JOPLIN, Mo. – Missouri Southern Athletics opens March with a championship atmosphere and a full slate of competition, highlighted by MIAA Tournament basketball in Kansas City, early-season tournaments for both golf programs, a baseball home game before a key conference road series, outdoor track & field in Arkansas, and a softball doubleheader at Pat Lipira Softball Complex.
Men's and Women's Golf tee off Monday and Tuesday, with the women competing at the Diffee Ford Lincoln Invitational in Edmond, Oklahoma, and the men traveling to Rogers, Arkansas, for the Men's Shadow Valley Invitational. Baseball begins the week at Warren Turner Field against Drury University on Tuesday before heading to Maryville for a four-game MIAA series against Northwest Missouri State University Friday through Sunday. Both basketball programs take the court at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City for the MIAA Tournament, as the men play Wednesday night and the women tip off Friday afternoon against Northwest Missouri State University. Outdoor Track & Field opens its season Friday and Saturday at Harding University in Searcy, Arkansas. Softball returns home Saturday for a doubleheader against Minnesota State University Moorhead to round out a busy week for the Lions.
Women's Golf
Diffee Ford Lincoln Invitational
Date: Monday, Mar. 2-Tuesday, Mar. 3
Location: Kickingbird GC - EDMOND, Okla.
Live Stats
Men's Golf
Men's Shadow Valley Invitational
Date: Monday, Mar. 2-Tuesday, Mar. 3
Location: Shadow Valley CC - Rogers, Ark
Live Stats
Baseball
Date/Time: Tuesday, Mar. 3 • 3:00 p.m.
Location: Joplin, Mo. – Warren Turner Field
Opponent: Drury University
Live Video
Live Stats
Date/Time: Friday, Mar. 6 • 2:00 p.m.
Location: Maryville, Mo.
Opponent: Northwest Missouri State University
Live Video
Live Stats
Date/Time: Saturday, Mar. 7 • 2:00 p.m.
Location: Maryville, Mo.
Opponent: Northwest Missouri State University
Live Video
Live Stats
Date/Time: Sunday, Mar. 8 • 1:00 p.m.
Location: Maryville, Mo.
Opponent: Northwest Missouri State University
Live Video
Live Stats
Men's Basketball
MIAA Tournament
Date/Time: Wednesday, Mar. 4 • 8:15 p.m.
Location: Kansas City, MO - Municipal Auditorium
Opponent: Northwest Missouri State University
Live Video
Live Audio
Live Stats
Championships Page
Women's Basketball
MIAA Tournament
Date/Time: Friday, Mar. 6 • 12:00 p.m.
Location: Kansas City, MO - Municipal Auditorium
Opponent: Northwest Missouri State University
Live Video
Live Audio
Live Stats
Championships Page
Outdoor Track & Field
Meet: Harding University
Date/Time: Friday, Mar. 6 - Saturday, Mar. 7
Location: Searcy, Ark. | Ted and Marcie Lloyd Track and Field Complex
Softball
Date/Time: Saturday, Mar. 7 • 1:00 p.m. & 3:00 p.m. (DH)
Location: Joplin, Mo. |
Pat Lipira Softball Complex
Opponent: Minnesota State University - Moorhead
