The Missouri State women's soccer team (9-5-3, 4-1-1) will face the Creighton Bluejays (12-5-2, 3-2-1) in the semifinal round of the MVC Tournament on Friday, November 6.  Kickoff at Morrison Stadium in Omaha, Neb., is set for 6:00 p.m.  This is the 14th consecutive season that Missouri State has made the MVC Tournament.  With a win over Creighton, the Bears would advance to the championship match to face the winner of Friday's Illinois State-Drake semifinal match.

The Opponents - The Bluejays defeated Missouri State, 3-0 on October 3, in the only matchup between the teams during the regular season.  Creighton got goals from Emily Orbell, Erin Gunther and Claire Zach.

Missouri State shut out both Illinois State and Drake at Plaster Field this season.  Claire Hulcer scored the game-winning goal against the Redbirds on October 29.  The Bears got goals from Jenna Dobkins and Samantha Aguilar in the 2-0 win over Drake on October 18.

The Series - Missouri State holds a slight edge in the series with a 5-4-5 record against the Bluejays all-time.  The Bears had a four match unbeaten streak against the Bluejays entering this season.  Missouri State edged Creighton on penalty kicks in the quarterfinals of last year's MVC Tournament.

The Bears are 5-11-6 all-time against the Redbirds.  Missouri State is 2-6-2 against Drake all-time.

In the MVC Tournament - Missouri State is 11-10-4 all-time in the MVC Tournament.  The Bears have advanced to the finals three times (1999, 2000, 2001), winning the tournament in 2000.

Coach Rob Brewer - Missouri State head coach Rob Brewer (Lynchburg College, 1977) is 131-115-30 in his 14th season at the helm of the Bears.  Brewer has been the only head coach in Missouri State women's soccer history.  Before coming to Missouri State, Brewer went 68-28-2 in five seasons as the women's head coach at Elon (N.C.).  His next win will be his 200th as a women's head coach.

Live Stats - Live stats will be provided by the host school through GameTracker and will be available at www.missouristatebears.com. Go to the "Fan Central" link on the left side of the page and select "Live Stats."

Video - Video coverage of the Bears semifinal match with Creighton can be viewed through MVC Live, a video streaming package available at www.mvc.org.  Sunday's championship match can be seen on MediaCom Channel 22 in Springfield and on Fox Sports in other Midwest areas.  Check local listings for availability.

Quick Kicks - Missouri State ended the regular season on a five game unbeaten streak.  Their 4-0-1 run is the best five-game span since the team won six straight matches in 2006.

- The second-place finish by Missouri State is the highest conference finish in team history.  The Bears previous best conference finish was third place, achieved five times in team history.

- Missouri State has only given up 14 goals against this season. That is the second-lowest total in team history (13, 2004).

- The Bears' defense has shut out opponents nine times this season.  Combined with the 10 shutouts last season, the 19 total shutouts is the highest two season total since 1999-2000 when the Bears recorded 20.

- Senior Samantha Aguilar leads the team in goals (5) and points (11) for the second consecutive season.  She is the first player to lead the team in back-to-back seasons in goals and points since Jamie Hautzinger in 1996-97.

- Freshman Megan Jaskowiak led the team with four assists during the regular season.  She is the first freshman to lead the team in assists since Chelsea Anderson in 2003.

- The Bears had nine different players score goals this season, five of which were freshmen.

- Jenna Dobkins scored three goals and Claire Hulcer has two goals this season.  All five were game-winning goals.

- Jessica Teahan recorded a 425:58 minute shutout streak from Sept. 11 through Sept. 20.  The streak was the longest by a Bear since Jackie Jasper went 478 consecutive minutes without allowing a goal in 2006 (Sept. 8-24).

- Samantha Aguilar scored goals in three straight matches from Oct. 18 through Oct. 25.  The last time a Bear scored a goal in three consecutive matches was Tracy Allen from Sept. 29 through Oct. 6, 2002.