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Overtime Penalty Kick Ends Women’s Soccer Season in MVC Championship Match

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OMAHA, Neb. – The Missouri State women’s soccer team (10-6-3, 4-1-1) battled the top-seeded Creighton Bluejays (15-3-2, 5-1-0) into overtime of the MVC Tournament Championship match in Omaha, Neb. on Sunday afternoon. Creighton’s Erin Gunther scored on a penalty kick in the 98th minute to give the Bluejays the title and a 2-1 win.

Tara Bailes hit crossbar with Bears’ first shot in the 11th minute of play. Missouri State would record the first four shots in the match. But Creighton’s Beth Fyles converted a fast break for the Bluejays in the 25th minute to put MSU in a 0-1 hole.

Missouri State had the better play in the first half. The Bears outshot the Jays seven to four in the half. Despite allowing two corners to Creighton, the MSU defense was stout for most of the period.

The Bears kept on the pressure registering four of the first six shots in the second half. In the 74th minute, the match would take on a new perspective. Freshman Ashley Washburn received a feed from Nia Williams. Washburn drilled a bending shot into the upper left corner of the net to bring the match all-square at a goal apiece. The goal was Washburn’s first collegiate tally.

The teams headed to overtime tied at 1-1, where Jessica Teahan made arguably her best save of the season. She had to change directions and make a diving stop on a deflection of an Emily Orbell shot in the 97th minute. All told, Teahan made six saves in the match for the Bears.

The Bears outshot Creighton 15 to 12 in the match. Tara Bailes led the way for MSU with four shots. Katelyn Frederickson, Tiffany Laughlin, Shelby Stewart and Washburn tallied two shots apiece.

The MVC Tournament Finals appearance was the Bears fourth in team history. Missouri State reached the finals in 1999, 2000 and 2001, winning the title in 2000. It was the Bears’ seventh overtime match of the year and second-straight in this year’s MVC Tournament.

Jordan Reppell, Nia Williams and Jessica Teahan were named to the MVC All-Tournament team for Missouri State.

You could win a VIP Skills Clinic Hosted by an MLS Player for Your Team!!

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You could win a VIP Skills Clinic Hosted by an MLS Player for Your Team!!

You may dream about scoring the big goal and winning the game, but there are so many other ways to play with confidence on the soccer field. Were you the teammate who passed out the assists? Did you devote extra time – or help a pal – to learn how to bend it, cross it, tackle it or juggle it? Tell us your story about how you demonstrated confidence and you could win the Degree® Cool & Confident Kid Award, which includes a VIP Skills Clinic hosted by an MLS player and $500 for your team.

Download the Degree – Cool Kid Contest application

If you’re on a MYSA team and will be between the ages of 8-12 on December 31, 2010, you’re eligible to enter. Just have your parent or legal guardian to help you print out and complete this Official Entry Form. Remember: while you can only enter once, you can be a Cool & Confident Kid all the time!

MVC Soccer: SIU-Edwardsville Cougars Escape With Tie, Nab #2 Tourney Seed

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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – The Missouri State men’s soccer team (7-6-3, 4-1-2) ended their regular season with their third draw of the year with their 0-0 score against SIU Edwardsville (9-6-3, 4-1-2). However, the Bears still finished the season undefeated at home and only one loss in conference play.

The first half of the game consisted of the Bears and the Cougars trading shots and fighting for ball control up and down the field. The second half saw the rejuvenated Bears pick of the pace. The game was very physical in the first half, but the second half was a battlefield. SIUE picked up a yellow card mid-way through the first-half (21:36), and added two more yellows (49:45, 73:26) in the second. A red card was given to SIUE’s Nash Maduekwe after a very hard tackle to MSU junior David Buckenheimer in the 57th minute. Buckenheimer was escorted off the field, but later returned. This gave the Bears ample opportunity to score, as they had a one-man advantage the rest of the way.

Missouri State shot often throughout the game, notching 23 total shots; ten of which were on goal. Junior Heath Melugin was a force on the offensive end, tallying ten shots; five on goal. Though the Bears had their chances, they were unable to score. Missouri State outshot SIUE, 23-8.

Though the game did not result in a victory, senior keeper Alex Riggs earned his eighth shutout of the season, moving him into first-place in the Valley this season.

The game was also the Living Our Legacy Game. Military personnel were honored during the game. The attendance for the game was 2,027, the second-largest crowd in Missouri State history.

