- 6 seed Marshfield surprises #3 Monett 3-0 in the first game today while #2 Cassville handles #7 Rogersville 6-2 in Class 2 District 5 #
- Webb City gets an early lead on Car Junction, goals in 14th & 31st #
- The AB Soccer Park in St. Louis flooding again ~ http://bit.ly/wb3xr via @GRAPEVINEsoccer: #
- Brandon Kennedy scores for Car Junction in the 46th (video later) after 1st shot saved, Andrew Jiles cross is headed in. 3-1 Webb City #
- Webb City holds on to win 3-1 over Carl Junction. Will face Bolivar/West Plains winner on Monday #
- Bradley Stillwagon gives Bolivar a 1-0 lead in the 22nd following a run down the middle of the West Plains defense #
- Stillwagon gets a 2nd goal in the 45th, against the run of play, as the Zizzer's came out hard to start the second half. Bolivar leads 2-0 #
- West Plains comes back, scoring on a corner kick in the 49th. Bolivar leads 2-1 #
- Senior Klay Norman ties the game for the Zizzers a min later, holding the ball & turning into the box, shooting to the far post. 2-2 #
- U17 MNT faces UAE with group qualification on the line. #usmnt http://bit.ly/3Fhsgw via @Dallascup: #
- Bolivar and West Plains are going to OT after finishing regulation tied 2-2 #
- Bolivar finally gets past West Plains, requiring PKs following 2-2 tie after OT. "Toad" Slagle in goal stops 2, 3-1 advantage Liberators. #
- RT @UCMMULES: Jens soccer snapped Truman's 11 match win streak with 2-0 win over Bulldogs Sat night at Home. Jens 10-5-2 on the season. #
Monthly Archives: October 2009
Get Out And Support Sunday!
Springfield is host to a pair of nationally important games on Sunday afternoon. Pick one and get out and make yourself heard! Both games begin at 1:00 pm CST – Did you set your clocks back?
The Missouri State Bears, ranked 25th in the country, host the 26th ranked Drake Bulldogs at 1:00 pm at Plaster Sports Complex. The game will likely determine the Missouri Valley Conference regular season championship. The Bears sit atop the table with 16 points and an 5-1-1 Conference record with 3 games remaining. Drake is second with 15 points and a 5-2 record and three games left. Creighton is tied for 2nd with 15 points but has a 4-2-3 Conference record and only one game remaining, closing the season at Drake on Saturday November 7th.
UPDATE – I’ve been informed that KSPR 33 (ABC) will be at the game, shooting with their brand new HD equipment. Look for highlights that evening!
The Bears have been promoting the game heavily on campus as part of Homecoming Weekend and have reached out to most of the High School programs in the area, pushing for an attendance record. Beautiful weather and a fantastic match up on tap. Attendance is FREE for anyone who brings two cans of non-perishable food for the Ozarks Food Harvest.
The Drury Panthers are ranked 4th in the country right now, just had 10 (TEN!) players recognized by the GLVC Coaches along with Head Coach Ryan Swan, Coach of the Year in the GLVC.
They will begin their quest for a first Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament championship when they take on eighth-seeded Missouri-St. Louis at 1 p.m. Sunday at Harrison Stadium. UMSL comes into the match with a mark of 9-6-2, but is coming off its most impressive win of the season – a 2-1 decision at second-seeded Northern Kentucky on Sunday. The Tritons have won five of their last six matches.
Drury defeated UMSL 3-0 at Harrison on Oct. 2 in a match that was locked in a scoreless tie at halftime. The Panthers scored two goals in a three-minute span about 12 minutes into the second half, as the 1-2 punch of senior Steve Wilczewski and junior Micah Whorton came up with the scores to lead DU to the win. Wilczewski, a Glendale graduate, just moved into 2nd on the career scoring list with two goals Friday night, moving past long time Falcon’s assistant Josh Keisker. His Falcon’s teammate Stephen Conner was the Defensive Player of the Year in the GLVC. This team is a LOT OF FUN to watch.
