Match 3: No. 17 Central Missouri (0-1-1) vs. No. 12 Ashland (1-1)
Friday, Sept. 12 | 4 p.m. CT (5 p.m. ET) | Allendale, Mich. (GVSU Soccer Field)
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Match 4: No. 17 Central Missouri at No. 4 Grand Valley State (2-0)
Sunday, Sept. 14 | 11 a.m. CT (Noon ET) | Allendale, Mich. (GVSU Soccer Field)
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Scene Setter
- No. 17-ranked Central Missouri Jennies Soccer (0-1-1) is slated to face the No. 12 Ashland Eagles (1-1) and No. 4 Grand Valley State Lakers (2-0) in Allendale, Mich., at GVSU Soccer Field on Friday, Sept. 12, and Sunday, Sept. 14. UCM is slated to take on the Eagles at 4 p.m. CT (5 p.m. ET) Friday before facing off with the Lakers at 11 a.m. CT (noon ET) Sunday.
- The Jennies opened their 2025 season going 0-1-1 in Mankato, Minn., Sept. 5 and 7. Central Missouri tied Augustana (S.D.), 0-0, Sept. 5, before falling to No. 3-ranked Minnesota State, 1-0, Sept. 7.
- Through two matches, the Jennies are paced by forward Mikayla Ernst (6 SH, 2 SOG, .333 SOG%), midfielder Hazel Douglas-Trotman (3 SH, 3 SOG, 1.000 SOG%), defenders Mackenzie Smith (180 minutes, 2 GS) and Laney Reishus (178 minutes, 2 GS), and goalkeeper Kristen Wright (0-1-1, 180 minutes, 2 GS, 1 GA, 5 SV, 0.50 GAA, .833 SV%, 1 SHO).
- As a team, UCM is averaging 10.5 shots per game while holding its opponents to eight shots per game. The Jennies have a 0.476 shots on goal percentage and are holding adversaries to a 0.375 shots on goal percentage. Central Missouri has posted a 19-5 advantage in corner kicks taken through its first two matches in 2025.
Preseason Picks
- Jennies Soccer was voted No. 1 in the MIAA Preseason Coaches' Poll for the 2025 season.
- UCM received 132 points and four first-place votes in the poll.
Home Sweet Home
- Dating back to the 2016 season, the Jennies are 89-7-2 at the South Recreation Complex. During that span, UCM has surrendered just 66 goals.
- All-time at the South Recreation Complex, UCM is 164-17-9 under head coach Lewis Theobald and 228-38-10 in overall program history. The Jennies have compiled undefeated home records five times.
New Faces for 2025
Series History
- Ashland: The Jennies and Eagles will meet for the first time ever on the soccer pitch on Friday.
- Grand Valley State: Sunday's match at Grand Valley State will mark the 10th meeting in the all-time series, going back to 2014. The Lakers lead the series, 6-1-2. UCM and GVSU met in Warrensburg last season, with Grand Valley State posting a 2-1 victory.
Head Coach Lewis Theobald
Lewis Theobald, now in his 18th year, has transformed the Jennies Soccer program into one of the premier programs not only in the MIAA but also in NCAA Division II.
The 11-time MIAA and five-time region Coach of the Year has an impressive 308-52-28 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 both Jennies soccer and MIAA women's soccer history. He brought home the program's first-ever National Championship in the 2017 season.
Theobald enters the 2025 season as the winningest active coach in Division II women's soccer with an .833 winning percentage, among coaches with at least five years on the sidelines. He is also the all-time D-II leader among coaches with at least 10 years and is fifth all-time in all NCAA Divisions.
During his tenure, Theobald has coached 22 All-Americans in
Ashleigh Martin,
Andree Orcutt, Lindsay Edmonds, Julia Kristensen, Kassie Newsom,
Caroline Cole, Ana Dilkes, Emily Eldridge, Baylie Edwards, Randi Fernsler, Allysa Gann, Kayla Hamner, Julie Ireland, Becky Lackey, Cindy Lackey, Abby Rhodes, Alyssa Rhodes, Jada Scott, Carly Stanley, Jenna Stones, Makayla Toth and Megan Woolley and has led 60 players to All-Region status. He also coached Dilkes, a goalkeeper, to a National Player of the Year honor during the 2017 season.
He has coached 142 All-Conference players, including Most Valuable Players Melanie Hall, Kayla Shain and two-time Player of the Year Alyssa Rhodes; Offensive Players of the Years Carly Stanley, Julie Ireland, Jada Scott, Kassie Newsom and Julia Kristensen; Freshmen of the Year Alyssa Rhodes, Stanley, Hannah Pyle, Alexis Robbers, Nicki Wisnasky,
Caroline Cole, Julia Kristensen and
Izzy Joyce; Defenders of the Year, Emily Eldridge, Allysa Gann, Cindy Lackey and Abby Rhodes; two-time Goalkeeper of the Year Lindsey Johnson and four-time Goalkeeper of the Year Ana Dilkes.
A 1999 graduate of the University of Kansas, Theobald received his bachelor's degree in education with a concentration in physical education.
On the Horizon
The Jennies are slated to host Ouachita Baptist Friday, Sept. 19, and Harding Sunday, Sept. 21, for their 2025 home-opening matches at the South Recreation Complex in Warrensburg.
