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Coester’s Regional Missouri Valley Conference College Soccer Report

04-Oct-08

Missouri State Bears - 2
Howard Bison - 0
On Friday at the Bradley Braves Tournament, the Bears opened the scoring just three and a half minutes into the first half when Heath Melugin (Kickapoo 2008) capitalized on a Howard defensive breakdown allowing him to punch home his first goal of the season from 10 yards out. Missouri State struck again midway through the second half when Johannes Demarzi ricocheted a shot off of the Bison defense. Goalkeeper Alex Riggs led MSU defensively with four saves to push his season total 44. The win pushes the Bears’ season record to 2-5-3.

Missouri State Bears face Alabama A&M on Saturday night.

The Missouri State women’s soccer team opens Missouri Valley Conference play with a 1 p.m. Sunday match @ Plaster against 3rd place preseason pick Evansville.

Missouri State enters the weekend with a 7-3-1 record and a four game winning streak. The Bears have recorded a solid 19 goals this season and have given up only eight. Bears’ goalkeeper Jackie Jasper boasts 0.74 goals against average and a 0.855 save percentage, leading the conference in both categories.

The Bears will look to extend their winning streak and earn their first MVC win when they face the Evansville Purple Aces. The Purple Aces have had a good start on the season and they enter the match with a 6-2-2 overall record and a 1-0 record in the Missouri Valley.

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Drury Panthers Drop Both Matches At Newman

03-Oct-08

Newman University scored two goals in the final 11:18 of the match to stun No. 7 Drury with a 3-2 victory in a non-conference match in Wichita Friday night. The Panthers, who fell to 8-2-0, had pulled out of a 1-1 halftime tie with a goal by sophomore Micah Whorton (assists to Jake Allison and Steve Wilczewski) at 58:31 for a 2-1 advantage. But the host Jets (5-5-1) rallied with goals at 78:42 by Brian Alvarez to tie it, then took the lead for good when Ty Wisener scored four minutes later on a breakaway. Nick Pfeifer (Carthage 2005) came on as a substitute in the game for the Jets. He’s played in every game, starting 7 of them.

Newman University senior Jenna Streit scored the only goal in the Jets women’s soccer upset of Drury University, ranked No. 8 in the Midwest Region. It was a signature win for Newman (5-4-2) in the school’s first season as a full-fledged NCAA Division II member. Drury lost despite out-shooting Newman by a 9-4 count as the Panthers fell to 5-4-2 overall.

The Panther’s visit Rockhurst for a pair of games on Sunday afternoon.

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10/3 Southwest Missouri High School Soccer Report

03-Oct-08

Willard Tigers Tournament

Bolivar Liberators - 2
Hillcrest Hornets - 1
Elation for the Liberators as Bradley Stillwagon (pictured in white, defended by Radu Mariuta) scores 2 goals in the final 3 minutes of regulation to defeat the Hornets. The Hornet’s took the lead in the 53rd on some brilliant combination play, with Ballhorn winning not one, but two 50/50 balls, a quick no look pass into the path of Bryce Collier who’s run and shot was deflected, with Michael Freeman following the play and finishing the rebound.

The initial goal by Stillwagon was from Kyle Slagle’s free kick from the left side, headed down and deflected past the keeper off of a defender in the 77th. In the 78th, a long flip throw by sophomore Matt Magana gave Stillwagon a second opportunity he finished confidently. The assist by Magana gave him 35 in 1 1/2 years and ties the career record at Bolivar.

Cassville Wildcats - 3
New Covenant Warriors - 0
These two teams met September 6th, with the Wildcats earning a close 3-2 win after which the Warriors ran off a string of 8 straight wins until losing by a goal to Warrensburg last week. So there was plenty of pride at stake in this burgeoning rivalry. The difference today was the play of goalkeeper Michael Rush (pictured, stopping Jeremy Weimer) who stopped anything that came into his box today, regardless of the hazards. The Wildcats got a pair of goals from Uziel Franco, one of the top forwards in the region, as well as a PK goal by Omar Valenzuela.

Monett Cubs - 4
Webb City Cardinals - 2 (at halftime)

Saturday’s schedule has Bolivar vs Cassville as well as Hillcrest vs NCA at 8:00 am. At 10:00 am Willard vs Monett and Logan-Rogersville vs Webb City (I”m guessing on these last two, based upon the half time score of the Cubs vs Cardinals). 3rd place game at noon, Championship at 2:00 pm.

