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 [...]

Alex Riggs Signed By Columbus Crew

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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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Jeremy Alumbaugh Joins SIU-Edwardsville Staff

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In a move long rumored (I first heard about it in late May) former Missouri State Bear’s assistant and Springfield SC Director Jeremy Alumbaugh has returned to the Missouri Valley Conference. Alumbaugh has joined the SIU-Edwardsville Cougars staff, one of two new members of the MVC. The Cougar’s will visit Springfield on Saturday November 6th [...]

Missouri State Bears Sign Tyler Vieth and Cole Alexander

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I found stories on a couple of players who have chosen the Missouri State Bears for soccer. More to come I’m certain. The first player, Tyler Vieth, is from Evansville, IN but chose not to stay at home for school although he’ll see plenty of the Ace’s as they compete in the Missouri Valley Conference. [...]

Johannes Demarzi named to 1st Team Scholar All-American Squad

Missouri State senior defender Johannes Demarzi was named to the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA)/adidas men’s Scholar All-America first team, it was recently announced. Demarzi, who holds a 3.37 GPA in political science, recorded a Missouri Valley Conference-high 10 assists during the 2009 season. His 0.53 assists per match ranked 15th in the [...]

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 [...]

Missouri Valley Conference Has 3 Preseason All-American’s

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College Soccer News has named their Pre-Season All-American teams and there are 3 representatives from the MVC. Creighton, who reached the Final 8 in the NCAA last year after defeating Missouri State 1-0 in the Conference Title game. Seniors Chris Schuler and Byron Dacy of the Creighton men’s soccer team have been named Preseason All-Americans [...]

Western Kentucky Eliminates Mens Soccer Program

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The Hilltoppers ended a 26 year old program on Friday due to budget cuts. Men’s soccer is the only sport of the 20 on campus that did not compete in the Sun Belt Conference and was eliminated in order to ensure the other programs were as competitive as possible in the face of funding constraints. [...]