SPRINGFIELD – No. 14 Missouri State men's soccer (11-0-0, 5-0-0 MVC) faces Bradley (4-4-3, 3-2-1 MVC) for the second time in three games as the Bears head to Peoria, Ill. for a conference road match against the Braves on Saturday, Oct. 19 at 7:00 p.m.
 

#14 Missouri State at Bradley
Date	Saturday, Oct. 19 | 7:00 p.m.
Location	Peoria, Ill.
Site	Shea Stadium
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Match Details
Kickoff from Shea Stadium is set for 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 19 in Peoria, Ill.  Live stats of the match are available at MissouriStateBears.com.
 
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Quick Kicks

• No. 14 Missouri State men's soccer team (11-0-0, 5-0-0 MVC) extended its winning streak to 11 games with a 3-1 win over Drake (6-6-0, 3-3-0 MVC) on Oct. 13 at Betty and Bobby Allison South Stadium.
• The Bears are looking to match the program's longest winning streak set by the 1999 team who won 12 consecutive games.  The 11-game winning stretch is the nation's longest active winning streak as MSU is the only team in all of Division-I men's soccer that remains perfect in 2019.
• Picked as the Missouri Valley Conference frontrunner in the league's preseason poll, the Bears have started conference play by going 5-0 for the first time since 2013.       
• MSU features a fierce defense that ranks third nationally in both goals allowed (4) and goals against average (0.356) while recording seven shutouts.  The Bears have been unyielding defensively in the latter stages of matches, keeping opponents scoreless in the second half and overtime this season.
• MSU's attack is 8th in the nation in scoring offense with 27 goals in 11 matches.  The Bears are outscoring opponents by a 27-4 margin this season, including a sizzling 15-1 advantage in the past five games.
• Senior forward Matthew Bentley scored five goals in three games for the Bears, recording a brace in back-to-back matches against Evansville (Oct. 5) and Bradley (Oct. 9).  He leads the conference with 17 total points, tallying seven goals and three assists in his first season with MSU.
• The MVC has two MSU players ranking in the top-3 for goals scored with Bentley (7) and Josh Dolling (5) combining for 12 of the Bears' 27 goals on the year.
• Dolling leads the conference 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 11 starts in goal this season for MSU with 20 saves in 973:46 minutes played, ranking sixth nationally with a 0.370 goals against average.  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 stayed at the No. 14 spot in the latest United Soccer Coaches Top-25 Poll, announced on Tuesday.  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.
• Seven 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), Michael Creek (Defense, Week 6), and Greg Stratton (Defense, Week 7) each collecting weekly honors.

 Know the Foe

• Bradley (4-4-3, 3-2-1 MVC) won its third Valley match this season with a 1-0 result at Evansville on Sunday, Oct. 13.  The Braves' non-conference match against Omaha that was scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 15 was cancelled due to travel issues.
• The Braves have won three of their last four matches with the lone loss coming against the Bears in a 3-0 match on Oct. 9.
• Gerit Wintermeyer tops the league with 43 shots this year, leading the Braves in points (9) with four goals and an assist.
• Nathan Wisbey has started 10 of the 11 matches in goal for Bradley in 2019, collecting 23 saves and allowing nine goals.
• Jim DeRose is 246-188-53 in his 24th season as head coach for Bradley.  He is 8-17-4 against Missouri State in his coaching career after falling 3-0 to the Bears in the Oct. 9 matchup earlier this season.  

 Series History

• Missouri State leads the all-time series 24-9-4 against Bradley with the Bears winning the past four matches between the two teams.  MSU won 3-0 over the Braves on Oct. 9 in Springfield in the teams' first matchup this season.
• The Bears' defense has secured clean sheets in three consecutive matches against the Braves, outscoring their conference foe by a 5-0 margin in the three-game span.
• MSU is 11-5-1 record in the series when playing in Peoria, winning the previous road match against Bradley in a 1-0 overtime contest on Oct. 7, 2017. 
• Head coach Jon Leamy has been at the helm for 33 of the 37 matches in the series, boasting a 20-9-4 record against the Braves.