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Mizzou Soccer Hosts No. 7 South Carolina Friday Night

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Mizzou Soccer will hit the pitch once this week, hosting No. 7 South Carolina on Friday night, Oct. 4. The first 250 fans at Friday's game will receive a free Mizzou Soccer scarf.

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#7 South Carolina             Columbia, Mo. Oct. 4 7 p.m. SEC Network+ StatBroadcast

Series On Tap This Week

  • Mizzou Soccer will hit the pitch once this week, hosting No. 7 South Carolina on Friday night, Oct. 4.
  • The Tigers will face off at 7 p.m., with the game streamed digitally on SEC Network+ from Audrey J. Walton Stadium.
  • The first 250 fans at Friday's game will receive a free Mizzou Soccer scarf.

Last Time Out

  • Mizzou fell twice last week to move to 6-4-1 on the season, and 0-2-1 in SEC play.
  • The Tigers lost 3-2 against Florida on Thursday night in Gainesville, Fla. Mizzou trailed 2-0 at the half, but scored twice in the second half on a shot from Macy Trujillo and a penalty kick from Sarah Luebbert. Mizzou mounted a comeback bid, getting two shots off and a pair of corners in the final 10 minutes of play.
  • Mizzou lost a 5-1 match to Georgia at home on Sunday, with the lone goal coming from Luebbert – on an assist from Zoe Cross – in the 20'.

Looking at the Opponent...South Carolina

  • South Carolina owns a 9-1 record on the season, and is undefeated in SEC play.
  • The Gamecocks also have two victories over ranked opponents, and are coming off a 1-0 win over then No. 13 Arkansas on Sunday.
  • South Carolina averages 2.50 goals per game, and hold a goal differential of +20 on the season (25-5).
  • Elexa Bahr and Lauren Chang both lead the program with four goals on the season, while Bahr has added five assists for 13 points.

Ranked Opponent Coming to Town

  • South Carolina enters Friday's contest ranked seventh in the country according to the United Soccer Coaches.
  • The Gamecocks are the first ranked opponent Mizzou will play this season, and are the highest-ranked team to come to Walton Stadium since 2017, when then No. 3 South Carolina won a 2-0 match against Mizzou (Oct. 19).
  • In the SEC era (2012-present), Mizzou is 10-21-2 against ranked opponents, and has lost their last seven ranked matches.
  • The last ranked win came against No. 9 Kentucky on Sept. 25, 2015, with the Tigers leaving Lexington, Ky. with a 3-1 victory.

Luebbert Moves Up the Record Book

  • Mizzou's leading goal scorer, senior Sarah Luebbert, is off to one of the best starts to a season in her career.
  • The Jefferson City, Mo.-native has 16 points on the season (six goals, four assists) and her name has been ascending the program record book in the past several weeks,
  • Points
  • Goals

A Math Equation is a Math Equation

  • Mizzou is looking to establish footing in the SEC race after falling to an 0-2-1 record through the first two weeks of league play.
  • With 1 point, the Tigers are only a spot back in the league standings when it comes to getting into the SEC Tournament. Mizzou is currently tied for 11th with LSU.
  • A win in SEC play, and the three points it grants, would move the Tigers into a tie for seventh – barring Alabama and Vanderbilt being held to a draw or a loss.

Defending Walton Stadium

  • Mizzou has had plenty of chances to take advantage of the friendly confines of Audrey J. Walton Stadium in 2019.
  • The Tigers will play 12 of their 18 games at Walton Stadium, including six-straight home games from Aug. 29-Sept. 15.
  • Since joining the SEC, beginning with the 2012 season, Mizzou has gone a combined ­­49-20-7 at home – a combined winning percentage of .691 over the last seven seasons.

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