AT THE GAME
- All WKU Soccer games are free to attend.
- Sunday's game is Pups at the Pitch. Fans are welcome to bring their dogs for the match.
GAME INFO
- WKU (2-3-0) vs. Arkansas State (2-1-2)
- Sunday, Sept. 8 | 1 PM | Bowling Green, Ky. | WKU Soccer Complex
- Watch: ESPN+
- Live stats
ABOUT THE TOPS
- WKU is off to a 2-3 start to the 2024 season after notching a pair of wins against Union (Tenn.) and Evansville. The Hilltoppers are 2-0 at home this season.
- Kayla Meyer leads WKU in goals scored on the season with three through five games. The senior had two against Union and netted another against Evansville.
- Six total Hilltoppers have scored goals this season and six have notched assists.
- Maddie Davis has played all five games in goal for WKU this season. She has one shutout on the year and nine in her career.
- The Hilltoppers returned 17 players from the 2023 season and welcomed two transfers and seven freshmen. Among the returners are 2023 starting goalkeeper Maddie Davis, second-leading scorer Kayla Meyer and defensive starters Aspen Seaich, Kendall Wade and Lily Rummo.
- WKU was picked to finish third in the preseason Conference USA coaches poll. Liberty was picked first and New Mexico State was selected second. The Hilltoppers finished third in Conference USA last season with a 4-2-2 record in conference play. The Hilltoppers were 6-5-7 overall. The seven ties were a school and CUSA record.
SERIES INFORMATION
- WKU is 14-1-1 against Arkansas State all-time, including a 6-0 record against the Red Wolves at home.
- The last meeting came in 2022 in Jonesboro where WKU notched a 1-0 win.
- The last time the two teams played in Bowling Green was 2012 and that was a 2-0 win for the Tops.
SCOUTING THE RED WOLVES
- Arkansas State is 2-1-2 on the season with wins against Little Rock and Southern Indiana, ties against Murray State and Kansas State and a loss to Louisiana Tech.
- The Red Wolves have given up only one goal in 2024 while scoring five.
- Keelyn Peacock leads the team in scoring with two goals on the season.
- Damaris Deschaine has started all five games for Arkansas State in goal. She has a 0.21 goals against average which is the 13th best average in the country.
