MATCH INFO
- Sunday, Oct. 12 | 1 p.m. CT | Betty & Bobby Allison South Stadium | Springfield, Mo.
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ABOUT THE TOPS
- The Hilltoppers enter Sunday's matchup with a 6-4-2 record and a 3-0-1 mark in league play.
- The Hilltoppers most recently defeated Sam Houston, 1-0, last Sunday.
- Mackenzie Howard scored the winning goal for WKU in the final 10 seconds of the match, marking the first of her career. Howard finished with one goal on one shot in 14 minutes.
- Howard subbed in with 17 seconds left and scored the goal on her first touch.
- Makenna Egan and Ansley Rice assisted in the goal scored by Howard in the final seconds of the match.
- In goal, Maddie Davis finished with six saves and a shutout win in the full 90 minutes.
- Sunday marked the second straight shutout for Davis and her third this season.
- Georgia Liapis led WKU with three shots on Sunday afternoon and two on target in the full 90 minutes.
- Makenna Egan and Kora Kipley followed with two shots apiece. Egan played 83 minutes and Kipley finished with 64.
- WKU's 3-0-1 mark in league play is the best start since 2021 when they won their first four matches of Conference Play.
- Makenna Egan, Maddie Davis, and Abby Wiedermann swept the CUSA Weekly honors on Tuesday. Egan was named Offensive Player of the Week, Davis was named Goalkeeper of the Week, and Wiedermann was tabbed as Defensive Player of the Week.
SERIES INFORMATION
- Sunday marks just the second ever meeting between the Hilltoppers and Bears.
- Missouri State won the first matchup between the two in a 2-1 decision in Bowling Green on Sept. 23, 2005.
- This is the first season for Missouri State as a member of Conference USA. The Bears previously were members of the Missouri Valley Conference.
SCOUTING THE BEARS
- Missouri State currently boasts a record of 5-5-3 with a 2-0-2 mark in league play.
- The Bears enter the matchup following a 1-1 draw with Delaware last Sunday, Oct. 12. Brooke Cattoor scored the game-tying goal in the 82nd minute of the match.
- The Bearkats enter the matchup with 17 goals favored and 20 against. The scoring title is shared by four players in the likes of Abby Hansen, Julia Kristensen, Brooke Cattoor, and Maggie O'Keefe who each have three.
- In goal, Ella Becker has started in 13 matches and has charted 50 saves with 17 goals allowed, good for a .746 save percentage.
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