GRIFFON SOCCER WEEKEND PREVIEW
 
Friday, October 20^th – 6 p.m.
Missouri Western (12-2, 6-1) at Washburn (8-5-1, 4-3)
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Sunday, October 22^nd – 2 p.m.
Missouri Western at Emporia State (6-6-2, 2-4-1)
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ST. JOSEPH – Griffon soccer enters the final two weeks of the regular season with two more road games this weekend.
 
Missouri Western travels to Washburn on Oct. 20 and Emporia State on Oct. 21. The Griffons have yet to lose an MIAA road game after a 2-0 road swing to Central Oklahoma and Northeastern State last weekend that saw the team set new program records for wins in a season (12) and shutouts in a season (9). Griffons swept MIAA Athlete of the Week honors this week with Cassidy Menke claiming her third offensive athlete of the week honor of the season. Sarah Lyle was named goalkeeper of the week and Bridget Blessie picked up defender of the week honors.
 
MISSOURI WESTERN
The Griffons were ranked No. 6 in the first edition of the NCAA Central Region rankings. The top six teams advance to the regional tournament to be held Nov. 10-Dec. 2 at the site of the highest seed. Entering the next-to-last week of the regular season, the Griffons stand alone in second place in the MIAA behind Central Missouri.
 
Missouri Western has continued to pad its program-best goals in a season mark with 41. The Griffons rank second in the MIAA and 10^th in the nation in goals scored. The team's 113 total points are also second in the MIAA and 12^th most in the nation; leading the conference and ranking eighth nationally with 2.2 assists per game. Cassidy Menke leads the MIAA with 13 goals scored, ranking 11^th in the nation in that category. Menke's 28 points are also most in the conference and 14^th most in the nation. Sydney Cluck ranks first in the MIAA and 11^th in the nation with seven assists this season. Sarah Lyle is third in the MIAA with a 0.54 goals against average. The senior goalkeeper has allowed just three goals in conference play and only seven, overall.
 
WASHBURN
The Ichabods enter the week fifth in the MIAA standings, three points behind fourth-place Northeastern State. Washburn has scored 21 goals this season while allowing 15. Ellie Karloff leads the team with five goals scored and 10 points. Tera Lynch and Paige Ledesma are tied for the team lead with three assists each. Kaitlin Minnich is the only goalkeeper to log minutes this season. She's 8-5-1 with a 1.05 goals against average and six shutouts.
 
EMPORIA STATE
The Hornets are currently tied for seventh in the MIAA standings with seven conference points. ESU has scored 20 goals this season and allowed 20. Olivia Miller and Tanna Benefiel have each scored four goals to pace the team. Miller's 10 points are a team-high. Maria Walden leads the team with three assists. Bethany Reeves has played all the minutes in goal for the Hornets. She carries a 1.36 goals against average and has three shutouts this season.
 
UP NEXT
The final two regular season games for the Griffons begin with a trip to Maryville to take on Northwest Missouri on Oct. 27. After that it's senior day and the regular season finale at Craig Field at Spratt Memorial Stadium against currently No. 1-ranked Central Missouri on Oct. 29.