UCM Update

The University of Central Missouri College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences and the UCM Department of Music will host the annual UCM Valentine’s Dance at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, in the Elliott Student Union ballroom.  General seating is available for $30 per person or $50 per couple. A limited number of reserved 8-10 person tables are available upon request, and a limited number of special two-person tables on the dance floor are available for $75. Proceeds from this event will help fund the Office of the Performing Arts Student Excellence Awards.  Tickets are available online at ucmpas.com and at the Central Tickets Box Office, Administration Building 100 B, Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 1-4 pm, or by calling 660-543-8888.

Central Missouri wrestling competed at the Jimmy May-Hem Open on Sunday afternoon. Josh Thomson (165) and Archie Williams (174) both were first, while De'Quence Goodman (285) was second. Williams was also named the tournament's Outstanding Wrestler. 

Bennett Oliver hit a two-run single in the bottom of the seventh inning to put Central Missouri in front as the 22nd-ranked Mules completed their comeback from a 5-0 deficit to defeat No. 38 St. Mary's 8-6 on Sunday at Minute Maid Park. The win gave the Mules a 2-2 record at the season-opening Houston Winter Invitational.

For the fourth consecutive season, the No. 25 Mules basketball team reached the 19-win mark following a dramatic, 71-69 win over visiting Missouri Southern on Saturday at the Multipurpose Building. Rakeem Dickerson's go-ahead jumper just in front of the free throw line with five seconds left gave the Mules their fourth-straight win over the Lions in the all-time series. 

The Jennies avenged a January 31 road loss at Missouri Southern with a 13-point win against the Lions on Saturday afternoon at the Multipurpose Building.   The Jennies look to extend their win streak to three games next Wednesday, February 11 at Lincoln for a 5:30 p.m. tip-off.   The Mules will follow with a 7:30 start.