri State 3-1. The UNO Mavericks came out firing shots at freshman goalie Joyce Endicott. Mavericks scored their first goal on a penalty kick and scored one more goal a few minutes later, leaving the ...