The Missouri Southern women's soccer team continues its nonconference slate on the road against a pair of Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) opponents beginning with Missouri Western on Friday at 8:00 pm and followed by a meeting with the eighth-ranked Central Missouri on Sunday at 1:00 pm.
The Lions (1-3-0) captured their first victory of 2019 on a last-second goal at home against the Drury Panthers last Friday night as a kick from senior Jessica Edwards deflected off a Panther defender into the goal as time expired. Sophomore forward Bailey Belcher leads the squad with two goals through the first two weeks after scoring both of them in a double-overtime thriller against the East Central Tigers last Sunday.
The Rundown
Friday: MWSU - Craig Field at Spratt Memorial Stadium - 8:00 pm
Sunday: UCM - South Recreation Complex - 1:00 pm
TV/Stream:
MWSU - TBD
UCM - https://themiaanetwork.com/mssulions/
Live Stats:
MWSU - https://gogriffons.com/sidearmstats/wsoc/summary
UCM - https://ucmathletics.com/sidearmstats/wsoc/summary
What the Opponents are Bringing to the Battle!
Missouri Western Griffons (1-2-1)
Series: MSSU leads, 11-7-2
Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association ... finished fifth last season (12-7 / 7-4 MIAA); fell in the first round of the MIAA tournament to Fort Hays State, 3-0 ... picked fifth in the conference preseason poll ... retained four of seven All-MIAA selections from last season in junior midfielder Lillian Davis (2nd), sophomore goalkeeper Anna Mayer (3rd), and junior forwards Claire Meyers (HM) and Taylor Schwartzkopf (HM) ... two other starters join them with ten or more starts during the 2018 season as the squad doesn't have a single senior on the roster ... hasn't played on the road as the Griffons wrap up a six-game home stand this weekend and began with back-to-back 2-0 losses against former MIAA member Lindenwood and nonconference opponent Rockhurst ... defeated the Lions, 1-0, in the teams' last meeting in Joplin a year ago while holding a winning streak of five since 2014 ... head coach Chad Edwards enters his ninth season at the helm of the Griffons as the all-time leaders in wins in program history ... registered a 40-19-1 record in the last three seasons and a 22-11 record versus MIAA opponents ... is an MSSU alum who played for the Lions from 1997 to 2000 and assisted the squad to a conference title in his freshman season.
No. 8 Central Missouri Jennies (3-1)
Series: UCM leads 21-8-3
Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association ... finished second last season (19-5-1 / 8-2-1 MIAA) ... picked second in the conference preseason poll with five first-place votes ... retained three of five All-MIAA selections from lasts season in senior defender Allysa Gann (1st), junior forward Makayla Toth (2nd) and junior defender Skylar Drum (2nd) ... Toth finished third in the MIAA in points (43) and assists (11), and fourth in goals scored (16) ... four other starters join them with ten or more starts during the 2018 season ... saw its consecutive MIAA regular-season championship streak of eight (2010-2017) and MIAA championship tournament of four (2014-2017) streak of four snapped by Central Oklahoma who defeated the Jennies 6-1 in the tournament final ... held a 2-0 advantage over Missouri Southern in the first 44 minutes of the last years match, but was forced into the 2-2 draw after being outshot by the Lions, 20-16, and allowing them to score two unanswered goals; junior forward Sarah Tatum recorded one of them ... head coach Lewis Theobald enters his 13th season at the helm of the Jennies with a record of 217-32-9 (.858), leading the Jennies to five NCAA Central Region championships (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018) and a National Title in 2017.
Next Stretch
Southern wraps up nonconference action versus Northwest Missouri State on September 27 at 6:00 pm before opening MIAA play in a rematch with the Griffons two days later on Sunday at 1:00 pm.
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