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Brewer and Opfer Among 11 Who Sign With Missouri State Bears

Ole — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:54:33 +0000

Before the details, a note – this is the broadest group I’ve seen enter the program in my 9 years of watching and covering the program. With players from Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois and Nevada, Coach Brewer appears to have spread his web further than ever. I hope its the final step in getting them to the MVC Championship, and NCAA Tourney, following the teams stumble in the MVC Tourney the past two years. Get em!

Via MissouriStateBears – Missouri State women’s soccer head coach Rob Brewer announced that he has 11 commitments from players to join the program for the 2012 season.

“There is excellent speed among the newcomers that will add to the overall team speed,” said Brewer. “We are replacing a strong senior class, so we expanded geographically to recruit quality players. I know this age group well having watched my daughter compete over the past few years.”

2012 Women’s Soccer Commitments:

Molly Brewer, F/D, Springfield, Mo. (Glendale High/St. Louis Scott Gallagher)
Lauren Fussell, M/D, St. Louis, Mo. (Oakville High/St. Louis Scott Gallagher)
Lauren Josten, M, St. Peters, Mo. (Duchesne High/St. Louis Scott Gallagher Red)
Cassandra Le, D, White Bear Lake, Minn. (White Bear Lake High/St. Croix Soccer Club)
Alix Opfer, M/D, Springfield, Mo. (Glendale High/Springfield Soccer Club)
Kayla Seabaugh, M/D, Perryville, Mo. (St. Vincent High/St. Louis Scott Gallagher)
Rachel Sebald, GK, Menomonee Falls, Wis. (Wisconsin Lutheran High/Milwaukee Sport Club)
Lauren Shadel, D, Las Vegas, Nev. (Arbor View High/Players Soccer Club)
Kimberlea Smith, GK, Glendale, Ariz. (Mountain Ridge High/Sereno Soccer Club 94 Blues)
Erin Stewart, M, Bennington, Neb. (Marian High/Toro Bravo)
Kristina Tomaras, F, Aurora, Ill. (Benet Academy/Chicago Fire Juniors Red 11)

By the way, Kayla Seabaugh will be familiar to the Springfield Catholic fans as she is the Defensive Midfielder for the St Vincent squad that lost 2-3 in the Final last year and has also been to the Final 4 the last 3 years, winning it all in 2009

Visit the Bears website for details on each player

Lou Opfer Named MVP Of College Club Soccer Open Championships

Ole — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 22:20:30 +0000

Congratulations to Lou Opfer (Glendale) for being named the MVP of the recently concluded Club Soccer Championships in Phoenix. She was joined on the All-Tournament squad by five of her teammates, en route to winning the National Championship in the Open Category. Photos are from the Champions Facebook page. By the way, that’s Lou on the left.

Women’s Open All Tournament Team
Mariah McClain, University of Missouri Most Outstanding Goalkeeper
Lou Opfer (Springfield Glendale), University of Missouri, MVP

Lauren Stockwell, University of Missouri
Alyssa Weatherly, University of Missouri
Melissa Murphy, University of Missouri
Nicole Newell, University of Missouri
Emily Chang, University of California, Berkeley
Mendy Berglin, University of California, Berkeley
Jane Rhodes, University of Southern California
Maliakelly White, University of Colorado
Kelsie Dickerson, University of California, Berkeley
Meagan Reitz, University of Illinois

With a pair of 2-0 wins, the first over James Madison followed by a similar result against Illinois on Saturday, the Mizzou Women’s Club Soccer program captured first place in the Open Division of the National Campus Championship Series, run by NIRSA, the National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association.

For more details, check out the Tournament blog and visit the Mizzou Facebook page to offer your congratulations.

In 2010 the MU Women’s Club Soccer Team came in 3rd place at the NIRSA National Championships in Phoenix, Arizona. The team also finished the Kansas-Missouri Soccer League with the best overall record and played in a championship game at the Region 4 Tournament in Lubbock, Texas. In 2009 the team won the Region IV Soccer Tournament at Kansas State University and qualified as a top 24 team for the NIRSA National Tournament where they placed 17th in the Championship bracket.

Katelyn Fredrickson Chasing National Title With JB Marine

Ole — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 17:07:39 +0000

Katelyn Fredrickson, Missouri State Bears

Missouri State’s Katelyn Fredrickson and her JB Marine squad are playing Sparta United WSC (UT) in the Title Game on Sunday in the United States Adult Soccer Association national championships in Bowling Green, KY. The team won 2-0 over ASA Chesapeake Charge (MD) in the semifinal Friday.

