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SPRINGFIELD – Coming off a 3-0 start to the season, including a pair of road wins, the Missouri State women's soccer team returns home for an action packed weekend.

The Bears begin their homestand against Little Rock on Friday, Aug. 24 starting at 7:00 p.m. and will resume action on Sunday, Aug. 26, facing Central Arkansas at 1:00 p.m.
 

Missouri State vs Little Rock | Missouri State vs Central Arkansas
Date & Time	Friday, Aug. 24 | 7 p.m. & Sunday, Aug. 26 | 1 p.m.
Location	Springfield, Mo.
Sites	Betty & Bobby Allison South Stadium
Follow Along	Live Stats • ESPN+ (Central Arkansas)
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Missouri State Quick Kicks

• Sophomore Jordan Eickelman earned Missouri Valley Conference Offensive Player of the Week honors after scoring two goals, including the game winner, to help push the Bears past Tulsa, 3-2, in overtime.
• The victory marked the first time Missouri State had defeated the Hurricanes in a decade with its last win coming in 2008.  
• Newcomer Kennady Orlick came in clutch, scoring another game winner against Southeast Missouri State Tuesday night to propel the Bears to a 1-0 advantage. Her previous deciding goal came in the home opener against Western Illinois, also ending in a 1-0 shutout.
• Goalkeeper Kaitlin Maxwell scooped up a career high nine saves against Tulsa, and her six saves against Southeast Missouri State helped add to her spectacular sophomore campaign.
• Missouri State's 1-0 victory against Southeast Missouri State Tuesday night signaled Head Coach Rob Brewer's 200^th win with the Bears. He has been the head coach since the program's inception in 1996 and has collected two MVC Champion titles and NCAA Tournament appearances (2000, 2017), three academic all-Americans, and 20 MVC Championship Appearances.
• The last time the Bears started the season 3-0 was the 2007 season.

Scouting Little Rock

• The Little Rock Trojans will still be searching for their first win of the season after starting 0-1-1. Both matches advanced to double overtime, where the Trojans tied Central Arkansas 1-1 and lost to Kentucky 3-2.
• Arola Aparicio Gili has scored a goal in each of the Trojans' contests, needing only two shots for a perfect shot on goal percentage.
• Goalkeeper Sara Johannsdottir, an Iceland native, tallied 14 saves between her two starts including nine in the game against Kentucky.

Scouting Central Arkansas

• Central Arkansas is searching for its first win, sitting at a 0-1-1 record. The UCA Bears will play University of Louisiana Monroe Friday, Aug. 24 at 4:00 p.m. before Sunday's matchup.
• Connie Awuku-Darkoh is the lone goal scorer for the UCA Bears, finding the net in the 1-1 double overtime tie against Little Rock.
• Goalkeeper Lauren Mercuri has logged eight saves, including five against Memphis.

Series History
 
Little Rock:

• Missouri State holds the 14-5-0 series lead against the Trojans. The Bears' last win came in 2015 where they defeated Little Rock, 2-1.
• Last season, the Bears lost to Little Rock, 2-0, with the Trojans scoring both goals in the second half.

Central Arkansas:

• Heading into this weekend's match, Missouri State has the 4-1-0 series edge over Central Arkansas.
• Missouri State has won the past three meetings against Central Arkansas, with the last faceoff resulting in a 1-0 road win. The shutout victory last season also marked Head Coach Rob Brewer's 250^th career overall win.  

Final Details

• The Bears begin their homestand at Betty & Bobby Allison South Stadium against Arkansas at Little Rock Friday, Aug. 24, starting at 7:00 p.m.
• Missouri State will resume action Sunday, Aug. 26 against Central Arkansas with kickoff slated for 1:00 p.m. The match will be available on ESPN+.
• For all the latest information on the Missouri State women's soccer team visit MissouriStateBears.com or follow @MSUBearsWSoccer on Twitter.