Catch U17 Men’s Team Against Spain Monday At 1pm Central

U17_WorldCupFrom Goal.com Noah Davis breaks down the action for the U-17 USA team as the United States enters the U-17 World Cup in Nigeria.

For Wilmer Cabrera’s talented side, the tournament represents a chance to show the world how far the Stars and Stripes have come as a soccer-playing nation. The Americans, who dominated play during the aborted U-17 CONCACAF Championship that doubled as a qualifier for the World Cup, will compete with La Roja for the top spot in Group E and should easily advance to their fourth straight knockout round.

The action has been significant already, to catch our boys tune to ESPNU at 1:00 pm CST Monday.

GLVC Soccer: Drury Panthers Claim Regular Season Title!

Drury Panthers, Adam Peterson (2011)

Drury Panthers, Adam Peterson (2011)

Drury Panthers – 3
University of Wisconsin-Parkside Rangers – 3
Drury’s nationally seventh-ranked Panthers erupted for three first-half goals and went on to beat Wisconsin-Parkside 3-0 to claim the Great Lakes Valley Conference regular season title and the host role throughout the league’s post-season men’s soccer tournament.

Drury received first-half goals from junior Micah Whorton (Ben Taylor and Taylor Stacy assists), senior Andrew Bordelon (unassisted) and junior Adam Peterson off of dual assists from Bordelon and Whorton, the latter two in a span of three and a half minutes, to take the commanding 3-0 halftime lead over the Rangers (13-4-2, 8-4-2).

The Panthers of first-year coach Ryan Swan held Parkside scoreless in the second half with junior goalkeeper Stephen Conner recording his 10 shutout and eight saves.

The Panthers close out the regular season on Friday with a 7 p.m. match against Northeastern State at Harrison Stadium. Drury will recognize seniors Steve Wilczewski, Andrew Bordelon, Ben Nabers and Jake Allison in pre-game ceremonies on Senior Night.

The top-seeded Panthers (16-1 overall, 13-1 in the GLVC) will play Missouri-St. Louis next Sunday, November 1 in the first-round of the GLVC Tournament with the match at a time to be announced.

Should Drury win in the opening round, the Panthers would then host the semifinals (Friday, November 6) and finals (Sunday, November 8) in the tourney.

Saint Joseph’s Puma’s – 3
Missouri S&T Miners – 2

Lewis Flyers – 1
Rockhurst Hawks – 0

Missouri-St. Louis Tritons -2
Northern Kentucky Norse – 1
Following their win at Drury October 16th, the Norse have gone 2-2 including today’s loss to UMSL at home. The loss, combined with Drury’s win, gives the Panther’s the GLVC regular season title and the momentum going into the playoffs which begin next Sunday November 1st.

GLVC Soccer: Lady Panthers, Rockhurst Hawks Travel For Tournament

Drury Panthers – 1

Drury Panthers, Micah Little (2010)

Drury Panthers, Micah Little (2010)

University of Wisconsin-Parkside Rangers – 2 (2 OT)
A goal off a corner kick four minutes into the second overtime lifted Wisconsin-Parkside to a 2-1 victory over Drury in Great Lakes Valley Conference women’s soccer action here on Sunday.

As a result, the loss dropped Drury (13-5, 10-4 in the GLVC) into the No. 6 seed in next weekend’s GLVC Tournament. The Panthers will visit third seeded Bellarmine (12-2-1, 10-2-1) in Louisville, Ky., on Sunday at a time to be determined. Drury fell to the Knights 1-0 in Louisville on Oct. 11.

Indianapolis Greyhounds – 5
Maryville – 1

Missouri S&T Miners – 1
Saint Joseph’s Puma’s – 0

Lewis – 2 (2 OTs)
Rockhurst Hawks – 1

Northern Kentucky Norse – 3
Missouri-St. Louis Tritons – 1

Missouri State Lady Bears Shutdown SIU-E Cougars

Missouri State Bears, Kelsey Finders (2012)

Missouri State Bears, Kelsey Finders (2012)

Missouri State Bears – 2
Southern Illinois-Edwardsville – 0
The Missouri State women’s soccer team (8-5-3, 3-1-1) wrapped up its non-conference slate with a 2-0 shutout win at SIU Edwardsville (2-9-2) today. Senior Samantha Aguilar scored her team-leading fifth goal of the season in the 15th minute to put the Bears ahead, 1-0. Jessica Smits added her third assist of the season on the play to lead all defenders in the category. Aguilar’s goal was the eventual game winner, the fifth of her career, tying her for fourth all-time in Missouri State history.

In the 80th minute, sophomore Kelsey Finders recorded her second goal of the season. Finders’ goal gave the Bears a two goal cushion in the waning minutes. Nia Williams assisted on the goal for her first career point.

Goalkeeper Jessica Teahan made her 16th start of the season and made five saves for the win. Freshman Chelsea Voet made her third appearance of the season in relief as she entered the match in the 73rd minute. Voet made four saves to preserve the shutout. The Bears have now recorded eight shutouts on the season.

Missouri State will return home on Thursday, October 29, for the regular season finale against Illinois State. The Bears and Redbirds will kickoff at 1:00 p.m. at Plaster Field. With a win or a tie, Missouri State will get a bye in the first round of the MVC Tournament.

MSHSAA TV To Offer Delayed Viewing of Soccer Championship Games Via Web

MSHSAATV_logoColumbia, Mo.- The Missouri State High School Activities Association in partnership with When We Were Young Productions have launched MSHSAA.tv. The website will contain live game action, as well as archived events and highlight summaries at no cost to the viewer.

