Sunday, October 11
Springfield, Mo.
1:00 p.m.
Missouri State University
vs
Middle Tennessee
Women’s Soccer Set for Sunday Clash with Middle Tennessee
October 10, 2026 | Women's Soccer
| Missouri State (3-7-2, 0-2-1 CUSA) vs MTSU (8-3-3, 1-1-1 CUSA) | |
| Location | Springfield, Mo. |
| Site | Betty & Bobby Allison South Stadium |
| Game Info | Thursday, Oct. 11, 1:00 p.m. vs. MTSU TV: ESPN+ ESPN+ | Live Stats |
| Missouri State | Game Notes Women's Soccer Home Page |
| MTSU | Women's Soccer Home Page |
| Promotions | Free Admission, CUSA Green Game $5 Kids Meal |
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On the Pitch
- Missouri State returns home Sunday to host Middle Tennessee in Conference USA action at 1 p.m. CT at Betty & Bobby Allison South Stadium. The match will be streamed on ESPN+.
- The Bears enter Sunday 3-7-2 overall and 0-2-1 in CUSA play following a 1-0 road loss at Western Kentucky.
- Missouri State is 3-1-2 at home this season and enters Sunday unbeaten in its last five matches at Allison South with a 3-0-2 record during that stretch.
- All 11 of Missouri State's goals this season have come at home. The Bears have outscored opponents 11-2 over their last five home matches.
- Both of Missouri State's Conference USA losses have come by 1-0 scores on the road, at Delaware on Sept. 27 and Western Kentucky on Oct. 4.
- Western Kentucky broke a scoreless tie in the 55th minute Sunday, scoring the match's lone goal at the 54:36 mark.
- Goalkeeper Kate Lewis made eight saves against Western Kentucky, her highest total through three CUSA matches this season.
- Lewis has logged 1,012:05 in goal this season while recording 49 saves, a .742 save percentage, a 1.51 goals-against average and three shutouts.
- Lewis ranks fourth in Conference USA in both total saves (49) and saves per game (4.08) and fifth in goalkeeper minutes played.
- Lillie Rasmussen and Maggie O'Keefe share the team lead with eight points. Rasmussen has a team-high four goals, while O'Keefe has three goals and two assists.
- Ellie Neath ranks third on the team with seven points and leads Missouri State with three assists. She has scored twice on just five shots this season.
- Rasmussen has scored three times over Missouri State's last four matches, including a two-goal performance against SIUE and a goal against Jacksonville State.
- Seven of Missouri State's 11 goals have come after halftime.
- Missouri State has recorded 14 assists through 12 matches. The Bears rank fourth in CUSA with 1.17 assists per game and fifth with 14 total assists.
- The Bears have put 45 of their 96 shots on goal for a .469 shot accuracy, which ranks fifth in Conference USA.
- Missouri State is 3-2-2 when allowing one goal or fewer this season and 0-5-0 when surrendering multiple goals.
- Sunday will mark the second all-time meeting between Missouri State and Middle Tennessee and the first between the programs in Springfield. The Bears won the inaugural meeting, 2-1, in the 2025 CUSA Tournament semifinals.
- Rasmussen and Neath scored Missouri State's two goals in last season's semifinal victory over Middle Tennessee.
- Middle Tennessee enters Sunday 8-3-3 overall and 1-1-1 in Conference USA play.
- The Blue Raiders lead CUSA with 24 goals, a +14 goal differential and a .543 shot accuracy.
- Middle Tennessee's Ania Denham leads Conference USA with five game-winning goals.
- Middle Tennessee's Hannah Murphy leads CUSA with a .679 shot accuracy.
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