The Post-Dispatch talked to Head Coach Denny Bozesky about the event

“We’ve gotten close as a U-23 team; we were national runners-up in 2008 and 2009 and lost out in pool play last year in Kansas City,” said JB Marine’s Denny Bozesky, who coaches along with John Hayes and Larry Hulcer. “It can be tough putting together a team at this level because the players have so many things going on in their lives, but we’ve put together a team that we feel can compete.”

Starters for JB Marine are goalkeeper Jamie Farrell (Incarnate Word/IUPUI), defenders Courtney Hulcer (St. Joseph’s/SLU), Claire Hulcer (St. Joe’s/Tulsa), Mackenzie Ayer (Tulsa) and Emily Viviano (SLU), midfielders Allison Hu (Duchesne/Missouri), Ashley Hayes (IWA/SLU), Casey Berrier (Parkway Central/Loyola of Chicago) and Lauren Bozesky (Ursuline/SLU/SEMO) and forwards Becky Handley (St. Joe’s/Tulsa) and Katelyn Frederickson (Nerinx Hall/Missouri State).

Drew Fitzgerald Named Assistant At Missouri State

Ole — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 15:48:15 +0000

Drew Fitzgerald, Missouri State Bears

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Missouri State women’s soccer head coach Rob Brewer announced today the addition of Drew Fitzgerald to his coaching staff for 2011. Fitzgerald was a volunteer assistant coach with the team last fall and takes the place of former assistant Josh Ganson.

“Drew has great attention to detail both on and off the field,” said Brewer. “He sees the game well and helped us to make positive adjustments last season. He has a good rapport with the team. Drew should hit the ground running and help keep the positive momentum going for us.”

Before coming to Missouri State, Fitzgerald spent four seasons as a women’s soccer assistant coach at McNeese State. As an assistant with the Cowgirls, he helped the squad to an NCAA Tournament appearance in 2006. He also helped guide the team to the Southland Conference Championship in 2007. In 2008, he aided the team, which reached the Southland Conference Tournament finals.

“I’m very excited to join the Missouri State staff this year and am eager to begin the season,” said Fitzgerald. “Missouri State has a great tradition and Coach Brewer has a consistent record of winning. Our student-athletes have demonstrated great character on the field and in the classroom. I count myself lucky to be a part of this program.”

Fitzgerald was the head coach of the Texas A&M men’s club soccer team before landing at McNeese State. As head coach of A&M’s club team, he led them to the 2004 NIRSA National Championship. His team was undefeated that season.

Fitzgerald earned a B.S. in Journalism (2001) and an M.S. in Sport Management (2005) from Texas A&M. He also received his NSCAA National Diploma, Goalkeeper I & II diploma and the USSF National “D” License.

Fitzgerald’s hire is pending final approval by the Missouri State University Board of Governors at its next meeting.

The women’s soccer team begins the regular season on Friday, August 19 at UALR. The team’s home opener is Friday, September 2 with a 7:00 p.m. matchup against Kansas at Plaster Field.

Ger Coppinger Added To Missouri State Bears Soccer Staff

Ole — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 22:15:22 +0000

Ger Coppinger

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Missouri State men’s soccer head coach Jon Leamy announced today the hiring of Ger Coppinger as the team’s new assistant coach. Coppinger takes over for David Stockton who accepted a similar position at Cal State Monterey Bay this spring.

“Ger is a great addition to the Missouri State soccer program,” stated Leamy. “He brings energy, enthusiasm and experience that will continue the fine line of outstanding coaches we have had here at Missouri State. He has a great goalkeeping background as both a player and a coach. We are excited to bring him on board.”

Coppinger comes to Missouri State after spending last fall as the men’s and women’s goalkeeper coach at Missouri Baptist University. He also coached the U-17 O’Fallon Kixx men’s team for two seasons, leading them to the State Cup tournament in one of those seasons.

Drury Women’s Soccer Completes Five-Member Recruiting Class

Ole — Wed, 25 May 2011 22:22:51 +0000

Drury women’s soccer coach Alf Bilbao has announced the completion of a five-member recruiting class for the 2011-12 season – including three Springfield prep standouts – for the Panthers.

