Sunday, February 28
Springfield
1:00 PM
Missouri State University
vs
Loyola Chicago
MSU Women's Soccer Opens Valley Play Sunday
February 26, 2021 | Women's Soccer
SPRINGFIELD – The Missouri State women's soccer team (1-3-1) will open MVC play as they host preseason favorite Loyola Sunday at 1 p.m., from Allison South Stadium.
Match Details
Kickoff from Betty and Bobby Allison South Stadium is set for 1 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 28. Live stats of the match are available at MissouriStateBears.com.
For all of the latest information and in-game updates on the Missouri State women's soccer team, visit MissouriStateBears.com or follow @MSUBearsWSoccer on Twitter and Instagram.
Attendance
Due to Covid-19, MSU is allowing 30% capacity at all home games. All home matches will be free admission this season.
Quick Kicks
| Missouri State vs Loyola | |
| Date & Time | Sunday, Feb. 28, 2021 | 1 p.m. |
| Location | Springfield, Mo. | Allisoun South Stadium |
| Match Information | Limited attendance to 30% capacity |
| Follow Along | Live Stats |
Match Details
Kickoff from Betty and Bobby Allison South Stadium is set for 1 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 28. Live stats of the match are available at MissouriStateBears.com.
For all of the latest information and in-game updates on the Missouri State women's soccer team, visit MissouriStateBears.com or follow @MSUBearsWSoccer on Twitter and Instagram.
Attendance
Due to Covid-19, MSU is allowing 30% capacity at all home games. All home matches will be free admission this season.
Quick Kicks
- MSU is 1-3-1 on the 2020-21 season.
- In the recent MVC Preseason Poll, the Bears garnered the No. 3 spot with 63 points while receiving one first-place vote.
- The Bears fell to No. 7 Arkansas 7-0 in their last match back on Feb. 23, 2021.
- MSU currently ranks 77th out of 211 teams nationally in corner kicks with 5.
- MSU had two spring matches previously scheduled against Missouri Southern (Feb. 11) and Creighton (Feb. 18) however, both were canceled due to adverse weather conditions.
- Dragana Andonovski, Ingrid Perkins, Kennady Orlick, and Isabel Burke, all netted one goal apiece in the four fall matches.
- The Bears were the only team in the Missouri Valley Conference to play matches this fall.
- Due to injuries, the Bears have started three different goalies this season while all four goalies have seen action.
- Of MSU's 28 players, 16 are freshmen or sophomores, making them one of the youngest teams in The Valley.
- Key starters returning for the Bears include Kaitlyn Maxwell, Bryn McQuaid, Anna Durnin and Jordan Eickelman.
- Three Bears garnered All-MVC Preseason honors as Maxwell, Durnin and Isabel Burke landed on the first team.
- Durnin earned All-MVC first-team honors and tied for third on the team in goals (3) in 2019.
- Missouri State is in its 25th season of women's soccer with a 217-196-55 (.522) all-time record. Rob Brewer is the only head coach in the program's history and has guided the Bears to two NCAA Tournament appearances (2000, 2017).
- Loyola has yet to play an official game this season. However, the Ramblers did drop their lone exhibition match to Marquette 1-0.
- Loyola came in first place in the MVC Preseason Poll, garnering 80 points and eight first-place votes.
- Loyola had three preseason first-team All-MVC nominees in Lindsey Hardiman, Abby Swanson and Megan Nemec. Aly Kilburg and Grace Droessler appeared on the preseason honorable mention All-MVC team.
- The Ramblers went 14-5-1 last season in-route to an MVC Championship.
- Loyola fell in the first round of the NCAA tournament to Hofstra 1-0 in their last official match back on Nov. 16, 2019.
- Loyola is led by Barry Bimbi, who is in his 8th season at the helm and has garnered 77 wins while leading the Ramblers.
- Loyola leads the all-time series, 5-3.
- The Bears' last win over the Ramblers was a 1-0 triumph on Nov. 3, 2017.
- The last time the teams met was Oct. 12, 2019, with Loyola prevailing, 2-0.
- Following Sunday's match against Loyola, the Bears will be back in action, March 5, as they travel to Normal, Ill., to face Illinois State. The match kicks off at 4 p.m.
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