Camdenton Lakers Tournament

Springfield Catholic - 3
West Plains Zizzers - 0

Camdenton Lakers - 5 (OT)
Hannibal Pirates - 4
The Lakers got the game winner 30 seconds into 1st OT

Fulton Hornets - 1
Sullivan - 0

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Parkview Vikings - 3
Nixa Eagles - 0
Jared Moore scores a hat trick in the first half to lead the Vikings past their District rivals. Tim Griffin assisted on all 3 goals.

Glendale Falcons - 2 (in PKs)
Morton (IL) -1
From the Gateway City Soccer Classic. The Falcons win via sudden death penalty kicks after 1-1 tie in regulation. 1st half dominated by Morton who led 1-0 at half. Glendale comes out with more intensity second half to tie on a Devon Newport goal.

Central vs Warrensburg

Greenwood Blue Jays - 8
Logan-Rogersville Wildcats - 0
Greenwood goals were scored by Chris Aiken (2), Stuart Beezley (3), Matt Cook and Brad Cook (2). Assists credited to Chris Aiken, Stuart Beezley, Patrick Connor and Matt Cook (2)

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What’s Going On??

03-Oct-08

OK, let’s get this over with. Regardless of the games I cover or stories I need to write, Saturday night is going to be reserved to watch the Cub’s game in LA. It will be the first game I watch this year since baseball and I parted ways after the last strike in 1994 (Cub’s season ticket money went to World Cup activities that year). Heck I haven’t even been to a Springfield Cardinal’s game at this stage.

But just the thought of an all-Chicago World Series is so tantalizing, so ridiculous, so unbelievable that it’s worth entertaining some thought.

What better way to spend Halloween then in Wrigleyville, right?

On the real world front, the Ozark Tigers are teaming up with the Ozark Park District to put on a youth clinic on Sunday October 12th. 3:00 to 5:00 pm, on the turf at Ozark High School. So if your kid wants to dream about playing on that surface in the future, it should be a fun time.

If your tastes lean more towards the international game, there’s a new website focused on ranking Club teams around the world, World Club Rankings. Every Friday he provides his list of the best televised games during the weekend, based upon his ranking algorithm. Bookmark it and keep it handy!

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Coester’s Regional College Soccer Report

02-Oct-08

Jessica Powers (#21 black) after heading the cross, headed for the back of the net

University of Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks - 1
Southwest Baptist Bearcats - 0
The #4-ranked UNO Maverick’s were very opportunistic this afternoon, getting a goal in the 69th minute by defender Jessica Powers, who came up for a corner kick and scored with a header. The ball was perfectly served by Casey Bigsby, with Power’s running onto it at the far post just inside the 6-yard box and in a crowd.

While the statistics for the game show a relatively balanced game, the Bearcats were the more dangerous squad this afternoon. The tandem of Cousins and Mitchell, with 22 goals and 13 assists in six games, were thwarted by goalkeeper Lauren Fox. Credited with 5 saves, each was critical with several of the point blank variety. UNO had a series of 3 corner kicks late in the first half that caused problems for the Bearcats yet it also led to a breakaway opportunity for SBU that led to one of Fox’s key saves.

The Maverick’s had a shot at the start of the 2nd half that went off the crossbar but this was SBU’s game to win. They’ll have an opportunity to begin another winning streak on Saturday when they visit #14-ranked Truman State, who lost to UNO last week.

Missouri S&T Miners - 2
Missouri Southern Lions - 0
The Miners got a goal in each half, one from Sam Shaffer in the first half and from Nick Landon in the second, while goalkeepers Pat McNamee and Tom Lawton combined to post S&T’s fifth shutout of the season.

Missouri S&T Lady Miners - 3
Washington University Bears - 1
The Missouri S&T Lady Miners scored three goals in a span of 17 minutes in the second half including a pair from Brooke Ryan three minutes apart to beat the visiting D3 program.

Missouri Southern Lady Lions - 5
Emporia State Hornets - 1
Nikki Llewellyn scored three goals and also dished out one assist to give her 103 career points as the Missouri Southern Lions won their second straight match. The win marks the 50th career victory for Trevor Wachsman as Missouri Southern head coach (pictured). Brianna McKenzie (Webb City 2008) scored from 15 yards out in the 39th minute, getting her first college goal.

