Thursday, August 27
Springfield, Mo.
4:00 p.m.
Missouri State University
vs
SEMO
Women's Soccer Welcomes SEMO Thursday
August 26, 2026 | Women's Soccer
| Missouri State (1-2-0) vs SEMO (1-1-0) | |
| Location | Springfield, Mo. |
| Site | Betty & Bobby Allison South Stadium |
| Game Info | Thursday, Aug. 27, 4:00 p.m. vs. SEMO TV: ESPN+ ESPN+ | Live Stats |
| Missouri State | Game Notes Women's Soccer Home Page |
| SEMO | Women's Soccer Home Page |
| Promotions | Free Admission, Harry Potter Night |
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On the Pitch
- Missouri State continues its three-game home stand Thursday when Southeast Missouri visits Betty & Bobby Allison South Stadium for a 4 p.m. kickoff.
- The Bears enter the match 1-2 after earning a 1-0 victory over Missouri on Sunday, their first win over the Tigers in 30 years.
- Lillie Rasmussen scored the game-winner in the 85th minute against Missouri for her first goal of the season.
- Ellie Neath and Maggie O'Keefe were credited with assists on Rasmussen's winner, giving each their first point of the 2026 season.
- Goalkeeper Kate Lewis recorded her first shutout of the season against Missouri after making two saves.
- Lewis posted a career-high 10 saves in the previous match at Kansas State and has totaled 15 saves through Missouri State's first three matches.
- Missouri State leads Conference USA in shot accuracy at .625, a mark that ranks 16th nationally, while ranking fourth in the league with 5.00 saves per game.
- The Bears are tied for second in CUSA with one game-winning goal and rank third with one shutout.
- Sunday's victory capped a season-opening stretch of three consecutive Power Four opponents, the first such start in program history.
- Iowa State and Iowa remain on the non-conference schedule, giving Missouri State five Power Four opponents during the 2026 regular season.
- Missouri State won last season's meeting with Southeast Missouri, 3-0, in Cape Girardeau.
- The Bears also won the most recent meeting in Springfield, earning a 2-0 victory over the Redhawks in 2022.
- Missouri State has won each of the last two meetings with Southeast Missouri, outscoring the Redhawks 5-0 across those contests.
- Missouri State has reached a conference tournament championship match in three of the last four seasons, winning MVC 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 in the league.
- 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 45-25-14 record with 42 shutouts during his tenure.
- Southeast Missouri enters Thursday 1-1 after opening the season with a 1-0 victory over Southern Illinois before falling 2-0 at Evansville.
- Thursday marks Missouri State's second consecutive matchup against an in-state opponent after facing Missouri on Sunday.
- Missouri State closes its three-game home stand Sunday, Aug. 30, when Central Arkansas visits Betty & Bobby Allison South Stadium for a 1 p.m. kickoff.
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