KIRKSVILLE, Mo. - Truman State Football capped Homecoming with a convincing 41-17 victory over Southwest Baptist, while Men's Soccer, Women's Soccer and Volleyball also earned wins during the week.
Both soccer teams split their final two regular-season matches. Volleyball rebounded from a loss at Drury by sweeping Southwest Baptist, and football improved to 4-1 in Great Lakes Valley Conference play.
Football Rolls Past Southwest Baptist on Homecoming
Truman accumulated 514 yards of offense and pulled away from Southwest Baptist for a 41-17 Homecoming victory Saturday afternoon at Stokes Stadium. The Bulldogs improved to 4-4 overall and 4-1 in GLVC play.
Madden Irving led the ground attack with 187 yards and two touchdowns on 19 carries. His 13-yard touchdown opened the scoring, and Thomas Pulliam caught a nine-yard touchdown pass from Dylan Hair to give Truman a 14-3 advantage after the first quarter.
Irving added a one-yard touchdown in the second quarter before Askia Bullie connected with Luke Allen for a 59-yard score. Diego Perez's 33-yard field goal as time expired sent Truman into halftime ahead 31-10.
Southwest Baptist scored the only touchdown of the third quarter, but Truman's defense ended the comeback attempt when DJ Richmond intercepted a pass and returned it 98 yards for a touchdown. Perez completed the scoring with a 25-yard field goal.
The Bulldogs rushed for 328 yards, averaged 7.0 yards per carry and limited Southwest Baptist to 249 total yards. Hair completed 11 of 16 passes for 127 yards and a touchdown while adding 55 rushing yards.
Allen finished with 78 receiving yards, while Pulliam caught four passes and contributed 62 yards from scrimmage.
Jack Weltha led the defense with eight tackles. Bryant Pool recorded seven stops and two tackles for loss, while James Franklin III added six tackles and three pass breakups.
Richmond and Nick Closser each recorded an interception. Alex Medina, Alijah Jackman and Devin Brown contributed to Truman's three-sack performance.
Perez converted both field-goal attempts and all five of his extra-point attempts.
Men's Soccer Splits Final Week
Cody Bland scored early in the second half to lift Truman to a 1-0 victory over Quincy on Wednesday at Bulldog Soccer Park.
Tyler Bouckaert assisted Bland's second goal of the season just 1:25 after halftime. The Bulldogs put six of their 10 shots on goal, led by Bland with three shots on target.
Goalkeeper Owen Robben stopped both Quincy attempts on goal to record the shutout.
Truman then built a two-goal halftime lead Saturday at Indianapolis before the Greyhounds rallied for a 3-2 victory.
Jacob Panagos converted a penalty kick in the 26th minute for his GLVC-leading 14th goal of the season. Slayton Spencer doubled the advantage five minutes later off an assist from Braden Hannan.
UIndy scored three times during the opening 16 minutes of the second half, including two goals from Brendan French, to complete the comeback. Robben made five saves for the Bulldogs.
Truman completed its regular season 6-6-4 overall and 5-5-4 in the GLVC, giving the Bulldogs 19 conference points. Their GLVC Tournament status will be determined by Sunday's regular-season finale between Missouri-St. Louis and Missouri S&T.
Women's Soccer Closes Season With Road Shutout
Truman fell 1-0 to Quincy on Wednesday in its final home match of the season.
The Hawks scored in the 17th minute and protected the advantage despite three Truman shots on goal. Mikayla Thomas made seven saves, while Aubrey Kaupas put two of her three attempts on target.
The Bulldogs responded Saturday with a 1-0 victory at Indianapolis. Kaupas broke the scoreless tie in the 74th minute, scoring her third goal of the season from an Ellie Semerau assist.
Truman controlled play with a 27-6 advantage in shots and a 14-1 edge in corner kicks. Thomas stopped both UIndy shots on goal to earn the shutout.
The Bulldogs concluded the season 6-6-5 overall and 5-5-4 in conference play. A complete women's soccer season-in-review article will be released this coming week.
Volleyball Finishes Road Weekend With Sweep
Truman opened its weekend with a four-set loss at Drury on Friday. The Panthers won the opening two sets by identical 25-22 scores before the Bulldogs extended the match with a 25-21 victory in the third. Drury closed the match 25-20 in the fourth.
Jessie Julius led Truman with 13 kills and 23 digs. Autumn Erickson and Hannah Hosty recorded nine kills apiece, while Hosty added four block assists.
Tori Creason distributed 48 assists and collected 14 digs. Addy Janssen finished with 24 digs, Avery Poppe added 18 and Laci Neece recorded 17.
The Bulldogs answered with one of their most efficient offensive performances of the season Saturday, sweeping Southwest Baptist 25-21, 25-13 and 25-17.
Truman hit .462 with 49 kills and only seven attacking errors. The Bulldogs hit at least .387 in all three sets, including a .556 performance in the second.
Neece recorded 13 kills on 22 attempts for a .545 hitting percentage. Julius added 11 kills and 10 digs, while Lily Porter finished with nine kills and a .571 percentage. Erickson contributed nine kills, three total blocks and an ace.
Creason directed the offense with 39 assists, three kills, two aces and three block assists.
The Bulldogs finished the weekend 11-12 overall and 5-5 in GLVC play.
Coming Up
Women's Basketball travels to South Bend, Indiana, for its final exhibition against Notre Dame at 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 26.
The Bulldogs then open their regular season at the D2 CCA Midwest Tip-Off Challenge in Wisconsin Dells. Truman faces Lake Superior State at 1:30 p.m. Friday, Northern Michigan at 1:30 p.m. Saturday and Grand Valley State at 11:15 a.m. Sunday.
Women's Basketball Schedule
Volleyball returns to Pershing Arena for its final two home matches. Truman hosts Illinois Springfield at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 29, before celebrating Senior Night against Quincy at 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31.
Volleyball Schedule
Football remains at Stokes Stadium for a Halloween matchup against Lincoln. Kickoff is scheduled for noon Saturday, Oct. 31.
Football Schedule
Men's Soccer will learn its postseason fate following Sunday's match between Missouri-St. Louis and Missouri S&T. The top eight teams qualify for the GLVC Tournament.
Men's Soccer Schedule
Women's Soccer has completed its 2026 season. A full season review will be released during the coming week.
Women's Soccer Schedule
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