The Bears are now the three seed in the State Farm MVC Championship in Peoria, Ill. The first game will be the #3 Bears against the #6 Evansville Purple Aces on Nov. 10 at 3 p.m. Missouri State defeated Evansville 3-0 in their first contest this season.

Ole’s notes: A fairly negative display of soccer tonight from the Cougars as they came in playing for a tie knowing it would get them the second seed in the tournament. Once they went down a man early in the 2nd half it only exacerbated the problem. To their credit, they achieved the result they needed, keeping the Bear’s from scoring despite an unrelenting attack from a skilled and motivated group of players. The video below is from early in the 1st OT as the boys came close to getting the goal they needed only to be stopped by a pair of quality defensive plays by first Ryan Wilhelm and then Aaron Lantz.

Nixa Soccer Club – High School Boys Tryouts November 11th

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Nixa SC will be holding tryouts for HS boys on Thursday, Nov 11 from 6-8 at the Nixa Community Center field. A second tryout at a later date will be scheduled for any players still involved in HS play.

Please contact Jake Gain at jgain@nixasoccerclub.org to reserve a spot at tryouts.

Tthe Nixa Soccer Club has competitive teams ranging from U10 through High School boys and U9-U14 girls. The U14 girls won the Founders Cup Tournament at LCS in August. Our focus is providing quality soccer opportunities at a reasonable cost. We are a volunteer driven, non-profit organization with two training facilities in Nixa.

Mexico Upsets US Women, Advance to World Cup with Canada

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CANCUN, Mexico (Nov. 5, 2010) – The U.S. Women’s National Team fell to Mexico 2-1 in the semifinal of the 2010 CONCACAF Women’s World Cup Qualifying tournament and now faces a third-place match against Costa Rica for the right to play Italy in a home-and-home playoff series for the final berth to the 2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup.

The USA will face Costa Rica at 6 p.m. ET on Monday, Nov. 8 at Estadio Quintana Roo. Should the USA defeat Costa Rica on Monday night, the USA would travel to Italy for the first leg of the playoff series on Nov. 20. The home leg would be played on Nov. 27 at Toyota Park in Bridgeview, Ill. with a kickoff time to be determined.

It was the first victory for Mexico against the USA in 26 matches between the countries and for the Americans the stunning upset could not have come at a worse time. In what amounts to the biggest result in Mexican women’s soccer history, the hosts earned its first berth to a FIFA Women’s World Cup since 1999 and will be joined by Canada, which defeated Costa Rica 4-0 in the first semifinal on four second half goals.

Soccer America also looks at the game, calling it the greatest women’s upset ever

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MIAA Soccer: Altman Ends Career With Win Over SBU

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Southwest Baptist Bearcats – 0
Missouri Southern Lions – 3
Southern got two goals from freshman forward Kelly White and one goal from sophomore midfielder Alicia Vonderheid. Vonderheid’s goal was assisted by sophomore midfielder Corrine Tebbs. Both of White’s goals were unassisted and came in the 39th and 43rd minute marks while Vonderheid’s came in the 62nd minute of play.

The Lions were led on defense by junior goalkeeper Randi Russell as she saved five Baptist shots and moved to 5-7-5 for the season.

The Lions win over Southwest Baptist moves Southern to 5-8-5 overall and 5-6-5 in the MIAA. Missouri Southern is currently sitting in fourth place in the MIAA awaiting the outcome of tonights match against #2 Central Missouri and Washburn.

With the loss, SBU ends their season at 6-9-3, and 5-8-3 in the MIAA. Freshman forward Ashley Creason finished the year with eight goals, tied for the conference lead. Brittani Ready has nine assists on the year, the most by a Bearcat since Nicola Cousins’ 10 assists in 2008.

Lindsay Altman, Missouri Southern Lions (2011)

Lindsay Altman, Missouri Southern Lions (2011)

The final regular season game for these two local MIAA squads, it will include senior recognition for Lindsey Boden (#3) and Emily Hamilton (GK) of the Bearcats. It is also the last game for Sarah Evers (#2) and Lindsay Altman (#12) of the Lions. Altman is a former Joplin Eagle four year starter and All-District selection and member of the 2007 All-Stars.

Altman has been a regular for the Bearcats from day one. She has started all games this season while as a junior, she started 14 of 19 and 4 of 17 as a sophomore. As a freshman, she played in 16 games and scored two goals, including the game-winner at Emporia State (9/27/07) while notching her first-career goal came in season-opening 6-0 win over Delta State (8/25/07).

Lindsay also earned an MIAA Presidential Scholar selection as a sophomore. In high school, she was a four-sport athlete for the Joplin Eagles.

