No. 9 Men's Soccer to Tackle Central Arkansas

Missouri State (7-0-1, 3-0-0) vs. Central Arkansas (5-2-2, 2-0-1)
Location	Springfield, Mo.
Site	Betty & Bobby Allison South Stadium
Game Info	Tuesday, Sept. 29, 7:00 p.m. vs. Central Arkansas Live Stats
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Central Arkansas	Men's Soccer Home Page
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On The Pitch
• The 9th-ranked Missouri State Bears are back at home to face the Central Arkansas Bears on Tuesday, Sept. 29 at 7:00 p.m. (CT).
• The Bears are back in action after seven season-opening victories against Quinnipiac, Penn State, Chicago State, UC Irvine, FIU, Temple, South Florida and a tie with then No. 16 Kansas City. The Bears have extended their undefeated run to eight games, their longest since 2024 when they went on a 13-match streak from 9/6/24 until 11/6/24.
• The Bears lead the series against Central Arkansas 13-5-4. The latest meeting ended in a tie with a 0-0 scoreline last season on 9/7/25 at home.
• Mo State is ranked 9th in the United Soccer Coaches poll, marking the 9th consecutive season the Bears have been ranked inside the top 25. This is the Bears highest ranking since being ranked 9th on 10/3/23.
• The Bears sit in first place in the American Conference standings.
• The Bears are off to their best start to a season since 2020-21 when they went 9-0-0 to kick off the season.
• The Bears are ranked 4th in the nation and 1st in the American Conference for goals per game (3.00), 6th in the nation and 1st in the American Conference for points per game (8.75), 9th in the nation and 1st in the American Conference for for goal differential (15), and 10th in the nation and 1st in the American Conference for assists per game (2.75).
• The Bears have come back from a one-goal deficit on three occasions this season (vs. Penn State, at UC Irvine, and vs. FIU).
• Fionn Mooney was named the American Conference Offensive Player of the Week on Sept. 28.
• 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 96-21-15 (.784), second-best conference record of 51-6-6 (.857) and fifth-best home record of 54-9-8 (.817).
• 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.

No. 9 Men's Soccer to Tackle Central Arkansas

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Players Mentioned

Fionn Mooney

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