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Soccer Plays Alabama for Pink Out Game Sponsored by MU Healthcare
10/4/2025 9:00:00 AM | Soccer
Mizzou competes in its penultimate contest at Walton Soccer Stadium against the Crimson Tide.
Mizzou soccer continues Southeastern Conference play at Audrey J. Walton Soccer Stadium on Sunday, October 5, at 2 p.m. in Columbia. The contest will be televised on SEC Network.
PREGAME PRESS
-Missouri enters its 13th contest of the 2025 season after a 1-0 loss at LSU on Thursday, October 2.
-With the result against Texas on September 12, Mizzou won its 10th SEC home opener since joining the conference in 2012.
-Emily Derucki scored her first goal of the year to cap off Mizzou's 3-1 win over Texas.
-Olivia Chianelli recorded her second goal of the season to break the 0-0 tie in the 27th minute against the Longhorns.
-Mia Yang scored her first career goal in the team's game at No. 15 Memphis on Thursday, August 28, in the 41st minute to tie the score at 1-1. She was assisted by Landis Canada, who recorded the second dime of her career.
-Mia Devrouax scored the first goal of her collegiate career during the 82nd minute against Youngstown State on Wednesday, August 20.
-Senior Hailey Chambliss recorded her first goal in the Black & Gold in the 79th minute versus Youngstown State and followed it up with a second just 48 seconds later, marking the first multi-goal game by a Tiger since Leah Selm tallied two against Oklahoma on October 18, 2024.
-Missouri added 11 shots in the second period against YSU to close the game in a total of 20, the most recorded in a game since posting 26 against SEMO on September 9, 2024.
SERIES BREAKDOWN
-In the 10 matches, Mizzou stands with a 4-5-1 record against Alabama.
-This marks the 11th meeting between the programs and sixth in Columbia, where MU is 2-3-0.
TAKING THE PITCH
-Missouri enters its 30th season of competition in 2025.
-Missouri will play host to nine games in 2025, including five Southeastern Conference matches. -Five of the team's nine home games came in September.
-Mizzou's 2025 slate features a competitive schedule, ranking 15th nationally in cumulative opponent win percentage.
SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
-Alabama enters the game against Mizzou with an 8-4-1 record, most recently falling to Oklahoma, 3-1, on the road on Thursday.
-Alabama was picked to finish seventh in the SEC by the league's coaches heading into the season.
-Six Crimson Tide student-athletes made the SEC Preseason Watch List: Leah Kunde, Kiley Kukan, Maddie Padelski, Gianna Paul, Nadia Ramada and Melina Rebimbas.
-Alabama returns 17 student-athletes from its 2024 team, which finished 10-6-5. The team ended its season in the SEC Tournament Quarterfinal against South Carolina, falling 4-1.
-The Crimson Tide and Tigers have both taken on Kentucky, LSU and Texas in conference play thus far, going 2-1-0 and 1-2-0, respectively.
LAST TIME OUT
-Missouri dropped its SEC road match at LSU, 1-0, on Thursday evening at LSU Soccer Stadium.
-Goalkeeper Phillips kept Mizzou level through the first half with three saves, including stops in the 23rd and 31st minutes.
-The Tigers nearly struck first in the 59th minute when Devrouax forced a save on a right-footed shot.
-LSU broke through in the 74th minute to secure the advantage.
-Missouri generated four corner kicks in the final 25 minutes, with late efforts from Derucki testing the keeper in the 81st and 89th minutes.
-Phillips finished with six saves, marking her ninth multi-save outing of the season.
-Mizzou tallied six shots, including two on target from Devrouax and Derucki.
TIGERS TOP TEXAS
-Mizzou opened SEC play with a 3-1 win over Texas, earning the program's 10th SEC home-opening victory.
-After winning by a pair of goals, Mizzou notched its sixth SEC opening-victory by multiple goals and first since 2017.
-Goals came from Brianna Buels, Chianelli and Derucki, with assists credited to Chambliss (2) and Carrillo.
-Chianelli scored in the 27th minute, Buels doubled the lead in the 56th, and Derucki sealed the result in the 84th after Texas pulled one back.
-Senior goalkeeper Phillips made a key second-half save, facing 12 total shots and stopping one of two on target.
PHANTASTIC PHILLIPS
-The Tigers' starting goalkeeper Phillips is off to the best start of her career in 2025, ranking among the top-10 goalies in the SEC in multiple categories.
-The Fishers, Indiana, native ranks third in the SEC in saves (33) and saves per game (3.00).
-She also ranks tied for fifth in the conference in both shutouts (3) and in shutouts per game (0.273).
-Phillips has only given up multiple goals in a game four times this season.
CHAMBLIS' NEW SUPPORT SYSTEM
-Chamblis scored her first goals as a Tiger against Youngstown State.
-She redshirted in the 2024 season due to the birth of her daughter, Oakley.
-The junior returned to the team for the spring exhibitions. Her two goals ranks tied as the second-most scored in a single game in the conference this season.
