Joplin, Mo. – The Missouri Southern soccer program is set to take a road trip to the far reaches of the MIAA to play Fort Hays State and Nebraska – Kearney this weekend.
The Lions (1-11-1, 1-5-1 MIAA) will play #23 Fort Hays State tomorrow October 14
th at 6:00pm from the FHSU Soccer Stadium before wrapping up the week against Nebraska – Kearney on October 16
th with kickoff from Foster Field at Ron & Carol Cope Stadium set for noon.
Southern is coming off a week at home playing Washburn and Emporia State on homecoming weekend and celebrated the four seniors against the Ichabods. Individually
Ashley Koepp,
Kylie Stonestreet and
Ella Durocher lead the team with two goals scored each along with
Aisley Stevens and
Jori Hays providing two assists each. Koepp leads the team with 23 goals and is joined by
Mackenzie Scholtz (18), Stevens (13), Barkyoumb (13), Hays (10) and
Maya Greenquist (10) with double digit shot totals. In shots on goal Stevens leads the team with nine followed by Koepp with seven. In goal
Lilly Doneghue has played in nine games and has 47 saves, one shutout a 1-6-1 record to go with a 1.88 GAA in 765 minutes of action.
Fort Hays State (8-0-6, 3-0-4 MIAA) is coming off a week where they tied Northeastern State 0-0 on Friday before drawing 1-1 against Rogers State on Sunday at home. The Tigers are led by Montserrat Diaz and Hannah Mares with four goals and one assist each. Britney Arneson and Gracen Chaney each have two goals and one assist as well for Fort Hays. Emily Hutchings leads the team with 25 shots followed closely by Mares with 24, the duo leads the team with 12 and 11 shots on goal respectively. Isabel Robben has started all 14 games in goal for the Tigers allowing only six goals with 44 saves, eight shutouts on the way to a 8-0-6 record, .880 save percentage and 0.43 GAA.
Nebraska – Kearney (0-11-3, 0-5-2 MIAA) is coming off a week where they tied Rogers State 0-0 on Friday before losing 2-0 to Northeastern State at home on Sunday at home. Kea Barnes, Reagan Downes, Caralee Legg and Emma Middleton have scored a goal each this season to lead the charge with Lily Engeman and Isabella Whiston have an assist each. Middleton leads the team with eight shots on goal along with 19 shots this season. Mackenzie Smith has played every second of the 14 games played this season and has 92 saves, 27 goals allowed, two shutouts a 0-11-3 record and owns a 1.93 GAA.
