ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – The Griffons are currently 5-4-1 on the season and return home to face Washburn University and Emporia State University. Missouri Western returns to the pitch on Friday at 7 p.m. and play again Sunday at noon.
Scouting the Griffons- Missouri Western Soccer went 2-0 last week on the road beating Missouri Southern State University and Southwest Baptist University.
Thursday night, they got their first MIAA win of the year over Missouri Southern.
Tara Russell goal with less than two minutes left in the second overtime broke a 0-0 tie. Missouri Western had 16 shots to Missouri Southern's 13 and led shots on goal 11-4.
Sarah Lyle completed her fourth shutout of the season, finishing with four saves.
On Saturday night, Griffon Soccer got a header from
K.C. Ramsell in the 35th minute to hand Southwest Baptist their first MIAA loss of the season.
Sydney Cluck set Ramsell up for the header that was all the Griffons needed behind an impressive, 11 save performance from
Sarah Lyle. It was Lyle's fifth shutout of the season. She now has a save percentage of .902 on the season and has allowed six goals in 10 matches. The Bearcats had 18 total shots to the Griffons seven with all of Missouri Western's shots coming on frame. Ramsell's only shot was the goal and game winner.
The standout aspect for Griffon Soccer has been the defense only allowing six goals to this point in the season. Griffon Soccer's
Sarah Lyle was named the MIAA Goalkeeper of the week. Lyle completed her fourth and fifth shutouts of the season over this past weekend. That included an 11-save performance against Southwest Baptist on Saturday. The Bearcats had scored a combined 20 goals during a six-game win streak the Griffons halted. It was also Southwest Baptist's first MIAA loss of the season.
Lyle leads the MIAA with a .902 save percentage and is second in shutouts and goals against average (0.57). The sophomore from Duluth, Minnesota was a 2013 MIAA Academic Honor Roll member and becomes the first Griffon to be named an MIAA Athlete of the Week since Sept. 29, 2008, when Jenna Weis received the same award.
Offensively,
Tara Russell leads the attack with 32 shots putting two of those in the back of the net.
K.C. Ramsell is tied for the team lead with five points this season. She has two goals and an assist with 15 total shots.
Scouting the Ichabods- Coming into the weekend Washburn has a record of 0-9-1 overall and a conference record of 0-5-1. This past week the Ichabods traveled to Central Oklahoma and Northeastern State University but couldn't find a victory. Central Oklahoma won on Friday 6-0 and Northeastern State claimed victory 1-0.
Washburn has three people with a goal this season. Emily Stauffer has recorded two goals, followed by one goal each by Devon Schmitz and Audra Keehn. In goal this season for the Ichabods is senior Tori Fuglister. She has 51 total saves on the season and posts a .699 save percentage.
Scouting the Hornets- The Hornets record is currently 4-2-4 overall and 1-1-4 in the MIAA. Last week, they went 1-0-1 beating Northeastern State University 1-0 and drawing with Central Oklahoma 0-0.
At this point in the season goalkeeper Yadira Rivera has pitched four shutouts with 58 total saves. Rivera has given up 11 total goals and displays a save percentage of .841. Grace Linton is the offensive leader with four goals this season and 33 total shots. The Hornets also have eight other players that have scored at least one goal.
Current MIAA Standings Game Details-This weekend's games can be found
here A look ahead- The Griffons will be back on the road next week traveling to take on Nebraska-Kearney on Friday night at 7 p.m. and Fort Hays State on Sunday at noon.
