Games 13 & 14
Emporia State Hornets (5-5-2, 3-2-0 MIAA)
vs #4 Central Missouri Jennies (10-1-0, 4-1-0 MIAA)
Friday, Oct. 14 • 3:00 p.m. • ESU Pitch • Emporia, Kan.
Series Record: UCM leads 21-3-2
Last Meeting: at #1 UCM 4, ESU 0 (Sept. 25, 2015)
vs. Lindenwood Lions (5-5-1, 2-3-0 MIAA)
Sunday, Oct. 16 • 2:00 p.m. • ESU Pitch • Emporia, Kan.
Series Record: Series tied 1-1-2
Last Meeting: ESU 3, at LWU 1 (Sept. 27, 2015)
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Up Next: at Northwest Missouri • Friday, Oct. 21, 2016 • Maryville, Mo.
HOME FOR THE LAST TIME
Emporia State opens the final home weekend of regular season play against #3 Central Missouri on Friday and wraps up Homecoming weekend against Lindenwood on Sunday.
LAST TIME OUT
The Emporia State soccer team defeated Missouri Southern 3-0 on Sunday afternoon at the ESU Pitch for their third shutout in a row.
The first goal came at the 20:29 mark in the first period when Emily Haselwood converted on a header into the bottom right corner of the goal off a Maddie Taylor corner kick.
The second and third goals came in the second period when Emporia State outshot Missouri Southern 14 to eight. At the 65:50 mark Maria Walden had a goal into the far corner from ten yards out, assisted by Shelby Keyes. The third and final goal came at the 83:16 mark when Savannah Hallier scored from about 12 yards out, again assisted by Keyes.
The final shot count was Emporia State 20 shots, Missouri Southern 12 shots. Goalie Astrid Buttner-Costa had five saves on the day and improved to 3-1-0 on the season.
THE COACHES
Bryan Sailer is 37-49-18 in his sixth year at Emporia State and is the winningest coach in program history. He has a career record of 96-72-20 that includes coaching four years at the community college level. He is 0-4-1 against Central Missouri and 1-1-2 against Lindenwood.
Lewis Theobald is 161-26-18 in his tenth year at Central Mo. He is 12-0-1 against Emporia State.
Laurie Kaminski is 102-90-23 in her 12th year at Lindenwood. She is 1-1-2 against the Hornets.
SCOUTING THE HORNETS
Emporia State is 5-5-2 on the season and 3-2-0 in the MIAA. They have won three straight games by shut out and have out-scored their opponents 17-9 on the season. Ten different players have scored a goal on the season for the Hornets while three of the top five scorers are freshmen. Yadira Rivera and Astrid Buttner Costa have combined for five shutouts in goal.
SCOUTING THE JENNIES
Central Missouri is 10-1-0 on the season, 4-1-0 in the MIAA and ranked #4 in the nation. They are outscoring their opponents 23-2 on the season with both goals coming in a 2-0 loss at UCO.
SERIES HISTORY
Emporia State trails 3-21-2 in the series against Central Missouri. This will be the fourth straight meeting between the two teams in which the Jennies are nationally ranked.
LAST TIME AGAINST UCM
Emporia State suffered their first shutout of the season in a 4-0 loss at #1 ranked Central Missouri. The Jennies took the lead 14:40 into the match on a Julie Ireland goal and just 2:48 later Jada Scott gave UCM a 2-0 lead. Megan Woolley would add a third goal in the 35th minute to give the Jennies a 3-0 lead at halftime. Woolley scored her second goal of the night in the 65th minute for the final score of the night. Yadira Rivera had seven saves as she faced 23 shots as Central Missouri had 11 corner kicks in the match.
SCOUTING THE LIONS
Lindenwood is 5-5-1 and 2-3-0 in the MIAA. They have scored 17 while giving up 19 goals on the year.
SERIES HISTORY
The series is tied 1-1-2 with three of the four matches going to overtime.
LAST TIME AGAINST LWU
Emporia State posted a 3-1 victory at Lindenwood. McKenzie Koch gave Emporia State the lead with her first goal with 9:37 left in the first half. Amelie Heun scored what proved to be the game winner with 12:43 left in the match to give Emporia State a 2-0 lead at the time. Koch then wrapped up the scoring with just 18 seconds left in the match.
