Sept. 8, 2005
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COLUMBIA, Mo. -- The University of women's soccer team will look to improve to 3-0 at home when the Arkansas State Indians invade Walton Stadium tonight at 7:00 for a non-conference matchup. With Big 12 Conference Defensive Player of the Week Laura Buehrig in goal, the Tigers hope to notch their third win of the season. Mizzou then travels to Iowa City for a contest against Iowa on Sept. 11.
STAR WARS NIGHT Show your true Jedi power as the Tigers pay homage to the greatest science fiction film of all time during their game against Arkansas State. Come in costume and get a general admission ticket for just $2.
SHE'S A KEEPER The Big 12 Conference named sophomore goalkeeper Laura Buerhrig its Defensive Player of the Week on Tuesday, Sept. 6 after leading the Tigers to two wins last weekend in the Big 12/Big Ten Challenge.
Against Indiana on Friday, Buehrig posted the fourth shutout of her career and her second in as many games in Mizzou's 2-0 victory. In Sunday's 2-1 win over Purdue, Buehrig notched eight saves, just one short of her career high, to help the Tigers to a perfect 2-0 mark at home.
Buehrig currently ranks first in the Big 12 in total saves (22), is tied for first in shutouts (two) and stands second in saves per game (5.50) and save percentage (.880). Her goals against average (0.71) also ranks fifth in the conference.
Buehrig's award marks the first for a Missouri student-athlete in 2005 and the second of the last three awards, dating back to former Tiger Karen Bauer's honor in the final week of 2004.
TIGERS ON THE MOVE Missouri is ranked No. 10 in the latest NSCAA/adidas Central Region rankings. The top five sports go to fellow Big 12 programs Texas A&M, Nebraska, Texas, Kansas and Colorado, respectively, while Oklahoma falls in at No. 8.
OFFENSIVE EXPLOSION After not finding the back of the net in its first two games of the season, Mizzou scored two goals in each of its games in the Big 12/Big Ten Challenge. In the 2-0 victory over Indiana on Sept. 2, senior Jennifer Nobis scored the Tigers' first goal of the season when her left-footed blast from the right side of the box eluded the Indiana keeper. In the 77th minute of play, junior Aria Hudetz corralled Nobis' pass and fired a 25-yard shot into the upper netting.
In Missouri's 2-1 win over Purdue on Sept. 4, Hudetz scored her second goal of the season in the 49th minute after Nobis sent a ball to freshman Caroline Pohl, whose backpass found Hudetz 15-yards out. Hudetz nailed the ball past Purdue's keeper for a 1-0 Tiger lead. After Purdue netted an equalizer seven minutes later, senior Amber Swinehart hit the game-winner in the 77th minute off a pass from junior Lauren Vinyard.
ABOUT ARKANSAS STATE Arkansas State enters the contest against Mizzou with a 1-3 record in 2005. Last time out, the Lady Indians fell to Stephen F. Austin 2-1 in the final of the Lady Indian Invitational. Junior MaryJo Rena has two of the Lady Indian's three goals this season, finding the back of the net against Missouri State and Stephen F. Austin.
MU vs. THE LADY INDIANS The Sept. 8 matchup with the Tigers marks the first time the two teams will meet.
ABOUT IOWA The Iowa Hawkeyes have a 1-3-1 record on the season after falling to Iowa State 2-1 on Sept. 7. Iowa also participated in the Big 12/Big Ten Challenge, tying Oklahoma State 1-1 on Sept. 2 and losing to Oklahoma 2-0 on Sept. 4 in the Hawkeye's final game. For the season, freshman Stephanie Hyink leads Iowa with two goals on only four total shots. Hyink scored both her goals in the Hawkeyes' 3-2 victory over Air Force on Aug. 28.
MU vs. THE HAWKEYES In the two-game history between Mizzou and Iowa, the Hawkeyes have yet to post a win over the Tigers. Last season, Missouri recorded a 1-0 win over Iowa at the Nike Tiger Invitational.
10TH ANNIVERSARY OF TIGER SOCCER The 2005 season marks the 10th season of women's soccer at Missouri. In those 10 years, all under the direction of current head coach Bryan Blitz, the Tigers have a 93-90-6 (.509 winning percentage) overall record.
ON THE 2005 SCHEDULE After hosting Arkansas State and traveling to Iowa City, Iowa for a matchup with the Hawkeyes, Missouri returns home Sept. 13 for a non-conference contest against North Dakota State to kickoff a five-game homestand.
Also on the home schedule in 2005 are non-conference opponents College of Charleston, Cal Poly and Colorado College, as well as Big 12 foes Texas A&M, Baylor, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State and Texas. Mizzou will also travel to Iowa State, Nebraska, Colorado, Texas Tech and Kansas to round out Big 12 play.