Joining the DU program this fall are:

Emily Cline, Glendale Falcons (2011)

Emily Cline – Forward from Springfield’s Glendale High School who plans to play both soccer and basketball at Drury. Emily currently has a school-record 42 goals on the season after scoring six goals in one game in a state playoff win over Parkview. An All-State selection as a junior and headed for that honor again this season, Cline was recently inducted into the Glendale Athletics Hall of Fame and received the MSHSAA Citizenship/Sportsmanship Award. An all-region performer in 2009 and 2010, she was the district’s Offensive Player of the Year as a junior and is also a member of the Springfield Soccer Clu “Emily is a very powerful, athletic player who is dominant in the air,” Bilbao says. “She can create numerous problems for backs with her pace, toughness and determination. She is a valuable addition to the team.”

Sarah Duffy – A central midfielder from Bishop Kelley High School in Tulsa, OK who led Bishop Kelley to a State Championship in 2008 and 2010, and is competing for a third title this spring. She’s an all-district performer and a member of the Tulsa Blitz club team. “Sarah is a very smart, energetic attacking player that will be able to play numerous positions for us,” Bilbao says. “She is an extremely competitive individual on the field.”

Shelby Hatz, Springfield Catholic (2011)

Shelby Hatz – Forward from Springfield Catholic High School in Springfield, MO. Hatz led the Fightin’ Irish to a Class 1 state title in 2010 and has her team back for another title run this spring. She’s a two-time Class 1 Co-Offensive Player of the Year for the Central/Southwest Region and a two-time Missouri all-state selection (2009, 2010).She plays for the Springfield Soccer Club as well as the Scott Gallagher-Moser group in St. Louis. “Shelby is an incredibly pacey front runner/wide player that will give us an added attacking dimension,” Bilbao says. “Her ability to find the back of the net will certainly help us in the future.”

Andrea Parker, Springfield Catholic (2011)

Andrea Parker – Centerback from Springfield Catholic High School in Springfield, MO. Andrea is also a member of the 2010 state championship team and an all-region selection who earned honorable mention all-state honors her junior season. She, too, plays for the Springfield Soccer Club. “Andrea is able to play at the center of defense or as a defensive midfielder,” Bilbao says. “She is a very athletic and a tough back that will develop into a very good college soccer player.”

Caitlin Redmond – A back from Thomas Edison Preparatory High School in Tulsa, OK, Redmond was her prep squad’s Offensive Player of the Year and a First Team All Metro selection her junior year, in addition to a teammate of Duffy’s on the Tulsa Blitz. “Caitlin is a solid, consistent back who likes to get forward from the wingback position,” Bilbao says. “She also has an ability to score goals, as she has proven at the high school level.”

Drury finished 8-9-2 last season and is 57-33-11 in Bilbao’s five seasons with the Panthers.

Ladies Soccer Grabs Bear Cup Award

Ole — Tue, 03 May 2011 15:50:24 +0000

SPRINGFIELD — For the second straight year, the Missouri State women’s soccer team took home the top prize of the night, and 25 individual student-athletes were recognized as part of ceremonies Monday (May 2) at the second annual Bears’ All-Sports Showcase at JQH Arena.

Coach Rob Brewer’s squad was the top point collector in the Bear Cup team competition for student development, academic achievement, athletic excellence, career development, and community outreach. The men’s soccer and women’s swimming programs were also finalists for the award, which women’s soccer won at the inaugural awards presentation in 2010.

MSU’s Student-Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC) served as the presenters for the evening and also took the lead in the nomination and selection process for the event and the awards presented. Read the rest here

Chris Cissell Named Women’s Coach For UMKC Kangaroos

Ole — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 12:53:45 +0000

Chris Cissell and Jefferson Roblee flank Megan Garrad (Glendale 2008)

Kansas City, Mo. — UMKC Director of Athletics Tim Hall announced that Chris Cissell has been hired as the new head coach for the UMKC women’s soccer program. “We are so thrilled to have Chris join our extended family as the new head coach for the UMKC women’s soccer program,” said Director of Athletics Tim Hall. “His body of work speaks for itself and I believe in his ability to get our women’s soccer program moving forward.”

Cissell has spent a combined 20 seasons at William Jewell as the head coach for the men’s and women ‘s soccer programs, he also served as the director of the soccer programs for the past 11 seasons.

While at William Jewell, Cissell compiled a 279-92-21 overall record in his 20 seasons as head coach. In that time, he has achieved top-10 national rankings with both the men’s and women’s soccer programs and compiled three Final Four appearances, two with the men and one with the women. Cissell has had eight squads make NAIA National Tournament appearances.

Cissell was named the NSCAA/adidas NAIA Men’s National Coach of the Year in 2006 and was a 2010 National Coach of the Year finalist. He has coached 37 all-Americans and mentored 45 Academic all-Americans.

