Thursday, November 3
Valparaiso, Ind.
3:00 p.m.
Missouri State University
vs
Northern Iowa
Bears to Battle UNI in MVC Semifinals
November 01, 2022 | Women's Soccer
SPRINGFIELD – After earning a double bye through the first couple of rounds, No. 2-seeded Missouri State women's soccer is set to take on No. 6-seeded UNI Thursday at 3 p.m. at Brown Field in Valparaiso, Ind. in the semifinals of the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament. The match can be viewed on ESPN+.
Match Details
The No. 2-seeded Missouri State women's soccer team (10-6-2, 7-2-1 MVC) faces No. 6-seeded UNI Thursday at 3 p.m. at Brown Field in Valparaiso, Ind. in the MVC Tournament semifinals after having a double bye through the opening two rounds. The match will be broadcasted on ESPN+.
Quick Kicks
• Missouri State has won the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament twice before, landing auto-bids to the NCAA Tournament in 2000 and 2017 (its only two NCAA appearances).
• In 2017, MoState defeated UNI, 1-0, in the MVC finals to capture its second conference tournament title at Allison South Stadium in Springfield.
• The Bears are 16-17-6 in 22 appearances in the MVC tournament, including 4-2 against the Panthers.
• This is the first time the Bears have reached the conference tournament since 2019 when they were eliminated in the semifinals by Illinois State, 4-3. Only three Bears players on the current roster have played minutes the MVC Tournament (Kyli Jackson, Jade Loftness and Maddie Augustine).
• MSU has not been this high of a seed (No. 2) in the tournament since 2017.
• Hailey Chambliss (Fr., F/M, Eureka, Mo.) leads the Bears in goals (6) and points (14). In the MVC, she's tied for first in points (with Valparaiso's Addy Joiner), second in goals and second in goals per game (0.33). After Chambliss' most recent goal versus Illinois State (10/23/22), she became the first MSU player to score goals in three consecutive matches since Molly Brewer in 2014.
• Grace O'Keefe (So., F, Overland Park, Kan.) is tied for sixth in The Valley in points (11), tied for sixth in the conference in goals (4), and she leads all Bears in shots (37).
• Through 18 games, Kyli Jackson (Sr., D, Overland Park, Kan.) has logged the most minutes
of any Bear at 1541. Jenna Anderson (So., D/M, Overland Park, Kan.) is the only other Bear
with over 1500 minutes, with 1531 respectively. Jackson has played the full 90 minutes in 11 contests this year.
• Since the beginning of the 2021 season, Abby Couch (Jr., M, Kearney, Mo.) and Carly Raunig
(Jr., D, Olathe, Kan.) have started every match (35 total).
• Camielle Day (Jr., GK, Dardenne Prairie, Mo.) has posted eight shutouts on the season, tied for the most in the MVC (tied for 25th highest nationally). Day is one away from tying the MSU record for shutouts in a season, nine set by Jennifer Grocki in 2000.
• MoState has a shutout percentage of .556, tied for 30th in the nation. MSU's 10 total shutouts is only one away (11) from the program's all-time record, set in 2000.
• Missouri State ranks 48th in shot accuracy nationally (.505).
• MoState more than tripled its conference wins (7) from last year's total (2).
• The Bears have seven conference shutouts in ten MVC matches.
• MSU has only had one match in 18 days, the regular season finale road loss against Illinois State, 4-2. The Bears were off Thursday, Oct. 20 and had a double bye to the semifinals of the MVC Tournament.
Scoring Summary
• Eight Bears have found the back of the net this season.
• Hailey Chambliss (Fr., M, Eureka, Mo.) has six goals. Chambliss scored twice in one match, netting goals in the 71st and 84th minutes at Southern Illinois (9/29/22). Next, she scored the following game, netting a game-winning, 52nd minute goal for the Bears at home against Valparaiso. She then scored at home versus Indiana State (10/13/22), scoring a game-winning goal in the 12th minute. Next, she netted a goal at home against UIC (10/16/22) in the 84th minute, registering a game-winning score on Senior Day. Her most recent goal came at Illinois State (10/23/22), scoring in the 59th minute.
• Grace O'Keefe (So., F, Overland Park, Kan.) has four goals. O'Keefe scored on a penalty kick in the 29th minute against Tulsa (8/28/22), netted the game-winning goal in the 78th minute of the conference opener vs. Evansville (9/18/22), put the Bears on the board with a goal in the 83rd minute off a free kick versus Murray State (10/06/22) and scored the game-winning goal for MSU in the 57th minute at Belmont (10/09/22).
• 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).
• Kaeli Benedict (So., M, Bridgton, Mo.) has three goals, scoring against SEMO (8/25/22) in the 67th minute, netting a game-winning penalty kick goal in the 16th minute against Kansas City (9/11/22) and scoring in the 77th minute at Illinois State (10/23/22).
• 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.
• 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).
• Riley Sherron (Jr., D/M, Leawood, Kan.) has one goal, scoring in the 83rd minute at Belmont (10/09/22).
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.
Series History
• Missouri State leads the all-time series versus UNI, 23-6-0. The two teams last met earlier this season in Cedar Falls, Iowa on Sept. 25th. Joey Fosnow's goal in the fourth minute served as the game-winning score for the Bears.