Conner, a sophomore goalkeeper for the Panthers, helped key a 13-1-0 conference record for Drury in 2009. In 13 league matches, Conner allowed just six goals and finished the conference season with a 0.46 goals against average. He made 39 saves and posted a 0.867 save percentage. In addition, Conner registered eight shutouts against league opponents and led the league in goals against average, shutouts and save percentage.
Overall in 2009, Conner has allowed eight goals and boasts a 0.50 goals against average. He has ten shutouts, 50 saves and a 0.862 save percentage. He is currently ranked sixth in NCAA Division II in goals against average and 11th in save percentage.
MIAA Soccer: Jennies End Bulldogs Win Streak
Central Missouri State, Brittany Colvin at Missouri State Aug 16th
Central Missouri Jennies – 2
The Jennies scored a 2-0 victory Saturday evening over MIAA front-runner Truman State at the UCM South Recreation Complex. Melanie Hall (pictured above) and Kelsie Hanson netted the goals for the Jennies, who improve to 9-3-1 in league action, while their overall mark climbs to 10-5-2. overall, after a 1-0 homefield win in double overtime Monday evening over
The Jennies will try for a third time to play a scheduled match at Southwest Baptist in Bolivar, Mo., this Monday afternoon at 3 p.m.
Missouri Western Griffons – 1
Southwest Baptist Bearcats – 0
BOLIVAR, Mo. — It was a tale of two halves as the SBU soccer Bearcats took on the Missouri Western Griffons. SBU controlled the game for the first 45 minutes, but were unable to get a shot past the Western keeper. Missing those early chances came back to haunt the Bearcats, as Missouri Western was able to connect on a crossing pass in the 80th minute to steal the win 1-0.
SBU falls to 6-8-2 on the season, and 4-8-1 in the MIAA. Missouri Western is now 8-9-1 overall, and 6-7-1 in the conference. The Bearcats close out their season next week, with three home matches. The Central Missouri Jennies come to Bolivar on Monday, November 2, for a make-up game that has twice been postponed for weather; kickoff is set for 2 p.m. On Thursday, November 5, the ‘Cats will face the MIAA-leading Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks, at 3 p.m. Saturday, November 7 is the last home match for the senior Bearcats (Caitlin Tull, Rochelle Fowler, Heidi Lewis, Ashley Wilson, Emily Hamilton, and Shannon and Vanessa Roher), as they take on the Northwest Missouri State Bearcats, starting at noon.
Missouri Southern Lions – 0
Northwest Missouri State Bearcats – 1
Maryville, Mo. — For the second straight match, the Missouri Southern Lions suffered a tough 1-0 setback, this time at the hands of the Northwest Missouri State Bearcats Saturday afternoon (Oct. 31) in Maryville, Mo. The only goal of the match was scored by the Bearcats’ Andrea Tritz, who tallied an unassisted goal just two minutes before halftime at the 43:19 mark.
The Lions were out-shot 14-6 overall and 9-4 on-goal. Stephanie Heines and Megan Stueve each led the Lions with two shots. Tritz led everybody with five shot-attempts. One match after recording a career-high 12 saves, Randi Russell was again superb in the net for the Lions (4-14, 2-12 MIAA). Russell made eight stops to keep the Lions within striking distance throughout the contest. Russell has now made 20 saves against only two goals allowed over the past two matches.
The Lions will wrap up the 2009 home campaign by celebrating Senior Night on Thursday evening (Nov. 5) at 6 p.m. against Washburn.
Missouri High School Soccer Final Coaches Poll
The October 30th Poll has been released and Southwest Missouri has some representatives.
Jeff City moves up to #6 on the basis of their win over Rockhurst two weeks ago while Kickapoo is now ranked in the Top 15, coming in at #14.
In the smaller Classes, Springfield Catholic has edged up slightly to #3 and the point spread shows it’s a four team race at the top while Greenwood continues their run in the Top 10. Bolivar once again shows up in Class 2 albeit with one vote.
