Match 1: Central Missouri (0-0-0) at No.16 Oklahoma Baptist (0-0-0)
Thursday, Sept. 2 | 6 p.m. | Shawnee, Okla.
Match 2: Central Missouri at SWOSU
Saturday, Sept. 4 | 11 a.m.| Weatherford, Okla.
Match Notes (PDF)
Scene Setter
• University of Central Missouri Jennies Soccer is scheduled to open their 2021 season with a pair of non-conference matches in Oklahoma Sept. 2-4. UCM will travel to Shawnee to face Oklahoma Baptist Thursday, Sept. 2 at 6 p.m. before venturing to Weatherford for an 11 a.m. match at Southwestern Oklahoma State on Sunday, Sept. 4.
• The Jennies were picked third in the MIAA preseason poll.
• Central Missouri returns seven starters from the 2019 team that went 19-3-1 overall and won the MIAA regular season conference title with an unbeaten record of 10-0-1.
• The Jennies welcome 10 newcomers for the 2021 season.
• In 2019, the Jennies won their fifth straight NCAA Central Region Championship to cap a 19-3-1 campaign in which they also went 10-0-1 in the MIAA and finished the year ranked eighth by the United Soccer Coaches.
Series History
SWOSU: UCM leads 8-0-0
Last meeting: The Jennies and the Bulldogs met once in 2019 in Warrensburg, with UCM defeating SWOSU, 4-3.
Oklahoma Baptist: First Meeting
Scouting the Competition
Oklahoma Baptist
• Oklahoma Baptist finished its 2019 season with an overall record of 11-7-2, which included a 8-3-1 mark in GAC play.
• The Bison advanced to the Great American Conference Championship match in 2019, falling to the SWOSU.
• OBU finished second in the 2019 GAC standings.
• Oklahoma Baptist is ranked 16th in the United Soccer Coaches Preseason Poll.
• The Bison are picked as preseason co-favorites in the GAC Preseason Poll.
• Head Coach Chris Jensen is in his 20th season as Oklahoma Baptist's coach.
SWOSU
• SWOSU finished its 2019 season with a record of 13-5-3 and won the Great American Conference with an 8-1-3 record.
• SWOSU was voted second in the GAC Preseason Coaches' Poll.
• The Bulldogs return one all-conference selection from last season in forward Sandra Nabaweteme, who was named Second Team All-Central Region and First Team All-GAC for the second year in a row.
• Nabaweteme led the Bulldogs in points (23), goals (11), and game winning goals (3) in 2019.
• The Jennies are perfect 8-0-0 against the Bulldogs.
• Head Coach Chet Potbolish enters his 20th season with the Bulldogs.
Opening Weekend
• The Jennies are 16-8-1 in season openers, and have not lost a season opener since 2009 when they fell to Abilene Christian, 1-0.
• Central Missouri has out-scored opponents 55-33 in season openers.
• Under Head Coach
Lewis Theobald, the Jennies are 10-2-1 in season opening games.
• In 23 matches in 2019, UCM outscored opponents 53-22 with a 355-269 shot advantage.
Bringing Home, the Hardware
• In 2019, the Jennies won their 11th MIAA regular season championship in the last 13 seasons.
• The Jennies had nine All-MIAA honorees in 2019 including returning goalkeeper
Lindsey Johnson, who was the conference Goalkeeper of the year, and returners
Kassie Newsom,
Nayeli Gallo,
Macy Ruffalo, and
Cassie Forcellini.
• Johnson was also a second team D2CCA-All Central Region Team selection.
One for the Record Books
• The 2019 squad was the first team in program history and MIAA history to post 12 consecutive shutouts.
• UCM was just the fourth team in NCAA Division II history to post 12 consecutive shutouts in 2017.
• Ana Dilkes is the only goalkeeper in MIAA history to post 12 consecutives
shutouts. She is the all-time Division II leader in career shutouts with 63.
• The 2017 Jennies were 25-0-0 for the first time in program history. No other team in program history has ever accomplished that feat.
• UCM's 221 points and 88 goals during the 2017 are the most in a single season in program history.
There's No Place Like Home
• Dating back to the 2016 season, the Jennies are 36-0-1 at Jennies Field and have allowed just 13 goals in that span.
• The Jennies have outscored opponents 114-13 in goals at home since 2016.
• All-time at Jennies Field, UCM is 157-31-8 with a .821 winning percentage. Under Head Coach
Lewis Theobald, the Jennies are 129-14-6 at home since 2007 and have posted undefeated home records five times.
Road Warriors
• In 10 regular season road games, the Jennies went 7-2-1 in the 2019 season.
• The Jennies outscored their opponents on the road in 2019, 20-4.
• Under Theobald UCM is 87-20-11 in road games in 12 seasons of play.
Career Milestone Watch
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Kassie Newsom's nine assists in 2019 ranked tied for fifth in UCM single-season history.
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Lindsey Johnson enters 2021 ranked second in career saves with 156. She is also in the top-10 in saves per game (4.33), save percentage (.804) and goals-against average (1.04).
