MVC Release
 
ST. LOUIS – Missouri State senior Ashley Tallerine earned Missouri Valley Conference Defensive Player of the Week honors, the league office announced Tuesday (Sept. 20). The award is the first-career accolade for Tallerine and the second honor for the Bears this season.
 
Tallerine clocked in 200 minutes between Missouri State's matches against SIU Edwardsville and SEMO this past weekend. The senior aided in MSU's defensive efforts that allowed just a single goal in 26 shots taken between the two opponents. Tallerine was the only defender to log-in full minutes in both matches this weekend for the Bears and has now tallied more than 3,000 minutes on the pitch for Missouri State.
 
The Bears (3-4-2) embark on a two-game road trip next weekend, opening conference play at UNI on Friday (Sept. 23) and finishing the non-conference road schedule at Western Illinois on Sunday (Sept. 25).