Thursday, October 6
Springfield, Mo.
6:00 p.m.
Missouri State University
vs
Murray State
Women’s Soccer Takes On Murray State in MVC Clash
October 05, 2022 | Women's Soccer
SPRINGFIELD – Missouri State women's soccer takes the pitch Thursday night at 6 p.m. here at home, battling first-time Missouri Valley Conference member Murray State. The game can be viewed on ESPN+.
Match Details
The Missouri State women's soccer team (7-4-2) hosts Murray State at Betty and Bobby Allison South Stadium on Thursday at 6 p.m. The match will be broadcasted on ESPN+.
For all 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.
Scoring Summary
• Seven Bears have found the back of the net so far.
• Hailey Chambliss (Fr., M, Eureka, Mo.) has three goals. Chambliss scored twice in one match, netting goals in the 71st and 84th minutes at Southern Illinois (9/29/22). She then scored the following game, netting a game-winning, 52nd minute goal for the Bears at home against Valparaiso.
• Joey Fosnow (Fr., F, Lee's Summit, Mo.) has three goals. Fosnow scored the first goal of the year for MoState in the 54th minute vs. SEMO (8/25/22), netted her second in 24th minute at Drake (9/22/22) and scored in the fourth minute at Northern Iowa (9/25/22).
• Gracie English (Jr., F/M, Belleville, Ill, Saint Louis) has two goals, with both of her scores coming in the first half on Sept. 4 at Oral Roberts.
• Kaeli Benedict (So., M, Bridgton, Mo.) has two goals, scoring against SEMO (8/25/22) in the 67th minute and netting a game-winning penalty kick goal in the 16th minute against Kansas City (9/11/22).
• Grace O'Keefe (So., F, Overland Park, Kan.) has two goals. O'Keefe scored on a penalty kick in the 29th minute against Tulsa (8/28/22) and netted the game-winning goal in the 78th minute of the conference opener vs. Evansville (9/18/22).
• Riley Smith (Fr., F, Platte City, Mo.) has one goal, finding the back of the net in the 85th minute vs. Tulsa (8/28/22).
• Iraia Arrue (So., F, Caracas, Venezuela) has one goal, scoring in the 34th minute at Northern Iowa (9/25/22).
Quick Kicks
• Missouri State is 5-0-1 since a 1-0 loss at Arkansas State.
• Entering last Thursday's game at SIUC, Hailey Chambliss (Fr., M, Eureka, Mo.) has no goals. In a two-game span, she netted three goals, scoring twice at SIUC (9/29/22) and once versus Valparaiso (10/2/22). Now, Chambliss is tied for 3rd in the MVC for goals (3, 0.23 Avg/G), tied for 2nd in the conference for points (8, 0.62 Avg/G). Her and Joey Fosnow (Fr., F, Lee's Summit, Mo.) lead the Bears in goals (3), making both players tied for 1st in goals on the team freshmen.
• Joey Fosnow leads the Bears in shots with 26, and in shots on goal with 17. Fosnow is also tied for 4th in points in The Valley (7, 0.54 Avg/G). Grace O'Keefe (So., F, Overland Park, Kan.) is also tied for 7th in points in the MVC (7, 0.54 Avg/G).
• Gracie English (Jr., F/M, Belleville, Ill, Saint Louis transfer) and Chambliss are two of five MVC players to score two goals in a single game. English scored twice at ORU (9/04/22), and Chambliss scored twice at Southern Illinois (9/29/22). They are alongside Drake's Emma Nagel (at Kansas City, 8/18/22), Northern Iowa's Allison Whitaker (vs. St. Ambrose, 8/28/22) and Illinois State's Allison Baker (vs. Lindenwood, 9/8/22).
• Through 12 games, Kyli Jackson (Sr., D/M, Overland Park, Kan.) has logged the most minutes of any Bear at 1104. Jenna Anderson (So., M, Overland Park, Kan.) and Abby Couch (Jr., M, Kearney, Mo.) are the only other Bears with over 1000 minutes, with 1093 and 1022 respectively.
• Since the beginning of the 2021 season, Abby Couch (Jr., M, Kearney, Mo.) and Carly Raunig (Jr., D, Olathe, Kan.) have started every match (30 total).
• Camielle Day (Jr., GK, Dardenne Prairie, Mo.) has a goals against average of 0.99, ranked 2nd in the MVC. Day has also posted five shutouts, tied for the most in the MVC, and a save percentage of .783, good for 3rd highest in the conference.
• MoState has a shutout percentage of .538, tied for 40th in the nation (7 total shutouts).
• Fosnow has a shot accuracy of .640, tied for 25th highest nationally.
• MSU has allowed one goal in its last six matches (8-1).