BOYS SOCCER POLL (10-30-09)
Class 3
Rank Team Points
1 CBC (5) 75
2 Vianney 69
3 Chaminade 59
4 SLUH 58
5 Rockhurst 55
6 Jeff City 54
7 Zumwalt South 47
8 Lees’ Summit 44
9 Mehlville 26
10 Park Hill 25
11 Summit 24
12 Marquette 15
13 Park Hill South 14
14 Kickapoo 13
15 Lee’s Summit North 11
Others: Blue Springs 8, Liberty 2, Raytown 1
Class 2
Rank Team Points
1 St. Dominic (9) 90
2 St. Mary’s 62
3 Duchesne 58
4 Smithville 52
5 Westminster 47
6 Pembroke Hill 41
7 MICDS 36
8 Priory 30
9 Clayton 29
9 Farmington 24
Others: Helias 19, Staley 4, Moberly 2, Bolivar 1
Class 1
Rank Team Points
1 Kennedy (5) 82
2 Trinity (1) 77
3 Springfield Catholic (2) 75
4 Whitfield (1) 71
5 Saxony Lutheran 48
6 Bartsow 41
7 St. Pius (Festus) 26
8 St. Pius (KC) 22
9 Bayless 21
10 Greenwood 18
Others: Principia 4, Lutheran North 4, Sacred Heart 3, John Burroughs 2, Brentwood 1
Class 1 District 6 Playoffs – Laquey Hornets Sting Richland
Greenwood Blue Jays, Chris Aiken (2010)
#2 Greenwood Blue Jays – 9
#7 Thomas Jefferson – 1
Senior Chris Aiken has established a new career scoring record for the Blue Jays with 85 goals, the prior record was 84 goals by current assistant Coach John McQueary. The Jays are now 18-4-1 and will face Laquey in the semifinal on Monday.
#6 Laquey Hornets – 6
#3 Richland Bears - 1
#4 New Covenant Warriors – 4
#5 College Heights Crusaders – 1
Warrior’s goals were scored by Dylan Corbett, Harrison Price, Dylan Corbett a second time and Jeremy Weimer
Catholic has a bye as the #1 seed
All games will be played at Springfield Catholic on Saturday 10/31. The Semi Finals on Monday, 11/2 are scheduled for Cooper #3 at Lake Country Soccer. The final on Thursday,11/5 will be played at Harrison Stadium.
Download the Class 1 District 6 ver2 Bracket
Monday November 2nd @ Cooper #3, Lake Country Soccer
5:00 pm – Springfield Catholic (1) vs New Covenant (4)
7:00 pm – Greenwood (2) vs Laquey (6)
Thursday November 5th @ Harrison Stadium
7:00 pm – Championship
SGFsoccer.com Tweets on 2009-10-30
- Steve Wilczewski scores in the 21st, Druri(?) leads 1 to 0.
http://tinyurl.com/y9vd4km # - Andrew Bordelon extends Panthers lead, 2-0 in 60th #
- WILCZEWSKI scores again, 2nd of the evening, 14th of the season and 32 in his career, ranking 4th in Drury history at the start of the game. #
Drury Panthers Shoot Down The Riverhawks
Drury Panthers, Jake Allison, Steve Wilczewski, Ben Nabers, Andrew Bordelon
Northeastern State Riverhawks – 0
Nationally fourth-ranked Drury closed out its regular season with a 4-0 non-conference victory over Northeastern State to cap Senior Day festivities Friday at Harrison Stadium. Senior Steve Wilczewski scored two goals and senior Andrew Bordelon added another as the Panthers moved to 17-1-0 on the season. Northeastern State fell to 8-7.
Drury used the match as a tuneup for Sunday’s opening round of the Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament, where the top-seeded Panthers will play host to No. 8 seed Missouri-St. Louis in a 1 p.m. match at Harrison.
Wilczewski got the Panthers on the board first with his goal with 19 minutes left in the first half off junior Micah Whorton’s team-leading 12th assist of the season, for a 1-0 DU lead that would stand through halftime.
