Brewer and Opfer Among 11 Who Sign With Missouri State Bears

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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 [...]

Bradley and Creighton Receive NCAA Bids

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The Creighton Blue Jays are joined by the Bradley Braves today in receiving NCAA bids. The 48 team field was announced at 3:30 pm today via NCAA.com and includes the two Missouri Valley teams. Creighton received the overall #2 seed, behind North Carolina who won their Conference championship on Sunday over Boston College, who enter [...]

Bears Face Creighton in MVC Final – Today on Fox Midwest

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The top-seeded Missouri State men’s soccer team (9-7-2, 5-1-0 MVC) played its way into the 2011 State Farm Missouri Valley Conference championship match with a 2-0 shutout of Drake at Morrison Stadium in Omaha, Neb., on Friday afternoon. With their second win in as many games over the Bulldogs, the Bears will now face No. [...]

Melugin and Maher Earn Top Honors for Missouri State in MVC

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ST. LOUIS – Creighton, the nation’s top-ranked team in the NCAA’s RPI report and the 2nd-ranked team in the NSCAA national rankings, has claimed the league’s top individual honor, with the Bluejays’ senior forward Ethan Finlay taking the league’s Player of the Year honors. Creighton’s Andrew Duran has been tabbed the Valley’s Defensive Player of [...]

Where Does Heath Melugin Rank in Springfield Soccer History?

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I don’t know where I’ll rank in headline writing when my story is written, but I’ve got a three topics I want to cover today. Recruiting, Heath and finally, his final regular season home game scheduled for this Sunday. If you want to understand the first two, you owe it to yourself to attend the [...]

Missouri State Hosts SIUE Cougars Sunday October 30th

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HELP US BREAK THE ALL-TIME MISSOURI STATE MEN’S SOCCER ATTENDANCE RECORD • Final Regular Season Missouri Valley Conference match! SUNDAY, OCT. 30, 6 p.m. Plaster Sports Complex • Theme: “Soccer Salutes Service” • Pregame tribute to: EMT/First-Responders, Law Enforcement, Firefighters, Relief Workers • Commemorate 10th anniversary of September 11, 2001 • Commemorate rebuilding efforts in [...]

Missouri State Bears Defeat #4 ranked Creighton Blue Jays

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Congratulations to the Bears on their great win at home last night. Wish I didn’t have to leave Springfield for them to get over that hump! The historic win can be viewed on Mediacom, channel 22 on Friday, October 14 at 7 p.m., Sunday, October 16 at 1 p.m. and Tuesday, October 18 at 4 [...]

Drew Fitzgerald Named Assistant At Missouri State

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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 [...]

Elmar Bolowich Leaves North Carolina For Creighton

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I think this story speaks to the commitment Creighton has to their soccer program, attracting a proven winner from the ACC. Daily Tar Heel – UNC men’s soccer loses head coach Bolowich after 22 years If North Carolina men’s soccer coach Elmar Bolowich returns to his fourth consecutive College Cup next season, he won’t be [...]

Missouri State Bears Soccer Signs Four

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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Missouri State men’s soccer head coach Jon Leamy has announced four players are set to join the program for the 2011 season. “We are excited that these four players are joining our program,” said head coach Jon Leamy. “They all bring different strengths that should help our team this season.” 2011 Men’s [...]

Kuse and Payton Sign With Missouri State Lady Bears Soccer

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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Missouri State women’s soccer head coach Rob Brewer announced today that he has six commitments from players to join the program for the 2011 season. “We have some very athletic players with unique skill sets joining our team this season,” said Brewer. “The diversity in their abilities and the balance of attackers [...]

Jamie Clark Leaves Creighton After One Year

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After one season as head coach at Creighton, Jamie Clark is on the move again. He has accepted the heading coaching position at the University of Washington. SEATTLE – Former Stanford All-American Jamie Clark will take over the reins of the Husky men’s soccer program as its new head coach, athletic director Scott Woodward announced [...]

Missouri State Bears Sign Ricky Hoegg

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From the Crestview News Bulletin – Choctaw’s Hoegg bound for Missouri State FORT WALTON BEACH — Choctawhatchee boys soccer coach Chris McDaniel read off Ricky Hoegg’s scoring output during his prolific career with the Indians and came to the only reasonable conclusion: “These are some unbelievable stats that he put up,” McDaniel said. Hoegg will [...]

Alex Riggs Named Missouri Valley Conference GK of the Year

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From the Missouri Valley Conference – Missouri State senior goalkeeper Alex Riggs was named the Missouri Valley Conference Goalkeeper of the Year, the league announced. He also was one of five Missouri State men’s soccer players named to all-conference teams. Riggs and junior defender Gerard Barbero were named to first-team All-MVC. Fellow juniors Heath Melugin [...]

Jordan Reppell Named Missouri Valley Conference Defensive MVP

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From the Missouri Valley Conference – Missouri State senior defender Jordan Reppell was named the league’s Defensive Player of the Year, the Missouri Valley Conference announced. She also was one of five Missouri State women’s soccer players named to all-conference teams. Reppell and junior goalkeeper Jessica Teahan received first-team All-MVC accolades. Sophomores Nia Williams and [...]