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10/2 Southwest Region High School Soccer Report

02-Oct-08

Monett Cubs - 4
Cassville Wildcats - 0
The Cub’s send a message t the District prior to the Willard Tournament, winning against their Southern rivals with a strong defense the whole game. Goalie Al Dohmen saved a penalty kick to preserve the shutout.

Greenwood Blue Jays - 2
Branson Pirates - 1

Carthage Tigers - 10
West Plains Zizzers - 2
Carthage continues their strong early start, defeating their former District opponent while playing at Cooper #3 this evening.

Willard Tigers - 5
Rogersville Wildcats - 1
The opening game of the Willard Tiger’s tournament goes to the hosts.

Joplin Eagles - 3
Parkview Vikings - 2
An Ozark Conference win for the Eagles

Lebanon hosts Ozark

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Kickapoo Chiefs Take Round 1

01-Oct-08

Kickapoo Chiefs - 1
Glendale Falcons - 0

The local derby went to the West side squad this evening, much like Nixa was able to get past Ozark last night. In the first of what might be four possible meetings this year (Kickapoo Shootout, Conference game later this month and Districts) it was a night to “Fear the ‘Poo” as their defense held strong against what has to be considered one of the best offensive units in the region. The goal was scored in the 61st minute by senior Lane Chapman, from a set piece. Caleb Collier sent a long ball from in front of the Kickapoo bench to the far side of the box where Ian Kennedy was able to rise up and put the ball back across the face of the net. Chapman, surprisingly unmarked in the 6 yard box, calmly slotted the ball into the open net on the left side.

The goal followed several significant opportunities for the Falcon’s, including Ian Newport’s header just over the bar and a shot cleared off the line by jr Skyler Russell during a Falcon’s corner kick. The Chief’s also saw a ball cleared off the line, by sr Ryan Squires in the first half. The Falcon’s pushed everyone forward and it appeared that an equalizer would come from the spot but the ball was placed just outside the box, with Devon Newport’s direct kick going over the crossbar.

It was an entertaining game, with plenty of physical moments but lacking the chippiness we’ve seen in other games. Several first time players in this rivalry showed quite well, in particular a pair of outside backs, Jesse Speer (#4) for the Chiefs and Hunter Horton (#10) for the Falcons.

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SLU Billikens and Northwestern Wildcats End Tied 0-0

01-Oct-08

The clash between the Top 10 ranked teams (the Post-Dispatch summarizes the different polls below) was an interesting game last night as SLU controlled the tempo in the first half with only one real opportunity while the Wildcats came out in the second half and slowly but certainly took a more prominent role.

The NSCAA coaches poll comes out on Tuesday, but three other major ones came out on Monday. Soccer America has SLU ranked third, then Creighton No. 7 and Northwestern No. 10. College Soccer News has Creighton 3, Northwestern 5 and SLU 7. And Soccer Times has Creighton 5, Northwestern 10 and SLU 11.

The Billiken’s were their own worst enemy as the Wildcats best opportunities came as they took advantage of poor passes, allowing quick counter-attacks. There was one goal called back for offsides and the photos show how close Matt Eliason came with his header in the 1st OT. As always, the Billiken’s have a nice write up.

Now it’s time for me to hit the road back to Springfield from my birthday hiatus. Thanks to all who kept us up-to-date on the local scores. I’ll see you at Cooper #1 tonight for Glendale vs Kickapoo!

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NJCAA Regional Soccer Report: Barton County Moves up to #3

01-Oct-08

The Barton County Community College men’s soccer team concluded a busy week Tuesday after three conference games in six days. Last Wednesday, #4 Barton battled to a 1-1 draw with #8 Garden City Community College. Garden struck first halfway through the second half to go up 1-0. Barton evened the score nine minutes later on a free kick about 22 yards out. It was a very physical match with ten yellow cards and three red cards in 110 minutes of play. Saturday, Barton dominated conference foe Allen County 5-0. Demize player Kyle Dubay had one goal as teammate Oscar Narvaez recorded one assist. On Tuesday, Barton came away with a 2-0 victory at Coffeyville Community College. Narvaez had the first goal and assisted on the second in the contest.

