Friday, September 19
Lynchburg, Va.
2:30 p.m.
Missouri State University
at
Liberty
Women's Soccer Opens Conference USA Play at Liberty
September 18, 2025 | Women's Soccer
| Missouri State (3-5-1) at Liberty (5-3-2) | |
| Game Info | September 19, 2:30 p.m. Osborne Stadium Lynchburg, Va. |
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On the Pitch
- The Bears travel to Lynchburg, Va., on Friday, Sept. 19, for a 2:30 p.m. matchup against Liberty.
- This marks the first-ever meeting between Missouri State and Liberty in program history.
- Friday's contest also serves as Missouri State's first-ever Conference USA match, beginning a new era for the program after 29 years in the Missouri Valley Conference.
- The Bears are 3-5-1 overall this season, with all three victories coming on the road at SIUE, Southeast Missouri, and Central Arkansas.
- Abby Hansen leads the team with 10 points, scoring three goals and adding a team-high four assists, while converting her lone penalty attempt.
- Reilly Heman has tallied two goals and two assists for six points on a team-high 19 shots.
- Julia Kristensen ranks third on the squad with five points (two goals, one assist) while leading the team with 22 shots. She owns the program's single-season assist record (13 in 2024) and sits third all-time with 19 career assists.
- Brooke Cattoor has added two goals and is a perfect 1-for-1 on penalty kicks.
- Rowann Law, Emma Shields, and Maggie O'Keefe have each contributed one goal apiece.
- Goalkeeper Ella Becker has started all nine matches, logging 715 minutes in goal. She owns 34 saves and a .694 save percentage, with two shutouts on the year.
- Missouri State averages 1.33 goals per game while holding opponents to a .151 shot percentage.
- The Bears compiled a 93-68-31 (.646) record during their 29 seasons in the MVC, claiming four tournament titles (2000, 2017, 2022, 2024) and their first regular-season championship in 2024.
- The coaching staff was named MVC Coaching Staff of the Year in 2024 after leading the program to its first-ever MVC regular-season crown and completing a 20-match unbeaten streak in league play (last loss: Oct. 23, 2022, vs. Illinois State)
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