Sunday, August 23
Springfield, Mo.
3:00 p.m.
Missouri State University
vs
Missouri
Women’s Soccer Closes Power Four Stretch vs. Missouri
August 21, 2026 | Women's Soccer
| Missouri State (0-2-0) vs Missouri (1-1-1) | |
| Location | Springfield, Mo. |
| Site | Betty & Bobby Allison South Stadium |
| Game Info | Sunday, Aug. 23, 3:00 p.m. vs. Missouri TV: ESPN+ ESPN+ | Live Stats |
| Missouri State | Game Notes Women's Soccer Home Page |
| Missouri | Women's Soccer Home Page |
| Promotions | Free Admission, White Out, International Programs & Staff Senate Night |
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On the Pitch
- Missouri State returns home Sunday to face in-state foe Missouri at 3 p.m. at Betty & Bobby Allison South Stadium.
- Sunday completes a season-opening stretch of three consecutive Power Four opponents for Missouri State, marking the first time in program history the Bears have opened a season against three straight Power Four programs.
- The Bears opened against No. 15 Kansas before traveling to Kansas State and now welcome SEC opponent Missouri to Springfield. Iowa State and Iowa remain on the non-conference schedule, giving Missouri State five Power Four matchups this season.
- Missouri State enters Sunday 0-2 after falling 3-0 at Kansas State on Thursday in its first road match of the regular season.
- Goalkeeper Kate Lewis turned in a career performance at Kansas State, recording 10 saves against the Wildcats.
- Lewis' 10-save outing was the first by a Missouri State goalkeeper since Camielle Day made 11 saves against Iowa in the opening round of the 2024 NCAA Tournament.
- Sunday marks the seventh all-time meeting between Missouri State and Missouri, with the Tigers holding a 5-1 advantage in the series.
- Missouri will make just its third trip to Springfield in series history. The previous two meetings in Springfield came in 1997 and 2025.
- Missouri State's lone victory over the Tigers came in the first meeting between the programs, a 2-0 win in Columbia during the Bears' inaugural 1996 season.
- The in-state programs are meeting for the fourth consecutive season. Missouri earned 2-0 victories in St. Louis in 2023, Columbia in 2024 and Springfield in 2025.
- Sunday's matchup continues a challenging opening stretch for Missouri State against programs from the Big 12 and SEC before the Bears close August against Southeast Missouri and Central Arkansas.
- Missouri State has reached a conference tournament championship match in three of the last four seasons, winning Missouri Valley Conference Tournament titles in 2022 and 2024 before advancing to the Conference USA final in 2025.
- The Bears were picked second in the 2026 Conference USA Preseason Coaches' Poll after reaching the championship match during their first season as a league member.
- Three members of Missouri State's 2025 CUSA All-Tournament Team returned this season in Ella Becker, Jane Hansen and Ellie Neath.
- Head coach Kirk Nelson is in his fifth season leading Missouri State and owns a 44-25-14 record with 41 shutouts during his tenure.
- Missouri enters Sunday 1-1-1 after opening the season with a scoreless draw at Western Kentucky, earning a 3-1 road victory over Murray State and falling 1-0 to Saint Louis in its home opener Thursday.
- Sunday's match begins a three-game home stand for Missouri State, with Southeast Missouri visiting Thursday, Aug. 27 and Central Arkansas coming to Springfield Sunday, Aug. 30.
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