AT THE MATCH
- Thursday will serve as senior night for Hilltopper Soccer. The team will be honoring six seniors following the conclusion of the match.
- The match will be a white out and fans are encouraged to wear white.
- WKU will also be recognizing all first responders at halftime of the match.
- Fans can park in the Creason Lot.
- All matches at the WKU Soccer Complex are Free to attend.
MATCH INFO
- Thursday, Sept. 11 | 7 p.m. CT | WKU Soccer Complex | Bowling Green, Ky.
- ESPN+
- Live Stats
ABOUT THE TOPS
- The Hilltoppers enter the matchup with a record of 3-4-0, falling to Samford on the road Sunday afternoon.
- Alyvia Walls charted WKU's lone shot on goal in the match Sunday afternoon. Walls finished up with one shot in 61 minutes.
- Ansley Rice, Abby Wiedermann, Makenna Egan, Georgia Liapis, and Abby Davis all finished with one shot each.
- Maddie Davis managed eight saves on Sunday afternoon against Samford with two goals allowed.
- Davis' eight saves are the most for the graduate goalkeeper since she charted eight against MTSU on Oct. 13, 2024.
- Wiedermann leads the team in minutes played this season with 517 in seven matches.
- Liapis leads the team with 17 total shots and seven on goal for the season. She also is the team leader in goals scored with four.
SERIES INFORMATION
- Thursday's matchup will mark the 12th all-time meeting between the Tops and Govs.
- WKU holds a series advantage, leading 8-2-1.
- Thursday will mark the second consecutive season the two will take to the pitch. Austin Peay won the last meeting 2-1 in Clarksville on Aug. 15, 2024.
- The Tops hold a 6-0-1 mark when playing Austin Peay at the WKU Soccer Complex.
- The last five matchups between the two are even standing at 2-2-1.
- WKU has only allowed a total of three goals in the seven meetings between the two in Bowling Green.Â
SCOUTING THE GOVERNORS
- Austin Peay enters the matchup with a record of 0-5-2.
- The Governors have fallen to Vanderbilt, Morehead State, Northern Kentucky, Chattanooga, and Evansville.
- Two of the last four matches for Austin Peay have ended in a 0-0 draw; one against UT Martin and most recently last Sunday against Murray State.
- Three players lead the team with seven shots apiece so far this season in Paige Chrustowski, Ellie Dreas, and Kasidy Schenk.
- In goal, the Governors are led by Lauryn Berry who has played 607 minutes and has 45 total saves with 12 goals allowed in seven matches this season.
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