• MSU has outshot every opponent since 9/8/22 (at Arkansas State). Since Sept. 1 vs. Saint Louis, the Bears are outscoring their opponents 10-3 and outshooting them 93-75.
• MoState already has already doubled its conference wins (four) from last year's total (two).
Head Coach Kirk Nelson
• Head coach Kirk Nelson took the reins of the Bears on Jan. 1, 2022, after eight seasons as associate head coach. Nelson replaced former Bears' head coach and founder of the MSU women's program Rob Brewer, who retired last season after 26 years. Prior to joining the Missouri State staff, Nelson spent four seasons at the University of Nevada, including one as associate head coach. During his last two seasons in Nevada, Nelson led the Wolfpack to back-to-back Mountain West Conference Tournaments. Nelson also had success as a high school head coach near Phoenix, AZ, spending time at both Mountain Pointe High School and Chandler High School. Nelson racked up 175 wins and competed for a pair of 5A state championships during this time. Nelson is certified as a USSF National "A" License coach, one of the highest coaching certifications given out by the federation and holds both an NSCAA Premier Diploma and a Goalkeeping Diploma.
Bears From Abroad
• The Missouri State women's soccer features three international players on their roster this season. Eydis Helgadottir is from Reykjavik, Iceland (Commercial College of Reykjavik) while Iraia Arrue and Ana Paula Fraiz are from Caracas, Venezuela (both from Colegio Jefferson). Helgadottir is the second player in Bears in program history from Iceland while Arrue and Fraiz are the first Missouri State players to hail from Venezuela.
Built Some Bears
• The Missouri State coaching staff has developed quite a pipeline from St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Overland Park, Kansas in recent years as five alums are on the roster. Bella Bryson, Carly Raunig, Kyli Jackson, Grace O'Keefe and Abby Hansen all played for the Saints. All-time, there have been nine Aquinas graduates to take the pitch for the Bears.
Series History
• Missouri State leads the series vs. Murray State all-time, 3-2-0 (2-0-0 at home, 1-2-0 on the road).
• The two teams last met on 8/19/21 in Murray, Ky. The Racers took the match, 6-1.
• This is the first meeting between the teams where both clubs are members of the MVC.
A Look Ahead
• After the game versus Murray State, MoState hits the road for a matchup with Belmont in Nashville, Tenn. on Sunday at 1 p.m.
| Missouri State (7-4-2, 4-0-1 MVC) vs. Murray State (2-7-3, 1-1-2 MVC) | |
| Date | Thursday, Oct. 6 | 6 p.m. |
| Location | Springfield, Mo. |
| Site | Allison South Stadium |
| Follow Along | Live Stats, Watch |
| Missouri State | Women's Soccer Home Page | Twitter | Instagram | TikTok |
Match Details
The Missouri State women's soccer team (7-4-2) hosts Murray State at Betty and Bobby Allison South Stadium on Thursday at 6 p.m. The match will be broadcasted on ESPN+.
For all 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.
Scoring Summary
• Seven Bears have found the back of the net so far.
• Hailey Chambliss (Fr., M, Eureka, Mo.) has three goals. Chambliss scored twice in one match, netting goals in the 71st and 84th minutes at Southern Illinois (9/29/22). She then scored the following game, netting a game-winning, 52nd minute goal for the Bears at home against Valparaiso.
• Joey Fosnow (Fr., F, Lee's Summit, Mo.) has three goals. Fosnow scored the first goal of the year for MoState in the 54th minute vs. SEMO (8/25/22), netted her second in 24th minute at Drake (9/22/22) and scored in the fourth minute at Northern Iowa (9/25/22).
• Gracie English (Jr., F/M, Belleville, Ill, Saint Louis) has two goals, with both of her scores coming in the first half on Sept. 4 at Oral Roberts.
• Kaeli Benedict (So., M, Bridgton, Mo.) has two goals, scoring against SEMO (8/25/22) in the 67th minute and netting a game-winning penalty kick goal in the 16th minute against Kansas City (9/11/22).
• Grace O'Keefe (So., F, Overland Park, Kan.) has two goals. O'Keefe scored on a penalty kick in the 29th minute against Tulsa (8/28/22) and netted the game-winning goal in the 78th minute of the conference opener vs. Evansville (9/18/22).
• Riley Smith (Fr., F, Platte City, Mo.) has one goal, finding the back of the net in the 85th minute vs. Tulsa (8/28/22).
• Iraia Arrue (So., F, Caracas, Venezuela) has one goal, scoring in the 34th minute at Northern Iowa (9/25/22).
Quick Kicks
• Missouri State is 5-0-1 since a 1-0 loss at Arkansas State.
