Thursday, September 21
Starkville, Miss.
7 p.m. CT
University of Missouri
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@MizzouSoccer Set for Split SEC Weekend
9/20/2017 3:28:00 PM | Soccer
| This Week: Thursday, Sept. 21 // Sunday, Sept. 24 | |||||
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| OPPONENT | LOCATION | DAY | TIME | VIDEO | STATS |
| at Mississippi State | Starkville, Miss. | Thursday | 7 p.m. | SEC Network + | Stats |
| Texas A&M | Columbia, Mo. | Sunday | 5 p.m. | ESPNU | Stats |
COLUMBIA, Mo. - The Mizzou soccer team (5-4-1) continues Southeastern Conference action with a pair of conference tilts this weekend. The Tigers travel to Starkville, Mississippi, on Thursday, Sept. 21 to face Mississippi State at 7 p.m. The squad then returns home to host Texas A&M on Sunday, Sept. 24 at 5 p.m. in a match televised live on ESPNU
PROMOTIONS
Sunday vs. Texas A&M - Military Appreciation Day
- Free admission to military personnel (with valid ID)
- Bring your Auburn football ticket stub to receive free admission
TIGER TIDBITS
- Missouri owns a 4-1-1 edge in the all-time series with Mississippi State
- The Aggies are 14-6-3 all-time against the Tigers, but only lead 5-4-1 in matches played in Columbia
- Mizzou scored six total goals over the weekend, with a 3-1 win over Georgia in the SEC opener and a 3-0 shutout over Albany
- The scoring output in those games matched a season best, also recorded against Illinois in the season opener
- Freshman Tess Rellihan notched five points on two goals and an assist last weekend. She now leads the Tigers with nine points on four goals and an assist
- All of Rellihan's nine points have come in the last five matches
- Additionally, redshirt sophomore Madison Lewis scored in each of Mizzou's games over the weekend
- Junior keeper Kelsey Dossey stopped a penalty kick and earned an assist in her 45 minutes of action against Georgia
- The Tigers are in the midst of a three-game win streak
- Eight different Tigers who have found the back of the net this season include: seniors Allie Hess, Jessica Johnson and Savannah Trujillo, Lewis, sophomore Sarah Luebbert and freshmen Rellihan, Macy Trujillo and Lindsey Whitmore
LAST TIME OUT
- Mizzou went a perfect 2-0 last weekend with a 3-1 win over Georgia in the SEC opener and a 3-0 victory over Albany
- The Tigers used two goals in the final six minutes to put away the Bulldogs on Sept. 15. First senior Allie Hess broke the tie, then redshirt sophomore Madison Lewis added an insurance goal a few minutes later
- Senior Jessica Johnson also tallied a goal against Georgia
- In net, junior Kelsey Dossey played the first half against the Bulldogs and stopped a penalty kick and earned her first career assist
- Two days later, freshman Tess Rellihan tallied two goals and Lewis added the game-winner in Mizzou's third shutout of the year
RELLIHAN ON A SCORING SPREE
- Freshman Tess Rellihan currently leads the Tigers in both total points (nine) and goals (four)
- In fact, all four of her goals have come over the last five matches
- Rellihan tallied her first career goal at TCU on Sept. 7, added another against San Diego State and scored two on Sept. 17 in a win over Albany
- She also added an assist on a goal against Georgia on Sept. 15
OFFENSE PICKING UP
- Mizzou's offense exploded for six goals last weekend after accumulating nine over the first eight matches of the year
- The three goals scored against both Georgia and Albany matched the team's season high, as they also netted three at Illinois in the season opener
- Eight different Tigers have scored so far this season, led by freshman Tess Rellihan's four
- Also with multiple goals are senior Jessica Johnson and redshirt sophomore Madison Lewis, who each have three
- Other Tigers with goals include seniors Allie Hess and Savannah Trujillo, sophomore Sarah Luebbert and freshmen Macy Trujillo and Lindsey Whitmore
DOSSEY DOES IT ALL AGAINST GEORGIA
- Junior keeper Kelsey Dossey made an impact all over the field in Mizzou's 3-1 win over Georgia on Sept. 15
- In 45 minutes of action in the first half, she stopped a potentially game-tying penalty kick, earned her first career assist on Mizzou's first shot, and held the Bulldogs scoreless in the first half
- With her assist, Dossey is the first Tiger keeper to earn an assist (while playing goal) since Mallory Forst against Texas A&M on Sept. 28, 2007
WHITMORE NABS MEMORABLE FIRST CAREER GOAL
- Freshman Lindsey Whitmore's first goal in a Tiger uniform was a memorable one, as she netted the game-winner in Mizzou's 2-1 comeback win over San Diego State on Sept. 10
- Missouri trailed 1-0 early in the first half and made it a 1-1 match by halftime
- With the score still tied in the 69th minute, Whitmore one-timed a loose ball in the box on the open net to propel the Tigers to the win and put her into the scoring column
- Whitmore became the seventh Tiger to score a goal so far this season, including the third freshman
LOOKING AT THE OPPONENT...MISSISSIPPI STATE
- The Bulldogs enter this weekend with a 6-1-1 record, with the team's only loss a 1-0 defeat at Arkansas last weekend
- Mississippi State averages 2.13 goals per game and only allows 0.75 to its opponents
- Brooke McKee paces the squad with eight points on three goals and two assists, while AK Ward and MaKayla Waldner also have three goals apiece
- Catalina Perez owns a 0.73 GAA and a .786 save percentage.
LOOKING AT THE OPPONENT...TEXAS A&M
- Texas A&M is 4-2-1 on the season, including a win over Kansas (5-1)
- The Aggies average 1.71 goals per contest and allow only 0.86 goals to its opponents
- Haley Pounds and Jimena Lopez each have two goals on the year, while Cienna Arrieta has a team-high five points on a goal and three assists
- Cosette Moche has played every minute in goal and owns a 0.83 GAA and has three shutouts
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