Games 15 & 16
Emporia State Hornets (5-7-2, 3-4-0 MIAA)
at Northwest Missouri Bearcats (4-8-1, 2-5-0 MIAA)
Friday, Oct. 21 • 3:00 p.m. • Bearcat Pitch • Maryville, Mo.
Series Record: NWMSU Leads 15-9-2
Last Meeting: at ESU 3, NWMSU 0 (Oct. 9, 2015)
at Missouri Western Griffons (9-5-0, 4-3-0 MIAA)
Sunday, Oct. 23 • 2:00 p.m. • Spratt Stadium • St. Joseph, Mo.
Series Record: Series Tied 8-8-2
Last Meeting: MWSU 1, at ESU 0 OT (Oct. 11, 2015)
Up Next: at Washburn • Friday, Oct. 28, 2016 • Topeka, Kan.
KEY WEEKEND
Emporia State travels to the Midland Empire for a pair of matches with MIAA and NCAA regional implications. The Hornets take on Northwest Missouri on Friday and Missouri Western on Sunday.
LAST TIME OUT
The Emporia State soccer team fell 1-0 to Lindenwood Sunday afternoon on Senior Day at the ESU Pitch.
In the first period, Emporia State was going against the wind offensively, able to only get three shots off. The lone goal came at the 13:18 mark when Jackie Lindner converted on a breakaway about 15 yards out, assisted from Kat Roe. Yadira Rivera had six saves in the first period.
Even though Emporia State outshot Lindenwood 11-3 in the second period, they were unable to score, eventually falling 1-0. Tanna Benefiel, Maria Walden and Jacki Martinek each had three shot attempts on the day.
THE COACHES
Bryan Sailer is 37-51-18 in his sixth year at Emporia State and is the winningest coach in program history. He has a career record of 96-74-20 that includes coaching four years at the community college level. He is 2-4-0 against Northwest Missouri and 2-3-0 against Missouri Western.
Tracy Hoza is 87-136-31 in her 14th season at Northwest Missouri. She is 13-7-2 against Emporia State.
Chad Edwards is 39-44-6 in his sixth season at Missouri Western. He is 3-2-0 against Emporia State.
SCOUTING THE HORNETS
Emporia State is 5-7-2 on the season and 3-4-0 in the MIAA. They are tied for seventh in the MIAA with a two point advantage on the ninth spot with four matches remaining. They have out-scored their opponents 17-11 on the season. They have been shutout 1-0 in six of their seven losses this 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 BEARCATS
Northwest Missouri is 4-8-1, 2-5-0 in the MIAA. They have lost four straight matches and are 0-3 at home in MIAA matches.
SERIES HISTORY
Northwest Missouri leads the all-time series 15-9-2 although Emporia State has won the last two matches.
LAST TIME AGAINST NWMSU
Emporia State posted a 3-0 win over Northwest Missouri at the EHS Pitch. Kelsey Wakefield got things started with a shot from 15 yards out off an assist from McKenzie Koch in the 14th minute. Emporia State made it 2-0 when Maria Walden scored from 25 yards out in the 50th minute. Amelie Heun found Grace Linton, who beat a defender and fired a shot in from 15 yards out in the 60th minute to complete the scoring. The Hornets recorded their fifth shutout of the season despite starter Yadira Rivera leaving the match with 28:47 remaining after getting shaken up on a play in the box. Astrid Buttner Costa made her first appearance for the Hornets and recorded one save the rest of the match.
SCOUTING THE GRIFFONS
Missouri Western is 9-5-0 and 4-3-0 in the MIAA. They have scored 17 while giving up 17 goals on the year.
SERIES HISTORY
The series is tied 8-8-2 with each team scoring a total of five goals over the last five matches.
LAST TIME AGAINST MWSU
Emporia State fell in extra time for the second time in three games in a 1-0 double overtime loss to Missouri Western at the ESU Pitch. Sydney Cluck scored the golden goal for the Griffons with 6:06 left in the second overtime.
UP NEXT
Emporia State travels to Topeka on October 28 to take on Washburn. Kick-off for the Turnpike Tussle that counts in the MIAA standings is set for 6:00 p.m.
D IT UP
Emporia State has given up just 11 goals in 14 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 0.79 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.) missed three matches with a knee injury before returning to action against Central Missouri. She is ranked third in the MIAA in saves per match, fourth in save percentage and goals against average, and eighth 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 350 career saves and a 0.99 goals against average in 64 career matches.
IT'LL COST YA
Keeper
Astrid Buttner Costa (So./Asuncion, Paraguay) played in 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 when 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 71 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 31 matches she has played in since coming to Emporia State from Bishop Carroll HS.
Tiffany Jones (So./Tulsa, Okla.) has eight starts and has played in all 14 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 32 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 13 of 14 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 nine 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 five matches. 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.
