Sunday, October 4
Bowling Green, Ky.
12:00 p.m.
Missouri State University
at
Western Kentucky
Women’s Soccer Visits Western Kentucky for CUSA Matchup
October 03, 2026 | Women's Soccer
| Missouri State (3-6-2, 0-1-1 CUSA) at WKU (7-1-4, 1-1-0 CUSA) | |
| Location | Bowling Green, Ky. |
| Site | WKU Soccer Complex |
| Game Info | Sunday, Oct. 4, 12:00 p.m. vs. WKU Live Stats |
| Missouri State | Game Notes Women's Soccer Home Page |
| WKU | Women's Soccer Home Page |
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On the Pitch
- Missouri State continues Conference USA play Sunday with a noon CT matchup against Western Kentucky at the WKU Soccer Complex in Bowling Green, Ky. The meeting will be the Bears' second conference road match of the season.
- The Bears enter Sunday 3-6-2 overall and 0-1-1 in CUSA play after earning their first conference point with a 1-1 draw against Jacksonville State on Thursday.
- Missouri State struck first against Jacksonville State when Lillie Rasmussen finished a Jane Hansen assist in the 56th minute. The Gamecocks answered in the 68th minute for the equalizer.
- The Bears flipped the match after halftime, outshooting Jacksonville State 8-2 in the second half after being held to one shot in the opening 45 minutes. Missouri State also generated all four of its corner kicks after the break.
- Missouri State finished the Jacksonville State match with advantages of 9-7 in total shots and 6-4 in shots on goal, with five of its six shots on target coming in the second half.
- Rasmussen accounted for five of Missouri State's nine shots against Jacksonville State and put four attempts on goal while scoring her team-leading fourth goal of the season.
- 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.
- Rasmussen has scored three times over Missouri State's last three matches, including a two-goal performance against SIUE and Thursday's goal against Jacksonville State.
- 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.
- Seven of Missouri State's 11 goals have come after halftime, accounting for nearly two-thirds of the Bears' scoring this season.
- The Bears have put 44 of their 91 shots on goal for a .484 shot accuracy, which ranks third in Conference USA.
- Missouri State has recorded 14 assists through 11 matches. Both its 14 total assists and 1.27 assists per game rank fourth in CUSA.
- Goalkeeper Kate Lewis has played 922:05 this season while recording 41 saves and three shutouts. She ranks fifth in CUSA in both total saves and goalkeeper minutes played.
- Sunday will mark the fourth all-time meeting between Missouri State and Western Kentucky. The Bears hold a 2-1 advantage in the series.
- The programs met twice last season. Western Kentucky won a 4-3 regular-season matchup in Springfield before Missouri State answered with a 2-0 victory over the Hilltoppers in the CUSA Tournament quarterfinals.
- Missouri State won its only previous trip to Bowling Green, defeating Western Kentucky 2-1 on Sept. 23, 2005.
- Western Kentucky enters Sunday 7-1-4 after a 2-0 victory over Sam Houston on Thursday. The Hilltoppers have been one of the nation's top defensive teams, ranking seventh nationally in goals-against average, fourth in save percentage and 13th in shutout percentage
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