Also on Tuesday, the Cougar’s found themselves moving up in the coaches poll to #3 in the NJCAA. They are behind traditional power Yavapi College out of Arizona, and Tyler Junior College out of Texas. The Cougars have two players ranked in the top 25 in points, as well as Springfield Demize goalkeeper Donovan Dowling (pictured for the Demize vs Rapids U23 in June) ranking 4th in GAA as of Tuesday. Up this week for the Cougars is a matchup Saturday with Cloud County. Cloud is currently undefeated in conference play, but has yet to play traditional powers Barton, Johnson County, or Garden City.

In the Jayhawk Conference (Region 6), Barton County and Johnson County (Overland Park, KS) have been the two traditional powers since 2000. Johnson took the regional title in 2000, 01, 04, and 05 as Barton took the crown in 2002 and 07. This dominance again seems to be the case this year as both Barton and Johnson find themselves to be undefeated in the conference after Johnson’s 3-2 upset of #8 Garden City on Saturday. Although Johnson has been down since the 2005 team, it appears they are back to form and will press Barton for the conference title and a chance to go to districts, and ultimately nationals. In addition, Barton and Johnson are the only two schools out of the Jayhawk Conference (Kansas) to make it to the national tournament, with Johnson finishing 3rd and 5th in 2001 and 2004 respectively, and Barton finishing 7th in 2002. Barton leads the all-time series between the two teams 8-5, including two victories over Johnson in 2007.

Barton’s schedule, stats, results, and player profiles can be found on the website.

By NJCAA Correspondent Austin Dowling

Closer to home, the Crowder College Roughriders played a pair of games this weekend. They lost 0-1 against East Central College on Friday, and 0-3 to Lewis & Clark Community College on Saturday. They

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9/30 Southwest Missouri High School Soccer Report

30-Sep-08

Waynesville Tigers - 3
Parkview Vikings - 2
The Tigers get an Ozark Conference win at Parkview, improving to 4 -2. The Tiger’s goals were scored by Eric Iverson (2) and Kyle Varner. Parkview goals were scored by Jared Moore (assist by Tim Griffin) and Tim Griffin (unassisted

Camdenton Lakers - 1
Joplin Eagles - 0
The Lakers goat a goal midway through the first half by Jeff Moffitt to edge the Eagles.

Nixa Eagles - 2 (2 OT)
Ozark Tigers - 1
The Eagles got the win with a goal with 5 minutes remaining in the second overtime. Nixa got on the board 1st when KhaiUyen Huynh was taken down in the box. Josh Rose buried the PK for Nixa with 20 minutes remaining. Ozark fought hard all night and were rewarded with 6 minutes to play in regulation when Zach Moore shot from a sharp angle and found the net just inside the post. Chandler Hale got the game winner fighting his way through the Ozark defense then beating the keeper for the win. The win brings Nixa’s record to 7-5 which is already as many wins as the team had last year

Carthage Tigers - 3 (OT)
Willard Tigers - 2
The new Class 3 programs, and familiar COC foes, face off. Willard tied the game at 2-2 with about 15 minutes left when Tyler Sevon volleyed a free kick played by Jackson Patillo over the keepers head and into the net. Regulation ended at 2-2. With around 5 minutes gone in the first overtime Carthage was able to put one in the goal to win the game 3-2.

New Covenant Warriors - 7
Thomas Jefferson Crusaders - 1

Springfield Catholic Irish - 8
Marshfield Blue Jays - 0
The Irish got on the board early when only 4 minutes into the game, Justin Bowenschulte gave Cullen Barr a leading pass on the left side of the field that Barr was able to place in the far right side of the goal. Catholic was able to add two more goals in the first half, one at 14 minutes when Luke Straus scored on a pass from Cullen Barr and another at 16 minutes when Taylor Arens scored on a corner kick by Justin Bowenschulte.

Glendale Falcons - 7
West Plains Zizzers - 0

Bolivar Liberators - 6
Logan-Rogersville Wildcats - 0
Bolivar would get on the board in the 11th minute when Toad Slagle took the penalty kick. Dakota Smith and Bradley Stillwagon would both add goals with assists from Matt Magana to give the Liberators a 3-0 lead at half.

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