Bishop and Mathiesen earn MIAA honors

- Northwest Missouri State University football playersandhave earned Athlete of the Week honors from the MIAA for their performances on Saturday in a win over Missouri Western. Mathiesen was named Special Teams Athlete of the Week and Bishop garnered Defensive Athlete of the Week accolades.Mathiesen set a Northwest career record for made field goals, connecting on all three attempts on Saturday. He now has 53 makes for his career. He hit a game-long 36 yarder in the third quarter to put the Bearcats up 20-3. The senior was a perfect 5-for-5 on PAT attempts as well.Bishop recorded six tackles on Saturday, three behind the line of scrimmage including a career-high 2.5 sacks. He and the rest of the Bearcat defense held the Griffon rushing attack to just 93 yards. Missouri Western has the MIAA's top rushing offense at 218.1 yards per game.Northwest won its 28th MIAA title and received the Super Region Three's top seed in the NCAA Championship, earning a first round bye. The Bearcats will host the winner of Emporia State and Minnesota-Duluth on Saturday, Nov. 26 at 1 p.m. at Bearcat Stadium.