The Missouri Southern women's soccer team returns home to close out non-conference action versus Northwest Missouri State at 7:00 pm tomorrow night prior to a rematch with Missouri Western on Sunday at 1:00 to kick off MIAA play.
The Lions (1-5-0) celebrate Alumni weekend with two matches which includes a chance to avenge a 1-0 loss to the MWSU Griffons last Friday night.
Freshman Brianna Marquez scored the first goal of her college career last weekend against No. 8 Central Missouri to tie fellow freshman Ashton Manwill with one apiece. Sophomore Bailey Belcher remains the leader in the scoring category with two goals through six matches.
The Rundown
Friday: NWSU - Fred G. Hughes Stadium - 7:00 pm
Sunday: MWSU - Fred G. Hughes Stadium - 1:00 pm
TV/Stream:
NWSU - https://themiaanetwork.com/mssulions/
MWSU - https://themiaanetwork.com/mssulions/
Live Stats:
NWSU - https://mssulions.com/sidearmstats/wsoc/summary
MWSU - https://mssulions.com/sidearmstats/wsoc/summary
What the Opponents are Bringing to the Battle!
Northwest Missouri State Bearcats (1-4-1)
Series: Northwest Missouri State leads, 15-14-3
Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association ... finished in last a season ago (2-15 / 1-10 MIAA) ... picked to finish last again in the conference preseason poll ... retained both All-MIAA selections from last in defender Emily Madden (3rd) and midfielder Izzy Roman (HM) who are both seniors ... three other starters join them with ten or more starts during the 2018 season ... despite having a slight advantage in the series, NWSU hasn't defeated the Lions in the previous two meetings ... have only been shutout once thus far through the first six matches ... head coach Marc Gordon enters his second season at the helm of the Bearcats after becoming the third soccer coach in school history in December of 2017 ... previously coached at Ottawa University where he led the Braves to three Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) regular-season and four conference tournament titles ... ended his time with the Braves by recording a 17-4-1 overall record and 10-1 in KCAC play where the team qualified for its sixth NAIA national tournament.
Missouri Western Griffons (3-2-1)
Series: MSSU leads, 11-8-2
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 ... is currently on a three-match winning streak including a win over the Lions at home by a score of 1-0 last weekend ... 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.
Next Stretch
Missouri Southern prepares for its first MIAA road trip of the season against new member Rogers State at 6:00 pm next Friday and Northeastern State two days later at 1:00 pm.
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