Friday, September 1
Columbia, Mo.
6:30 p.m. CT
University of Missouri
vs
Southern California
@MizzouSoccer Hosts No. 7 Southern Cal Friday, Travels to TCU Sunday
8/31/2017 2:33:00 PM | Soccer
| This Week: Friday, Sept. 1 // Sunday, Sept. 3 | |||||
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| OPPONENT | LOCATION | DAY | TIME | VIDEO | STATS |
| #7 Southern Cal | Columbia, Mo. | Friday | 6:30 p.m. | SEC Network + | Stats |
| at TCU | Fort Worth, Texas | Sunday | 7 p.m. | Fox Sports SW | Stats |
COLUMBIA, Mo. - The Mizzou soccer team (2-1-1) is set for a pair of matches this weekend. First, the Tigers host No. 7 Soutern Cal (1-0) on Friday, Sept. 1 at 6:30 p.m. CT. The game will be broadcast live on SEC Network + with Ben Arnet and Simon Rose on the call. Missouri then travels to Fort Worth, Texas, to face TCU on Sunday, Sept. 3 at 7 p.m. in a contest televised on Fox Sports Southwest.
PROMOTIONS
Mizzou Soccer Madness
- Free t-shirt to first 200 fans
- Welcome Back Tailgate for Mizzou students (student ID required) - Free food, drinks and tailgate games
- Face Painter
- Balloon Artist
- Postgame Autographs
TIGER TIDBITS
- The Trojans own a 1-0 edge in the all-time series, a 1-0 double-overtime win over the Tigers in the second round of the 2007 NCAA Tournament
- Mizzou is 4-0 all-time against TCU, including a 2-0 win in the last meeting on Aug. 21, 2015
- The Tiger defense owns two shutouts so far this year, a 2-0 win over Iowa State and a 0-0 double-overtime draw at Oregon State
- All five of the Tigers' goals this season came in the second half
- Five different Tigers have found the scoresheet so far in 2017: seniors Savannah Trujillo and Jessica Johnson, redshirt sophomore Madison Lewis, sophomore Sarah Luebbert and freshman Macy Trujillo
- Macy Trujillo became the first true freshman to score Missouri's first goal of the season since Candace Johnson against Memphis on Aug. 17, 2012
- Luebbert tallied a team-high five points over the first two matches on one goal and three assists
- Missouri returns eight starters from the 2016 team that qualified for the program's seventh NCAA Tournament appearance and went 11-7-2 overall and 6-4-1 in Southeastern Conference action
- Mizzou was picked to finish fourth in the Southeastern Conference in a preseason voting by the league's 14 head coaches
- Four Tigers, seniors Kaitlyn Clark and Jessica Johnson, and sophomores Anna Frick and Sarah Luebbert, earned spots on the 2016 SEC Watch List
- The 2016 squad welcomes 10 newcomers to the Mizzou soccer family
- Missouri's 2017 schedule features matchups with eight teams that qualified for the 2016 NCAA Tournament, including 2016 national champion Southern Cal
- In adddition to Southern Cal, the Tigers also face NCAA qualifiers Albany, Florida, Nebraska, Northwestern, South Carolina, Texas A&M and TCU
- Mizzou's non-conference schedule, which includes games with seven power five opponents, is ranked as the 11th-toughest non-conference schedule nationally
- Additionally, the Tigers' slate is rated as both the toughest full and non-conference schedule among SEC teams
MIZZOU PICKED FOURTH IN SEC PRESEASON POLL
- Mizzou was picked to finish fourth in the Southeastern Conference in a preseason voting by the league's 14 head coaches
- Florida was voted the favorite to win the conference in 2017, followed by Texas A&M in second and South Carolina in third. Arkansas was chosen fifth, Auburn sixth, Tennessee seventh, Vanderbilt eighth, Ole Miss ninth, Alabama 10th, LSU 11th, Kentucky 12th, Georgia 13th and Mississippi State 14th
- Points were compiled on a 13-12-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis, though each coach was not allowed to vote for their own team
- Fourth ties Mizzou's highest-ever placement in the SEC Preseason Poll, as the team was also picked fourth in 2013
SECOND HALF SQUAD
- The Tigers have proved to be a second half team in 2017
- All five of Mizzou's goals have come in the final 45 minutes of play, as the team has been shutout in the first half so far
- The trend is a continuation of the 2016 season, when the Tigers tallied 20 goals in the second half compared to only 14 in the first half.