-Chambliss recorded the first multi-assist game of her career in the Tigers' 3-1 victory over Texas on Friday, September 12, leading to goals from Chianelli and Derucki.
DESIGNING HER FUTURE
-Monica Brauner is a Textile and Apparel Management major; she has previously studied architecture and holds a minor in the field.
-She's designed and created her own clothing as part of her coursework.
-Draws inspiration from fashion's ability to communicate identity and values through dress.
-Aspires to work in the fashion industry on sewing, pattern making, and garment development, with a long-term dream of launching her own sustainable, timeless brand.
RILEY WILKERSON - WORLD TRAVELER
-Redshirt sophomore Riley Wilerkson is an avid traveler, having made trips to Kauai, Costa Rica (twice), Aruba (twice), France, and Serbia.
-She attended the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in France.
-Wilkerson has upcoming trips that include England (Thanksgiving 2025) and the Bahamas (New Year's 2026).
SERVING BEYOND SOCCER
-Morgan Schaefer is an active leader in Mizzou's Med-Letes group, alongside teammates Yang and Good.
-She helped to relaunch Caleb's Pitch, a program that partners Mizzou Athletics with Children's Hospital patients to create syringe art in honor of Caleb, who passed away from cancer at a young age.
-She also finds time to volunteer weekly at The Crossing Church, serving as a preschool team leader when not competing.
-She continues to give back to the community with Caring Hearts and Hands of Columbia, supporting hospice patients alongside teammate Mia Yang.
GENERATIONS OF GREATNESS
-Ana DiMaria comes from a family stacked with soccer standouts: grandfather, parents, and all three siblings have played at elite levels.
-Grandfather Tom DiMaria: All-American GK at Quincy, pro with St. Louis Frogs, St. Louis Soccer Hall of Fame inductee (2015).
-Father Jeff DiMaria: All-American at Saint Louis, pro with Colorado Rapids (MLS) and St. Louis Steamers/Ambush (MISL); SLU Hall of Fame (2007).
-Mother Sara DiMaria: Loyola Chicago standout, 45 career points — among program's top attackers.
-Brother Jack: Freshman MF at Saint Louis; former St. Louis CITY SC Academy & CITY2 player; Class of 2025 top recruit.
-Sister Maddie: No. 1 prospect in the Class of 2027; first freshman to win Gatorade National Girls Soccer Player of the Year; member of USYNT U15 (Concacaf Champs), U16 & U17; two-time Missouri Gatorade Player of the Year (2023–25).
-Brother Thomas: Midfielder with St. Louis CITY SC Academy U16; USYNT prospect.
HORSEPOWER AT HOME
-Landry Hopkins comes from a family with a passion for horse racing — her family owns Proverbs Stable.
-Family's horse, Diva Las Vegas, won her maiden race at Fairmount Park on Sept. 6, pulling away to win by 2 ½ lengths.
-Racing has become a family affair, with Hopkins and her sisters often visiting Diva at the track.
-The Hopkins family recently purchased a second thoroughbred, Serene Empress, at the Keeneland Yearling Sale in Lexington, Ky.
POISE UNDER PRESSURE
-Phillips earned Mizzou's starting goalkeeper role this season after splitting time in 2024 and is pursuing a medical redshirt from a freshman-year ankle injury.
-She is known for her poise under pressure, serving as a vocal leader who commands the back line and consistently celebrates her teammates' big plays.
-Before every match, her mom reminds her to "be brave," a message Phillips has carried with her throughout her career.
-She comes from a family of athletes, with three brothers who played college baseball and a great-grandfather who lettered in football and baseball at Iowa during the famed 1939 "Ironmen" season.
SIDELINE STAFF
-Golan made two staff additions this offseason, bringing in associate head coach Renee Horton from West Georgia and Austen Parker from North Texas to coach goalkeepers.
-Horton joins Mizzou Soccer as associate head coach after serving in the same role at West Georgia, with prior stops at Georgia, USC, Xavier, Lander and South Florida.
-Horton has guided teams to multiple NCAA Tournament appearances, a Big East title, and coached All-Americans and conference award winners.
-Parker joins Mizzou after one season at North Texas, with previous coaching stops at Central Oklahoma, Southwestern Christian and in Oklahoma club soccer.
-Former NAIA All-American at Mid-America Christian, Parker led his team to a 20-3-1 record and the 2019 NCCAA National Championship while setting single-season program records in wins, shutouts and goals-against average.
FACILITY FACELIFT
-The University of Missouri Department of Athletics received a generous philanthropic gift from Audrey J. Walton to fund enhancements to Mizzou's Audrey J. Walton Track and Field and Soccer Stadium, it was announced on Jan. 29, 2025.
-Walton's gift is one of the 10 largest in Mizzou Athletics history and the largest ever dedicated to support Olympic sports.
-The facility has carried Walton's name since it opened in 1996 and has served as a cornerstone for Mizzou Athletics, hosting countless events for track & field and women's soccer.
-The project includes a new natural grass soccer playing field and field subsurface improvements.
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