SPRINGFIELD – The Missouri State men's soccer team opens up their regular season at home with a match against Kansas City on Thursday, Aug. 29 at 7:00 p.m.
 
Match Details
Kickoff is set for 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 29 from Betty and Bobby Allison South Stadium.  MSU men's basketball will be doing a meet and greet along with pizza and games for fans to enjoy during pregame.  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.
 

Missouri State vs Kansas City
Dates	Thursday, Aug. 29
Location	Springfield, Mo.
Site	Betty and Bobby Allison South Stadium
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Quick Kicks

• Missouri State was selected as the frontrunner for the upcoming Missouri Valley Conference soccer season as the preseason league poll was announced last week.
• The Bears finished their 2018 campaign with a 9-2-6 overall record and reached the conference semifinal game falling to Central Arkansas.
• The Bears return 11 players who saw action in 13 or more games last season.
• Reigning MVC goal leader, Josh Dolling, leads the Bears' attack after scoring 10 goals and three assists in his sophomore season.
• Seniors Kyle Hiebert and Ben Stroud joined Dolling on the MVC preseason all-conference team.  Hiebert and Stroud anchored the Bears' back line that led the league in fewest goals allowed last season.             
• Michael Creek played 16 games in goal for the Bears last season.  He tallied 46 saves, secured six shutouts and posted a 0.76 goals against avg. that was second best in the league.

 Head Coach Jon Leamy

• As the winningest coach in program history, head coach, Jon Leamy, returns for his 28th season at the helm with an overall record of 262-184-65.
• Leamy has compiled seven regular-season MVC championships to go along with his seven MVC Tournament finals appearances and an MVC Tournament championship.
• Currently, Leamy ranks in the top-30 in all-time wins (262) among active Division I coaches.
• On September 30, 2017, Leamy recorded his 250th victory versus Valparaiso with a 1-0 shutout at Betty and Bobby Allison South Stadium.
• The five-time MVC Coach of the Year and three-time Midwest Region Coach of the Year has produced 143 all-conference and 76 MVC Scholar-Athlete selections.

Series History
MSU leads the all-time series 21-4-2 that includes a 3-1 win in last year's season opener.  The Bears are 13-1-1 all-time at home against the Roos and have won the last four matches in the series.  Jon Leamy is 17-4-2 against Kansas City as head coach for Missouri State.