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Friday, May 09, 2008
Cougars advance to championship game

Springfield, Mo. – The Columbia Cougar softball team faced elimination today, but persevered to advance to the Region V Championship Game. The No. 1 seeded Cougars faced the No. 2 seeded Central Methodist (Mo.) University Eagles in the winner'...

Tuesday, May 06, 2008
Softball Cougars win two at Regional Tournament, Williams and Strobel named Academic All-Region

Springfield, Mo. - The Cougar softball squad went 2-0 today in the first day of the NAIA Region V tournament. Columbia faced William Jewell (Mo.) College and defeated the Cardinals 11-10. In the second game of the day Columbia advanced to face Will...

Friday, May 02, 2008
Deanne Tonkin signs a national letter of intent to play women's basketball

Columbia, Mo. - Columbia College women's basketball coach Mike Davis officially announced today that Columbia College has signed Deanne Tonkin, a freshman at Jefferson College in Hillsboro, Mo., to a national letter of intent to play basketball for t...

Friday, May 02, 2008
Cougars add two for next season

Columbia, Mo. — Columbia College men's basketball coach Bob Burchard announced today that he has signed two players to national letters of intent to play basketball for Columbia College beginning next season.

Quintin Totta and Jake...

Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Cougar softball moves up four spots, End of year awards presented to athletes

Columbia, Mo. – The Columbia Cougar softball team jumped four spots to No. 12 in the latest NAIA Top 25 poll, released yesterday by the national office in Kansas City, Mo. The Cougars ended the regular season 33-9 overall and went on a 4-0 run ...

Saturday, April 26, 2008
Cougars win AMC Tournament, Teter, McMahon and Spratt receive top honors

Columbia, Mo. – The Columbia Cougar softball program clinched the American Midwest Conference (AMC) Tournament Championship today, defeating William Woods University in the championship contest by a score of 9-0 in five innings.

With...

Friday, April 25, 2008
Columbia advances to AMC Tournament Championship Game

Springfield, Ill. – The Columbia Cougar softball squad advanced to the American Midwest Conference (AMC) Tournament Championship game today by defeating William Woods (Mo.) University 10-6 in seven innings. The Cougars, ranked No. 16 in the la...

Thursday, April 24, 2008
Top seeded Columbia wins two, ten Cougars receive Academic All-Conference

Springfield, Ill. - The American Midwest Conference (AMC) postseason softball tournament got underway today in Springfield, Ill. The top seeded Columbia Cougar softball team defeated the No. 8 seed, Hannibal-LaGrange (Mo.) College 6-0 and the No. 5 ...

Monday, April 21, 2008
Cougar Softball clinches AMC regular season championship

Walnut Ridge, Ark. – The Columbia Cougar softball team wrapped up American Midwest Conference (AMC) regular season play today with two victories against the Eagles from Williams Baptist College. Columbia won the first game 6-1 and the second 5...

Sunday, April 20, 2008
Fotti receives CoSIDA Award

Columbia, Mo. – The College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) announced earlier this week that Cindy Fotti is this year's winner of the Rising Star Award. Fotti, assistant director of athletics/media relations and compliance, is...

Saturday, April 19, 2008
Softball Cougars manage split in second day of Oklahoma City Classic

Oklahoma City, Okla. – The Columbia Cougar softball team tallied a split in the final day of the Oklahoma City Classic today, dropping East Central (Okla.) University 4-1 and then falling to No. 26 ranked University of Houston-Victoria (Texas) ...

Friday, April 18, 2008
Cougars win two in first day of Oklahoma City Tournament

Oklahoma City, Okla. – The Columbia College softball team improved to 28-8 today with two wins at the Oklahoma City University tournament, defeating Peru State (Neb.) College 4-1, and then dropping William Jewell (Mo.) College 4-0. The Cougars...

Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Softball squad splits with Missouri Baptist University

St. Louis, Mo. –The Columbia Cougar softball squad split with American Midwest Conference (AMC) foe Missouri Baptist University today, winning the first game of the doubleheader 13-4 in five innings, and dropping the second 6-5. The Cougars ar...

Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Cougars dominate Hannibal-LaGrange in AMC doubleheader

Hannibal, Mo. – The Columbia Cougar softball team picked up its 24th and 25th wins of the season today, defeating Hannibal-LaGrange (Mo.) College in an American Midwest Conference (AMC) doubleheader by scores of 16-1 in five innings and 6-0. C...

Friday, April 11, 2008
Cougars win two over AMC rival William Woods

Columbia, Mo. – The Columbia Cougar softball team picked up two wins in an American Midwest Conference (AMC) doubleheader vs. William Woods University today, winning the first contest 4-1 and logging a 6-2 victory in the second game.

