pitched the eighth, stayed on to pitch the ninth and allowed a couple of runs, but locked the rest of the 

game down to advance CBC to tomorrow. 

The Mustangs will play the Spartans of Missouri Baptist tomorrow in another elimination game at 

CarShield Field. First pitch is slated for 1 p.m. and the winner would have to play again immediately 

following the conclusion of that game. 

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ST. LOUIS – Marcelo Terrazas and Joe Weatherford were named to the American Midwest Conference Gold Glove Team, which was released by the conference office on Wednesday. Terrazas made the team as a pitcher, while Weatherford earned the recognition at left field. This is the first career honor for both Terrazas and Weatherford.

Terrazas and Weatherford are the 10^th and 11^th players to be named to the AMC Gold Glove team in program history and the first since Tyler Tognarine and Tanner Seibel won the award following the 2018 season.

This season, Terrazas had 14 total chances from the mound as he finished with 12 assists and one putout. Terrazas did not commit an error in his 14 chances. He played a role in one double play this season. Terrazas had four assists on May 5 against Harris-Stowe at the AMC Tournament.

Weatherford played in 20 games in left field this season for the Scots and finished with 22 putouts and two assists as he did not commit an error in his 24 chances. Weatherford had four putouts on Apr. 22 at Harris-Stowe.

Garrison Keen (P) and Nick Allred (1B) made the team for Williams Baptist. Kenny Piper (C) and Kole Ficken (3B) made the list for Columbia College. Steven Stewart and Kelvin Volquez, who made up the middle infield for Central Baptist College, were selected to the Gold Glove Team, while Todd Wilcoxon (CF) from Hannibal-LaGrange and Isaiah Gibbs (RF) from William Woods also received the honor.

All of the honorees from the AMC Gold Glove Team will be automatically nominated for the NAIA Gold Glove Team.

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COLUMBIA, Mo. – In what was a highly anticipated matchup between the 22^nd-ranked Lyon College women’s basketball team and (RV) Columbia College, the game lived up to the hype, as the Scots knocked off the Cougars, 64-58, on the road on Tuesday night.

Lyon moved into sole possession of first place in the American Midwest Conference standings as the Scots improved to 5-0 (5-0 AMC), while CC fell to 7-3 (5-1 AMC).

It was a game of runs between the Scots and Cougars as Columbia erased a 4-3 deficit and went on a 10-0 run to take a 13-4 lead midway through the first period. It was the Scots turn for their run after that as Lyon ended the quarter on a 13-0 run and took led, 17-13, after the first period.

A three-pointer by Jade Giron opened up the scoring in the second quarter as Lyon continued their run and extended their lead to 27-13 with 5:20 remaining. A jumper by Columbia’s Mallory Shetley at the 3:28 mark ended a 12-minute scoring drought for the Cougars. The Scots continued to hold a double-digit lead until a three-pointer by the Cougars cut the deficit to seven before a jumper by Paige Tate gave Lyon a 33-24 lead at the half.

Columbia opened up the third quarter on a 7-0 run and pulled within two, 33-31, just under four minutes in. The Scots continued to hold off the Cougars until Columbia knotted the score at 40-40 on a pair of free throws. A layup by Giron gave the Scots a two-point lead momentarily, but CC ended the quarter on a 7-0 run and took a 47-42 lead into the fourth period.

CC extended its lead to 49-42 in the opening minutes of the fourth quarter but Lyon rallied back and took a 50-49 lead on a bucket by Giron. It was a seesaw battle between the Scots and Cougars over the next three minutes until a layup by Katie Turner gave Lyon a 57-56 lead with 2:32 left to play. The Scots would not surrender their lead the rest of the way as a free throw by Marleigh Dodson with 12 seconds left gave Lyon a six-point victory.

Giron scored 16 of her game-high 24 points in the second half to lead all scorers. Kelley recorded the first double-double of her career as she finished with 12 points and 10 rebounds.

