GRIFFON SOCCER THIS WEEK
Friday, Oct. 12, 4:00 p.m. at Southwest Baptist (0-10-2, 0-4-1 MIAA)
Sunday, Oct. 14, 1:00 p.m. at Missouri Southern (6-4-2, 2-2-1 MIAA)
 
ST. JOSEPH – Missouri Western Soccer (8-4) will travel to southern Missouri this weekend for the last two games of its four-game road trip. The Griffons will enter Friday after going 1-1 in last weekend's games.
 
 
5 THINGS TO WATCH

• Claire Meyers has sparked the Griffon offense the last four games. She has two goals and one assist in those contests.
• Scoring two goals in usually enough for the Griffons. The team is 7-1 this season in games that they score at least two.
• Missouri Western will be looking for its fifth straight win against Missouri Southern. The Lions have not defeated the Griffons since 2013.
• Missouri Western currently sits fourth in the MIAA with a 3-2 conference record. They could move up as high as second with two wins this weekend.
• Coach Chad Edwards will be coaching against his alma mater at Missouri Southern this weekend, where he played on the men's soccer team from 1997-2000.

MISSOURI WESTERN LAST WEEK

• On Friday, the Griffons lost 2-1 to Fort Hays.
• The Griffons picked up their third MIAA win on Sunday after scoring two straight goals to take down Nebraska Kearney 2-1.

 
SOUTHWEST BAPTIST LAST WEEK

• The Bearcats fought back to tie Washburn 2-2 after falling down 2-0 in the first half.
• On Sunday, the Bearcats allowed a goal in the 81^st minute and lost to Emporia State 1-0.

 
MISSOURI SOUTHERN LAST WEEK

• The Lions lost 2-1 in their game Friday against Emporia State.
• Washburn shut out Missouri Southern on Sunday by a score of 3-0.

 
MISSOURI WESTERN NOTES

• Cassidy Menke is third in the MIAA with 8 goals.
• Missouri Western averages the third-most saves per game in the MIAA with 5.42.
• The Griffons have scored 22 goals this season, which is fourth-best in the MIAA.

 
SOUTHWEST BAPTIST NOTES

• The Bearcats have three players with two goals scored.
• Southwest Baptist is allowing more goals than anyone in the conference at 2.8 per game.

 
MISSOURI SOUTHERN NOTES

• Courtney Marten, Bailey Belcher, and Sarah Tatum all lead the Lions with three goals.
• Meredith Belrose has three assists this season to go along with her two goals.
• The Lions are outscoring opponents 12-11 after halftime, but their opponents outscore the Lions 9-5 in the first half.

 
MISSOURI WESTERN COACH CHAD EDWARDS

• Serving in his eighth season as head coach for the Griffons
• All-time soccer coaching wins leader at Missouri Western
• Guided Missouri Western to the most successful season in school history in 2017

 
SOUTHWEST BAPTIST COACH MEGAN LINK

• Coaching in her fourth season as head coach at Southwest Baptist
• Coached 11 All-MIAA selections
• Four-year starter at goalkeeper for the Bearcats (2009-12) and is the career leader in shutouts

 
MISSOURI SOUTHERN COACH CHRIS MCNAUGHTON

• Coaching his third season for the Lions
• Led team to first MIAA tournament appearance since 2012
• Served three season as the assistant coach at the University of Louisiana-Monroe before becoming head coach at Missouri Southern