Ladies Soccer Grabs Bear Cup Award

Jordan Reppell, Missouri State Bears (2011)

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 [...]

Alex Riggs Signed By Columbus Crew

Missouri State, Alex Riggs (2011)

Congratulations to Missouri State University goalkeeping standout Alex Riggs on turning professional. Following a tryout in Arizona with the team, Alex has signed a contract with the Columbus Crew of the MLS. The conversation leading up to the signing, according to the Crew Extra Blog went along these lines: The Crew continues to mull its [...]

Bears Shut Out Memphis, Bradley Visits Saturday!

Dan Williams, Missouri State Bears (2014)

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – The Missouri State men’s soccer team (6-5-2, 3-0-1) wrapped up the non-conference slate with a 2-0 shutout of Memphis (3-10-1) at Plaster Field on Tuesday night. The Bears took the lead in the 12th minute on a nice combination of passes. David Buckenheimer centered the ball to Dan Williams at the top [...]

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 [...]

Alex Riggs Named Missouri Valley Conference’s Defensive Player of the Week

Alex Riggs, Missouri State (2011) preserves the shutout

ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Missouri State senior goalkeeper Alex Riggs was named the Missouri Valley Conference’s Defensive Player of the Week, the league office announced Monday. Riggs made seven saves to shut out Eastern Illinois on Saturday afternoon in Charleston, Ill. It was the second conference opponent Riggs has shut out on the road this [...]

Missouri State Falls To #2 Tulsa In OT

David Buckenheimer, Missouri State (2012)

TULSA, Okla. – The Missouri State men’s soccer team (2-4-0) played the second-ranked Tulsa Golden Hurricane (6-0-0) tough for 107 minutes before losing 2-1 in Tulsa, Okla., Tuesday evening. Missouri State senior goalkeeper Alex Riggs made seven saves in the match and helped direct a Bears defense that kept the potent Tulsa offense off the [...]

Missouri State Bears Capture 3-0 Win At Home

Paul Paradise, Missouri State (2011)

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – The Missouri State men’s soccer team (2-2-0) ran its home winning streak to six matches with a 3-0 win over visiting IUPUI (2-2-0) on Sunday afternoon. The Bears have won six consecutive matches at Plaster Field dating back to last season. The Bears again got on the scoreboard early when Jordan Hoffman [...]

Missouri State Bears Fall in Double OT at SMU

Gerard Barbero, Missouri State Bears (2012)

From the Missouri State Bears website: DALLAS, Texas – After a more than two and a half hour delay in Dallas, the Missouri State men’s soccer team finally got the regular season underway. The Bears got off to a fast start, but SMU stormed back to defeat the Bears 3-2 in double overtime Wednesday night [...]

Bears Drop Exhibition Match To New Mexico, Play At Home Friday

Eric Martin, Missouri State Bears (2013)

The Missouri State men’s soccer team gave up a second half goal to drop a 1-0 decision to New Mexico in a neutral site exhibition match played in Tulsa on Sunday. Sophomore transfer Devon Sandoval scored the lone goal of the game in the 55th minute for the Lobo win. “We knew we could be [...]

Missouri State Bears Picked For 2nd In Missouri Valley Conference Soccer

Missouri State, Paul Paradise with mother and friend

The Missouri State men’s soccer team is picked to finish second according to the Missouri Valley Conference preseason poll released by the league today. The Bears, regular season champions a year ago, received two first-place votes and finish eight points behind Evansville in the poll. The Purple Aces garnered the other six first-place votes and [...]

Missouri State’s Alex Riggs Named To Hermann Trophy Watch List

Missouri State, Alex Riggs (2011)

Missouri State men’s soccer goalkeeper Alex Riggs was named to the 2010 Missouri Athletic Club’s Hermann Trophy Watch List which was released by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) today. The Hermann Trophy is given each year to the top player in NCAA Division I soccer. Riggs, a senior from St. Peters, Mo., [...]

Missouri State Bears Soccer Programs Recognized By Student Peers

MSU Women's Soccer Team

SPRINGFIELD — 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 3) at the inaugural Bears’ All-Sports Showcase at JQH Arena. Coach Rob Brewer’s women’s soccer squad was the top point collector in the first Bear Cup team [...]

Missouri State Bears Represent!

I went out to Missouri State this afternoon to chat with Johannes Demarzi, I wanted to hear about the win over #6 ranked Creighton on Saturday, the biggest win I can think of in the 7 years I’ve been watching this team. Enjoy the interview, the quality is pretty good and I think you get [...]

Missouri State Bears Ranked 4th In MVC Poll, Host Missouri S&T Tonight

The Missouri State Bears were picked to finish fourth behind Creighton, Drake and Evansville. Creighton received four first-place votes in the poll, while the Bears and Drake each received one. Bradley and Eastern Illinois round out the poll. The MVC also announced the preseason All-MVC team today. Junior goalkeeper Alex Riggs was the lone selection [...]

Coester’s Regional Missouri Valley Conference College Soccer Report

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 [...]