Friday, April 04, 2008
Cougars take two from AMC foe McKendree University

Columbia, Mo. – The Columbia Cougar softball team moved to 5-1 in American Midwest Conference (AMC) regular season play today, defeating McKendree (Ill.) University in a league doubleheader by scores of 2-0 and 6-2. The wins move Columbia to 21...

Tuesday, April 01, 2008
Cougar softball squad earns a split, Teter collects AMC and Region honors

Columbia, Mo. – The Columbia Cougar softball team notched a split against American Midwest Conference (AMC) foe the University of Illinois-Springfield, dropping the first game 1-0 and winning the second 6-0. The Cougars are 19-7 on the season a...

Thursday, March 27, 2008
Cougar Softball splits with Vanguard, moves to No. 14 in NAIA Top 25 Poll

Costa Mesa, Calif. –The Cougar softball squad split with Vanguard University today, dropping the first game 3-0 and winning the second 1-0 in eight innings. The Cougars move to 16-6 on the season with today's split. The Lions are 29-9.

Thursday, March 27, 2008
Cougar softball ends spring trip on a high note

Azusa, Calif. – The Cougar softball squad wrapped up their spring trip today with two wins over Azusa Pacific (Calif.) University, defeating the APU Cougars 4-2 and 2-1. Columbia, ranked No. 14 in the latest NAIA Top 25 Poll, improves to 18-6 ...

Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Cougars fall to No. 1 ranked California Baptist, Teter claims conference and regional recognition

Riverside, Calif. –The Columbia Cougar softball team dropped both games of the double-header to California Baptist University today, 8-0 (6) and 5-1. The Cougars are ranked No. 16 in the NAIA Top 25 poll, and drop to 15-5 on the season with to...

Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Hall and Oswald named to All-American teams

Columbia, Mo. – Two Columbia College basketball players have been named to the 2008 NAIA Division I Men's and Women's Basketball All-American Team. Both Rachel Oswald and Trae Hall pulled in this accolade for the first time in their career.

Friday, March 21, 2008
Cougar softball squad wins two in home opener

Columbia, Mo. – In its first home outing of the 2008 season, the Columbia Cougar softball team notched two wins against American Midwest Conference (AMC) foe Harris-Stowe State (Mo.) University, winning the first game 4-0 and the second 9-1. Th...

Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Azusa Pacific defeats Columbia in opening round of NAIA National Tournament

Kansas City, Mo. - The Columbia Cougar basketball team failed to advance to the round of 16 in the NAIA National Tournament today falling to the Cougars from Azusa Pacific (Calif.) University in the opening round by a score of 61-47. Columbia, who en...

Sunday, March 16, 2008
Cougar Softball wins silver bracket championship

Orange Beach, Ala. – After going 2-2 in the first two days of the Gulf Coast Invitational, the Cougars won three games in the final day to win the silver bracket championship. The Cougars pushed their overall record to 11-3 with today's wins. ...

Saturday, March 15, 2008
Softball Cougars fall to Shorter, defeat Oklahoma Baptist

Orange Beach, Ala. – After finishing 1-1 yesterday in the first day of the Gulf Coast Invitational, the Columbia Cougar softball team picked up a another split in the second day of action, falling to NAIA No. 7 ranked Shorter (Ga.) College 5-0 ...

Friday, March 14, 2008
Softball Cougars split in first day of the Gulf Coast Invitational

Orange Beach, Ala. – In the first day of the Gulf Coast Invitational, the Columbia Cougar softball team defeated No. 27 ranked Spring Hill (Ala.) College 5-1 before falling to No. 21 ranked Thomas (Ga.) University 9-7. The Cougars move to 7-2 ...

Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Cougars to face Azusa Pacific in the first round of NAIA National Tournament

Columbia, Mo. – The Columbia Cougar basketball team will play Azusa Pacific (Calif.) University in the first round of the NAIA Division I Men's National Basketball Tournament, according to the official bracket released by the NAIA National Offi...

Sunday, March 09, 2008
Softball Cougars manage a split in Oklahoma

Claremore, Okla. – The Columbia Cougar softball team recorded a win and their first loss of the season today, defeating Kansas Wesleyan University 7-3 and falling to Roger's State (Okla.) University, who is ranked No. 18 in the NAIA Preseason T...

Saturday, March 08, 2008
Lady Cougars fall to McKendree in AMC Final, Oswald named AMC Newcomer of the Year

Lebanon, Ill. – The Columbia Lady Cougars basketball team fell to McKendree (Ill.) University today, 78-66, in the championship of the American Midwest Conference (AMC) postseason tournament. The Lady Cougars end their 2007-08 season today with...