“We have been expanding internet coverage of our championships for the past few years,” said MSHSAA Executive Director Dr. Kerwin Urhahn. “Our budding relationship with When We Were Young Productions has given us the opportunity to expand our internet coverage to another level.”

Fans will be able to watch their favorite teams compete for MSHSAA championships, beginning with the 2009 MSHSAA Softball Championships in St. Joseph. Other championship coverage planned for the fall include the boy’s soccer, volleyball and football championship contests.

All twelve games of the softball championships are scheduled to be added to the website from St. Joseph. Approximately 30 minutes after the game has finished, the games will be available on the site.

“This is a huge opportunity to showcase the students of Missouri,” said Urhahn. “We will also be able to cover activities such as academic competition, speech and debate, music, in addition to other championship events.”

While this year’s softball championship will be the first content added to the site, other events will be added in the near future. The site will contain past championship broadcasts in football and basketball. Fans will also be able to purchase DVDs of both current year championships and re-mastered videos of past championships. Championship events won’t be the only feature to the site as regular season contests may also be added as soon as this winter.

MIAA Soccer: Bearcats Tie Against Icahbods At Home

Southwest Baptist, Kelly Isaac (2013)

Southwest Baptist, Kelly Isaac (2013)

Washburn Ichabods – 2
Southwest Baptist Bearcats - 2
The soccer Bearcats extended their unbeaten streak to two, after a 2-2 tie against the Washburn Lady Blues. SBU struck first in just the fourth minute, after a penalty kick call gave Kelly Isaac the opportunity to take the first penalty kick of the season for the ‘Cats, which she promptly struck into the back of the net. Freshman forward Taylor Vick extended the SBU lead to 2-0, after her header got by the keeper, while Isaac picked up an assist.

SBU dictated the tempo for the most part in the first half, outshooting the Lady Blues, 9-2, while gaining a 5-0 edge on corner kicks against Washburn. Things turned south quickly for the Bearcats shortly after halftime, as Washburn’s Ashley Taylor scored two goals off of headers, within one minute of each other, and just like that, the game was tied up with 40 minutes still to play.

Nebraska-Omaha Mavs – 2
Northwest MO State Bearcats – 0
Nicole Baier scored two times in the first eight minutes of the first half to lead the University of Nebraska at Omaha soccer team to 2-0 win Saturday over the Northwest Missouri State University Bearcats

Central MO Jennies – 4
Emporia State Hornets – 0
The Jennies made their return to home turf a winner Saturday afternoon with a 4-0 triumph over Emporia State. The Jennies peppered the ESU goalie with 16 shots in the MIAA match at the UCM South Recreation Complex.

MVC Soccer: Missouri State Bears Grab 1st In Valley

Missouri State Bears – 3
Bradley Braves – 0
The Missouri State men’s soccer team (10-3-2, 5-1-1) put three goals on the board in the first half and held off Bradley (5-9-1, 0-7-0) en route to a 3-0 victory at Plaster Field today. The Bears run their winning streak to five matches and by virtue of the draw between Creighton and Eastern Illinois today, Missouri State moves into first place in the Missouri Valley Conference.

Paul Paradise led off the scoring for the Bears in the fifth minute of the match. He received a feed from Kyle Windmueller and converted a sliding kick into the lower left corner of the net. A minute later, Missouri State struck again. Heath Melugin intercepted a pass from Bradley goalkeeper Drew Van Kampen in the box. He turned around and slid the ball past Van Kemper for a 2-0 Bears lead.

In the 20th minute, Paradise would again out-battle the defender. This time he got a feed from Johannes Demarzi and beat the defender to the pass putting the Bears up 3-0.

Missouri State goalkeeper Alex Riggs made four saves in the win. He was relieved in the 79th minute by Nikolas Markos, the first minutes of the season by a Missouri State goalkeeper other than Riggs. The shutout is the team’s eighth of the season. The only other season where the Bears had eight or more shutouts in the regular season was 1998 with 10 shutouts.

Missouri State will continue its three-game homestand when Drake visits Plaster Field on Sunday, November 1 at 1:00 p.m. Sunday’s match with the Bulldogs will be Senior Day for the Bears. The Bears final home match of the season will be Wednesday, November 4 with a 1:00 kick against Evansville.

Thomas Whitefield Classic

Thomas WhitefieldThe 3rd Annual Thomas Whitefield Classic is being held at Rolla this weekend. The Bulldogs have the Waynesville Tigers participating as well as Columbia Hickman and Wm Chrisman, from Independence MO. Details on the inaugural tournament can be found here.

Hickman beat Waynesville on Friday night 3-2. Goals by Matt Baker (2) and Connor Hollrah, Assists by Colin Janicek and George Plakorus.

Saturday’s games

Columbia Hickman Kewpies – 3
Rolla Bulldogs – 1
Hickman goals by Taylor Cox, Alex Holliday, and Matt Baker, Assists by Colin Janicek, Connor Hollrah, and Brian Wilcox.

Waynesville Tigers – 5
Wm Chrisman Bears – 1

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Columbia Hickman Kewpies – 3
Waynesville Tigers – 2
Hickman’s goals were scored by Drury Panther signee Matt Baker (2) and Connor Hollrah, Assists by Colin Janicek and George Plakorus.

Rolla Bulldogs – 9
William Chrisman – 2

The tournament honors a former All-State performer for the Bulldogs and to generate scholarship funds in Thomas’ name. In addition to this tournament, there is an annual summer 3v3 tournament as well.