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  Missouri Valley Conference, Official Athletic Site
Conference teams have enjoyed tremendous success in virtually all sports since the league expanded to 10 teams and women’s programs were brought under The Valley’s administrative umbrella prior to the 1992-93 academic year.
Erica Fricke started with the Missouri Valley in the fall of 2003 as Assistant Director of Communications at the Missouri Valley Conference, and she was promoted to Director of Communications in 2005.
She is no stranger to the Missouri Valley Conference as Fight had been a volunteer for the State Farm MVC Men’s Basketball Tournament for 13 years prior to taking over her current role in 2004.
www.mvc.org /mvc/bios.htm   (4046 words)

  
 Maury John ::   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The only basketball coach in Missouri Valley Conference history to be named Valley Coach of the Year three consecutive seasons (1968, 1969 and 1970), John compiled a 211-131 career record in 13 campaigns at Drake.
Drake collected a 26-5 overall record, shared the conference regular-season title with Louisville (both 13-3) and defeated the Cardinals (77-73) in a playoff for the leagues bid to the NCAA Tournament.
John received a bachelor of science degree in education from Central Missouri State in 1941 and a masters degree in education from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 1950.
mvc.sportsinfosystems.com /genrel/john.html   (303 words)

  
 Missouri State Athletics: Five Bears honored by Missouri Valley Conference   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
He led the Valley in runs scored (62), ranked second in the league in doubles (19) and total bases (115), was tied for third in home runs (8), was fourth in slugging percentage (.564) and ranked fifth in the league in on-base average (.457).
Hilgendorf, from St. Louis, was tied for seventh in the Valley with 71 hits and he finished the year with a.317 average, five home runs, 14 doubles and three triples.
The Bears were tied for fifth in the final league standings with a 10-14 league mark but missed the conference tournament for the first time in school history by virtue of the tie-breaker.
www.missouristatebears.com /webapps/release?id=2373   (644 words)

  
 Missouri Valley College -> Athletics   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The Missouri Valley Athletic Department is committed to an intercollegiate athletic program that supports the college as a whole by providing opportunities for its student-athletes in accordance with the rules and regulations of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletes.
As a member of the Heart of America Conference, Missouri Valley College is committed to the fulfillment of academics and athletic excellence while practicing sound fiscal management practices.
Missouri Valley College is proud to be a member of the NAIA Champions of Characters program, with its five core values of Respect, Responsibility, Integrity, Servant Leadership, and Sportsmanship.
www.moval.edu /athletics/index.asp   (137 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Around the Missouri Valley Conference   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The Redbirds' shooting was a big problem in its loss to Northern Iowa, which dropped ISU to 6-9 on the year, including 1-6 in the Missouri Valley.
Missouri State has lost 10 straight in Wichita and seven straight overall to the Shockers, who shot 54.7 percent for the game.
Heading to Missouri to play a Bears team that they just blew out could be a trouble spot for the Shockers, as could a trip to face Creighton.
www.usatoday.com /sports/college/mensbasketball/mvc/home.htm   (4186 words)

  
 The Sporting News: College Basketball - Missouri Valley Conference Tournament Insider
Defense carried Indiana State to its first Valley title in 21 seasons as the Sycamores led the league in scoring defense (63.2 points per game) and steals (9.34) and were second in blocked shots (3.45).
Williams, the eighth-leading scorer in the league with a 13.7 ppg average, was named the newcomer of the year, as well as the Valley’s freshman of the year.
Southwest Missouri bounced back from what could have been a crippling loss to Wichita State -- the Shockers hadn’t won in league play prior to their February 2 triumph -- to win their last eight games and reach the 20-win plateau for the sixth time in the past 10 years.
archive.sportingnews.com /cbasketball/mvcinsider-p.html   (3644 words)

  
 Hoopville - Ohio Valley Conference   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Although the OVC is far from being a power conference, college basketball connoisseurs know that conferences like the OVC often produce an unheralded champion loaded with unappreciated talented that can upset an unsuspecting national powerhouse in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
As of last week, the OVC is ranked 22nd according to conference RPI rankings, while the Atlantic Sun conference is ranked 21st.
As conference play continues, keep in my mind that your favorite OVC team must finish in the top eight to have a chance to dance.
www.hoopville.com /conferences/32.asp?EntryID=6570   (2222 words)

  
 Missouri Valley Conference Expands in Soccer for Year 2000
LOUIS -- Missouri Valley Conference presidents have approved a proposal to admit one affiliate member in women's soccer, Commissioner Doug Elgin has announced.
Belmont joins the Missouri Valley for both men's and women's soccer as league affiliates and will begin league competition in 2000.
Founded in 1907, the Missouri Valley Conference is the nation's second oldest athletic conference and the oldest west of the Mississippi River.
www.soccerbuzz.com /beat/mv.htm   (174 words)