The Scots will return home and host the University of Health Sciences & Pharmacy on Thursday night at 5:30 p.m.

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ST. LOUIS– No. 22 Lyon College women’s basketball freshman forward Paige Kelley was named as the American Midwest Conference Player of the Week after helping the Scots to a pair of conference wins last week. This is her first-career AMC Women’s Basketball Player of the Week award.

The Scots defeated Stephens College, 77-35, last Thursday, before earning a 56-47 comeback victory against William Woods on Saturday. It was the Paige Kelley show for the Scots in their two games last week after the freshman posted a pair of career-highs. Kelley got her monster week started with a career-high 25 points in the win against Stephens. She also grabbed six rebounds and dished out four assists, while shooting 10-of-16 from the floor.

Kelley followed that up with a new career-high of 28 points in the win against the Owls. She also finished with eight rebounds, two blocks and two steals, while going 13-of-15 from the floor. For the week, Kelley averaged 26.5 points per game and 7.0 rebound per game, while shooting over 74% from the floor.

For the season, Kelley is averaging a team-high 19.0 points per game and 6.0 rebounds per game. She ranks second in the NAIA in field goal percentage (72.7%) and fifth in assist-to-turnover ratio (6.0).

The Scots will return to action on Tuesday night at (RV) Columbia College. Tip-off for Tuesday’s game is set for 5:30 p.m.

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CONWAY – Playing their first regular season game since Nov. 20, 2020, Central Baptist College women’s basketball took the floor today at A.R. Reddin Fieldhouse to host the Spartans of Missouri Baptist University in their American Midwest Conference. CBC (5-1, 0-1) trailed by three in regulation, tied the game at the buzzer and ended up losing in triple overtime to MBU (7-4, 3-2 AMC) 87-81.

Holly Allen (SR/Cabot, Ark.) led the way with 20 points and three other Mustangs joined her in double figures. Grace Coates (SR/Two Rivers, Ark.) had 19 in her season debut, Alexis Augustus (SR/Baton Rouge, La.) had a double-double with 16 points and 11 rebounds and Izzy Arnold (FR/Cabot, Ark.) also had a double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds while Chrishey Wilkes (JR/St. Louis, Mo.) grabbed a season-best 11 rebounds on her own. Neither team led by more than seven points in a game that featured 11 ties and 13 lead changes.

CBC led at the end of the first, second and third quarters by one point each time. The Lady Mustangs would extend their lead to three, 47-44 with 7:19 left in third, before the Spartans immediately tied the game on the ensuing possession. From there, MBU raced out to a 61-54 lead with 1:46 left in the game and attempted to salt it away, but CBC kept fighting, getting the lead to three points with five seconds left and allowing Coates to tie the game to send it to overtime knotted at 64.

In the first overtime, CBC led on three different occasions, including 71-69 with 20 seconds to play. A foul by Augustus with four seconds left led MBU to the free throw line, where they tied it and Augustus missed a jumper at the buzzer to send the contest to overtime number two.

MBU grabbed the lead in the second overtime, 75-71, but CBC fought back, getting a bucket from Coates with 1:29 left and a pair of Allen free throws with 41 seconds left to tie it 75. CBC would again have a chance to win it, but Allen missed a jumper to send it to a third OT.

CBC grabbed a 78-77 lead in the third overtime before the Spartans tied it with a free throw and took the lead with a layup. An Augustus jumper with 1:37 left in the contest tied the game at 80 but MBU was able to get a layup on the other and CBC couldn’t get a basket, falling by six.

The Lady Mustangs are back on the floor on Monday afternoon at 2 p.m. when they welcome the Owls of William Woods to Reddin Fieldhouse.

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BATESVILLE – For the second time in as many contests, freshman Paige Kelley scored at least 25 points in a game. After dropping a career-high 25 points on Thursday night, she surpassed that total with a new career-high of 28 points on Saturday as the 22^nd-ranked Lyon College women’s basketball team earned a 56-47 win against William Woods.

