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Setting the Scene:
The Washburn Lady Blues soccer team will have their home opener as well as their MIAA opener on the same day when they will play host to Missouri Southern on Sept. 9 at 6 p.m. in Yager Stadium. Two days later on Sept. 11, the Lady Blues will host Incarnate Word in non-conference action with a 1 p.m. start time. The Lady Blues are coming off a 1-0 loss to No. 15 St. Edward's last time out.

About Missouri Southern
Missouri Southern notes: The Lions are 0-2 this season after dropping a pair of 1-0 matches to start the year. They fell to Northeastern State on Sept. 3 and to Newman at home in double overtime.

About the coach: Former Lion goalkeeper Alese Woolard is in her first season as the Lions head coach after serving the last four as an assistant coach. She also played softball at Missouri Southern graduating from Missouri Southern in 2005 with a degree in Unified Science in Secondary Education and just finished her Master of Education in Workforce Development Education with an emphasis in adult education from Arkansas.

About the Lions: The Lions were 5-15-0 last season and 3-13 in the MIAA finishing eighth in the conference standings. They return seven starters and 13 letterwinners.

Series history with the Lions: Washburn leads the all-time series 6-4-5. Washburn has won the last four in the series by a combined score of 9-2. Overall, the Lady Blues have not lost to the Lions since Sept. 30, 2006 in a 1-0 overtime loss in Joplin. Since then the Lady Blues are 5-0-3.

Last meeting with Missouri Southern: Nov. 5, 2009 - JOPLIN, Mo. -- The Washburn Lady Blues recorded their 10th win of the season in a 3-2 victory over Missouri Southern in Joplin.
Washburn (10-8-1, 7-7-1 MIAA) scored first just 2:49 into the match when Ashley Taylor scored her fifth goal of the season on a penalty kick. Just ninety seconds later, Tia Stovall scored her third goal of the season on a break away putting Washburn up 2-0.
The Lady Blues kept the Lions scoreless until the 37th minute when Stephanie Heines converted her penalty kick attempt cutting Washburn's lead to 2-1.
Stovall added her second goal of the match and fourth of the season from 10 yards out in the 58th minute putting Washburn up 3-1. The Lions added a goal in the 75th minute, but would get no closer.
Ashley Klone picked up the win in net with four saves.
The Lady Blues outshot the Lions 14 to 12 and attempted five corner kicks to the Lions zero attempts.
Nine of the 14 shots for the Lady Blues shots were on goal with Taylor, Markie Gallagher and Stovall each recording two attempts.

About Incarnate Word
Incarnate Word notes: The Cardinals are 1-1 this season after taking on a pair of top 25 teams to start the season falling 3-2 at No. 10-ranked Metro State and then topping No. 7 Colorado Mines 2-1 in double overtime on Sept. 5. Sarah Hernandez has scored two of the Cardinals four goals this season. Tori Puentes has a 1.85 goal against average recording 17 saves and a .810 save percentage.

About the coach: Tina Patterson is 226-80-22 in her 18th season as the Cardinals head coach. She led Incarnate Word to the NCAA second round last season after going 15-3-3.

About the Cardinals: Incarnate Word is returning eight starters and 15 letterwinners off last year's team which reached the second round of the NCAA Tournament in 2009.

Series history with the Cardinals: Saturday's meeting will be the first between the two teams.
Last time out for the Lady Blues:
Sept. 3, 2010 - AUSTIN, Texas -- A penalty kick goal by the host squad turned out to be the difference in a 1-0 loss to No. 15-ranked St. Edward's over the Lady Blues in the first action of 2010.
The penalty kick in the 12th minute by SEU's Kelly Servage was part of a 6-2 shots over the Lady Blues. In the match, the Lady Blues were outshot 12 to 2 with SEU recording six in each half holding Washburn without a shot attempt in the final 45 minutes of the match. St. Edward's also held a 6-0 advantage in corner kicks.
Ashley Klone had seven saves while Stefanie Stuever recorded the lone shot on goal. Lauren Henry recorded the other shot attempt for Washburn.

Lady Blues Soccer History:
Washburn is 71-52-22 (.560) all-time in its eighth season of competing. In MIAA play, the Lady Blues are 48-38-17 (.537). In home matches, the Lady Blues are 34-18-9 and they are 30-29-10 on the road. In matches on neutral sites, the Lady Blues are 7-5-3. Washburn has outscored its opponents 237 to 192 in the program's history.

Washburn player notes:
2  • Brittany Tracz  • MF • 5-2 • Sr.  • Scored one of her two career goals against Missouri Southern.
3  • Taylor Mayhew  • D • 5-4 • Fr. • Saw first action of Lady Blues career vs St. Edward's.
4  • Caysie Beetley  • MF/F • 5-8 • Fr.  • Currently out for about two more after having meniscus surgery.
8  • Leah Talley  • F • 5-6 • So.  • Has one assist in two matches played against Missouri Southern.
9  • Rachel Hansen  • F • 5-6 • Fr.  • Started at forward against St. Edward's in first match of the season.
10  • Danielle Curtis  • MF • 5-6 • Fr.  • Four-year letterwinner at Millard South High School in Omaha.
11  • Jordan Shefte  • D • 5-8 • Sr.  • Has started all 65 matches of her Washburn career.
12  • Ashley Hynek  • D • 5-4 • Sr.  • Has one assist of her career three assists against Missouri Southern.
14  • Markie Gallagher  • MF • 5-7 • Sr.  • Has one goal against Missouri Southern in six career matches with two starts against the Lions.
15  • Kelsey Ewert  • F • 5-5 • Fr.  • Scored 38 goals with 27 assists in high school at Lee's Summit West.
17  • Megan Buckley  • D • 5-7 • Fr.  • Saw her first action of Lady Blues career vs St. Edward's.
18  • Danielle Sicard  • D • 5-7 • Sr.  • Has played in 60 career matches with 58 career starts.
19  • Brianna Ament  • MF • 5-5 • RS-Fr.  • Made second career start against St. Edward's last time out.
20  • Ashley Klone  • GK • 5-8 • Sr.  • Has recorded a 0.71 goal against average in four career starts against Missouri Southern making 12 saves.
23  • Caitlin Boger  • MF/F • 5-6 • So.  • A transfer from NCAA Division I Indiana State.
24  • Lindsey Lambert  • MF • 5-6 • So.  • Has made two career appearances against Missouri Southern.
26  • Kelsey Raiman  • D • 5-11 • So.  • Has started all 21 matches of her Washburn career.
27  • Bailey Viestenz  • MF/F • 5-4 • Fr.  • Saw first action in a Lady Blues uniform against St. Edward's coming off the bench.
30  • Tia Stovall  • F • 5-1 • So.  • Has recorded two goals and one assist for five points in two career matches against Missouri Southern.
44  • Stefanie Stuever  • MF • 5-3 • So.  • Led the Lady Blues with one shot on goal against St. Edward's last time out.
99  • Lauren Henry  • MF • 5-4 • Jr. • Recorded one of the two shots against St. Edward's last time out.

Up Next:
The Lady Blues will return to action on Sept. 16 beginning a three-match road trip taking on Nebraska-Omaha, Missouri Western on Sept. 18 and Northwest Missouri on Sept. 23. The Lady Blues will return home on Sept. 25 to face Emporia State in Yager Stadium.