SPRINGFIELD – The Missouri State men's soccer team (8-1-4, 2-1-1 MVC) hit the road for the final time this season, to take on Drake, Oct. 27 at 7 p.m. The Bears sit tied for second in the MVC standings behind Loyola, who can lock up the regular season little with a win at Central Arkansas.   
 

Missouri State at Drake | 7 p.m.
Date | Time	Sat., Oct. 27 | 7 p.m.
Location	Des Moines, Iowa
Site	Cownie Stadium
Sat., Oct. 27	Missouri State at Drake
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Know the Bears

• The Bears have officially earned a spot in the 2018 Missouri Valley Conference Tournament which will be held November 7, 9 and 11 at Evansville.
• Missouri State bounced back in top-notch fashion, after dropping their first match of the season, with a 1-0 victory last Saturday against Gonzaga.
• The Bears offense has outscored its opponents early and often this season. Holding a 10-1 advantage in goals scored in the first half. The only goal the Bears have allowed in the first half came in the first minute of a 4-1 win over UMKC in Springfield on Sept. 15.
• MSU has scored 19 goals this season, nine different athletes have scored goals for the Bears this season led by Josh Dolling with nine.
• Dolling has scored the game-winning goal for the Bears five times this season. That sits him seventh in the country and first in the MVC in the category.
• The Bears rank seventh in the country in goals-against-average, which paces the conference, allowing only eight goals through 13 games, a .568 GAA.
• Missouri State continues to receive votes in the College Soccer News Top 30 poll and the United Soccer Coaches Top 25 rankings.
• The Bears stand in sixth in the United Soccer Coaches West Region.
• The latest NCAA RPI report for the 2018 season has the Bears listed at No. 61.

The Opponents
Drake Bulldogs

• Drake had two tough results this past week. Drake lost a 2-0 leads against Northern Illinois, later in MVC action Drake lost to Bradley 1-0 in overtime when Bradley scored with 57 seconds left in the first overtime.
• Cole Poppen for the Bulldogs leads the conference in assists (8). His eight assists rank eighth in the NCAA.  
• Drake is battling for a spot and seeding at the 2018 MVC Championship, currently sitting in fifth.  

 
Series History
Drake Bulldogs
With the series tied 13-13-7, Missouri State and Drake have always had hard fought games. Last season the two squads met twice, with the Bulldogs finding a late goal to win 2-1 in Springfield. When the series moved to Des Moines the Bears and the Bulldogs settled for a 0-0 tie, clinching the Bears outright regular season title in 2017.

Final Details
Saturday's match against Drake is slated for a 7 p.m. start Cownie Stadium with live stats available. For all of the latest information and in game updates on the Missouri State men's soccer team, visit missouristatebears.com or follow @MSUBearsMSoccer on Twitter and Instagram.