NCAA-II Central Region Title Match
No. 1 Central Missouri (19-3-1) vs. No. 3 Bemidji State (19-1-3)
Friday, Dec. 3 | 10 a.m. | Allendale, Mich. (GVSU Soccer Field)
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SCENCE SETTER
• Top-seeded Jennies soccer (19-3-1) is scheduled to face No. 3-seeded Bemidji State (19-1-3) in the NCAA-II Central Region title match Friday, Dec. 3, at 10 a.m. CT in Allendale, Mich., at GVSU Soccer Field. No. 1-ranked Grand Valley State will host Saginaw Valley in the Midwest Region Championship match, with the winners of each match advancing to face each other in the NCAA-II National Quarterfinals Sunday, Dec. 5 at noon CT in Allendale.
• In the NCAA-II tournament opening round, Lindsey Edmonds netted the gamewinning goal off a corner kick from Carole Cole just eight minutes into the match lifting UCM to a 1-0 shutout win over eighth-seeded SWOSU on Nov. 19 at the Sout Rec. Complex.
• Against Minnesota State in the second round,
Sydney Leslie netted the gamewinning goal in the 62nd-minute to help Central Missouri Jennies soccer advance to the NCAA-II Central Region Championship Match with a 4-3, comeback win over No. 25-ranked and fourth-seeded Minnesota State Sunday, Nov. 21, at the South Recreation Complex.
• The Jennies are in their 11th straight appearance in the NCAA tournament and their 14th appearance in program history.
• The Jennies are ranked 11th in the most recent United Soccer Coaches Top 25- Poll.
SERIES HISTORY
vs. Bemidji State : UCM leads Bemidji State in the all-time series, 2-0-0
Last meeting: The Jennies and the Beavers met once in the 2019 season with UCM winning the match 1-0 in overtime in Mankato, Min.
Postseason series history vs. BSU: The Jennies and Beavers have met just once in NCAA-II tournament play, with UCM posting a 2-0 win during the 2018 season.
SCOUTING THE COMPETITION
Bemidji State
• Bemidji State has an overall record of 19-1-3 and is the No. 3 seed in the NCAAII Central Region. • The Beavers won a 1-0 decision over No. 2 Emporia State on Nov. 21 in the NCAA tournament second round. • Sara Wendt has contributed 19 goals, three assists, 41 points, and 85 shots, leading Bemidji State after 23 matches, while Allyson Smith has six goals, eight assists, 20 points, and 103 shots.
• Alyssa Stumbaugh has played in 20 matches, tallying 70 saves, 11 goals allowed, and a .58 goals-against average.
• Jim Stone is in his 20th season as Bemidji State's head coach.
ALL-MIAA HONORS
• Central Missouri had nine student-athletes named to the 2021 All-MIAA Women's Soccer Teams.
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Kassie Newsom was awarded the 2021 MIAA Offensive Player of the Year.
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Lindsey Johnson was named the 2021All-MIAA Co-Goalkeeper of the Year.
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Caroline Cole was voted the 2021 MIAA Freshman of the Year.
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Lindsay Edmonds (D), Cole, Newsom and
Sydney Leslie were all First Team AllMIAA selections.
• Johnson was voted to the All-MIAA Second Team, along with
Isa Yanes (MF).
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Lexi Ruf was selected to the All-MIAA Third Team (MF).
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Molly Ricker (D) and
Ashleigh Martin (F) were named All-MIAA Honorable Mention.
FOUR JENNIES NAMED D2CCA ALL-CENTRAL REGION
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Kassie Newsom was named the D2CCA Women's Soccer Central Region Player of the Year to highlight four Jennies soccer student-athletes named D2CCA AllCentral Region for the 2021 season.
• Newsom was joined on the first team by
Caroline Cole, while
Sydney Leslie and
Lindsay Edmonds each garnered second team all-region accolades. NEWSOM NAMED
ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT
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Kassie 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 23 matches,
Kassie Newsom leads the MIAA in points (51), assists (15) and is second in goals (18) while
Sydney Leslie is 9th in the conference in shots (70), third in points (30) and third in goals (15). • In the latest MIAA goalkeeping statistics,
Lindsey Johnson is fifth in GAA (1.30) and saves (74), and sixth in shutouts per match (.250)
JENNIES IN THE NATIONAL STATISTICS
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Kassie Newsom is second in all of NCAA Division II women's soccer with 49 points, and ranks third in both total assists (15) and fourth in assists per game (0.72). She is second in points per game at 2.61. • Newsom has already set a new UCM single-season assists record with 15 and has tied the program's single-season points mark at 49 going into NCAA-II regional action. Her 18 goals are two shy of tying Jada Scott's single-season mark of 20 set in 2018.
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
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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). NCAA-II Central Region Final Rankings 1. Central Mo. 17-3-1 2. Emporia St. 18-2-1 3. Bemidji St. 18-1-2 4. Minnesota St. 17-2-2 5. Okla. Baptist 13-5-1 6. Central Okla. 13-5-2 7. Northwest Mo. 13-6-1 8. Southwestern Okla. 13-6-1