  
 HoopsVibe - College Basketball Preview - Missouri Valley Conference
As for the NIT, the MVC was represented by Wichita State for the second straight year, and Creighton.
Its 33-3 mark in the MVC the past two years is the best back-to-back showing by a league team in the conference’s 98 year history.
The 6-7 forward was an all league performer and the 2004 MVC Newcomer of the Year after leading the conference in rebounding (7.3 rpg) and finishing third in scoring (15.6 ppg).
www.hoopsvibe.com /basketball-ar14352.html   (2448 words)

  
 Missouri State Athletics
The Missouri State men's swimming and diving team lost a close battle to the University of Missouri 144-156, Saturday in Hammons Student Center Pool.
A Missouri State graduate is among two newcomers added to one holdover as three more assistant coaches have been added to the new football staff at Missouri State University with Bears’ new head coach Terry Allen’s first coaching staff nearing completion.
Entering the contest with a 7-6 overall record and a 1-3 mark in the Missouri Valley Conference, Missouri State meets up with an Evansville team that is 7-7 overall and 3-2 in the Valley.
www.missouristatebears.com   (564 words)

  
 Volleyball to open the Missouri Valley Conference season Tuesday at home :: The Salukis host Evansville Tuesday night ...
Conference Opener The Salukis are set to open the 2005 Missouri Valley Conference season at home when they host the Evansville Aces Tuesday Sept. 13.
Picked Eighth in Preseason Valley Coaches Poll The Southern Illinois volleyball team was picked eighth in the 2005 Missouri Valley Conference preseason coaches poll.
Valley Rankings The Salukis rank in the top five in the Valley as a team in two categories after the first two weeks of play.
www.cstv.com /sports/w-volley/stories/091205abo.html   (1511 words)

  
 Collegehoopsnet - Missouri Valley Conference Update
The race for the Missouri Valley Title is a two horse dead heat to the finish with everyone else jockeying for position in the conference tournament.
Creighton was heavily favored to win the conference, and they have been ranked as high as #10 in the AP Poll, but they fell at Evansville on January 23 when Kyle Korver had an off night, giving hope to the other top MVC teams.
The Blue Jays will have to win all three of their final games to guarantee themselves pole position at the conference tournament, and that will not be an easy task because they play the top three other teams in the conference.
www.collegehoopsnet.com /MVC/MVCFeb.htm   (1780 words)

  
 Hoopville - Missouri Valley Conference   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The conference has become accustomed to seeing this name on the list at least every other week or so.
Creighton has won the last two conference tournaments on their way to NCAA Tournament berths and are 13-1 in its last five tournaments.
Sixteen consecutive wins overall and 17 in the MVC came to a screeching halt at Northern Iowa on Monday.
www.hoopville.com /conferences/29.asp?EntryID=7425   (1671 words)

  
 Men's soccer: Toppers among Missouri Valley Conference statistical leaders - Sports
The Toppers (7-6-1, 1-3-1 MVC) rank second in goals (25), and lead the conference in shots (208) and shots-on-goal (91) before playing Vanderbilt last night.
Western ranks third in the Missouri Valley in saves (50), and fourth in goals against (16) and goals against average (1.33).
Senior midfielder Richard Mupfudze ranks third in the conference in goals with seven, and sophomore goalkeeper Kyle Schroeder is second in the conference with 47 saves.
www.wkuherald.com /news/2005/10/20/Sports/Mens-Soccer.Toppers.Among.Missouri.Valley.Conference.Statistical.Leaders-1027136.shtml   (478 words)

  
 Missouri Valley Conference
Evansville (0-1), Creighton (1-1), SW Missouri St. (2-1).
NCAA Men's: College Basketball Preview - Missouri Valley Conference.
MISSOURI VALLEY CONFERENCE STICKS WITH THE YOUNG COACHES
www.infoplease.com /ipsa/A0776673.html   (116 words)

  
 Drury University: Drury's Rachel Sutcliffe Earns Missouri Valley Conference Second Team All-Conferen
After leading her team to its second-straight Missouri Valley Conference regular-season title, Drake’s Andrea Schmitz has been voted the league’s Most Valuable Player by conference coaches.
The 2002 MVC Freshman of the Year, Schmitz is on pace to break into the Valley’s top 10 career goal scorers as well.
A senior, Guenther and the Bears concluded their season in the first round of the State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Championship with a 1-1 (2ot) tie at Illinois State.
www.drury.edu /multinl/story.cfm?ID=11744&NLID=69   (546 words)

  
 GoShockers.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Carter, who was a member of two World Series championship teams with the Toronto Blue Jays in 1992 and 1993, was a two-time Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year (1980 and 1981) and remains the league's all-time batting average leader (.430).
Burgamy, a first-team all-conference selection at second base in 2002, leads the Missouri Valley Conference in total hits (84) and runs scored (59).
Tetuan is the eighth Shocker overall to gain Valley Pitcher-of-the-Year laurels, but is the first WSU hurler to take the honor since Marc Bluma in 1998.
www.goshockers.com /article.aspx?ID=992   (418 words)

