Men's Soccer to Tackle Chicago State Sunday

Missouri State (2-0-0) vs. Chicago State (0-3-0)
Location	Springfield, Mo.
Site	Betty & Bobby Allison South Stadium
Game Info	Sunday, Aug. 30, 6:30 p.m. vs. Chicago State Live Stats \| Watch
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On The Pitch
• The Missouri State Bears face off against the Chicago State Cougars on Sunday, Aug. 30 at 6:30 p.m. at Betty & Bobby Allison South Stadium.
• The Bears are back in action after a pair of 3-1 season-opening victories against Quinnipiac and Penn State.
• This is the first meeting between the Bears and the Cougars.
• Mo State received votes in the first United Soccer Coaches poll.
• The Bears are ranked 19th in the nation and 1st in the American Conference for goals per game (3.00) and 31st in the nation and 1st in the American Conference for points per game (8.00).
• Diego Real received an American Conference Honorable Mention on 8/24 after his efforts scoring two goals and an assist in the Bears opening two victories.
• The Bears look to improve on a 6-6-4 (3-3-2) record from last season.
• Missouri State finished in fourth place in the 2026 American Men's Soccer Preseason Coaches' Poll behind Charlotte, Florida Atlantic, and South Florida.
• The Bears are looking to add a fifth conference tournament championship trophy to their cabinet (1999, 2020-21, 2021, 2022) and their first as a member of the American Athletic Conference. The Bears have an all-time record of 24-22-8 in the conference tournament play.
• Since the beginning of the 2019 season, Missouri State holds the best Division I overall record of 91-21-14 (.778), second-best conference record of 49-6-6 (.853) and fifth-best home record of 52-9-7 (.816).
• The Bears are in their second season in the American Conference in 2026 after spending 34 seasons in the Missouri Valley. Mo State enjoyed plenty of success in the MVC, with the program's 12 regular season championships, four conference tournament crowns and nine NCAA Tournament appearances all coming since 1997.

Men's Soccer to Tackle Chicago State Sunday

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Diego Real

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