Men’s Soccer to Battle UC Irvine on the Road

Missouri State (3-0-0) at UC Irvine (2-0-1)
Location	Irvine, Calif.
Site	Anteater Stadium
Game Info	Saturday, Sep. 5, 8:00 p.m. vs. UC Irvine Live Stats \| Watch
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On The Pitch
• The Missouri State Bears battle the UC Irvine Anteaters on the road on Saturday, Sept. 5 at 8:00 p.m. (CT).
• The Bears are back in action after three season-opening home victories against Quinnipiac, Penn State, and Chicago State.
• Mo State lead the series against the Anteaters 1-0-2. The most recent meeting went in favor of the Bears with a 3-0 scoreline at home on 9/28/22.
• Mo State is one spot out of the top 25 in the United Soccer Coaches poll.
• The Bears sit in first place in the American Conference standings.
• The Bears are ranked 8th in the nation and 1st in the American Conference for goal differential (9), 9th in the nation and 1st in the American Conference for goals per game (3.67) and 11th in the nation and 1st in the American Conference for points per game (9.67).
• Dani González was named the American Conference Freshman of the Week and junior Fernando Alves Schmelz earned the Goalkeeper of the Week honor on 9/31.
• 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 92-21-14 (.780), second-best conference record of 49-6-6 (.853) and fifth-best home record of 53-9-7 (.819).
• 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.

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Players Mentioned

Fernando Alves Schmelz

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