Cissell coached the women’s program to a 165-43-11 overall record in 11 seasons. The Cardinals earned three conference championships, four NSCAA Team Academic Awards and three NSCAA Team Ethics Awards. The 2003 squad finished ranked third in the nation in the top-25 poll and the 2004 squad was the NAIA Region Champions. Cissell was a four-time Heart of America Athletic Conference Coach of the Year and was the 2003 NAIA Region Coach of the Year and NSCAA/adidas Midwest Coach of the Year.

He served as the men’s head coach for nine seasons, compiling a 114-49-10 overall record. The Cardinals were the 2006 NAIA Region Champions, earned two conference championships and earned four NSCAA Team Academic Awards. The squad was ranked No. 1 in the National rankings poll for two weeks in 2007 and have consistently been in the top-25 during his time. Cissell was a three-time Conference Coach of the Year and a two-time NAIA Region Coach of the Year.

His assistant, Jefferson Roblee, will take over as Head Coach of the Men’s and Women’s program at Jewell.

Bailes, Teahan, Reppell Named To Regional Academic Team

Ole — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 11:26:34 +0000

KANSAS CITY, Kan. – Missouri State women’s soccer players Tara Bailes, Jordan Reppell and Jessica Teahan were named to the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Scholar All-Central Region teams. Reppell was named to the first team, Teahan to the second team and Bailes earned honorable mention accolades.

Missouri State Bears, Jordan Reppell (2011)

Reppell, a senior, holds a 3.61 grade point average in entertainment management. She was named to the MVC Scholar-Athlete first team for the second-straight season and earned CoSIDA/ESPN Academic All-District VII second team honors. She was decorated as the 2010 MVC Defensive Player of the Year and earned All-MVC first team, becoming only the fourth MSU player to earn all-conference accolades every year of a four-year career. Reppell also was named to the NSCAA/Performance Subaru All-Great Lakes Region first team in 2010. She was touted as MVC Defensive Player of the Week on October 4 following her first career goal, the game-winner, in 1-0 shutout win over SIU Edwardsville. She also assisted on the game-winning goal in overtime against Creighton on October 22.

Missouri State Bears, Jessica Teahan (2012)

As a junior, Teahan has a 3.81 GPA in social work. She was also selected to the CoSIDA/ESPN Academic All-District VII second team and was named to the 2010 All-MVC first team. She earned 2010 MVC All-Tournament honors following a career-high 11 save performance propelled the Bears to the MVC Tournament Championship match for the first time since 2001. She recorded her 12th career shutout on October 28 against Evansville, the third-best total in team history and has started every match in net for Missouri State the last two seasons.

Tara Bailes, Missouri State Bears (2012)

Bailes, also a junior, holds a 3.97 GPA in finance and business. She scored two goals for the Bears in 2010, including the game-winning goal against Oklahoma. She also assisted on Grace Cross’ game-winning goal with six seconds remaining to give the Bears a 1-0 victory over Indiana State. Bailes started all 19 matches for MSU in 2010.

Missouri State Lady Bears Host MSSU Next Tuesday

Ole — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 12:34:56 +0000

UPDATE – SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Due to weather concerns, the Missouri State women’s soccer spring exhibition match against Missouri Southern scheduled for tonight has been postponed. The game will be made up next Tuesday, April 26 at 7:00 p.m. The game has also been moved to the Cooper Park, field 1 on Pythian Ave. in northeast Springfield.

The women’s soccer team wraps up the spring exhibition schedule on Tuesday with a 6:30 p.m. match at Plaster Field against Missouri Southern.

Drury Hosts Missouri Southern Wednesday

Ole — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 03:24:34 +0000

Sprouse (Glendale/Drury) pressures Jenisch (Ozark/MSSU)

The Missouri Southern Lions, who play D2 soccer in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) Conference, visit the Drury Panthers, a D2 program in the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC). The exhibition game will be played at Harrison Stadium at 7:00 pm. Free Admission.

Missouri State Hosts SBU Bearcats and Drury Panthers Saturday

Ole — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 14:13:01 +0000

Lindsey Sprouse battles Tamara Hollis

The Missouri State Bears will play a pair of games on Saturday at Plaster Stadium. They will host the Southwest Baptist Bearcats for an afternoon game and the Drury Panthers later that evening. No charge for the games. Drury and SBU faced off last Sunday with the Panthers surprising the Bearcats with a 4-0 win.

1:00 pm
Missouri State vs SBU – Plaster Stadium, Missouri State

7:00 pm
Missouri State vs Drury – Plaster Stadium, Missouri State

Thanks to the two Springfield squads for being willing to face each other, unlike the Men’s programs!