The Panthers then put it out of reach with goals from Wilczewski (video above) – his team-leading 14th of the season and 32nd of his career, moving him into a tie for second all-time on the DU scoring charts – as well as Bordelon’s ninth of the season and the second of the year from junior David Emnett to win going away.
Sophomore keeper Stephen Conner registered his school-record 11th shutout of the season and the 12th of the season by the Panthers, also a team record.
Prior to the contest, Drury recognized seniors Wilczewski, Bordelon, Ben Nabers and Jake Allison for their outstanding careers, including their roles in producing the most successful season in DU soccer history.
The Riverhawks are a D2 program that is part of the South Central region, where they are ranked 5th behind West Texas A&M, Midwestern State and Truman State. They travel next week to play at Midwestern St and Oral Roberts, finishing with Eastern New Mexico and West Texas A&M at home next weekend in their pursuit of an NCAA berth.
Class 2 District 5 Playoffs – Zizzers Take Bolivar to PKs
Carl Junctions Nii Abraham challenges Webb City's Jeremy Heuertz
#3 Monett Cubs – 0
The morning opened with the only upset of the day, as the Blue Jays took advantage of a depleted Cub’s squad.
Game report from the Blue Jay’s website, along with photos.
MHS Cubs Fall To Marshfield In District Soccer
Playing without their top three scorers, the Monett Cubs soccer team was defeated 3-0 by the Marshfield Bluejays in the first round of the Class 2A District 5 tournament at Marshfield on Saturday morning. Monett finished the season with a 10-8 record.
“We played hard but we were short-handed on offense,” said Monett Coach Jeremy Wilson. “One player was absent due to a family obligation. Another was suspended for disciplinary reasons and a third was academically ineligible. “It’s tough to compete in this situation,” said Wilson. “We were asking kids to do things they were not used to doing.”
#2 Cassville Wildcats – 6
# 7 Logan-Rogersville Wildcats – 2
Logan-Rogersville Wildcats photo album and Cassville Wildcats photo album
#4 Webb City Cardinals – 3
#5 Carl Junction Bulldogs – 1
Brandon Kennedy scores for the Bulldogs
Carl Junction Bulldogs photo album and Webb City Cardinals photo album
#1 Bolivar Liberators – 3 (PKs)
#8 West Plains Zizzers – 2
What a game this was. I really can’t do justice to the ebb and flow, as the Liberators took a 2-0 lead on goals in the 22nd and 45th minute from Bradley Stillwagon, only to see the Zizzer’s battle back with a pair of goals in the 49th and 50th minutes. The first was direct from a corner kick by Justyn Biggers (see it below) and the second by senior Klay Norman, who led by example in the game, when he received a pass in close quarters in the Liberator’s end, held off two defenders before turning 180 degrees to get into the box and put his shot to the far post past a diving keeper.
West Plains ties the game 2-2 via a corner kick that goes straight in, by ?
Check out the game reports by Coach Nick Schmitt of the West Plains Zizzers and by Coach Steve Fast of the Bolivar Liberators.
West Plains photo album and Bolivar Liberators photo album.
Friday’s play-in game:
#8 West Plains Zizzers – 5
#9 Aurora Houn’Dawgs – 0
Goals – 5th minute Brodie Bender (Cory Parks), 32nd minute – Klay Norman on Free Kick, 47th minute- Jack Parrish rebound off a Justin Biggers Corner Kick, 65th minute – Devon Scott (Cory Parks), 73rd minute – Klay Norman (Cory Parks)
Here’s the seeding for the tournament. I anticipate being onsite for the majority of the day. I apologize in advance to the Cub’s and Blue Jays since that’s the game I’ll least likely see, too early for me.
1 Bolivar(17-3)
2 Cassville (12-3)
3 Monett (9-7)
4 Webb City (11-11)
5 Carl Junction (9-10)
6 Marshfield (7-12)
7 Logan-Rogersville (5-15)
8 West Plains (2-19)
9 Aurora (1-16)
Class 3 Southwest Region High School Coaches Poll – Final
On the eve of the District playoffs, the Large School Coaches offer their Class 3 Southwest Regional Poll. Glendale is finally knocked out of the top spot, falling to Kickapoo on the pitch last Monday and in the polls today.