Looking Ahead
• The winner of this game will take on the winner of the second semifinal, a matchup between No. 1-seeded Valparaiso and No. 8-seeded Murray State, in Valparaiso, Ind. on Sunday at 1 p.m.
| MVC Tournament Semifinals: No. 2 Missouri State (10-6-2, 7-2-1 MVC) vs. No. 6 UNI (6-5-8, 2-2-6 MVC) | |
| Date | Thursday, Nov. 3, 3 p.m. |
| Location | Valparaiso, Ind. |
| Site | Brown Field |
| Tickets | Brown Field ticket windows or online here |
| Follow Along | Live Stats, Watch |
| Missouri State | Women's Soccer Home Page | Twitter | Instagram | TikTok |
Match Details
The No. 2-seeded Missouri State women's soccer team (10-6-2, 7-2-1 MVC) faces No. 6-seeded UNI Thursday at 3 p.m. at Brown Field in Valparaiso, Ind. in the MVC Tournament semifinals after having a double bye through the opening two rounds. The match will be broadcasted on ESPN+.
Quick Kicks
• Missouri State has won the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament twice before, landing auto-bids to the NCAA Tournament in 2000 and 2017 (its only two NCAA appearances).
• In 2017, MoState defeated UNI, 1-0, in the MVC finals to capture its second conference tournament title at Allison South Stadium in Springfield.
• The Bears are 16-17-6 in 22 appearances in the MVC tournament, including 4-2 against the Panthers.
• This is the first time the Bears have reached the conference tournament since 2019 when they were eliminated in the semifinals by Illinois State, 4-3. Only three Bears players on the current roster have played minutes the MVC Tournament (Kyli Jackson, Jade Loftness and Maddie Augustine).
• MSU has not been this high of a seed (No. 2) in the tournament since 2017.
• Hailey Chambliss (Fr., F/M, Eureka, Mo.) leads the Bears in goals (6) and points (14). In the MVC, she's tied for first in points (with Valparaiso's Addy Joiner), second in goals and second in goals per game (0.33). After Chambliss' most recent goal versus Illinois State (10/23/22), she became the first MSU player to score goals in three consecutive matches since Molly Brewer in 2014.
• Grace O'Keefe (So., F, Overland Park, Kan.) is tied for sixth in The Valley in points (11), tied for sixth in the conference in goals (4), and she leads all Bears in shots (37).
• Through 18 games, Kyli Jackson (Sr., D, Overland Park, Kan.) has logged the most minutes
of any Bear at 1541. Jenna Anderson (So., D/M, Overland Park, Kan.) is the only other Bear
with over 1500 minutes, with 1531 respectively. Jackson has played the full 90 minutes in 11 contests this year.
• Since the beginning of the 2021 season, Abby Couch (Jr., M, Kearney, Mo.) and Carly Raunig
(Jr., D, Olathe, Kan.) have started every match (35 total).
• Camielle Day (Jr., GK, Dardenne Prairie, Mo.) has posted eight shutouts on the season, tied for the most in the MVC (tied for 25th highest nationally). Day is one away from tying the MSU record for shutouts in a season, nine set by Jennifer Grocki in 2000.
• MoState has a shutout percentage of .556, tied for 30th in the nation. MSU's 10 total shutouts is only one away (11) from the program's all-time record, set in 2000.
• Missouri State ranks 48th in shot accuracy nationally (.505).
• MoState more than tripled its conference wins (7) from last year's total (2).
• The Bears have seven conference shutouts in ten MVC matches.
• MSU has only had one match in 18 days, the regular season finale road loss against Illinois State, 4-2. The Bears were off Thursday, Oct. 20 and had a double bye to the semifinals of the MVC Tournament.
Scoring Summary
• Eight Bears have found the back of the net this season.
• Hailey Chambliss (Fr., M, Eureka, Mo.) has six goals. Chambliss scored twice in one match, netting goals in the 71st and 84th minutes at Southern Illinois (9/29/22). Next, she scored the following game, netting a game-winning, 52nd minute goal for the Bears at home against Valparaiso. She then scored at home versus Indiana State (10/13/22), scoring a game-winning goal in the 12th minute. Next, she netted a goal at home against UIC (10/16/22) in the 84th minute, registering a game-winning score on Senior Day. Her most recent goal came at Illinois State (10/23/22), scoring in the 59th minute.
• Grace O'Keefe (So., F, Overland Park, Kan.) has four goals. O'Keefe scored on a penalty kick in the 29th minute against Tulsa (8/28/22), netted the game-winning goal in the 78th minute of the conference opener vs. Evansville (9/18/22), put the Bears on the board with a goal in the 83rd minute off a free kick versus Murray State (10/06/22) and scored the game-winning goal for MSU in the 57th minute at Belmont (10/09/22).
• 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).
• Kaeli Benedict (So., M, Bridgton, Mo.) has three goals, scoring against SEMO (8/25/22) in the 67th minute, netting a game-winning penalty kick goal in the 16th minute against Kansas City (9/11/22) and scoring in the 77th minute at Illinois State (10/23/22).
• 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.
• 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).
• Riley Sherron (Jr., D/M, Leawood, Kan.) has one goal, scoring in the 83rd minute at Belmont (10/09/22).
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.
Series History
• Missouri State leads the all-time series versus UNI, 23-6-0. The two teams last met earlier this season in Cedar Falls, Iowa on Sept. 25th. Joey Fosnow's goal in the fourth minute served as the game-winning score for the Bears.
Looking Ahead
• The winner of this game will take on the winner of the second semifinal, a matchup between No. 1-seeded Valparaiso and No. 8-seeded Murray State, in Valparaiso, Ind. on Sunday at 1 p.m.
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