• Entering last Thursday's game at SIUC, Hailey Chambliss (Fr., M, Eureka, Mo.) has no goals. In a two-game span, she netted three goals, scoring twice at SIUC (9/29/22) and once versus Valparaiso (10/2/22). Now, Chambliss is tied for 3rd in the MVC for goals (3, 0.23 Avg/G), tied for 2nd in the conference for points (8, 0.62 Avg/G). Her and Joey Fosnow (Fr., F, Lee's Summit, Mo.) lead the Bears in goals (3), making both players tied for 1st in goals on the team freshmen.
• Joey Fosnow leads the Bears in shots with 26, and in shots on goal with 17. Fosnow is also tied for 4th in points in The Valley (7, 0.54 Avg/G). Grace O'Keefe (So., F, Overland Park, Kan.) is also tied for 7th in points in the MVC (7, 0.54 Avg/G).
• Gracie English (Jr., F/M, Belleville, Ill, Saint Louis transfer) and Chambliss are two of five MVC players to score two goals in a single game. English scored twice at ORU (9/04/22), and Chambliss scored twice at Southern Illinois (9/29/22). They are alongside Drake's Emma Nagel (at Kansas City, 8/18/22), Northern Iowa's Allison Whitaker (vs. St. Ambrose, 8/28/22) and Illinois State's Allison Baker (vs. Lindenwood, 9/8/22).
• Through 12 games, Kyli Jackson (Sr., D/M, Overland Park, Kan.) has logged the most minutes of any Bear at 1104. Jenna Anderson (So., M, Overland Park, Kan.) and Abby Couch (Jr., M, Kearney, Mo.) are the only other Bears with over 1000 minutes, with 1093 and 1022 respectively.
• Since the beginning of the 2021 season, Abby Couch (Jr., M, Kearney, Mo.) and Carly Raunig (Jr., D, Olathe, Kan.) have started every match (30 total).
• Camielle Day (Jr., GK, Dardenne Prairie, Mo.) has a goals against average of 0.99, ranked 2nd in the MVC. Day has also posted five shutouts, tied for the most in the MVC, and a save percentage of .783, good for 3rd highest in the conference.
• MoState has a shutout percentage of .538, tied for 40th in the nation (7 total shutouts).
• Fosnow has a shot accuracy of .640, tied for 25th highest nationally.
• MSU has allowed one goal in its last six matches (8-1).
• MSU has outshot every opponent since 9/8/22 (at Arkansas State). Since Sept. 1 vs. Saint Louis, the Bears are outscoring their opponents 10-3 and outshooting them 93-75.
• MoState already has already doubled its conference wins (four) from last year's total (two).
Head Coach Kirk Nelson
• Head coach Kirk Nelson took the reins of the Bears on Jan. 1, 2022, after eight seasons as associate head coach. Nelson replaced former Bears' head coach and founder of the MSU women's program Rob Brewer, who retired last season after 26 years. Prior to joining the Missouri State staff, Nelson spent four seasons at the University of Nevada, including one as associate head coach. During his last two seasons in Nevada, Nelson led the Wolfpack to back-to-back Mountain West Conference Tournaments. Nelson also had success as a high school head coach near Phoenix, AZ, spending time at both Mountain Pointe High School and Chandler High School. Nelson racked up 175 wins and competed for a pair of 5A state championships during this time. Nelson is certified as a USSF National "A" License coach, one of the highest coaching certifications given out by the federation and holds both an NSCAA Premier Diploma and a Goalkeeping Diploma.
Bears From Abroad
• The Missouri State women's soccer features three international players on their roster this season. Eydis Helgadottir is from Reykjavik, Iceland (Commercial College of Reykjavik) while Iraia Arrue and Ana Paula Fraiz are from Caracas, Venezuela (both from Colegio Jefferson). Helgadottir is the second player in Bears in program history from Iceland while Arrue and Fraiz are the first Missouri State players to hail from Venezuela.
Built Some Bears
• The Missouri State coaching staff has developed quite a pipeline from St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Overland Park, Kansas in recent years as five alums are on the roster. Bella Bryson, Carly Raunig, Kyli Jackson, Grace O'Keefe and Abby Hansen all played for the Saints. All-time, there have been nine Aquinas graduates to take the pitch for the Bears.
Series History
• Missouri State leads the series vs. Murray State all-time, 3-2-0 (2-0-0 at home, 1-2-0 on the road).
• The two teams last met on 8/19/21 in Murray, Ky. The Racers took the match, 6-1.
• This is the first meeting between the teams where both clubs are members of the MVC.
A Look Ahead
• After the game versus Murray State, MoState hits the road for a matchup with Belmont in Nashville, Tenn. on Sunday at 1 p.m.
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