1. Kickapoo 36
2. Glendale 35
3. Joplin 34
4. Ozark 14
5. Carthage 13
Joplin and Carthage are seeded #1 in the District 12 Playoffs which open on Monday in Joplin.
Glendale, Kickapoo and Ozark are seeded 1-3 in the District 11 Playoffs which open on Monday in Ozark.
Clicking on the links will take you to the seeding and complete schedules for the upcoming games. You can also find all of the games on my Calendar.
Jessie Sanderson Named To GLVC 1st Team, Katie Pritchard Earns 3rd Team Honors
Drury Panthers, Jessie Sanderson
Williams leads the Panthers (13-5-0) with 11 goals and has 21 in her first two seasons at Drury. Colvin-Fritz, who switched positions from mid-field this season, and Sanderson help solidify one of the league’s top defensive units for the Panthers, who visit Bellarmine on Sunday (1 p.m.) in the first round of the GLVC Tournament. Sanderson, who is tied for the league lead in shutouts with nine, is on the All-GLVC units for the third time in three years after earning Third Team recognition as a sophomore and First Team status – in addition to being named the GLVC Freshman and Defensive Player of the Year – her initial season at Drury.
In addition, coach Alf Bilbao’s Panthers also placed senior midfielder Sarah Goodman on the Second Team and freshman forward Katie Pritchard (Waynesville 2008) and senior defender Bailey Randol on the All-GLVC Third Team.
In addition to the first-team selections, the GLVC has also announced a 12-member All-GLVC Second Team and an 11-member All-GLVC Third Team.
Offensive Player of the Year: Jenna Boyko, Quincy, Sr., MF
Defensive Player of the Year: Abby Schuhmann, Bellarmine, So., B
Freshman of the Year: Shelby Spinelli, Indianapolis, Fr., F
Coach of the Year: Bob Sheehan, Northern Kentucky
ALL-GLVC FIRST TEAM
Forwards
Shannon Becker, UW-Parkside, Sr.
Ashley Seehase, UIndy, Sr.
Nicole Williams, Drury, So.
Midfielders
Jenna Boyko, Quincy, Sr.
Amanda Mason, Northern Kentucky, So.
Meredith Novak, UW-Parkside, Sr.
Backs
Sarah Colvin-Fritz, Drury, Jr.
Kristi Hofmeyer, Northern Kentucky, So.
Abby Schuhmann, Bellarmine, So.
Meghan Roberts, Quincy, Jr.
Goalkeeper
Jessie Sanderson, Drury, Jr.
ALL-GLVC SECOND TEAM
Forwards
Amy Lindley, Rockhurst, Sr.
Amanda Moore, Bellarmine, Sr.
Amanda Reese, UIndy, Sr.
Shelby Spinelli, UIndy, Fr.
Midfielders
Kristen Chinn, Kentucky Wesleyan, Sr.
Sarah Goodman, Drury, Sr.
Lauren Triplett, Bellarmine, So.
Becky Zirlin, UW-Parkside, Sr.
Backs
Cristina Fugedy, Bellarmine, Jr.
Jessica McNamara, Lewis, Sr.
Haley Miller, UIndy, Fr.
Goalkeeper
Toni Eye, Quincy, Sr.
ALL-GLVC THIRD TEAM
Forwards
Danielle Hogue, Northern Kentucky, Jr.
Katie Pritchard, Drury, Fr.
Aimee Ubriaco, Quincy, So.
Midfielders
Meagan Kempf, Southern Indiana, So.
Melia Miller, Missouri S&T, Jr.
Megan Schwermer, Quincy, Sr.
Backs
Lauren Dieckmann, Maryville, Sr.
Caitlin Moon, UW-Parkside, Jr.
Bailey Randol, Drury, Sr.
Chelsey Schumacher, Rockhurst, Jr.
Goalkeeper
Cassie Glodowski, UW-Parkside, So.
