GAME PREVIEW
Missouri Western (6-4-1, 2-3-1) vs. University of Nebraska-Kearney (4-5-3, 3-2-1)
Friday, October 16th – 4 p.m. – St. Joseph, Missouri
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Missouri Western (6-4-1, 2-3-1) vs. Fort Hays State University (6-6-0, 3-3-0)
Sunday, October 4th – 12 p.m. – St. Joseph, Missouri
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MIAA StandingsST. JOSEPH, Mo. – The Griffons return home for a pair of MIAA matches this weekend when they welcome Nebraska-Kearney on Friday and Fort Hays State on Sunday to Craig Field at Spratt Memorial Stadium.
PREVIEWING MISSOURI WESTERN- The Griffons enter the weekend with a record of 6-4-1 overall record and MIAA record of 2-3-1.
- Missouri Western went 1-1 last weekend, suffering a loss to Washburn and picking up a win against Emporia State
- MWSU currently sits 8th in the MIAA standings
- The Griffons are averaging 1.09 points per game this season (7th in the MIAA)
- Missouri Western has 156 shots through 11 games this season (6th in the MIAA)
- MWSU has allowed a goal average of .693 (3rd in the MIAA)
- The Griffons has created 33 corner kicks throughout the season (3.00 per game)
- Bridget Blessie remains in the top-10 of the MIAA in shots with 3.18 per game (6th in the MIAA)
- Blessie and Sydney Cluck each have two game-winning goals this season
- Cassidy Chappell and Layne Sheperd have 17 shots and 16 shots, respectively
- Sarah Lyle has allowed just eight goals this season through 11 games
- Lyle has tallied 46 saves and has two shutouts this year
PREVIEWING NEBRASKA-KEARNEY- UNK has a record of 4-5-3 on the season
- The Lopers went 1-1 last weekend after earning a 1-0 victory over Central Oklahoma but fell to Northeastern State 7-1 on Sunday afternoon
- Nebraska-Kearney is sitting in 5th place in the MIAA standings
- The Lopers are averaging 1.08 goals per game (8th in the MIAA)
- UNK has 52 corner kicks on the season and average 4.33 corners per game
- UNK is currently allowing 1.92 goals per game to opponents this season (8th in the MIAA)
- Ali Hirschman has allowed 17 goals this season (7th in the MIAA)
- Hirschman has shutout opponents twice this season
PREVIEWING FORT HAYS STATE- The Tigers sport a record of 6-6 overall and a conference record of 3-3
- Fort Hays is coming off a tough week losing two games against Northeastern State 2-1 and Central Oklahoma 1-0
- The Tigers were able to hand Central Missouri their first loss of the season on Oct. 4th
- FHSU is currently 6th in the standing in the MIAA conference
- 10 different players have scored for the Tigers through 12 games this season
- The Tigers have shutout opponents four times this season, three of those matches included Kristen Thompson in goal
- Fort Hays State is currently averaging 1.15 goals per game (6th in the MIAA) with six game winners
- Cassi Moosburger and Gabrielle Makatura each have four assist on the season
- Jordan Hester has two game-winning goals this season for Fort Hays