- So far, Missouri has tallied goals in the 50th, 51st, 54th, 79th and 83rd minutes
LUEBBERT PICKING UP WHERE SHE LEFT OFF
- Sophomore Sarah Luebbert leads the Tigers with five points on a goal and a team-high three assists in 2017
- Her 2017 assist total is only one off her season total of four from a year ago
- The reigning SEC Freshman of the Year now has career totals of 29 points on 11 goals and seven assists
- She accumulated 24 points on 10 goals and four assists as a freshman in 2016
OFFENSE BY COMMITTEE
- The Tigers compiled five goals so far in 2017, with five different players providing each of those goals
- Seniors Jessica Johnson and Savannah Trujillo, redshirt sophomore Madison Lewis, sophomore Sarah Luebbert and freshman Macy Trujillo each tallied goals
- Macy Trujillo, Johnson and Lewis all scored at Illinois, while Savannah Trujillo and Luebbert netted goals against Iowa State
LEWIS MAKING AN IMPACT
- Redshirt sophomore Madison Lewis has proven an integral part of Mizzou's attack in 2017
- She has started all four games in the midfield and compiled three points on one goal and one assist
- The starts were the first of her career, as she did not start any of the 18 matches she played as a redshirt freshman in 2016
- Additionally, her three points on the year almost match her 2016 season total of four (on two goals)
MACY TRUJILLO SCORES MIZZOU'S FIRST GOAL OF THE YEAR
- Freshman Macy Trujillo tallied Mizzou's first goal of the season early in the second half at Illinois a week ago
- Her goal marked the first time a Tiger true freshman tallied the season's opening goal since 2012
- Former Tiger Candace Johnson was the last Missouri true freshman to open scoring in a season, when she scored in the 15th minute in a 5-1 win over Memphis on Aug. 17, 2012
FOUR TIGERS NAMED TO SEC WATCH LIST
- Four members of the Mizzou soccer team earned spots on the Southeastern Conference Preseason Watch List, the league announced on Aug. 16.
- Seniors Kaitlyn Clark and Jessica Johnson were joined by sophomores Anna Frick and Sarah Luebbert on the Watch list
- Clark, an All-SEC second team selection in 2016, played and started 18 matches and notched 11 points on two goals and a team-best seven assists. She enters her senior season with 27 career points on six goals and 15 assists. Clark was also an SEC All-Newcomer Team selection in 2014
- Johnson comes into 2017 as Mizzou's active career points leader with 31 (on 10 goals and 11 assists). She posted career-best totals of 15 points, five goals and five assists as a junior in 2016
- As a freshman in 2016, Frick led all Mizzou field players with 1,756 minutes played. She played every minute of all but one contest at center back, including six overtime contests. Frick helped the Tiger defense notch three shutouts on the year
- Luebbert claimed 2016 SEC Freshman of the Year honors and a spot on the All-SEC second team after compiling 24 points on 10 goals and four assists. Her 24 points and 10 goals rank second on Mizzou's all-time freshman list, while the 24 points were the most for a Tiger since 2009
LOOKING AT THE OPPONENT...SOUTHERN CAL
- The Trojans enter Friday's matchup with only one game played so far in 2017, a 2-1 win over UC Davis on Aug. 18
- USC had a 22-4 advantage in shots in that contest
- 2016 All-Pac-12 Second Team selection Alex Anthony and freshman Arlie Jones both scored in the game
- Keeper Kaylie Collins played all 90 minutes and allowed one goal
LOOKING AT THE OPPONENT...TCU
- The Horned Frogs are 3-1 on the young season, with wins over Louisiana Monroe (5-1), UTSA (5-0) and Northern Colorado (2-1)
- The TCU offense is averaging 3.0 goals per match so far this year, tied for 14th nationally
- Four different players have scored two goals this season
- Goalkeeper Katie Lund has started all four games in net and owns a 0.67 GAA
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