Joplin, Mo. - The Missouri Southern women's soccer team wraps up its four-game road trip in the state of Kansas with Emporia State on Friday, Oct. 5 at 3:00 pm and then a Sunday afternoon match against Washburn at 2:00 pm.
 
The Lions (6-2-2, 2-0-1) are on their best start in program history after defeating Lindenwood (1-0) with a goal in the final ten minutes of regulation and then forcing No. 8 Central Missouri to a 2-2 draw after falling behind 2-0 in the first period.
 
The Rundown
Friday: Emporia State - ESU Soccer Pitch - 3:00 p.m.
Sunday: Washburn - Yager Stadium - 2:00 p.m.
 
TV/Stream:

• ESU - http://www.themiaanetwork.com/esuhornets/
• WU - http://www.themiaanetwork.com/mssulions/

 
Live Stats:

• ESU - https://esuhornets.com/sidearmstats/wsoc/summary
• WU - https://wusports.com/sidearmstats/wsoc/summary

 
What the Opponents are Bringing to the Battle!
Emporia State (7-2-1, 2-1-0 MIAA)
Series: MSSU leads 16-5-6
 
Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association … picked eighth in the conference preseason poll … have won five of their last seven, including a 3-0 shutout victory at Northwest Missouri State last Sunday …  retained one of three All-MIAA selections from a season ago in junior midfielder Tanna Benefiel (3rd), finishing with four goals and starting in all 19 matches for the Hornets … five other players join her with ten or more starts during the 2017 season … defeated the Lions in overtime by a score of 3-2 on the road last season … head coach Bryan Sailer enters his eighth year at the helm of the Hornets … previously coached at Quincy where he compiled a .446 winning percentage (48-62-20) during his time at ESU … previously coached at Barton Community College where he compiled a 59-23-2 record (.714) in four years there and won a KJCAA Championship (2008).
 
 
Washburn (5-5-0, 1-2-0 MIAA)
Series: WU leads 10-8-6

Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association … picked seventh in the conference preseason poll … coming off a 3-2 loss on the road to Missouri Western last Sunday after the Griffons scored three unanswered goals in the second half … retained four of nine All-MIAA selections from a season ago in sophomore midfielder Tera Lynch (3rd), senior forward Paige Swanson (HM), senior defender Mackenzie Heiman (HM), and junior forward Olivia Grasso (HM) … two other starters join them with ten of more starts during the 2017 season … pulled off an upset victory over three-seeded Northeastern State as the six seed in the opening round of the MIAA tournament (1-0) before falling to second-seeded MWSU in the second round …also defeated the Lions last season by a score of 1-0 in Joplin … head coach Davy Phillips enters his second season at the helm of the Ichabods … previously coached at Baker University for three seasons with a 44-14-6 record and a NAIA national semifinal appearance as well as NSCAA Midwest Region Coach of the Year in 2016.
 
Next Stretch
Southern prepares for its final home stretch of the season in the form of five-straight matches in Joplin, kicking off on Friday, Oct. 12 against Northwest Missouri State at 6:00 pm.