The Missouri Southern Women’s Soccer team fell 4-3 in double overtime to the visiting Bearcats of Southwest Baptist University the last time these two teams met.

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Teahan Helps Get The Bears To The MVC Final

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OMAHA, Neb. – The Missouri State women’s soccer team (10-5-3, 4-1-1) advances to the MVC Tournament Championship match following a penalty kick win over Illinois State (9-7-2, 3-2-1) Friday afternoon in Omaha, Neb. Missouri State will face the winner of tonight’s second semifinal match between Evansville and Creighton.

Junior goalkeeper Jessica Teahan had a big day, making a season-high 11 saves in the match. She also made three saves during penalty kicks to get the Bears through to the finals.

The Bears took the early lead in the 22nd minute. Michelle Sommer found a streaking Brooke Williams, who lifted a shot over the ISU keeper and into the top right corner of the net. The goal was Williams’ sixth of the season.

Teahan began the day by making two huge saves in the 28th minute on back-to-back point blank shots by Kyla Cross to hold the lead for the Bears. She made three saves in the first half and Missouri State led at halftime. Teahan continued to be brilliant in net, making a pair of great saves off of the Redbirds’ Rachel Bostick. The first was off of a header in the 61st minute. Three minutes later, she made a diving stop of Bostick to hold the Bears’ lead.

Illinois State tied the match in the 68th minute. Following a free kick and a scramble in the box, Jessica Carlson was able to head the ball into the net for the equalizer.

Teahan continued to come up big for MSU. In the 79th minute, ISU’s Alyssa Schulz broke in behind the Bears’ backline, but Teahan came out and dove to block the shot attempt and keep the match tied.

The teams would play out the end of regulation and both overtime periods without a result. The teams would decide the match on penalty kicks.

During penalty kicks, the keeper made saves of the first five attempts. MSU’s Michelle Sommer broke the streak and buried her PK attempt. Illinois State’s Carlson answered and knotted the PK’s. Nia Williams was next up for the Bears and she too found the back of the net. The match fell back on Jessica Teahan’s shoulders. She made a diving save of Bethany Brown attempt and the Bears won the match.

Missouri State plays Creighton in Sunday’s championship match which will kick off at 2:06 p.m. and can be seen on Fox Sports Midwest (Mediacom 732/38)

Class 3 District Finals – Glendale Will Face Carthage Tuesday

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District 11 Final
#1 Kickapoo Chiefs – 0
#2 Glendale Falcons – 1 (2nd OT)
The game was won in the 98th minute when Roman Aldaiz buried a penalty kick, following the call against Jake Nedoma of the Kickapoo Chiefs who fouled Alec Martinez in the box.

Here’s the video from KSPR Sports

The Chief’s best opportunity was early as the the Falcon’s were adjusting to a new lineup and a likely hangover after Wednesday’s marathon match. Very early Devan Selsor beat his defender to an excellent thru ball but his shot from the far right was pushed wide by Reece Conner and cleared by the defense. It was midway through the 1st half when Glendale’s attack began to get into gear. The key difference throughout the game was the Falcon’s ability to get into the box and create opportunities while the Chief’s were relying on shots from outside the box or set pieces after Selsor’s early effort. They had two great opportunities that required acrobatic saves by Reece Conner, one in each half (see one in the video), but as the game wore on the strategy began to look less and less likely to succeed. Tyler Moses was called on to make several important saves (see the KSPR video above) to keep the game scoreless and both teams had players step up in key situations, including Nedoma who cleared a ball of the line following a Glendale corner kick. In the end, a quality play by Alec Martinez with his run and ability to beat defenders 1v1 created the opportunity the Falcon’s needed and they capitalized.

The Sectional game between Glendale and Carthage will be played at Carthage on Tuesday, probable start time is 6:00 pm. I’ve been saying Springfield, for that I apologize, too many groups to keep track of. The key – Even numbered districts host in even numbered years.

Carthage district champs, 2010

Carthage district champs, 2010

District 12 Final, 6:00 pm:
#1 Carthage Tigers – 2
#2 Joplin Eagles – 0
The game winner was scored in the 57th minute by Joe Curti with the insurance goal in the 76th by Ismael Serratos. Well played by both sides. Carthage played their style and controlled the ball and work towards the goal from the offensive end. Joplin played the ball long and tried to score off of a counter attack.

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Bears Host SIU-Edwardsville Saturday, Big Game!

