Saturday, September 7
Kansas City, Mo.
7:00 p.m.
Missouri State University
at
Kansas City
MSU Men Take on 'Roos in Rainout Rematch
September 05, 2019 | Men's Soccer
SPRINGFIELD – Missouri State men's soccer (1-0-0) continues its early season road swing with a non-conference matchup against Kansas City (0-1-0) on Saturday (Sept. 7) in Kansas City, Mo. Missouri State led 2-0 in its home opener on August 29 against the Roos before play was halted during halftime because of inclement weather.
Match Details
Kickoff is slated for a 7:00 p.m. start from Durwood Stadium in Kansas City, Mo. Live stats and a live stream of the match are both available at MissouriStateBears.com.
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.
Quick Kicks
MSU leads the all-time series 21-4-2 that includes a 3-1 win in last year's season opener on August 24, 2018 in Kansas City, Mo. Last week (Aug. 29), Missouri State led 2-0 in its home opener against Kansas City before play was halted during halftime because of inclement weather. Due to play not reaching the NCAA minimum length, the match does not count as an official game.
The Bears are 8-3-1 all-time in road games against the Roos and have won the last four matches in the series overall. Jon Leamy is 17-4-2 against Kansas City as head coach for Missouri State.
| Missouri State at Kansas City | |
| Dates | Saturday, Sept. 7 | 7:00 p.m. |
| Location | Kansas City, Mo. |
| Site | Durwood Stadium |
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Match Details
Kickoff is slated for a 7:00 p.m. start from Durwood Stadium in Kansas City, Mo. Live stats and a live stream of the match are both available at MissouriStateBears.com.
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.
Quick Kicks
- Missouri State opened up the 2019 season with an impressive 1-0 road win over Santa Clara on Monday (Sept 2).
- Reigning MVC goal leader, Josh Dolling, scored the lone goal in the 38th minute of the Bears' opening match against SCU. Dolling notched his fourth career goal against the Broncos, following up his hat-trick performance from last year's matchup.
- The Bears had nine different players record at least one shot in the match against the Broncos. Dating back to last year, it was the third straight game that the Bears' attack had at least nine different players register a shot in a single match.
- Michael Creek earned his seventh career clean sheet for the Bears with his shutout performance against Santa Clara. He tallied 46 saves, secured six shutouts and posted a 0.76 goals against avg. that was second best in the league last season.
- MSU was selected as the frontrunner for the upcoming Missouri Valley Conference soccer season as the preseason league poll was announced last week. The Bears received four of a possible six first-place votes in the poll.
- The Bears finished their 2018 campaign with a 9-2-6 overall record and reached the conference semifinal game falling to eventual champion Central Arkansas.
- The Bears return 11 players who saw action in 13 or more games last season.
- Seniors Kyle Hiebert and Ben Stroud joined Dolling on the Preseason All-MVC Team. Hiebert and Stroud anchored the Bears' back line that led the league in fewest goals allowed last season.
- Kansas City (0-1-0) dropped its season opener with a 2-1 loss at Oral Roberts on Monday (Sept. 2).
- David Ray-Campoy scored the Roos' first goal of the season off of a penalty kick in the 27th minute of the match against ORU.
- The Roos feature a young roster that includes eight returners and 17 newcomers. Among the returners is senior goalkeeper Filippo Errico who collected 57 saves and registered a 0.67 goals against average last season.
- Head coach Rick Benben is 142-202-42 in his 22nd year at the helm for Kansas City. He holds a 2-13-2 career record against Missouri State, with his last win against the Bears coming on a 1-0 contest back on Sept. 6, 2010.
MSU leads the all-time series 21-4-2 that includes a 3-1 win in last year's season opener on August 24, 2018 in Kansas City, Mo. Last week (Aug. 29), Missouri State led 2-0 in its home opener against Kansas City before play was halted during halftime because of inclement weather. Due to play not reaching the NCAA minimum length, the match does not count as an official game.
The Bears are 8-3-1 all-time in road games against the Roos and have won the last four matches in the series overall. Jon Leamy is 17-4-2 against Kansas City as head coach for Missouri State.
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