(From MSSU Lions Athletic News)
The Missouri Southern women's soccer team wraps up its non-conference schedule with a home match tomorrow at 6:00 pm against Central Oklahoma before officially kicking off MIAA match play on Sunday at 1:00 pm versus Northeastern State.
The Lions (4-1-1) split last weekend pair after falling to NSU last week by a final score of 6-2, but were able to get back on track with a 2-1 victory over Southwest Baptist. Freshman forward Bailey Belcher recorded her second goal of the season to give the Lions a 1-0 in the 62nd minute. Sophomore forward Sarah Tatum followed up with ten minutes left in regulation for what turned out to be the game winner as the clock read zero.
It's the program's best start through six games since 2007 when the Lions went 4-1-1 towards an 11-5-3 overall record. The other team to kick off a season 4-1-1 was in 2004 which led to a 10-win season.
The Rundown
Friday: Central Oklahoma - Fred G. Hughes Stadium - 6:00 p.m.
Sunday: Northeastern State - Fred G. Hughes Stadium - 1:00 p.m.
TV/Stream:
UCO/NSU - http://themiaanetwork.com/mssulions/
Live Stats:
UCO/NSU - https://mssulions.com/sidearmstats/wsoc/summary
What the Opponents are Bringing to the Battle!
Central Oklahoma (6-0)
Series: MSSU leads 11-2-1
Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association ... picked fifth in the conference pre-season poll ... coming off a 1-0 victory over NSU for the Riverhawks first loss of the season ... retained five of six All-MIAA selections from a season ago in sophomore midfielder Kelsie Eason (1st), junior forward Asha Haile (2nd), junior defender Madison Motil (3rd), senior forward Kate Killion (3rd), and sophomore defender Camille Greer (HM) ... five other join them with ten of more starts during the 2017 season ... fell to Missouri Western in the first round of the MIAA tournament (2-1) ... split with the Lions last season as the Bronchos took game one (3-1) at home before falling to Southern (2-0) in the last match of the regular season on the road ... head coach Mike Cook enters her 21st season at the helm of the Bearcats with a .704 winnings percentage (287-112-30) since the program's inception back in 1998, coaching 103 All-Conference, 59 All-Region, and seven All-American players.
Northeastern State (5-1)
Series: NSU leads 14-2-1
Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association ... picked third in the conference pre-season poll ... retained three All-MIAA selections from a season ago in reigning Freshman of the Year and forward Paulina Chavez (1stteam), junior midfielder Mariah Nicolet (HM), and senior goalkeeper Meg Smith (HM) ... four other starters join them with ten of more starts during the 2017 season ... led the conference in points per game at 5.41 and least penalized team with only 110 fouls and three yellow cards ... fell to Washburn, 1-0, in the first round of the MIAA tournament as the three seed ... are 1-0 at home after shutting out Ouachita Baptists for a 2-0 victory one week ago ... defeated the Lions a week earlier (6-2) at home ... head coach Chase Wooten enters his 9th season at the helm of the RiverHawks with a .675 winnings percentage (96-43-12) and has won more than ten matches in six of his eight seasons, including two campaigns where the team won 15 (2013, 2017) and a MIAA Coach of the Year award (2015).
Next Stretch
Southern travels to St. Charles, Missouri for a MIAA match with Lindenwood on Friday, Sept. 28 at 7:00 pm to begin a four-game road trip that includes No. 1 Central Missouri (9/30), Emporia State (10/5), and Washburn (10/7) before heading home for its own home stand of five.
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