MVC Soccer: Bears Fall in Semifinal to SIUe Cougars

Chad Johnson, Missouri State Bears (2011)

PEORIA, Ill. – The Missouri State men’s soccer team (8-7-3, 4-1-2) was unable to dig out of an early whole and fell 2-1 to SIU Edwardsville (10-5-2, 4-1-2) in the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament semifinals in Peoria, Ill. on Friday afternoon. The Cougars’ Jordan Barnes redirected a Benny Jeffery shot past Alex Riggs to put [...]

MVC Soccer: Bears Face Cougars In Semifinal Friday

Thomas Vania, Missouri State Bears (2013)

PEORIA, Ill. – The Missouri State men’s soccer team (8-6-3, 4-1-2) pitched its second shutout of the season against the Evansville Purple Aces (7-10-3, 3-4-0) in a 2-0 win in the MVC Tournament first round on Wednesday afternoon in Peoria, Ill. Senior goalkeeper Alex Riggs made three saves for his league-leading ninth shutout of the [...]

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

Ashley Washburn, Missouri State Bears (2014)

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 [...]

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

Missouri State Legacy game

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 [...]

Teahan Helps Get The Bears To The MVC Final

Missouri State Bears, Jessica Teahan (2012)

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 [...]

Bears Fall To Creighton, Host SIU-Edwardsville Saturday

David Buckenheimer, Missouri State Bears (2012)

OMAHA, Neb. – The Missouri State men’s soccer team (7-6-2, 4-1-1) saw its 12-game unbeaten streak in regular season conference play come to an end with a 2-0 loss at No. 10 Creighton (12-3-1, 5-0-1) in Omaha, Neb. on Wednesday night. Creighton went ahead in the 15th minute on a Missouri State own goal. The [...]

Bears Open Missouri Valley Soccer Tourney Friday

2010 MVC Women's Soccer logo

TOURNAMENT INFO — The 2010 State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Women’s Soccer Championship is being played at Morrison Stadium in Omaha, Neb. Creighton is hosting the championship. Illinois State is the defending tournament champion. #2 Missouri State Bears – #3 Illinois State Redbirds – The Bears tied the Redbirds when they played at ISU on [...]

Melugin and Barbero Earn MVC Honors For Bears

Gerard Barbero, Missouri State Bears (2012)

Junior Missouri State men’s soccer player Heath Melugin was named to the CoSIDA/ESPN Academic All-District VII first team today. It is the second-consecutive year that Melugin has received the honor. Melugin holds a cumulative 3.96 grade point average and is majoring in cell and molecular biology. On the field, Melugin leads the Bears with six [...]

Reppell and Teahan Earn Academic Honors For Missouri State

Jessica Teahan (GK) and Jordan Reppell defend Nicole Williams, Drury

Missouri State women’s soccer players Jordan Reppell and Jessica Teahan were named to the CoSIDA/ESPN Academic All-District VII second team. Teahan, who holds a cumulative grade point average of 3.81, is a junior social work major. Reppell holds a 3.61 cumulative GPA as a senior entertainment management major. Reppell was named to the Academic All-MVC [...]

Bears Earn #2 Seed in MVC Soccer Playoffs

Jennifer Hamlin, Missouri State Bears (2012)

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – The Missouri State women’s soccer team (10-5-2, 4-1-1) capped the regular season with a 1-0 shutout of Evansville (5-11-1, 2-4-0) at Plaster Field on Thursday night. The win gives the Bears a bye into the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament semifinals and the No. 2 seed. Missouri State got a late goal from [...]

MVC Soccer: Bears Beat Creighton In OT

Michelle Sommer (23) Celebrates OT Game Winner with teammates

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – The Missouri State women’s soccer team (9-5-2, 3-1-1) handed Creighton (12-3-2, 4-1-0) its first conference loss and kept their title hopes alive with a 2-1 overtime win Friday night at Plaster Field. The win moves the Bears to within two points of Creighton in the standings and makes next week’s regular season [...]

Missouri State Burns The Aces

Edin Sabic, Missouri State Bears (2012) Wins Header

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – The Missouri State men’s soccer team (5-5-2, 3-0-1) continued its runs through Missouri Valley Conference play with a convincing 3-0 shutout over Evansville (5-8-1, 1-3-0) at Plaster Field Wednesday night. The win keeps the Bears atop the conference standings and extends their regular season conference play unbeaten streak to 11 matches. PHOTO [...]

Missouri State Bears Soccer Host Creighton

Ashley Washburn, Missouri State Bears (2014)

DES MOINES, Iowa – The Missouri State women’s soccer team (8-5-2, 2-1-1) suffered its first conference loss of the season on the road at Drake (9-5-3, 2-3-0) on Sunday afternoon, 2-0. The Bears outshot the Bulldogs 16 to 12 in the match. Freshman Tiffany Laughlin, who came off the bench, led Missouri State with three [...]

Missouri State Bears Soccer Host Evansville Aces Wednesday

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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – The Missouri State men’s soccer team (4-5-2, 2-0-1) will continue their longest home stand in three years when Evansville (5-7-1, 1-2-0) comes to town on Wednesday evening. The Bears and Purple Aces will kick off at 7:00 p.m. at Plaster Field. Last season, Missouri State faced Evansville on three occasions. The Bears [...]

Bears Host Drake Saturday

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – The Missouri State men’s soccer team (4-5-1, 2-0-0) returns home for the first of four-straight home matches with a conference showdown with the Drake Bulldogs (6-5-1, 2-0-0) on Saturday at 7:00 p.m. at Plaster Field. Last season, the Bears and Bulldogs played twice during the regular season with Missouri State earning the [...]