SPRINGFIELD – The ninth-ranked Missouri State men's soccer continues its season on Sunday, Oct. 31, when the Bears host Bradley at 5 p.m.
Match Details
The Bears (13-1-0, 8-0-0) will play Bradley (3-10-1, 2-6-0) on Sunday at 5 p.m. at Allison South Stadium. For all 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
- For the second-straight week, MSU comes in at the No. 9 spot in the United Soccer Coaches Top-25.MSU cracked the top-10 two weeks ago before moving up to the ninth position last week. In the Top Drawer Soccer top-25, the Bears moved up two spots to No. 8, while staying at No. 8 in College Soccer News' Top 30. MSU boasts a top-25 RPI, coming in at No. 21 for adjusted RPI and No. 15 in outright RPI.
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A win for MSU on Sunday night would clinch the MVC regular-season title outright for the third-straight year. This would be the first time since Southern Methodist University won in 2000, 2001 and 2002, that a team has won three-straight outright MVC men's soccer regular season titles.
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Including the last three seasons (2019, 2020, 2021-present) Missouri State leads the nation in overall winning percentage with a 43-4-1 record. The Bears percentage of .906 from 2019-present, lands them at the top of Division I in the NCAA over Georgetown (.875), New Hampshire (.867), Washington (.820) and Marshall (.806).
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Since their lone loss to Tulsa on Sept. 3, the Bears have gone on an 11-game winning streak, outscoring opponents 22-5. MSU now holds the top spot in the nation for the longest active win streak (11) and third in the NCAA for longest active home win streak (11).
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MSU is No. 6 in the nation for goals against average. Through 1,276 minutes and 14 games, opponents have scored just nine goals against the Bears defense (.635).
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Jon Koka has led MSU in goals all season. Five of his 15 shots have found the back of the net (.333).
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Josh Dolling's first goal of the season on Oct. 17 gives him the school record for game winning goals (14).
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Thirteen different Bears have scored at least one goal this season through 14 games played.
After Missouri State finishes out its final regular-season home game, the Bears will head to Loyola to face off against the Ramblers for the second time this season. The match is set for Saturday, Nov. 6 at 7 p.m.
