Match 11: No. 4 Central Missouri (9-0-1, 3-0 MIAA) at Rogers State (4-3-3, 1-1-1 MIAA)
Friday, Sept. 30 | 7 p.m. | Claremore, Okla. (Soldier Field)
TV: MIAA Network (PPV) |
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Match 12: No. 4 Central Missouri at Northeastern State (3-1-6, 0-1-2)
Sunday, Oct. 2 | 1 p.m. | Tahlequah, Okla. (DeLoache Field)
TV: MIAA Network (PPV) |
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Scene Setter
- Fourth-ranked Central Missouri Jennies soccer (9-0-1, 3-0 MIAA) is slated to travel to Oklahoma for a pair of MIAA road matches at Rogers State (4-3-3, 1-1-1 MIAA) and Northeastern State (3-1-6, 0-1-2 MIAA) Friday, Sept. 30, and Sunday, Oct. 2. The Jennies will play Rogers State in Claremore at 7 p.m. Friday before taking on Northeastern State in Tahlequah Sunday at 1 p.m.
- Central Missouri is coming off a 2-0-0 week, posting two shutout victories over No. 12 Central Oklahoma and Newman Friday, Sept. 23, and Sunday, Sept. 25, in Warrensburg. UCM blanked the No. 12 Bronchos Friday, 1-0, before rolling to a 5-0 triumph over the Jets Sunday. The Jennies have won seven straight matches going into Friday's contest at Rogers State.
- Through 10 matches, Julia Kristensen and Caroline Cole both have six goals and four assists for 16 points, leading the Jennies offensively. Madilyn Hamline has five goals, and Lindsay Edmonds has two goals. Ashleigh Martin, Shyanne Best, Kloee Grubb, Macy Ruffalo, Rylie Hughes, Kate Hermelink, Greycen Erisman, Alexis Christopherson, Anna Lack, Emma Burden, Calynn Harbert and Molly Ricker have each netted one goal.
- With 10 matches in the books, Cole and Kristensen are both tied for second in the MIAA in goals and assists, and Madilyn Hamline is tied for third in goals and assists (3). Kristensen (3) is tied for the conference lead in game-winning goals.
- In goal for UCM, sophomore Sydney Beck is 9-0-1 with 24 saves, two shutouts and nine goals-allowed for a 0.98 goals-against average (GAA) in 825:53. She's currently seventh in the MIAA in GAA and 10th in saves.
- The Jennies lead the MIAA through 10 matches in goals (31), assists (20) and points (82), and are fifth in total goals, seventh in total points and 12th in total assists in the most recent NCAA-II national rankings.
- Central Missouri is the preseason favorite in the MIAA Preseason Coaches' Poll.
- UCM held steady at No. 4 in this week's United Soccer Coaches' Division II Poll.
MIAA Weekly Honors
Home Cookin'
- Dating back to the 2016 season, the Jennies are 66-3-1 at the South Recreation Complex. During that span, UCM has surrendered just 49 goals.
- All-time at the South Recreation Complex, UCM is 206-34-9 under head coach Lewis Theobald and 143-13-8 in overall program history. The Jennies have compiled undefeated home records five times.
Series History
- Rogers State: Friday's match at Rogers State will mark just the third meeting in the all-time series going back to the first meeting in 2019. The Jennies lead the series, 1-0-1. Last season, Central Missouri shut out RSU in Warrensburg, 4-0.
- Northeastern State: Sunday's match at Northeastern State will be the 17th meeting in the all-time series dating back to the first encounter in 1997. UCM leads the series, 13-2-1. Last season, the Jennies posted a 4-0 win over the RiverHawks at the South Recreation Complex.
Welcome to the 'Burg!
Head Coach Lewis Theobald
Central Missouri women's soccer head coach
Lewis Theobald, now in his 15th year, has transformed the Jennies Soccer program into one of the premier programs not only in the MIAA, but in all of NCAA Division II.
The 10-time MIAA and five-time region Coach of the Year has an impressive 265-39-22 record. He recorded more wins in his first three seasons than any other coach in school history and is the all-time winningest coach in Jennies soccer history. He brought home the program's first ever National Championship in the 2017 season.
Theobald enters the 2022 season as the winningest active coach in Division II women's soccer with an .843 winning percentage, among coaches with at least five years on the sidelines. He also is the all-time D-II leader among coaches with at least 10 years and is sixth all-time in all NCAA Divisions.
During his tenure, Theobald has coached 19 All-Americans and 119 All-MIAA honorees.
A 1999 graduate of the University of Kansas, Theobald received his bachelor's degree in education with a concentration in physical education.
Preseason Picks
- Jennies soccer was voted preseason No. 1 in the MIAA Preseason Coaches' Poll for the 2022 season.
- UCM received 121 points and 11 of 12 possible first-place votes in the poll.
On the Horizon
The Jennies return home to the South Recreation Complex to host Emporia State and Washburn in a pair of MIAA contests Friday, Oct. 7, and Sunday, Oct. 9.
