This Week in Bobcat Athletics
11/12/2007 12:00:00 AM | General
Football Players Honored with Academic Award
A pair of Bobcats from Montana high schools earned Academic All-America Region VII honors on Thursday, advancing the pair to the ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-America national ballot. Bobcat center Jim Verlanic and tight end Elliott Barnhart, whose career appears ended by a knee injury suffered two weeks ago, each earned Academic All-Region honors for the first time.
Barnhart, a senior from Broadus, caught 19 passes for 239 yards in Montana State's first eight games this season. He caught three touchdown passes, as well, including the scoring play on MSU's first drive of the season at Texas A&M. The microbiology major who carries a 3.64 grade point average (out of 4.0) has been an active researcher in coalbed methane emissions as an MSU undergrad. He has been published with one of his professors, and has presented a paper on the subject at an academic conference.
Verlanic, a junior from Anaconda, has started all nine games for the Bobcats this season. He helped anchor an offensive line that allowed only 18 sacks out of 183 passing plays. A second generation Bobcat (his father Ken played at MSU in the late '70s), Verlanic maintains a 3.71 GPA in Cell Biology and Neuroscience, with plans for medical school.
Football (6-4, 4-3)
Coming:
11/3: vs. University of Montana, kick-off at 12:37 PM-Senior Day
Radio on www.msubobcats.com; web broadcast available on Big Sky TV; local TV on Max Media stations and ESPN Game Plan
Montana State hosts interstate rival Montana on Saturday for the 107th meeting between the two schools. The series stands at 35-66-5. Montana State won the last meeting between the two schools in Bozeman (2005), 16-6. Montana won last year’s contest at Missoula, 13-7. The game is also Senior Day, honoring 14 players competing in their last regular conference game at Bobcat Stadium.
Last Week:
11/10: beat Portland State, 50-36
Volleyball (1-25, 0-14)
Coming:
11/16: vs. Idaho State, 5:30 p.m. Shroyer Gym
11/17: vs. Weber State (Senior Night), 7:00 p.m. Shroyer Gym
The 2007 Bobcat volleyball team finishes their final two matches of the season at home this weekend. Friday night, the ‘Cats take on Idaho State at 5:30 p.m. in Shroyer Gym. Saturday night is Senior Night at 7:00 p.m. in Shroyer and honors three players: Sarah Allen, Patti Anderson, and Monique Schall. The Begals are 1-13 with their only win coming against Montana State at Pocatello earlier in the season. Weber State is currently 9-5.
Last Week:
11/2: lost at Sacramento State, 0-3
Men’s Basketball (0-1, 0-0)
Coming:
Nov. 13: vs. Long Beach State, 7:05 p.m. tip-off. Radio at www.msubobcats.com.
Nov. 16: vs. Boise State, 8:05 tip-ff. Radio at www.msubobcats.com
Both games webcast on Big Sky TV at www.bigskytv.org.
The Bobcats have two home games in this busy week of athletic activities. Tuesday they face the Long Beach State 49ers, coached by former Gonzaga and University of Minnesota coach Dan Monson. LBS is coming off a 74-34 loss to Brigham Young. Friday night, the men tip-off at 8:05 p.m.against Boise State. The Broncos are 3-0 on the season. Their first regular season game was an overtime win against Utah Valley State at home,73-72.
Last Week:
Nov. 9: lost at UNLV, 65-76
Women’s Basketball (1-0, 0-0)
Coming:
Nov. 17: at University of Texas Arlington, 2 p.m. tip-off
Radio at www.msubobcats.com
The Bobcat women take hit the road this week for Arlington, Texas. UT-A lost to Big Sky’s Northern Arizona 64-50 on Friday. The Mavericks compete in the Southland Conference and were last year’s conference champs at 16-0, but only returns two starters from last year’s team.
Last Week:
Nov. 11: beat MSU-Billings, 78-55
Wednesday, August 19
Wednesday, June 10
Monday, March 23
Friday, March 13