Saturday, March 08, 2008
Cougars fall short in tournament title game

Lebanon, Ill. – The Columbia Cougar men's basketball team was unable to dethrone the top seed in the American Midwest Conference (AMC) postseason tournament championship tonight, falling to the Bearcats from McKendree (Ill.) University 75-71. T...

Thursday, March 06, 2008
Lady Cougars move into AMC title game

St. Louis, Mo. – The Columbia Lady Cougar basketball team will make another appearance in the American Midwest Conference (AMC) tournament championship game, which is scheduled for Saturday, March 8 at 2 p.m. in Lebanon, Ill. Columbia advanced ...

Wednesday, March 05, 2008
Cougars move into AMC championship, move to No. 15 in Top 25 Poll

Columbia, Mo. – The Columbia Cougar basketball team defeated the University of Illinois-Springfield for the third time this season tonight in the semifinal round of the American Midwest Conference (AMC) postseason tournament by a score of 76-69...

Saturday, March 01, 2008
Cougars finish 3-0 in Evangel University Invitational

Springfield, Mo. – The Columbia Cougar softball team pushed its overall record 5-0 today, tallying three wins in the Evangel University Invitational. In the first game of the day, Columbia defeated Iowa Wesleyan University by a score of 7-0. Th...

Saturday, March 01, 2008
Cougars move into semifinals of AMC Tournament, Burchard collects win No. 500

Columbia, Mo. – The Columbia Cougar basketball team notched its 24th win of the season tonight, defeating Missouri Baptist University 71-54 in the quarterfinal round of the American Midwest Conference (AMC) postseason tournament. The Cougars, ...

Friday, February 29, 2008
Lady Cougars roll past WBC in AMC quarterfinal

Columbia, Mo. – The Columbia Lady Cougar basketball team recorded a 102-55 victory tonight over Williams Baptist (Ark.) College in quarterfinal action of the American Midwest Conference (AMC) Postseason Tournament. With the win the No. 3 seede...

Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Cougars climb to No. 14 in top 25 poll

Columbia, Mo. – The Columbia Cougar basketball team continued its rise up the NAIA Division I Top 25 Rating today, moving from No. 20 to No. 14 in this week's poll. The Cougars, who are 23-7 on the season, pulled in 164 votes in the rating.

Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Softball Cougars start 2008 season 2-0

Olathe, Kan. – The Columbia Cougar softball team kicked off their 2008 campaign with two wins today over Region V foe William Jewell (Mo.) College. Columbia defeated the Cardinals 12-1 in six innings in the first contest and 6-1 in the second. ...

Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Cougars fall to McKendree

Columbia, Mo. – The Columbia Cougar basketball team recorded its third American Midwest Conference (AMC) loss of the season tonight, falling to McKendree (Ill.) University 73-70. With tonight's loss the Cougars, who are ranked No. 20 in NAIA D...

Monday, February 25, 2008
Lady Cougar basketball signs Kirsti Wilkerson to letter of intent

Columbia, Mo. - Columbia College women's basketball coach Mike Davis officially announced today that Columbia College has signed Kirsti Wilkerson, a senior from Skyline High School in Urbana, Mo., to a national letter of intent to play basketball for...

Saturday, February 23, 2008
Lady Cougars end regular season with a victory

Columbia, Mo. – The Columbia Lady Cougar basketball team recorded a 96-70 victory today over William Woods University, pushing its overall mark to 15-14 on the season and 10-4 in the Conference. The Owls fall to 4-22 on the season and 3-11 in A...

Saturday, February 23, 2008
Cougars get second win of the season over William Woods

Columbia, Mo. – The Columbia Cougar men's basketball team picked up its eleventh American Midwest Conference (AMC) win of the season today, defeating the Owls from William Woods University 66-64. Columbia, which is ranked No. 20 in the latest N...

Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Basketball Cougars leap to No. 20 in latest NAIA top 25 rating

Columbia, Mo. - The Columbia Cougar men's basketball squad jumped to No. 20 in the latest NAIA Division I Men's Basketball Rating, released today by the national office. The Cougars moved up three spots after holding the No. 23 spot last week.
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Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Lady Cougars fall to McKendree

Columbia, Mo. – The Columbia Lady Cougars recorded their fourth American Midwest Conference (AMC) loss of the season tonight, falling to McKendree (Ill.) University 67-61. With the loss, the Lady Cougars drop to 14-14 on the season and 9-4 in A...