The Scots moved to 4-0 (4-0 American Midwest Conference) with the win, while WWU fell to 1-4 (1-4 AMC).

The first two quarters were tightly contested between the Scots and Owls as Lyon took a 16-14 lead after the first quarter before trailing at the half, 30-26.

In the third quarter, WWU extended its lead to 40-32 before a three-pointer by Blysse Harmon sparked a big rally from the Scots. Kelley scored the next two buckets for the Scots before a layup in transition by Mari-Hanna Newsom pulled Lyon within one, 42-41, at the end of the third quarter.

The Scots continued to find success on the offensive end of the court and opened up the fourth quarter with a 9-0 run after a pair of free throws by Kelley gave the Scots a 50-42 lead with 6:32 left to play. After a score by the Owls, The Scots responded with back-to-back buckets by Kelley and Turner to push their lead to 54-44. WWU cut the Scots’ lead to seven with a three but a layup by Klaudija Bacovic proved to be the final score of the game.

The Scots will return to action on Tuesday night for a highly-anticipated matchup at (RV) Columbia College at 5:30 p.m.

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BATESVILLE – Behind a career-high 25 points from Paige Kelley, the 22^nd-ranked Lyon College women’s basketball team opened up the home portion of its schedule on Thursday night with a 77-35 demolition of Stephens College in American Midwest Conference play.

The Scots improved to 3-0 (3-0 AMC), while the Stars fell to 0-3 (0-3 AMC).

Lyon got off to a fast start and took a 13-3 lead midway through the first quarter after a three-pointer by Mari-Hanna Newsom. The last time that Stephens was even within single digits came at the 2:14 mark of the first quarter after Maddy Denslow split a pair of free throws. The Scots went on to close the quarter on an 8-0 run and led 21-4.

The Scots took their largest lead of the first half with 1:16 left to go in the second quarter after a bucket by Jade Giron gave Lyon a 39-12 advantage. After a pair of free throws by the Stars, Blysse Harmon scored on a jumper that put the lead back up to 27 before a three-pointer by Stephens put the score at 41-17 in favor of the Scots at the half.

Much like the first quarter, the Scots commanded the third quarter and outscored the Stars, 16-7, in the period. Lyon pushed its lead to as many as 45 late in the fourth quarter and ended with a 77-35 victory.

Harmon and Giron added 13 points each, while Newsom finished with 12 points.

The Scots will close out their brief home stand on Saturday when they welcome William Woods to Becknell Gymnasium for another AMC contest at 1 p.m.

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ST. LOUIS – The 23^rd-ranked Lyon College women’s basketball team held a four-point lead against Missouri Baptist entering the final quarter of play in an American Midwest Conference matchup on Saturday afternoon. The Scots outscored the Spartans, 27-18, in the final quarter and earned an 82-69 victory.

The Scots took an early 6-1 lead over the Spartans after back-to-back three-pointers by Jade Giron and Mari-Hanna Newsom. Lyon continued to hold a lead over MBU until a three-pointer by the Spartans’ Kim Shaw put Missouri Baptist up 10-8 with 3:58 left in the quarter. The Scots responded with a 7-0 run to go back up by five and later extended their lead to 20-13 following a pair of free throws by Giron. MBU answered back with another three but Giron split a pair of free throws before time expired to give Lyon a 21-16 advantage after the first quarter.

In the second quarter, Lyon extended its lead to 29-19 following a three-pointer each by Giron and Haley Wesley and a layup by Paige Kelley. Missouri Baptist began to take over from there, however, as the Spartans went on a 15-2 run over the next five minutes and took a 34-31 lead. The Missouri Baptist lead did not last long, however, as Newsom knocked down a pair of threes around a jumper by Giron and gave Lyon a 39-34 lead at the half.

