Two soccer Lions earn academic honors from SSC

Nov. 10, 2004

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Missouri Southern State University junior J.P. West (Broken Arrow, Okla.) and sophomore Tyler Witte (Plano, Texas) received academic honors on Wednesday from the Southwest Soccer Conference.

West, a 5-11 midfielder, was one of 11 players from around the league named to the SSC All-Academic Team. Witte, a 6-1 defender, earned a spot on the SSC Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

West, a marketing major who carries a 3.377 cumulative grade-point average, led the Lions with three goals and tied for the team lead with 31 shots and 13 on goal. One of his three scores on the year was the game-winner in the 52nd minute of a 2-1 victory at Harding. (Ark.). Last year, West was a member of the MIAA Commissioner’s At-Large Academic Honor Roll. Earlier this week, he was named an honorable mention selection for the All-SSC Men’s Soccer Team.

Witte, who maintains a 3.242 GPA, is a computer information systems major with a minor in business. In 2004, had eight shots including four on goal, and contributed to the Lions’ defense, which limited foes to a .097 shot percentage.

West and Witte were two of only five Lions to start each of the team’s 19 matches this past season.

Missouri Southern finished its season in the newly-formed conference with a 2-14-3 overall record, including 1-11-2 in the SSC, a league that features two teams, No. 8 Incarnate Word (Texas) and No. 21 Northeastern State (Okla.) that will be involved in the coming NCAA Division II postseason.


	Nov. 10, 2004 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Two soccer Lions earn academic honors from SSC Missouri Southern State University junior J.P. West (Broken Arrow, Okla.) and sophomore Tyler Witte (Plano, Texas) received academic honors on Wednesday from the Southwest Soccer Conference. West, a 5-11 midfielder, was one of 11 players from around the league named to the SSC All-Academic Team. Witte, a 6-1 defender, earned a spot on the SSC Commissioner’s Honor Roll. West, a marketing major who carries a 3.377 cumulative grade-point average, led the Lions with three goals and tied for the team lead with 31 shots and 13 on goal. One of his three scores on the year was the game-winner in the 52nd minute of a 2-1 victory at Harding. (Ark.). Last year, West was a member of the MIAA Commissioner’s At-Large Academic Honor Roll. Earlier this week, he was named an honorable mention selection for the All-SSC Men’s Soccer Team. Witte, who maintains a 3.242 GPA, is a computer information systems major with a minor in business. In 2004, had eight shots including four on goal, and contributed to the Lions’ defense, which limited foes to a .097 shot percentage. West and Witte were two of only five Lions to start each of the team’s 19 matches this past season. Missouri Southern finished its season in the newly-formed conference with a 2-14-3 overall record, including 1-11-2 in the SSC, a league that features two teams, No. 8 Incarnate Word (Texas) and No. 21 Northeastern State (Okla.) that will be involved in the coming NCAA Division II postseason.