No. 12 Jennies host Truman and Lindenwood in final week of regular season
No. 12 Jennies host Truman and Lindenwood in final week of regular season
Thursday, October 25: No. 12 Central Missouri vs. Truman | 7 p.m.
South Recreation Complex - Warrensburg, Mo.

Saturday, October 27: No. 12 Central Missouri vs. Lindenwood | 7 p.m.
South Recreation Complex - Warrensburg, Mo.

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The week ahead
      12th ranked Jennies soccer went a perfect 2-0-0 last week, winning at Missouri Western Friday, 2-0, and at Northwest Missouri State Sunday, also by a 2-0 margin. Jennies Freshman forward Alexis Robbers and junior forward Becky Lackey provided the scoring for the Jennies, each netting a goal in both matches last week. With the victory at Northwest Missouri State Sunday, the Jennies secured a spot in the MIAA Soccer Tournament which begins next Tuesday, October 30th at a to be determined campus location.
     The No. 12 Jennies close out the regular season with two home matches this week, beginning Thursday with a match at 7 p.m. against Truman and concluding Saturday at 7 p.m. with senior night against Lindenwood.
Series History
Truman: Thursday's match with the Bulldogs will mark the 31st meeting all-time. The Bulldogs lead the series 16-11-3 and defeated the Jennies on September 30th in Kirksville in a non-conference match, 1-0. 

Lindenwood: The match against the Lions Saturday will mark the fifth meeting all-time. The series is tied, 2-2-0. The Jennies defeated the Lions last season in St. Charles, 4-0. 
The Coaches
Mike Cannon, Truman: Mike Cannon is in his 20th season at the helm of the Truman women's soccer program and is the most successful coach to lead the Bulldog program during its 28 years of existence. With a career record of 253-90-37 (.714), Cannon is the winningest coach in Truman women's soccer history and is ranked seventh all-time in victories amongst Division II coaches.
     During his tenure as head coach, Cannon has had seven players named to the all-American squad by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA). In total, 57 players have been named NSCAA all-region, with 21 landing on the first-team.
     He graduated in 1992 from Truman with a bachelor's degree in English.

Laurie Kaminski, Lindenwood: Laurie Kaminski is entering her eighth season as the head coach of the Lindenwood Lady Lions women's soccer program. During her career at Lindenwood she has compiled a record of 72-46-13 and the program has advanced to postseason play three times.
     Prior to the 2005 season, Kaminski was an assistant coach at Lindenwood under head coach Thom Champion. As an assistant, she played a significant role in helping guide Lindenwood to the 2003 NAIA National Tournament.
     She earned a bachelor's degree in Communications with a minor in Marketing from Saint Louis in 2003. In 2004, she earned a master's degree in Sport Management from Lindenwood.
Head Coach Lewis Theobald
     Four-time MIAA Coach of the Year, Lewis Theobald is in his sixth season as head coach at Central Missouri and currently has an impressive 91-17-11 record. 
     With the Jennies 4-2 win over Winona State August 31st, Theobald became the all-time winningest coach in Jennies soccer history.
     He recorded more wins in his first three seasons than any other coach in school history. He was the first assistant at Division I Indiana State, where he was the lead recruiter before coming to UCM. 
     He is a 1999 graduate of the University of Kansas. 
Robbers named MIAA Women's Soccer Athlete of the Week
     Jennies forward Alexis Robbers was named the MIAA Women's Soccer Athlete of the Week after scoring two game-winning-goals in a pair of 2-0 shutout wins at Missouri Western and Northwest Missouri State last week.
     In the Jennies match against the Griffons in St. Joseph on Friday, she netted the eventual game winner in the 15th minute with a header off a corner kick from Kayla Shain. Sunday in Maryville she provided the game winner in the 57th minute off an assist from Bailey Hensley.
Jennies soccer ranked 12th in NSCAA Division II National Poll
     Jennies soccer is 12th in this week's NSCAA/Continental Tire Division II Women's National Poll. It's the Jennies first appearance in the poll since earlier this season, September 11th, when they were ranked eighth. 
     The Jennies went 2-0-0 last week, shutting out Missouri Western and Northwest Missouri State, 2-0. Jennies forward Alexis Robbers and midfielder Becky Lackey paced the Jennies offense, each scoring a goal in both contests while goalkeeper Morgan Hartzler collected her third and fourth consecutive shutouts in-goal, improving her overall record to 5-0-1.
     For the complete poll, see page two.

Jennies soccer remains third in latest Central Regional Rankings
     The Jennies remained third in the latest NCAA Division II Central Region regional rankings released Wednesday afternoon.
     No. 1 Minnesota State took over the top spot this week from Central Oklahoma, who dropped to second. The Jennies held steady at third while Winona State, Southwestern Oklahoma State, Upper Iowa and Minot State all moved up one spot to fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh, respectively. Truman, who was fourth last week but dropped two matches, slid from fourth to eighth while Northeastern State debuted in the rankings this week at ninth. Fort Hays State remained 10th in the latest rankings.   
     The top six teams in the final regional rankings released Monday, November 5th earn a birth to the NCAA Division II women's soccer tournament.
     The third regional poll will be released next Wednesday, October 31st.
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