{"id":2478,"date":"2018-09-27T21:30:20","date_gmt":"2018-09-27T21:30:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/yearbook\/?p=2478"},"modified":"2019-06-29T19:16:06","modified_gmt":"2019-06-30T00:16:06","slug":"victory-on-the-field","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/yearbook\/2018\/09\/27\/victory-on-the-field\/","title":{"rendered":"Victory on the Field"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">By: Nick McCutcheon<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">t was a reward for a senior class recruited to a program with little to sell, only the potential of being a foundational class for a successful turnaround. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Eight seniors led the Griffons to a 17-5 overall record, the most wins in program history. This was the program\u2019s first-ever appearance in the NCAA Division II Central Region Championships after the senior class signed onto a team that had won just two games in 2013.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Head coach <a href=\"https:\/\/gogriffons.com\/coaches.aspx?rc=1319&amp;path=wsoc\">Chad Edwards<\/a> is proud of the dedication and hardwork that the team has put in to this 2017 season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThe most special part about the season to me was seeing our senior group go out on such a high note,\u201d Edwards said. \u201cThey committed to us when it wasn\u2019t as easy to believe in the program. They saw success throughout their whole careers &#8211; what we thought was really good success &#8211; but then to have that landmark type of season was really special for me and the team.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">More than 30 individual and team records fell as the team finished second to eventual national champion Central Missouri in both the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association regular and postseasons. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A program-best, 10 Griffons were named All-MIAA and three &#8211; Madeline Cowell, <a href=\"https:\/\/gogriffons.com\/roster.aspx?rp_id=2130\">Bridget Blessie<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/gogriffons.com\/roster.aspx?rp_id=3584\">Cassidy Menke<\/a> &#8211; were named to both the <a href=\"https:\/\/unitedsoccercoaches.org\/\">United Soccer Coaches<\/a> and Division II Conference Commissioners Association All-Region teams.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The 2017 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