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Top-Seeded Jennies Host No. 4 Central Oklahoma In MIAA Tournament Semifinals

No. 11 Central Missouri (1) (15-2-1, 9-1-1 MIAA) vs. Central Oklahoma (4) (13-4-2, 8-2-1 MIAA)
Friday, Nov. 12 | 3 p.m. | Warrensburg, Mo. (South Recreation Complex)

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SCENE SETTER
• The Jennies (16-2-1) advanced to the MIAA tournament semifinals and will host No. 4 seed Central Oklahoma (13-4-2) at 3 p.m. at the South Recreation Complex in Warrensburg Friday, Nov. 12. The other semifinal contest, which will also be at South Rec. Friday, will feature No. 2 seed Emporia State (16-2-1) vs. No. 3 seed Northwest Missouri (13-5-1) at noon.
• The Jennies are coming off a thrilling 3-2 overtime victory against eighth-seeded Fort Hays State on Sunday, Nov. 7 in the quarterfinals.
• Ashleigh Martin netted a goal in the 92nd-minute of overtime to give the top-seeded and No. 11-ranked University of Central Missouri Jennies the 3-2 win over Fort Hays State.
• Kassie Newsom scored the other two goals in the contest in the win over the Tigers, raising her team-high total to 17, while Katelyn Poertner assisted on Newsom's first goal of the match for her first-career assist..
 • Jennies' goalkeeper Sydney Daris improved to 3-0-0 on the season between the posts after making three saves in the 92-minute and 18-second match.
• UCM remains at No. 1 in the third NCAA-II Central Region rankings annnounced on Nov. 10.
• The Jennies are ranked 11th in new United Soccer Coaches Top 25-Poll announced on Nov. 9.

SERIES HISTORY
Central Oklahoma : UCM leads 12-7-3
 Last meeting: The Jennies and the Bronchos met once earlier this season with UCM winning the match 3-1 in Edmond, Okla.
Postseason series history vs. Central Oklahoma:
UCO leads UCM in postseason series history, 2-1-0, including a 2-1-0 mark in MIAA tournament play. The Jennies and Bronchos last met in the MIAA tournament in 2017, with Central Missouri downing Central Oklahoma in Warrensburg, 3-0.
 
SCOUTING THE COMPETITION
Central Oklahoma
• Central Oklahoma has an overall record of 13-4-2 entering the second match of the MIAA Touranment.
• The Bronchos won a 1-0 decision over Missouri Western on Nov. 7 in the MIAA tournament quarterfinals.
• Monika McGee has contributed nine goals, one assist, 19 points, and 45 shots, leading Central Oklahoma after 19 matches, while Taryn Kedzoir the 2021 MIAA Defender of the Year has seven goals, three assists, 17 points, and 40 shots.
 • MIAA Co-Goalkeeper of the Year Katilyn Asher has played in 19 matches, tallying 70 saves, 15 goals allowed, and a .888 goals-against average.
• Mike Cook is in his 23rd season as Central Oklahoma's head coach.
 
POSTSEASON ACCOLADES
• Central Missouri had nine student-athletes named to the 2021 All-MIAA Women's Soccer Teams.
• Kassie Newsom was awarded the 2021 MIAA Offensive Player of the Year.
• Lindsey Johnson was named the 2021 All-MIAA Co-Goalkeeper of the Year.
• Caroline Cole was voted the 2021 MIAA Freshman of the Year.
• Lindsay Edmonds (D), Cole, Newsom and Sydney Leslie were all First Team All-MIAA selections.
• Johnson was voted to the All-MIAA Second Team, along with Isa Yanes (MF).
 • Lexi Ruf was selected to the All-MIAA Third Team (MF).
• Molly Ricker (D) and Ashleigh Martin (F) were named All-MIAA Honorable Mention.
 
NEWSOM NAMED ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT
• Kassies Newsom was voted to the CoSIDA Academic All-District Team for the second straight season in 2021.
 • Newsom carries a perfect 4.0 GPA as a criminal justice major. JENNIES IN THE MIAA STATISTICS
• Through 19 matches, Kassie Newsom leads the MIAA in points (47), assists (13) and is second in goals (17) while Sydney Leslie is eighth in the conference in shots (60), fourth in points (24) and third in goals (12).
• In the latest MIAA goalkeeping statistics, Lindsey Johnson is fifth in GAA (1.30) and saves (74), and fifth in shutouts per match (.250)
 
JENNIES IN THE NATIONAL STATISTICS
• Kassie Newsom is second in all of NCAA Division II women's soccer with 47 points, and ranks third in both total assists (13) and fourth in assists per game (0.72). She is second in points per game at 2.61.
• Newsom broke a record of having the most assists on Friday with 13, the old record was by Jada Scott in 2017 with 11 after winning the National Championship.

THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HOME
 • Dating back to the 2016 season, the Jennies are 37-1-1 at Jennies Field and have allowed just 19 goals in that span.
 • The Jennies have outscored opponents 141-2 in goals at home since 2016.
 • All-time at Jennies Field, UCM is 199-34-9. Under head coach Lewis Theobald, the Jennies are 136-13-8 at home and have posted undefeated home records five times.
 
ROAD WARRIORS
• In 2021, the Jennies are 7-1-1 on the road.
 • The Jennies have outscored their opponents away from the South Recreation Complex this season, 7-2.
• Under Theobald, UCM is 143-14-9 in road games in his 15th seasons of play.
 
CAREER MILESTONE WATCH
 • Lindsey Johnson enters the week ranked seventh in career saves with 231. She is also in the top 10 in saves per game (4.63), goals-against average (1.30 ), and save percentage (.779).
 
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Players Mentioned

Caroline Cole

#20 Caroline Cole

Fwd
5' 5"
Freshman
Sydney Daris

#0 Sydney Daris

GK
5' 9"
Freshman
Lindsay Edmonds

#15 Lindsay Edmonds

Def
5' 10"
Sophomore
Lindsey Johnson

#00 Lindsey Johnson

GK
5' 6"
Junior
Sydney Leslie

#23 Sydney Leslie

Fwd
5' 8"
Freshman
Kassie Newsom

#8 Kassie Newsom

Fwd
5' 4"
Junior
Katelyn Poertner

#4 Katelyn Poertner

Fwd
5' 0"
Redshirt Freshman
Isa Yanes

#7 Isa Yanes

MF
5' 6"
Freshman
Ashleigh Martin

#5 Ashleigh Martin

Fwd
5' 7"
Freshman
Molly Ricker

#31 Molly Ricker

Def
5' 7"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Caroline Cole

#20 Caroline Cole

5' 5"
Freshman
Fwd
Sydney Daris

#0 Sydney Daris

5' 9"
Freshman
GK
Lindsay Edmonds

#15 Lindsay Edmonds

5' 10"
Sophomore
Def
Lindsey Johnson

#00 Lindsey Johnson

5' 6"
Junior
GK
Sydney Leslie

#23 Sydney Leslie

5' 8"
Freshman
Fwd
Kassie Newsom

#8 Kassie Newsom

5' 4"
Junior
Fwd
Katelyn Poertner

#4 Katelyn Poertner

5' 0"
Redshirt Freshman
Fwd
Isa Yanes

#7 Isa Yanes

5' 6"
Freshman
MF
Ashleigh Martin

#5 Ashleigh Martin

5' 7"
Freshman
Fwd
Molly Ricker

#31 Molly Ricker

5' 7"
Freshman
Def