Sept. 2, 2011
COLUMBIA, Mo. - The Tigers conclude their four-game homestand on Friday, Sept. 2 as the team hosts the Northern Arizona Lumberjacks at 6:30 p.m. at Walton Stadium. The Tigers then travel to Fort Worth, Texas, to face TCU at 1 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 4.
UP NEXT Missouri remains on the road as the team travels to Tempe, Ariz., for the Sun Devil Desert Classic. The Tigers open against Arizona on Friday, Sept. 9 at 2 p.m. PT (4 p.m. CT) and face host Arizona State on Sunday, Sept. 11 at 1:30 p.m. PT (3:30 p.m. CT).
MIZZOU TALLIES TWO WINS OVER BIG TEN FOES
The Tigers earned two big wins over Big Ten Conference opponents last weekend. First, Missouri pulled off a 1-0 upset over No. 7 Ohio State on Friday, Aug. 26.
The contest went back and forth in the opening half before the Tigers used a goal from sophomore Dominique Richardson in the 51st minute to go up 1-0. Mizzou's defense, led by redshirt freshman goalkeeper McKenzie Sauerwein, held the Buckeyes off the scoreboard to preserve the upset victory.
Two days later, the Tigers posted a 4-2 win over Purdue at Walton Stadium. After the Boilermakers struck first in the 21st minute, freshman Abi Raymer scored her first collegiate goal to knot the game at 1-1 in the 26th minute. Richardson notched her second goal of the weekend in the 35th minute and sophomore Danielle Nottingham put the Tigers up 3-1 in the 51st minute.
Purdue netted another goal in the 75th minute to cut MU's lead to 3-2 but sophomore Alyssa Diggs added an insurance goal in the 80th minute to give the Tigers the win.
RICHARDSON EARNS NATIONAL ACCOLADES
Sophomore Dominique Richardson earned spots on Soccer America's National Team of the Week and CollegeSoccer360.com's Primetime Performers following a four-point weekend against No. 7 Ohio State and Purdue.
Richardson notched the game-winner in MU's 1-0 upset over the Buckeyes on Aug. 26. The Fullerton, Calif., native put the Tigers on the board in the 51st minute and helped the defense hold on for the victory.
Two days later against Purdue, Richardson gave Mizzou its first lead of the game, 2-1, after heading home a corner kick from Kelsey Mulcahy in the 51st minute.
Richardson was a member of the 2010 Big 12 All-Newcomer Team a year ago after notching nine points on three goals and three assists during her freshman season.
BALANCED ATTACK
Through four games this season, the Tigers have scored 10 goals, with seven different players tallying at least one score. In fact, MU's first seven goals of the season were all scored by different players. Mizzou's seven goal scorers ranks second among all Big 12 schools, just behind Oklahoma State's eight. Additionally, nine different Tigers have recorded a point this year, which is tied for second among Big 12 teams.
YOUTH MOVEMENT
Through four games so far this season, Mizzou's underclassmen have made an enormous impact on the field. Although the number of starts are pretty evenly distributed (seniors - 9; juniors - 11; sophomores - 12; freshman - 12), the underclassmen are carrying the offensive load. The Tigers have a total of 26 points so far, with 19 of those coming from freshman and sophomores.
| Class | Goals | Assists | Points |
| Seniors | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Juniors | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Sophomores | 6 | 1 | 13 |
| Freshmen | 2 | 2 | 6 |
SCOUTING NORTHERN ARIZONA
Northern Arizona enters Walton Stadium 0-4 on the season, including two overtime defeats. The Lumberjacks started the season with losses to Arizona State (7-0) and Southern Utah (3-1) before suffering a double-overtime loss to Drake (2-1) and an overtime defeat at the hands of Northern Iowa (3-2). Northern Arizona held leads in both overtime losses but could not hold on to earn wins. Senior
Sam Monahan and freshman Sarah Tarver both lead the Lumberjacks with four points on two goals apiece. Goalkeepers Natasha Slaughter and Lauren Weaver have both seen time in net for the squad.
Northern Arizona is under the direction of 11th-year Head Coach Andre Luciano, who has a record of 81-95-21 in his time with the Lumberjacks.
SCOUTING TCU
TCU has a record of 1-2 after two weekends of play, with a 2-0 win over Lamar and 1-0 losses at the hands of Oklahoma State and Rice. The Horned Frogs also play Texas State on Friday, Sept. 2.
Sophomore Brooke Kviz and freshman Natalie Werner have TCU's only two goals so far in 2011. Freshman Alicen Wright has played every minute in goal and has allowed just two goals on the year with a 92.6 save percentage.
Dan Adballa is in his seventh season as head coach at TCU and has a record of 51-56-8 with the Horned Frogs.