Lyon pushed its lead to 47-35 three minutes into the third quarter after another three by Giron before MBU closed to gap to two points, 53-51, in the final minute of the period. Newsom converted on a pair of free throws in the final seconds of the quarter to give the Scots a 55-51 advantage.

Missouri Baptist took a 56-55 lead over Lyon just two minutes into the fourth quarter on a bucket in transition by Kim Shaw but Newsom responded with a three during the Scots’ next possession. Lyon took control of the rest of the quarter and pulled away for a 13-point victory.

Following a 33-point effort in the season opener on Thursday, Giron once again led the Scots offensively with a game-high 24 points and nine rebounds. Newsom had 21 points in just her second collegiate game, while Paige Kelley and Blysse Harmon finished with 13 and 12 points, respectively.

The Scots will return home for their next game and host Stephens College in another AMC matchup on Thursday evening at 5:30 p.m.

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HANNIBAL, Mo. – After a premature ending to the 2019-20 season and a delayed start to the 2020-21 campaign, the 23^rd-ranked Lyon College women’s basketball team finally returned to action on Thursday night. Senior Jade Giron scored a career-high 33 points to help the Scots (1-0, 1-0 AMC) earn a 68-52 win at Hannibal-LaGrange (1-6, 0-1 AMC).

Giron’s 33 points were four shy of tying K.K. Hodges’ single-game record of 37, which she scored for the Scots on Feb. 9, 2008.

Giron found her groove right from the opening tip as she scored five of the Scots’ first seven points of the game. Later in the quarter, Giron connected on a three-pointer that gave Lyon a 15-5 lead with 3:21 left in the period. HLGU managed to cut the deficit to single-digits as a jumper by Emma Anderson put the score at 17-11 in favor of Lyon after the first quarter.

A three-pointer by Mari-Hanna Newsom opened up a 9-0 run for the Scots midway through the second quarter as Giron connected on three straight buckets during the stretch. The Scots held onto a double-digit lead the rest of the quarter and led 36-26 at the half.

HLGU pulled back within six points at the 5:09 mark of the third quarter but a pair of free throws by Blysse Harmon and another three by Newsom pushed the Scots lead back to double-digits.

The Scots’ lead grew to as many as 19 during the fourth quarter as a jumper by Haley Wesley gave Lyon a 59-40 advantage. The Lady Trojans attempted one final comeback and pulled back within nine with 1:25 remaining, but Giron put the game out of reach as she scored the final seven points of the contest.

Freshmen Newsom and Paige Kelley also finished in double figures scoring with 11 and 10 points, respectively.

The Scots will now travel to St. Louis to take on Missouri Baptist in another AMC contest on Saturday at 1 p.m. Fans will not be allowed at Saturday’s game at MBU.

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ST. LOUIS – Competing for the final time this morning, Central Baptist College men’s and women’s cross country ran in the American Midwest Conference Championships at Francis Park. The men’s team finished in sixth place with a score of 132 while the women tied for fifth with a 142.

A pair of soccer players were the top individual finishers in each gender. Jesus Avila was the best men’s finisher, placing 19th with a time of 30:31.92. Cade Griffith (JR/Conway, Ark.) followed with a 32:28.68, then it was Isaias Garcia, a soccer player, who posted a time of 33:27.25. The final three for the Mustangs were Shannon Zamora (JR/Lubbock, Texas), Robert Colvin (SO/Jacksonville, Ark.) and another soccer player, Gerardo Zuniga.

On the women’s side, Bayleigh Williams paced the team, finishing 20th with a time of 22:28.53. Ally Swaim (JR/Vilonia, Ark.) was next at 23:38.94 and Williams’ soccer teammates, Jayme Selph and Cayla Lee, were next, posting times of 24:19.37 and 25:07.96, respectively. The final two women’s finishers were soccer player Erica Hawkins and Courtney Rife (JR/Fowlerville, Mich.).

That wraps up the 2020 season for cross country. For recruiting news and fall academic award information, be sure to like and follow @gocbcmustangs on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

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