Saturday, September 29
Cedar Falls, IOWA
1:00 p.m.
Missouri State University
at
Northern Iowa
Soccer Bears Prep for Northern Iowa on Saturday
September 27, 2018 | Women's Soccer
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SPRINGFIELD – The Missouri State women's soccer team (6-6, 0-1 MVC) will cap off a six-game road swing Saturday at 1 p.m. with a trip to Cedar Falls, Iowa to face Northern Iowa (4-4-2, 0-1), in a rematch of last year's MVC Women's Soccer Championship.
Missouri State Quick Kicks
Northern Iowa:
SPRINGFIELD – The Missouri State women's soccer team (6-6, 0-1 MVC) will cap off a six-game road swing Saturday at 1 p.m. with a trip to Cedar Falls, Iowa to face Northern Iowa (4-4-2, 0-1), in a rematch of last year's MVC Women's Soccer Championship.
| Missouri State (6-6, 0-1 MVC) at Northern Iowa (4-4-2, 0-1 MVC) | |
| Date & Time | Saturday, Sept. 29 | 1 p.m. |
| Location | Cedar Falls, Iowa |
| Site | Cedar Valley Soccer Complex |
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Missouri State Quick Kicks
- Jordan Eickelman found the net for the third time this season at Illinois State, tying her with teammate Kennady Orlick as leading goal scorers.
- Goalkeeper Kaitlin Maxwell tallied a double-digit save count for the second time this season, collecting 10 against Illinois State last weekend. She ranks third nationally in total saves with 73.
- Jacqueline Baetz is tied for third in the Missouri Valley with three assists.
- Missouri State shut out Kansas State, 1-0, on its home turf for the first time in Wildcats' program history on Sept. 14. Brittney Robinson knocked in a header off a corner kick to put the Bears up at the 62-minute mark, an advantage they would not relinquish the remainder of the match.
- Maxwell scooped up nine saves in the win at Kansas State, as she added yet another stellar performance to her sophomore campaign. K-State totaled 23 shots on the night, its second-highest count of the season.
- The Bears' victory over Kansas State marked Missouri State's fourth shutout of the season. Missouri State is nationally ranked 25th nationally in shutouts.
- Four different players – Jordan Eickelman, Kennady Orlick, Emma Skornia, and Olina Einarsdottir – have scored multiple goals this year.
- The Bears are split in overtime contests this season, winning 3-2 at Tulsa Aug. 19, and falling to Oral Roberts, 3-2, Sept. 16.
- Orlick found the net for the third time this season, in a 2-1 win over UMKC on Sept. 2, to become Missouri State's leading scorer. Her trio of game-winning goals is 22nd in the nation.
- Freshman forward Anna Durnin garnered Missouri Valley Conference Newcomer of the Week laurels on Sept. 4 after scoring the game-winning goal to edge out Omaha, 1-0. This is the Bears' second MVC Player of the Week nod this season, with Jordan Eickelman earning Offensive Player of the Week on Aug. 20.
- Kelsey Yarrow and Jordyn Rolli lead the Panthers in scoring this season, each notching two goals apiece.
- Yarrow ranks third in the conference standings for shots per game, taking 23 shots on the season.
- Rolli garnered a MVC Offensive Player of the Week selection on Sept. 17 after scoring the game-winning goal in the Panthers' win against Iowa State.
- Northern Iowa is tied with the Bears in shutouts with four. This puts both teams in a second-place in the conference standings behind Indiana State.
- The Panthers' goalkeeper Jami Reichenberger has hung tough in the cage tallying 58 saves, putting her third in the conference for total saves. Reichenberger slightly outpaces Maxwell in save percentage at .841 compared with .830, respectively.
Northern Iowa:
- In a rivalry stretching back to 2000, Missouri State holds the overwhelming 20-4-0 advantage in the series history.
- The Bears have won the past two contests against UNI, including a 1-0 decision on their home turf to win the MVC Women's Soccer Championship for the second time in program history. Senior Brooke Prondzinski was responsible for scoring the Bears game-winning goal.
- For all the latest information on the Missouri State women's soccer team visit MissouriStateBears.com or follow @MSUBearsWSoccer on Twitter.
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