WARRENSBURG, Mo. -- The Jennies enter week six ranked No. 8 in the latest NSCAA poll, up one spot from their previous No. 9 ranking after shutting out Missouri Southern and beating Southwest Baptist 5-1.
UCM plays two pivotal conference games this weekend as Central Oklahoma and Northeastern State travel to Warrensburg. Central Missouri and Northeastern State are tied for first in the MIAA with 15 points, while UCO sits third with 13 points. UCM went a combined 4-0-1 against UCO and NSU last season.
Series HistoryCentral Okla.: UCM leads 5-3-3
UCM has won the last three meetings between the two teams, with UCM winning on PKs in the second of those three meetings. The current streak is the only time either team has won consecutive games in the series. UCM has outscored UCO 10-9 overall.
Northeastern St.: UCM leads 7-1-1
Northeastern State has not won in the series since 1998 when they won 1-0. UCM has shutout NSU in four of the nine meetings. UCM has outscored NSU 12-3 since NSU joined the MIAA in 2012. The only tie in the series came in 2007 when the two teams tied 2-2.
Scouting the CompetitionCentral Oklahoma:• Central Oklahoma is 3-3-0 this season when playing on the road, and 2-0-0 when playing a MIAA team on the road with wins over Washburn and Emporia State.
• UCO is 4-1-1 in MIAA play this season, with their lone loss coming at the hands of Southwest Baptist.
• The Bronchos are led by freshman midfielder Kentia Kokis who leads the team in goals with seven, and points with 15. Kokis was the MIAA Offensive player of the week in week five.
• Freshman forward Falyn Dodd leads the team in assists with four.
• The Bronchos have had four different people in goal this season. Ellie Stover has had the majority of the starts this season. She has compiled a 4-3-1 record with 28 saves and a .718 save percentage. Lexie Bates has also seen significant playing time and is 2-1-0 with 21 saves and an .808 save percentage.
• UCO is ranked fifth in the MIAA in goals per game with 1.5.
Northeastern State:• NSU is 4-2-0 on the road, and 1-1-0 in MIAA road games this season with a win over Washburn and a loss to Emporia State.
• The RiverHawks are coming off of a 7-1 win over Nebraska-Kearney where junior Anastasia Robinson recorded a hat-trick.
• Robinson leads the team in goals with nine, points with 24 and is third in assists with six.
• Sophomore Julia Mathis and senior McKenzie Musella lead the team in assists with seven each.
• Northeastern State is second in the MIAA in scoring average with 3.25 goals per game. They are also second in the MIAA in opponent scoring average by allowing only 0.58 goals per game.
• Jordan Woodruff has started all 12 games in goals for NSU. She is 10-2-0 with 33 saves. She has allowed only six goals all season and has a .55 goals against average. Woodruff has recorded four shutouts this season.
• NSU has two of the top six goal scorers in the MIAA in Robinson (Tied for 2nd) and Jennifer Cudjoe (Tied for 6th).
Goals, Goals and More Goals• UCM is fifth in total goals scored in NCAA Division II, and first in the MIAA with 44.
• The Jennies are fifth in NCAA Division II in goals scored per game with a 3.67 average.
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Julie Ireland is tied for 28th in goals with nine, and
Megan Woolley is tied for 47th in goals with eight in NCAA Division II.
• The 44 goals scored by the Jennies is a team record through the first 12 games of the season. The record for most goals scored in a season is 63, which was set during the 2011 season, and matched in the 2014 season.
Defense Wins Championships•
Ana Dilkes' .920 save percentage is tops in the MIAA, and third-best in NCAA Division II. Her 0.34 goals against average is also tops in the MIAA and ranks fifth in NCAA Division II.
• The Jens rank first in the MIAA in goals against average, and ninth in NCAA Division II with 0.42 goals allowed per game.
• The Jennies are eighth in NCAA Division II in shutout percentage with a .667 percentage. UCM has recorded shutouts in eight of their 12 games this year.
Current Streaks• UCM has scored at least one goal in 36-straight games dating back to September 29, 2013 where they tied Emporia State 0-0.