  
 St. Louis, MO - Missouri Valley Conference Fact Sheet   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
DESCRIPTION: The Missouri Valley Conference is an intercollegiate athletic association comprised of 10 Midwestern universities including Southern Illinois University, Illinois State University and Southwest Missouri State University.
ADDRESS: The Conference's offices are at 1818 Chouteau, St. Louis, MO 63103.
Several of the conference's tournaments are held each year at the Savvis Center, 1401 Clark Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63102.
www.explorestlouis.com /factSheets/fact_missouriValley.asp?PageType=2   (261 words)

  
 MISSOURI VALLEY CONFERENCE ON-LINE STORE
All the great players, coaches, games and performances in Missouri Valley Conference history are documented in this hard-cover, full-color book featuring historic photographs and stories about the nation's second-oldest NCAA Division I conference.
MVC centennial posters will be shipped within 6-8 weeks of your order.
MVC books will begin shipping in October 2006.
mvcstore.com   (109 words)

  
 Open Directory - Sports: Basketball: College and University: NCAA Division I: Missouri Valley Conference   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
CBS.SportsLine.com - Missouri Valley Standings - Schedules, scores, team reports, statistics and season coverage.
FOXSports.com - Missouri Valley - Current standings and overall team statistics.
Missouri Valley Conference, Official Athletic Site - Contains scores, statistics, news, and polls.
dmoz.org /Sports/Basketball/College_and_University/NCAA_Division_I/Missouri_Valley_Conference   (108 words)

  
 Missouri Valley Conference
Indiana State took over lone possession of first place in the conference standings, improving to a league and school best 13-2 overall, 5-0 in conference play.
Drake and Creighton are not far behind, tied for second with a 4-1 MVC mark.
Missouri State and Wichita State both picked up wins at home as well on Saturday as Valley WBB wraps up this week's competition with Illinois State at Bradley on Sunday in the MVC's WBB Game of the Week (noon on FSN Midwest).
www.mvc-sports.com   (564 words)

  
 Missouri Valley Conference: Baseball
Five baseball players from the Missouri Valley Conference have been named to the list of 120 baseball student-athletes on the 2006 Wallace Watch released Monday by the College Baseball Foundation in Lubbock, TX.
The former slugging first baseman from the Missouri State Bears, who played from 1999-01, won the award on the basis of a late-season surge as he was called up to stay after mid-season.
Five former Valley baseball players are on their respective teams postseason rosters as the 2005 Major League Baseball postseason got underway on Tuesday.
www.mvc-sports.com /baseball   (369 words)

  
 News Release: Willoughby Presented at Missouri Valley History Conference   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The case which was presented in Dr. Willoughby’s paper, is rooted in northeast Missouri and southeastern Iowa.
Ruel Daggs, lived in Clark County, Missouri, and his runaway slaves were assisted by Quaker abolitionists from Salem, Iowa.
It was one of the last major fugitive slave cases decided on the 1793 Fugitive Slave Law, prior to the Civil War.
www.hlg.edu /releases/2004/3/2004032300.html   (138 words)

  
 'Birds lose repeatedly at Missouri Valley Conference ::
Normal, IL (U-WIRE) -- The ISU volleyball team will be very pleased to return home to Redbird Arena this upcoming weekend, because the road has not been a happy place the last two weeks.
The Redbirds (4-5, 0-2) fell to defending Missouri Valley Conference champions Wichita State 3-1 Friday night and were handed another loss the following night at Missouri State 3-0.
Staehlin added another 13 kills the following night at Missouri State, but once again the outcome was not what the Redbirds were looking for.
www.cstv.com /sports/w-volley/uwire/091905aac.html   (465 words)

  
 2004 Great Lakes Valley Conference - Missouri-St. Louis Baseball Statistics   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Great Lakes Valley Conference Baseball Overall Statistics for Missouri-St. Louis (as of May 16, 2004) (All games Sorted by Fielding pct) Player C PO A E FLD% DPs SBA CSB SBA% PB CI McNichols, Pat......
Great Lakes Valley Conference Baseball Batting Leaders for Missouri-St. Louis (as of May 16, 2004) (All games) Hitting minimums - 30 Games 40 AB 1 TPA Pitching minimums - 10 Games 30 IP Batting avg ----------- Davis, Scott........
Great Lakes Valley Conference Baseball Pitching Leaders for Missouri-St. Louis (as of May 16, 2004) (All games) Hitting minimums - 30 Games 40 AB 1 TPA Pitching minimums - 10 Games 30 IP Earned run avg -------------- Lantzy, Mike........
www.glvcsports.com /ATHLETIC/BB/2004/GLVC/UMSL.HTM   (1432 words)

  
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 CBS News | Conference preview: Missouri Valley | Nov. 9, 2005   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The Missouri Valley Conference sent three teams into the 2005 NCAA Tournament, but that was a fluke.
NCAA or bust: Creighton returns tons of firepower from last season's 23-win team, including MVC Player of the Year candidate Funk and three other starters, but the Blue Jays' NCAA hopes hinge on their ability to replace a guy who averaged 6.4 points per game last season.
Bust: No MVC team lost more than the Redbirds, who bring back only one starter -- Dilligard, at 6.5 ppg -- from a team that went 8-10 in the league.
www.cbsnews.com /stories/sportsline/main9033669.shtml   (1244 words)

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