Missouri Southern Athletics is set for a busy week as women’s and men’s golf open competition at the Newman Invitational and HSU Battle for the Belt, respectively. Volleyball heads south for matches against Central Oklahoma and Arkansas Fort-Smith, while soccer faces Northeastern State at home in its Pink Game Thursday before traveling to Rogers State. Cross country competes at Arkansas’ Chile Pepper Festival, and football caps the week hosting Fort Hays State at Fred G. Hughes Stadium.
Head football coach Atiba Bradley, redshirt junior wide receiver Ayden Robinson-Wayne and junior defensive back Riley Hammons spoke with the media on Monday, Sept. 29, 2025, ahead of MSSU’s home game against Fort Hays State. That press conference presented by Moe’s Southwest Grill can be viewed online. The Lions will face FHSU Saturday, Oct. 4 at Fred G. Hughes Stadium in Joplin, Missouri. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m., CT for MSSU’s Military/First Responder’s Appreciation Game.
Women’s Golf
Newman Invitational
Date/Time:Â Sept. 29-30
Location: Newton, Kan. • Sand Creek Station GC
Host:Â Newman University
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Men’s Golf
HSU Battle for the Belt
Date/Time:Â Sept. 29-30
Location: Hot Springs, Ark. • Hot Spring GC
Host:Â Henderson State University
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Volleyball
Date/Time: Thursday, Oct. 2 • 6 p.m., CT
Location: Edmond, Okla. • Hamilton Fieldhouse
Opponent:Â University of Central Oklahoma
Date/Time: Saturday, Oct. 4 • 1 p.m., CT
Location: Fort Smith, Ark. • Gayle Kaundart Arena at the Stubblefield Center
Opponent:Â University of Arkansas Fort-Smith
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Soccer
Pink Game
Date/Time: Friday, Oct. 3 • 6 p.m., CT
Location: Joplin, Mo. • Hal Boden Field
Opponent:Â Northeastern State University
Date/Time: Sunday, Oct. 5 • 1 p.m., CT
Location: Claremore, Okla. • Soldier Field
Opponent:Â Rogers State University
Cross Country
Chile Pepper Festival
Date/Time: Saturday, Oct. 4 • 10:25 a.m., CT
Location: Fayetteville, Ark. • Agri Park
Football
Military/First Responder’s Appreciation Game
Date/Time: Saturday, Oct. 4 • 1 p.m., CT
Location: Joplin, Mo. • Fred G. Hughes Stadium
Opponent: Fort Hays State University