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Julia Kristensen

First-Place Women's Soccer Heads to SIU

October 15, 2024

Missouri State (8-4-3, 6-0-1 MVC) vs. Southern Illinois (6-3-5, 2-1-3 MVC)
Date Thursday, October 17 | 6:00 p.m.
Location Carbondale, Ill.
Site Saluki Stadium
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On the Pitch
  • The first-place Missouri State women's soccer team has the chance to clinch its first Missouri Valley Conference regular season title on Thursday when it faces Southern Illinois at 6:00 p.m.
  • MoState sits atop the MVC standings with 19 points and a 6-0-1 record. The Bears have never won a regular season title but could in their final year in the Valley. If the Bears beat SIU and UIC ties Drake, Missouri State will have 22 points and no other team would be able to catch up.
  • The Bears are the only team remaining without a loss in conference play. Their most recent loss in the MVC came on 10/23/22 at Illinois State (4-2). That is 17 straight matches without a loss.
  • MoState received some conference accolades due to their winning week at home. Grace O'Keefe was named Player of the Week while Camielle Day was named Goalkeeper of the Week.
  • With only two weeks of conference play to go, Missouri State is the only team so far to secure a spot in the conferent tournament.
  • Julia Kristensen leads the Bears in scoring with five goals this season. She is tied for third in the conference. Reilly Heman and G. O'Keefe are just behind her with three goals.
  • Kristensen is also leading the Bears in assists. She currently has nine with three multi-assist matches (9/29 vs. Indiana State, 10/6 vs. Belmont, 10/13 vs. UIC). Kristensen is first in the MVC and tied for third nationally in total assists. She is also tied for eighth in the country in assists per game. 
  • G. O'Keefe is leading the Bears and the Valley in shots on-goal with 26 out of 34. With four goals, O'Keefe leads the nation in shot accuracy.
  • The Bears are taking shots and making them count. With 16 goals, 124 shots on-goal and 201 shots attempted, the Bears sit No. 2 in the country in shot accuracy and first in the conference in total shots.
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