The ladies open their season Friday and it’s against SEC foe Arkansas. The Bears beat Arkansas 3-2 in 2006 (at Cooper) while they suffered a 0-1 OT loss at Fayetteville last year en route to a 6-11-2 record. The Razorbacks finished at 8-11-1 although only one of the wins came against SEC opponents. So both teams will be looking to getting their season off to a good start.
Arkansas gets their leading scorer back from injury. Kelly O’Connor was last seen playing in the Kickapoo Shootout for Bentonville, before moving down the road to Arkansas. Despite only playing in 12 games, she finished with 6 goals and 15 points. She’ll be up top, keep an eye on her.
The Bears know how to play defense, and have Preseason MVC Goalie pick Jackie Jasper leading the way. Jasper led the league last year in goals-against-average (0.81) and recorded 76 saves in 19 matches. She’s joined by Midfielders Samantha Aguilar and Allison Osmundson on the MVC Preseason Team. Aguilar was an honorable mention selection in 2007 as she recorded one goal and one assist on the season. Osmundson tallied two goals and one assist in 2007 and was placed on the MVC All-Conference first-team and the Valley Tournament Team.
Sophomore defender Jordan Reppell, and former club teammate of Tara Bailes (Catholic) earned a spot on the 2008 MVC honorable mention squad. Expect to see Bailes on the pitch as well.
PS – Come to Coester’s afterwards for Nigeria vs Argentina, Olympic Gold beginning at 10:00 pm
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