Northwest Missouri State University - Tower Yearbook (Maryville, MO)

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Before the Homecoming game. Kel) Quinn places several plastic foam cups in the north fence of Rickenbrode Stadium spelling Go Cats. Bear- cat Sweethearts not only focused on football re- cruitment, but they also promoted Bearcat spirit Photo by Amy Roh FcK)tball Fe X7

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for every home game. Watching her perform in the Bearcat Marching Band turned them into loyal fans. They saw the Bearcats evolve into national champions, but continued to stay true to the team whether they won or lost. I think that people are a little overzealous, Melissa said. We did good last year, but that was one season. There are different players, but people think we ' re going to win the championship again. It ' s not necessarily going to be that way. I ' m not going to count my chickens before they ' re hatched. Bud Leipard, Auwarter ' s grandfather, shared her feelings. He showed his loyalty to the team by learning each of the players ' names and positions during the first game. Once you get to the quality that this team has had the last few years, you will continue to have a pretty good following, Leipard said. Coming out here, you ' re going to see some good, exciting football that gets better with every play. It ' s unfortunate that a lot of people are fair weather, but with what happened last year, and the quality of winning this year, they will continue to come. Fans are kind of fickle sometimes and they won ' t show support to the team if they lose. Wide receiver J.R. Hill charges past the Missouri Southern defender Hill had four receptions for 93 yards in the Home- coming game. Photo by Heather Epperly de ntLife

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UNIVERSITY mmm by Kelsey After being separated a little more than a month, two families reunited for the celebration of Family Weekend. The last words uttered by Vanae Cooper to her mother, Pam, were I ' ll be fine, to which Pam replied, Me, too, before she and her husband, Harold, drove back to their home in Thornfield, Mo. They had just helped their daughter move into Hudson Hall. The next 36 days would include changes within the family as each member awaited a reunion. It seems like we just brought her up here, really, Harold said. A month seemed pretty short. Vanae ' s roommate, Megan Prescott, also looked forward to being reunited with a family member, because the Coopers would be bringing her younger brother Sam with them. Megan ' s mother, Connie, was not able to come, because she had to run the Spring Valley Trout Ranch in Thornfield. With the lapse of time between Advantage Week and Family Weekend, Megan noticed a few changes in her younger brother. He grew taller, Megan said. That ' s the first thing I thought of I was like, ' Man, Sam, you must have grown. Stand back to back with me. ' Vanae ' s younger siblings. Rick and Vanessa, also came to visit. Vanessa even got a taste of life in the residence halls when she stayed with her sister and Megan. She had a really good time, Vanae said. On Friday night she met some of the girls in the dorm and we sat up and talked and told her all about Northwest. The group had its busiest agenda on Saturday. The young women took their families on a tour of the campus, which included a trip to the Student Union and the Bearcat Bookstore. Equipped with five new Northwest shirts, the group proceeded to the football game to see the Bearcats defeat Southwest Baptist University. Saturday continued with time on the town. The group went bowling at Bearcat Lanes and saw the Freshman Transfer Showcase play, Juvie. The • Continued ILY iH Is dentLife