Oct. 11, 2011

St. Louis, Mo. -

Missouri State junior defender Reiann Stoute was named the Mid-American Conference Defensive Player of the Week the league office announced Tuesday (Oct. 11) morning.

Despite the Bears falling in two close matches to Miami (Ohio) and Ball State this weekend, Stoute managed to put together two stellar performances. The Bridgetown, Barbados native posted a goal in both matches. Stoute now has three goals on the season. Along with showing her skills at finding the back of the net, she racked up two defensive saves in the Ball State match. Stoute was ranked fourth in the nation in defensive saves going into the Ball State match. She has eight defensive saves for the season.

Missouri State will be on the road this weekend against Ohio on Saturday, Oct. 15 at 1:00 p.m. The Bears will then head to face Kent State on Sunday, Oct. 16 at 1:00 p.m.