JOPLIN, Mo. – Missouri Southern Athletics has a full week of competition ahead, highlighted by a home football matchup against Central Missouri on Saturday at Fred G. Hughes Stadium. The Hall of Fame and Pink Out Game is set for 1 p.m., with the Lions welcoming fans to campus for the weekend's featured home event.
MSSU Athletics will host its 2026 Hall of Fame Brunch & Induction Ceremony on Saturday morning at Robert Ellis Young Gymnasium. Doors will open at 9:30 a.m. with the Brunch commencing at 10 a.m. Registration is currently available online. For any questions or to RSVP, please contact Missouri Southern Athletics at 417-625-9317 or email Lisa Severe (severe-l@mssu.edu).
Women's Golf will compete in the Newman Invite, while Volleyball travels to Edmond, Oklahoma, and Wichita, Kansas, for a pair of matches against Central Oklahoma and Newman. Soccer will also be on the road for two MIAA contests, traveling to Kearney, Nebraska, on Friday to take on Nebraska-Kearney before heading to Fort Hays, Kansas, on Sunday to face Fort Hays State.
Head football coach Atiba Bradley, redshirt senior wide receiver David Bethune and redshirt junior defensive back Daimond Casseus spoke with the media on Monday, Sept. 21, 2026, ahead of the Lions' Hall of Fame Game matchup with Central Missouri on Saturday, Sept. 26. Press Conference presented by Moe's Southwest Grill.
Details for each event are listed below.
Women's Golf
Newman Invite
Date/Time: Sept. 21-22
Location: Andover, Kan. • Terradyne Country Club
Live Stats
Volleyball
Date/Time: Thursday, Sep. 24 • 6 p.m., CT
Location: Edmond, Okla.
Opponent: University of Central Oklahoma
Live Stats
Live Video
Date/Time: Friday, Sep. 25 • 6 p.m., CT
Location: Wichita, Kan.
Opponent: Newman University
Live Stats
Live Video
Soccer
Date/Time: Friday, Sep. 25 • 7 p.m., CT
Location: Kearney, Neb.
Opponent: University of Nebraska at Kearney
Live Stats
Live Video
Date/Time: Sunday, Sep. 27 • Noon, CT
Location: Fort Hays, Kan.
Opponent: Fort Hays State University
Live Stats
Live Video
MSSU Athletics Hall of Fame Brunch & Induction Ceremony
Date/Time: Saturday, Sep. 26
Doors will open at 9:30 a.m. with the Brunch commencing at 10 a.m.
Location: Joplin, Mo. | Robert Ellis Young Gymnasium
Registration
2026 MSSU Athletics Hall of Fame Class
Live Video
Football
Hall of Fame | Pink Out Game
Date/Time: Saturday, Sep. 26 • 1 p.m., CT
Location: Joplin, Mo. | Fred G. Hughes Stadium
Opponent: University of Central Missouri
Live Stats
Live Video
Live Audio
Tickets
