HORNET SOCCER OPENS MIAA TOURNAMENT AGAINST NORTHEASTERN

Women's Soccer | 11/5/2013 11:46:00 AM

MIAA TOURNAMENT FIRST ROUND

Emporia State (8-7-3, 4-4-3 MIAA)

at Northeastern State   (15-3-0, 8-3-0 MIAA)

Series Record: Northeastern State Leads 3-0-0

Last Meeting: Northeastern State 2 at Emporia State 0 (Nov. 3, 2012)

Tuesday, Nov. 5 • 5:00 p.m. • Tahlequah, Okla. •DeLoache Field

Up Next: Winner advances to MIAA Second Round 

Friday, Nov. 8 • 7:00 p.m. • Olathe, Kan. •

 College Boulevard Activities Complex

Emporia State returns to the MIAA post season tournament for the first time since the 2011 season. The Hornets are the #7 seed and will travel to Tahlequah, Okla. to face #2 seed Northeastern.

LAST TIME OUT

The Hornets played Central Oklahoma to a 0-0 scoreless double overtime tie to clinch a spot in the MIAA Tournament. Freshman goal keeper Yadira Rivera had  four saves.

THE COACHES

Bryan Sailer is 15-28-10 in his third season at Emporia State and ranks No. 2 on the Hornets all time win list. Prior to coming to ESU he led Barton County Community College to a 59-23-2 overall record in four seasons. He led them to the KJCAA Championships during the 2008 season and was named Jayhawk Conference Coach of the Year after guiding Barton to an 18-4 record. He is 0-3-0 against the RiverHawks.

Chase Wooten is 46-18-98 in his fourth  season as head coach at Northeastern State. He is 3-0-0 against Emporia State.

SCOUTING THE HORNETS

The Hornets are 8-7-3 overall and 4-4-3 in the MIAA. The Hornets are 1-0-1 against nationally ranked teams this season. ESU upset #19 Regis 2-1 in double overtime earlier in the season. The Hornets then played #5 ranked Central Missouri to a 0-0 tie in double overtime. Emporia State has a program record nine shutouts on the year. The Hornets return to postseason play for the first time since 2011.

KNOW THE FOE

Northeastern State is 15-3 overall, 8-3 in the MIAA and have won four straight matches. The RiverHawks will be making their second straight appearance in the MIAA Tournament. Northeastern defeated Northwest Missouri 2-1 in the first rounds and then fell to Central Missouri 1-0 in the semifinals. 

LAST TIME VS. NORTHEASTERN

Northeastern defeated the Hornets 2-0 on November 1 at DeLoache Field.  Northeastern got second half goals from Lindsey Lotta and Elizabeth Cudjoe to knock off the Hornets.

LAST TIME  IN MIAA TOURNAMENT

Emporia State lost to Northwest Missouri 4-2 in the 2011 MIAA Tournament. The Bearcats jumped out to a 3-0 lead before Jessica Decker and Sarah Anderson scored for the Hornets. 

GOALS AT A PREMIUM

Both Emporia State and Northeastern have set program records for shutouts in a season. The Hornets have had 10 clean sheets in goal, while the RiverHawks have held opponents scoreless 11 times in 2013. Yadira Rivera has a goals against average of 0.80 and nine shutouts for ESU. Jordan Woodruff has a 0.60 goals against average and 10 shutouts.

MIAA SEMIFINALS AND FINAL

The winner of tonight's match will face the winner of #3 Southwest Baptist and #6 Lindenwood in a 7:00 p.m. semifinal match on Nov. 8. The semifinals and final match of the tournament will be contested at the College Boulevard Activities Complex in Olathe, Kan.