UP NEXT
Emporia State goes a four match road trip to end the regular season beginning at Northwest Missouri on Oct. 21 in Maryville, Mo.
D IT UP
Emporia State has given up just nine goals in 12 games, and three of them came while playing a person down, while playing the second most minutes in the MIAA this year. They are ranked fourth in the league with a 0.75 goals against average. The Hornets have posted five shutouts on the season with three different keepers taking a part in them.
KEEP IT OUT
Keeper
Yadira Rivera (Sr./Emporia, Kan.) has missed the last three matches with a knee injury and is questionable this weekend. She is ranked third in the MIAA in save percentage, fourth in goals against average and saves per match and fifth in shutouts. Her two shutouts this year give her 23 in her career. She is a three time All-MIAA performer and was named MIAA Goalkeeper of the Year as a sophomore in 2014. She has 340 career saves and a 0.99 goals against average in 62 career matches.
IT'LL COST YA
Keeper
Astrid Buttner Costa (So./Asuncion, Paraguay) has played the last three and a half matches in goal and has not given up a goal while the Hornets are playing with a full team. She played the final 58 minutes at Northeastern State and gave up three goals while Emporia State was playing a person down. Since then she has gone 251:13 without giving up a goal and became the first Hornet keeper to post three straight shutout wins against MIAA competition in school history.
THE DEFENSE RESTS
A large part of the Hornet keeper success rests with the veteran back line of defenders. Defenders
Emily Haselwood (Sr./Olathe, Kan.) and
Jaide Allenbrand (Sr./Olathe, Kan.) along with midfielder
McKenzie Koch (Sr./Shawnee, Kan.) have been a big part of the Hornet defense over their careers.
Haselwood was named MIAA Defender of the Week last week as the Hornets posted shutouts of Southwest Baptist and Missouri Southern following a clean sheet against Central Oklahoma. She has started every match since she set foot on campus, except for her red-shirt season last year.
Allenbrand has also started every game she has suited up for at Emporia State while missing the 2014 season with an injury. She is a two-time All-MIAA selection, earning third team honors in 2015 and second-team recognition in 2013.
Koch has one assist on the year with a total of nine goals and six assists in her career. She has started all 69 games since setting foot on campus in 2013. She was the Hornets leading scorer with five goals and an assist on her way to honorable mention All-MIAA honors as freshman.
YOUNG ONES
Nine of the ten Hornets that have scored a goal are either freshmen or sophomores.
Maria Walden (So./Wichita, Kan.) has two goals on the season. She was an honorable mention All-MIAA pick last year. She has started all 29 matches she has played in since coming to Emporia State from Bishop Carroll HS.
Tiffany Jones (So./Tulsa, Okla.) has six starts and has played in all 12 games this year with a goal and an assist. She has not missed a game at Emporia State since coming here after starting for four years at Broken Arrow HS.
Shelby Keyes (So./Shawnee, Kan.) had two assists against Missouri Southern and has started all 30 matches since she arrived at Emporia State. She was a first-team All-Class 5A player at St. James Academy.
Jacki Martinek (So./Topeka, Kan.) has started 11 of 12 games this year with a goal at UC-Colorado Springs. She started 17 of 18 matches last season for the Hornets. She was a part of back to back Class 4A State Championship teams at Topeka Hayden HS.
Savannah Hallier (So./Gardner, Kan.) has played in seven games this year. She scored a goal in just six minutes of action against Missouri Southern. She was the leading scorer in Gardner-Edgerton HS history.
Leading scorer
Maddie Taylor (Fr./Manhattan, Kan.) has two goals and three assists for seven points on the year. She was a first-team All-Class 6A performer for Manhattan HS.
Kennedy Hoffman (Fr./Shawnee, Kan.) is tied with Haselwood for the team lead with three goals, all coming in the last three games. She earned second-team All-Class 5A honors for Mill Valley HS last season.
Tanna Benefiel (Fr./Wichita, Kan.) has scored two goals for the Hornets this year with an assist. She led Maize HS to an 18-1-1 record as a senior.
Nicole Dietrich (Fr./Ft. Collins, Colo.) scored the game winning goal against Ft. Hays State in overtime. She was a first-team All-Front Range League selection as a senior at Ft. Collins HS.
Elizabeth Andersag (Fr./St. Pankratz, Italy) has started three matches and scored a goal at UC-Colorado Springs.
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