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SPRINGFIELD – The Missouri State women's soccer team (7-6-2, 1-1-2 MVC) will host its remaining two home matches against conference rivals Evansville and Loyola at Betty & Bobby Allison South Stadium on Wednesday, Oct. 17 and Sunday, Oct. 21, with start times of 6 p.m. and 1 p.m., respectively.
 

Missouri State vs Evansville | Missouri State vs Loyola
Date & Time	Wednesday, Oct. 17 | 6 p.m. & Sunday, Oct. 21 | 1 p.m.
Location	Springfield, Mo.
Sites	Betty & Bobby Allison South Stadium
Follow Along	Live Stats (Evansville) | Watch (Evansville) | Live Stats (Loyola) | Watch (Loyola)
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Missouri State Quick Kicks

• Sunday's contest will honor seniors Karen Kozol, Kassie Flynn, Masen Stamp, and Brooke Prondzinski as they play in their last regular season home game at Betty & Bobby Allison South Stadium.
• The Bears' match against Valparaiso last Saturday ended in a 1-1 tie, marking Missouri State's second draw of the season. The last time Missouri State had back-to-back ties was during the 2013 season against Evansville and Drake.
• Jordan Eickelman scored the Bears' only goal against Valparaiso, marking her fourth score of the season and tying her alongside teammate Kennady Orlick as leading scorer.
• Four Bears have earned Missouri Valley Conference weekly honors so far this season – Jordan Eickelman, Anna Durnin, Kaitlin Maxwell, and Kennady Orlick.
• Missouri State currently ranks sixth in overall conference standings with a 1-1-2 record. After these two tilts versus Evansville and Loyola, the Bears will have one MVC match remaining at Drake.
• Orlick's four game-winning goals leads the MVC. She also ranks 15^th nationally in the same category.
• Coming into this weekend's match, Maxwell has 85 saves, averaging a conference best 6.07 per game. She is tied with Indiana State's Hannah Sullivan and Northern Iowa's Jami Reichenberger in shutouts with five.
• Maxwell is among the best in the country in total saves, sitting at seventh.
• Four different players – Eickelman, Orlick, Emma Skornia, and Olina Einarsdottir – have scored multiple goals this year.

Scouting Evansville

• Five different Evansville players have scored a pair of goals, accounting for 10 of the 11 scored this season.
• Evansville is ranked third in the MVC with a 4-8-2 conference record.

Scouting Loyola

• Jenna Szczesny is the Ramblers' leading scorer, amassing eight goals so far this season. Her total is second highest in the MVC. 
• Loyola saw its three-game winning streak and four-game unbeaten run come to an end in a 3-2 overtime loss to Illinois State.
• The Ramblers currently lead the MVC with a 3-1 conference record.

 
Series History

Evansville:

• The Purple Aces hold the series advantage over Missouri State by a margin of 15-8-6.
• Missouri State won the last meeting in 2017, 2-1, on the road with Prondzinski scoring the late goal to lift the Bears to victory.

Loyola:

• The series between Loyola and Missouri State is tied up at three apiece, with the rivalry dating back to 2013.
• Missouri State beat out the Ramblers 1-0 to advance to the MVC Championship last season. Eickelman was responsible for the go-ahead goal.

Keep up to Date

• For all the latest information on the Missouri State women's soccer team visit MissouriStateBears.com or follow @MSUBearsWSoccer on Twitter.