SPRINGFIELD – Four seniors highlight Senior Day festivities for Missouri State men's soccer (10-0-0) as the No. 14 Bears host Drake (6-5-0, 3-2-0 MVC) in a Missouri Valley Conference matchup on Sunday, Oct. 13 at 1:00 p.m. at Betty and Bobby Allison South Stadium.
 

#14 Missouri State vs. Drake
Dates	Sunday, Oct. 13 | 1:00 p.m.
Location	Springfield, Mo.
Site	Betty and Bobby Allison South Stadium
Tickets	$5 for General Admission Stadium Seating | Free Admission for Children 12 and Under
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Match Details
Missouri State will recognize its four seniors, Matthew Bentley, Ian Jones, Ben Stroud, and Stuart Wilkin prior to kickoff at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 9 from Betty and Bobby Allison South Stadium.  Live stats and a live stream of the match are available at MissouriStateBears.com.
 
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Quick Kicks

• Matthew Bentley recorded his second straight brace to lead No. 14 Missouri State (10-0-0, 4-0-0 MVC) in a 3-0 win over Bradley in men's soccer on Wednesday, Oct. 9 at Betty and Bobby Allison South Stadium.
• With Wednesday's 3-0 result against Bradley, MSU won its 10th straight match as the Bears continue to improve on their best start in program history. The club's 10-game winning streak is MSU's longest stretch since the 1999 team won 12 in a row.   
• MSU is one of three Division-I teams to remain perfect in 2019 as No. 1 Virginia (10-0-0) and No. 19 Navy (11-0-0) are the only other teams to boast spotless records.
• Picked as the Missouri Valley Conference frontrunner in the league's preseason poll, the Bears opened up conference play with four straight wins for the third time since 2010.  MSU is 6-2-2 in its last 10 matches against MVC opponents during regular season play.   
• The Bears recorded their fourth straight shutout with the recent 3-0 victory over Bradley.  It's the seventh clean sheet this season for an MSU defense that has been unwavering against opponents.  MSU ranks third nationally with just three goals allowed in 2019 and boast a 4th-ranked 0.293 goals against average.
• MSU's attack is 8th in the nation in scoring offense with 24 goals in 10 matches, recording the most goals through the first 10 games since the 2005 team opened their season with 26 goals.  The Bears are outscoring opponents by a 24-3 margin this season, including a sizzling 12-0 advantage in the past four games.
• Senior forward Matthew Bentley has scored four goals in two games for the Bears, recording a brace in back-to-back matches.  He leads the conference with 15 total points this season, tallying six goals and three assists in his first season with MSU.
• The MVC has two MSU players ranking in the top-3 for goals scored this season with Bentley (6) and Josh Dolling (5) combining for 11 of the Bears' 24 goals on the year.
• Dolling leads the conference and is tied for fourth nationally with four game-winners this year, recording the go-ahead goal in the first four matches for the Bears. 
• Goalkeeper Michael Creek has made all ten starts in goal this season for MSU with 19 saves in 883:46 minutes played to rank ninth nationally with a 0.864 save percentage.  With five clean sheets this season, Creek has 11 career shutouts, tying him with Lance Parker (2004-07) for sixth on career shutouts for the Bears.
• Missouri State sits at No. 14 in the latest United Soccer Coaches Top-25 Poll, moving up three spots from last week.  The Bears cracked the top-25 rankings for the second straight year, debuting at No. 19 on Sept. 24.  The No. 14 ranking marks the highest spot for the Bears since the 2005 team peaked at No. 9 during an eight-week stretch inside the top-25.
• Six different MSU players have received weekly MVC laurels this season with Jack Denton (Defensive, Week 2), Dolling (Offensive, Week 3), Kyle Hiebert (Defensive, Week 3), Stuart Wilkin (Offensive, Week 4), Ben Stroud (Defense, Week 5), and Michael Creek (Defense, Week 6) each collecting weekly honors.

 Know the Foe

• Drake (6-5-0, 3-2-0 MVC) won its third conference match of the season in a 1-0 result over Evansville on Wednesday, Oct. 9.  The match was shortened due to inclement weather in Des Moines with the teams playing until the game was called off in the 78th minute, surpassing the NCAA minimum length of 70 minutes for an official match.
• The Bulldogs are being outscored 15-13 this season, but have held opponents scoreless in five of their seven previous matches.
• Leroy Ensuguzi leads the Bulldogs with 36 shots and four goals to rank second and fourth in the MVC, respectively.  In Drake's 1-0 win over Kansas City on Sept. 14, he launched a season-high eight shots which ranks second in the conference for most shots in a game this season.
• Luke Anderson ranks third in the league with his 26 saves on the year as the redshirt sophomore has played all 996:08 minutes in goal for the Bulldogs.  He has recorded five shutouts this season, allowing just three goals against MVC opponents through the first half of conference play.
• Gareth Smith is 38-40-9 in his 5th season at the helm for Drake.  He is 2-0-3 against Missouri State in his coaching career, winning 2-1 over the Bears in his last match at Betty and Bobby Allison South Stadium on Oct. 14, 2017.  

 Series History

• The all-time series between the two teams is tied at 13-13-8 with the past two matches ending in scoreless draws in Des Moines on Nov. 4, 2017 and Oct. 27, 2018.
• The Bears are 6-2-1 at home in the all-time series against Drake with the most recent win coming in a 2-0 result on Oct. 4, 2014 in Springfield.
• Jon Leamy is 13-12-7 against the Bulldogs in his 28 seasons as head coach for Missouri State.  As the Valley's all-time leader in wins, Leamy is looking to win his 100th career conference match, boasting a 99-72-23 all-time record in league play.