(From MSSU Lions Athletic News)
The Missouri Southern women's soccer team travels to Tahlequah to face Northeastern State tomorrow at 7:30 pm before taking on Southwest Baptist on Sunday at 2:00 pm as part of its non-conference schedule against MIAA members.
The Lions improved to 3-0-1 after securing a 2-1 victory over Harding in double-overtime in which freshman Courtney Marten deflected the ball off a shot attempt by Meredith Belrose for the game winner.
It's the programs best start through four games since 2007 when the Lions went 4-0 towards an 11-5-3 overall record. The only other team to kick off a season 3-0-1 was in 2004 which coincidentally included a double-overtime victory in Joplin and led to a 10-win season.
The Rundown
Friday: Northeastern State - Dr. Dan F. Deloache Field - 7:30 p.m.
Sunday: Southwest Baptist - SBU Soccer Field - 2:00 p.m.
TV/Stream:
NSU - http://www.themiaanetwork.com/nsugoriverhawks/
SBU - http://www.themiaanetwork.com/sbubearcats/Live Stats:
SU - http://goriverhawksgo.com/sidearmstats/wsoc/summary
SBU - https://www.sbubearcats.com/sidearmstats/wsoc/summary
What the Opponents are Bringing to the Battle!
Northeastern State (4-0)
Series: NSU leads 13-2-1
Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association ... Second (15-3 overall / 9-2 MIAA) ... 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 (1st team), 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 ... defeated the Lions by one goal (1-0) in the team's last meeting in Tahlequah ... 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 ... 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).
Southwest Baptist (0-3-1)
Series: SBU leads 19-15-3
Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association ... Tied-11th (3-13-2 overall / 1-9-1 MIAA) ... picked last in the conference pre-season poll ... take on Central Oklahoma on the road Friday before returning back to Bolivar against the Lions ... retained two All-MIAA selections from a season ago in redshirt-senior midfielder Tessa Wagner (HM) and sophomore forward Raegan Edwards (HM ... six other starters join them with ten of more starts during the 2017 season ... SBU defeated the Lions 2-0 last season's first meeting in Joplin, but MSSU returned the favor with a 2-0 shutout of the Bearcats in Bolivar ... head coach Megan Link enters her 4th season at the helm of the Bearcats with a .260 winnings percentage (12-37-3) where she has coached 11 All-MIAA, four All-Region, and 48 MIAA Academic selections.
Next Stretch
Southern returns home to close out its non-conference slate against Central Oklahoma on Friday, Sept. 21 at 6:00 pm, followed up with the program's first conference match and second meeting versus Northeastern State on Sunday, Sept. 23 at 1:00 pm.
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