Morningside gave Briar Cliff a big dose of reality Saturday (9.22), blanking the Chargers 56-0. Both teams came into the game 3-0, but the second-ranked Mustangs ran up 535 yards of total offense in the one-sided contest. (More game story here)
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Mustang men win GPAC tourney (photos)
Morningside bested Northwestern 80-76 to win the GPAC tournament and finish the season undefeated in Allee. The victory required the Mustangs to come back from an 11-point deficit in the final minutes. Read more here.
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Mustangs dump Doane twice (photos)
Morningside took both ends of a mens-womens basketball doubleheader Saturday. The men, now 7-2 in the GPAC and ranked 9th nationally, bested the Tigers 80-69. Read the story HERE. The women got off to a hot start and never looked back in an 86-59 win. Read the story HERE. Both teams take on Mount Marty…
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Next up: #1 St. Francis (photos)
After a 52-7 quarter-final beat down of St. Xavier, Morningside’s football team has a week to preapre for #1 St. Francis. The Mustangs, #3, will travel to Fort Wayne, Ind., Dec. 2 to take on the defnding champion Cougars. Read more about the Morningside-St. Xavier game HERE.
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Football: #6 bests #3, 69-7 (photos)
What shoulda, coulda been a competitive GPAC football contest turned out to be a yawner. Morningside, ranked #6, dropped 69 points on overmatched though #3-ranked Doane Saturday. The win moved the Mustangs to 4-1 heading into an October 15 match at Midland. Get the details here.
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Mside Golfer named Golfer of the Week
By Rachel Potter — Freshman, Alexandra Mankle of Morningside was named the GPAC/Hauff Mid-America Sports Women’s Golfer-of-the-week. Mankle is from Milford, Iowa. Mankle finished in second place during the Nebraska Wesleyan invite in Lincoln, Nebraska as Morningside’s top individual score for each day shooting a 79 and an 80. Mankle is only a freshman at…
