The Missouri Southern women's soccer team continues its five-match home stretch tomorrow versus Fort Hays State at 6:00 pm and then prepares for the designated Pink game with Nebraska-Kearney on Sunday at 1:00 pm as we recognize breast cancer awareness month.
The Lions (7-5-2, 3-3-1 MIAA) stand in a tie for sixth with Lindenwood and are just a half game back of Fort Hays and Emporia State who are tied for fourth in the MIAA standings.
MSSU began last weekend with a 2-0 victory over Northwest Missouri State after freshman forward Bailey Belcher scored both goals. Junior goalkeeper Luz Galindo allowed only one goal combined as the Lions dropped the second match to Missouri Western by a final score of 1-0 in a tough 90-minute defensive battle.
The Rundown
Friday: Fort Hays State - Fred G. Hughes Stadium - 6:00 p.m.
Sunday: Nebraska-Kearney - Fred G. Hughes Stadium - Pink Game - 1:00 p.m.
TV/Stream:
FHSU - http://www.themiaanetwork.com/mssulions/
UNK - http://www.themiaanetwork.com/mssulions/
Live Stats:
FHSU - https://mssulions.com/sidearmstats/wsoc/summary
UNK - https://mssulions.com/sidearmstats/wsoc/summary
What the Opponents are Bringing to the Battle!
Fort Hays State (6-6-2, 4-3-0 MIAA)
Series: FHSU leads 3-2-3
Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association ... picked fourth in the conference preseason poll ... retained one of five All-MIAA selections from a season ago in senior defender Taryn Schnell (HM) ... three other players join her with ten or more starts during the 2017 campaign ... have won four of its last five contests entering Fridays match ... both matches against the Lions in last year's regular and post season finished in a draw where the Tigers advanced in the MIAA tournament via penalty kicks ... head coach Blake Reynolds enters his second season at the helm of Fort Hays after putting together a successful first season by recording a 10-6-4 (7-3-1 MIAA) with a semifinal appearance in the MIAA tournament, only to lose to eventual NCAA national champions Central Missouri ... registered a 57-16-12 (.741) record and three KCAC regular season champions at Kansas Wesleyan (2013-2016) before taking reign of the Tigers last year.
Nebraska-Kearney (5-9-0, 3-4-0 MIAA)
Series: MSSU leads 3-2-1 (including a 2-0-1 in Joplin)
Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association ... picked 11th in the conference preseason poll ... retained all four All-MIAA selections from a season ago senior defender Kelsie Ienn, midfielders Kaitlyn Pawloski and Tori Weber, and junior defender Molly Willis ... three other starters join them with ten of more starts during the 2017 season ... the Lopers enter Sunday's contest on a three-match losing streak with Southwest Baptist on Friday ... lost to MSSU at home in the only meeting last season after the Lions scored in the first three minutes of the match and held on towards a 1-0 victory ... head coach Chloe Roberts enters her second season at the helm of the Lopers (third coach in program history) ... prior to taking over the coaching duties, Roberts served as a graduate assistant from 2014 to 2016 where she was elevated to assistant coach and then named interim head coach in December of the 2016 ... was the 2011 Daktronics Player of the Year and a four-time All-American during her collegiate career at North Alabama (2009-2013) while recording a school record 93 goals.
Next Stretch
Southern recognizes its seniors prior to playing host to Southwest Baptist at on Friday at 6:00 pm as part of its final home match before hitting the road and wrapping up the 2018 regular season against nationally ranked Central Oklahoma.
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