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Join the defending Missouri Valley Conference champion Missouri State Bears on Saturday November 6th when SIU-Edwardsville visits for a 7 p.m. match at Plaster Sports Complex on the Missouri State campus.

Event Flyer – 2010 Launch Our Legacy Game flier

The event aims to set the program’s all-time attendance mark and will partner with the Missouri State Army ROTC program and several other military-related partners as part of its theme of “Pride. Pastime. Patriots.” As an attendance incentive promotion, Verizon is sponsoring free t-shirts featuring the event’s logo for the first 400 fans attending the match. In addition, the Missouri State Army ROTC will be providing a fun zone with: An Army Humvee vehicle, a Rock wall and Football toss and Basketball toss games for youth who arrive early.

This year’s charity outreach partner is the Ozarks Honor Flight, an organization with one goal: to transport our World War II veterans to Washington, D.C. so they can visit those memorials dedicated to honor their service and sacrifices. $1 will be donated to the organization from every ticket sold.

What: Missouri State Bears vs SIU-Edwardsville Cougars
When: Saturday, November 6 at 7:00 pm
Where: Plaster Sports Complex
General Admission: An admission fee of $5 will be collected at the gate on the date of the event. No tickets will be sold; $1 of each admission sold goes to support Ozarks Honor Flight.
Free Admission Will Be Given to the Following Groups:
* MSU students w/ ID
* MSU faculty/staff w/ ID
* Active military & veterans w/ ID
* Youth soccer players wearing their teams’ jerseys
* Ages 18 & Under

High school players (boys and girls) are admitted free if they sign a pass list, which will be available at both the north and south entrances on the west side of Plaster. Their coaches can get in free, too, if they accompany their team.

Clubs and youth players are admitted free wearing team jerseys. Coaches accompanying their teams will be free.

Teams or Clubs can purchase a Sky Box for the event. Your group can also help sponsor a Sky Box for the Honor Flight’s attendees! Please consider sponsoring a box (full or partial sponsorships are welcome!), regardless of whether you can attend the event or not. Information on an Individual Sky Box is attached below.

Sky Box Suites Cost: $350
- 1 Climate controlled skybox for 10 people
- Includes 8 theatre seats (2 additional chairs in suite)
- 20 general admission tickets to game (non-suite tickets)
- 3 large Papa John’s Pizzas (1 sausage, 1 pepperoni, 1 cheese)
- Pepsi products
- Snacks
- 1 autographed soccer ball from the MSU Bears
- Visits from various MSU Administration (including President Cofer)

Sky Box Suites – 2010

Contact Jon Leamy, MSU Soccer Coach for further information at 836-5243 or email at JonLeamy@missouristate.edu

Last years game, which debuted “Launch A Legacy”, saw Missouri State edge Drake 3-2 in overtime before 1,075 attendees, the fourth-largest crowd in Missouri State men’s soccer history. Also featured were a European-style walkout with players from both teams accompanied by area youth soccer participants, a bagpiper, and a balloon launch. The event also collected enough cash and food donations to provide 783 meals to needy individuals throughout southwest Missouri through the Ozarks Food Harvest. Your participation in this year’s event can help honor the Greatest Generation while offering a great team outing. SIU-Edwardsville just played in front of 3500 attendees for the opening MVC game against Bradley. Help us show them what soccer in the Ozark’s is all about!

For more information about “Living Our Legacy” November 6, 2010, visit the following sites:
· Web: http://www.msulegacygame.com
· Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/msulegacygame
· Twitter: @MSULegacyGame

GLVC Soccer: Missouri S&T Falls in OT of Semifinal

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Game time is 6:30 pm, catch it live via the web

#2 Northern Kentucky – 2 (OT)
#3 Missouri S&T Miners – 1
Top-seed Northern Kentucky defeated Missouri S&T in the second men’s semifinal on Friday evening, 2-1 in overtime. Michael Holder scored in the 99th minute off a rebound from Steven Beattie’s free kick.

#8 Indianapolis Greyhounds – 1 (OT)
#4 Quincy Hawks – 0
University of Indianapolis’ Roger Lee fed fellow sophomore Bobby Adkins for an overtime goal on Friday afternoon to deliver the Greyhounds a 1-0 win over No. 4 seed Quincy University in a GLVC Men’s Soccer Tournament Semifinal.

It marks the first trip for the Greyhounds and the first by a No. 8 seed to the tournament final. The Greyhounds will meet Northern Kentucky in the championship match on Sunday afternoon at NKU Soccer Stadium.