Sept. 22, 2004
Tiger Itinerary
The Tigers resume a four game home stand hosting Nebraska and Colorado next week Oct. 1-3, followed by Kansas and Iowa State Oct. 8-10.
Missouri soccer games are played in Audrey J. Walton Stadium. Tickets for the season are available by calling the Mizzou Ticket Office at 884-PAWS. Fans can also purchase tickets at the stadium on game day.
Weekend Livestats
Fans wishing to access livestats for the Missouri-Oklahoma game can log onto the OU website at: http://www.soonersports.com/livestats.
To access livestats for the Missouri-Oklahoma State game, fans can log onto the OSU website at: http://www.okstate.com/livestats.
Scouting Oklahoma
The Sooners are 4-1-3 on the season with a 1-0-1 record against teams ranked in the top 25. Oklahoma defeated #9 Arizona State, 1-0 on Sept. 19 and tied currently ranked #16 SMU, 2-2 on Aug. 29.
OU is ranked seventh in the NSCAA/adidas Central Region rankings and is tabbed ninth in the SoccerBuzz Central Region standings.
Oklahoma finished the 2003 season owning an 8-7-5 record with a 3-3-4 mark to finish sixth in the Big 12 Conference. Oklahoma returns 16 letterwinners to the 2004 team including nine starters.
Missouri owns the MU-OU series record 4-3. Oklahoma defeated Mizzou last season in a 2-1 overtime heartbreaker.
Scouting Oklahoma State
The Cowgirls are 7-0-1 on the year. In the Central Region, Oklahoma State is currently ranked eighth by SoccerBuzz earned a 10th-place nod in the NSCAA/adidas poll.
Ranked second in current Big 12 Conference standings, OSU the Cowgirls opened the year with a 3-1 exhibition loss to SMU before facing Vermont, New Hamphsire, Lehigh, Oral Roberts, Northwestern State and Sam Houston. OK State's 1-1 tie on the year came at the hands of 2003 NCAA Tournament participant William & Mary.
Oklahoma State finished the 2003 season with a 15-5-3 with a 3-4- 3 record in the Big 12 Conference. OSU finished seventh in league standings before going on a three-game streak to claim the Big 12 Tournament title and advance to the NCAA Tournament.
Missouri leads the MU-OSU series record 7-1-1. Last year, Missouri tied the Cowgirls 1-1 during regular season play and lost a 3-2 overtime heartbreaker in the Big 12 Tournament championship final.
Weekend Recap
Missouri is 3-4-1 splitting the weekend with a 1-0 loss to Kentucky and a 2-1 victory over Loyola-Chicago. Logging her first goal of the season, Aria Hudetz put the Tigers on the board scoring on a dual assist by Kristen Heil and Jennifer Nobis. Defender Lacy Moore scored the game-winner on a similar play taking assists from Nobis and Shea Swoboda.
Tigers in the Rankings
Keeping pace with a rigorous schedule, the Tigers are poised to play nine teams ranked in at least one weekly national poll including (ranking marks the highest received in 2004):
Texas A&M - #4 SoccerBuzz
Texas - #4 Soccer America
Florida - #4 SoccerBuzz
Kansas - #6 SoccerBuzz
Stanford - #13 Soccer America
Illinois - #10 NSCAA/adidas
Colorado - #17 Soccer America
Nebraska - #18 Soccer America
Wisconsin - #16 NSCAA/adidas
Additional Tiger Highlights
* The Missouri defensive line has contributed 30 percent of Mizzou's scoring so far this season. Defenders Karen Bauer, Elyse Nikonchuk, Lacy Moore and Ashley Gibbs have together supplied eight of Mizzou's 26 points.
* Falling to then #5 ranked Florida last season (4-0), the Tigers bring their series record against the Gators to 0-1-1.
* The Tigers' 1-0 victory over Iowa brings the MU-Iowa series lead to 2-0.
* Mizzou's victory over Northwestern is the second consecutive win the Tigers have claimed over the Wildcats. Defeating NW last year 2-0, Missouri is now just one game shy of tying the series (2-3) against Northwestern.
* Opening the year with a 1-1 record, the Tigers have opened their fifth straight season with a win, including their second consecutive season opening victory on the road.
* In exhibition play, Missouri shut down Southwest Missouri State during second period play. Missouri left the Bears without a single shot in the remaining 45 minutes while the Tigers went on a five-goal tear.