Match Information - Week 6

• Washburn Soccer takes on Southwest Baptist and Missouri Southern at Yager Stadium this weekend.
• The SBU Bearcats come to town Friday, Oct. 5. Kickoff is scheduled for 6 p.m.
• Washburn faces the MSSU Lions at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 7.

Last Week

• The Ichabods split the road series last weekend going 1-1.
• Washburn shutout Northwest Missouri 2-0 on Sept. 28 after Olivia Grasso scored both Ichabod goals.
• Keeper Whitney Bockover faced 13 Bearcat shot attempts and held on for 10 saves.
• The Ichabods fell to Missouri Western 3-2 on Sept. 30.
• Mackenzie Heiman and Olvia Grasso scored in the first 20 minutes and Washburn led 2-0 at the half.
• The Griffons scored three unanswered goals in the second half, including the game winning penalty kick in the 84th minute, to grab the victory.
• WU outshot MWSU 20-15 while the home team led in SOG, 7-5.

Some Real Kickers
 

• Olivia Grasso was an offensive force for the Ichabods last week as she scored three goals in two games. Combined, she took seven shots with four on target.
• Grasso now leads the team with four goals on the season.
• Mackenzie Heiman netted her third goal of the season in the Missouri Western matchup. 
• Heiman and Ellie Karloff both recorded an assist last week against Northwest Missouri.
• Tera Lynch leads the team in assists with four and has surpassed her total from 2017 of three.
• Kelsi Smith has recorded two assists.

'Bods and Ends
 

• Keeper Whitney Bockover has played five games in the net for the Ichabods. She has faced 54 shots and held on to 24 saves for a .800 save percentage.
• The team has scored eight of their 15 goals after halftime.
• Washburn has outshot opponents 138-113.
• WU also leads its opponents in shot on goal attempts, 62-55.
• When playing on a Friday, the Ichabods are 3-0.
• Washburn has a 4-3-4 record when playing Southwest Baptist in Topeka.
• At home, the Ichabods are 6-4-2 against Missouri Southern.
• WU has played 23 matches against both SBU and MSSU since 2003. Nine of those games against each school have gone to overtime.
• Head Coach Davy Phillips is one win away from recording his 60th career victory.

Scouting the Opponents

Southwest Baptist
Series history: Washburn trails Southwest Baptist in the overall series record as the Ichabods are 7-9-7 against the Bearcats since 2003. WU has claimed the last two matches.

Scouting report: The Bearcats are looking for their first win of the 2018 season after starting out 0-9-1. Maya Cofield, Reagan Edwards, and Tessa Wagner have all scored two goals this season. Edwards leads the team with two assists while Nicole Lee has recorded one assist. Keeper Ashlyn Gibbs has made 68 saves and allowed 32 goals.
 
Missouri Southern
Series history: Washburn hold a close 9-8-6 series lead over Missouri Southern since their first matchup in 2003. The Ichabods have won the last three out of four games against the Lions. 

Scouting report: Missouri Southern is off to a strong start and at just 10 games into the season with a record of 6-2-2, the Lions have already surpassed the most team wins since 2011. 

Eight different players have scored at least one goal for the Lions. Bailey Belcher and Sarah Tatum lead the team with three goals apiece. MSSU is led in assists by Meredith Belrose who has recorded three.

In the net, Luz Galindo has played in eight games and recorded two shutouts. She has held on to 44 saves and allowed eight goals for a .846 save percentage.