Washburn Soccer Ready for Three Game Home Stand
The Washburn soccer team is unbeaten at home with a 4-0-2 record at Yager Stadium. There are two home games this week against Central Missouri and Missouri Southern

Opening Kicks...
»  Ichabods currently hold a 7-4-2 record
»  Washburn is undefeated at Yager Stdium this season with a 4-0-2 record
»  The Ichabods have seen eight different players score a goal this season with Tera Lynch leading the way with seven goals
»  Washburn is 11-9-6 in the all-time series against Missouri Southern but have taken control in recent matches. The Ichabdods have won six of the last eight matches
»  The Ichabods have scored first in five games this season, in those games Washburn is 5-0-1

Last Time Out...

»  The Ichabods split the week going 1-1 on the road against Newman and Central Oklahoma
»  Washburn played its third overtime game this season but earned its first overtime win against Newman. All three overtime matches went to the second period
»  Washburn scored first for the sixth time this season in a 1-0 win against Newman. It was Schuckman's third first goal of the season.
»  Schuckman's goal came in the 109th minute with 40 seconds left in the match for the victory. It is one of the latest goals in Washburn history. The latest was scored by Jessica Mainz in 2017 in the 110th minute when teams played with 15 minute overtime periods
»  Washburn's 17 shots against Newman was its most in a match all season
»  The Ichabods lost their second road game 1-0 to Central Oklahoma

Milestone Tracker...
»  Tera Lynch is in sole possession of second place in Washburn soccer history in assist with 20. She is just the second player to reach 20 assists and is 4 away from the top spot held by Jessica Mainz
»  Lynch made her third of four attempted penalty kicks against Rogers State. That marks the most PKs made and attempted in a single season. Her three made penalty kicks are also tied first for most in a career
»  Lynch is second on the all-time Washburn shot on goal list. Lynch needs 14 more SOG to be the second player with 100
»  Lynch moved into the top 10 career goals with her three scores this past week. Her 14 goals puts her in eighth
»  Khloe Schuckman sixth goal moved her tied for fourth most goals by a freshman in Washburn history. Schuckman is one goals away from tying for second.
»  Schuckman's game-winning goal against Newman ties her for fourth in game-winning goals in a season.
»  Raegan Wells currently has 173 saves which is currently 5th and is 27 saves away from 200 in her Washburn career. Wells would be just the fourth Washburn keeper with 200 saves.

Notes and Headlines
Shutout
»  Reagan Wells and the Washburn defense shutout Newman for their third one of the season.
»  Wells saved seven shots and faced a total of 11 in the game in almost 110 minutes.

One Goal or Less
»  In the last four games, the Ichabods have given up one goal or less to their opponents including one shutout
»  In that four game span their are 2-1-1
»  The Ichabods scored themselves in three of those four games

Home Sweet Home
»  The Ichabods are back at home for three of their last four games of the regular season
»  Washburn has yet to lose in Yager Stadium holding a 4-0-2 record
»  In this home stretch they face two top 25 opponents in No. 8 Central Missouri and No. 15 Emporia State

Shots, Shots, Shots
»  When Washburn has more than five shot-on-goal, the Ichabods are 6-1-2
»  When Washburn has less than or equal to five shots-on-goal, the Ichabods are 1-3
»  When Washburn holds opponent to less than 15 shots, the Ichabods are undefeated with a record of 6-0-2

Well Defensed
»  For the second straight week, Carlee Thompson and Emily Michaelis played every minute of a double overtime match
»  This week, they allowed just 11 shots, their second lowest of the season, and just seven on target for the shutout victory
»  Against a Central Oklahoma team that have shot the ball 249 times in the season, the defense let 20 shots be taken but only six were on-goal
»  Opponents SOG% continues to drop

Assistance
»  Washburn is fifth in the MIAA in assists with 16 playing one less game than the rest of the conference
»  Washburn's assists per game ranks fourth in the conference (1.231 per game)

Looking Ahead...
»  The Ichabods have their last two games of the regular season, one at home against currently ranked No. 15 Emporia State on Friday October 29 and one away at Fort Hays on Sunday, October 31.

Game 1: Washburn vs. No. 8 Central Missouri
Scouting Central Missouri
» The Jennies are a perennial powerhouse in not only the MIAA but in NCAA Division 2 women's soccer. Central Missouri, under 15 year head coach Lewis Theobald, have six straight years with 19 or more wins including a NCAA D2 National Champions in 2017. No different this season, the Jennies are 12-1-1 (6-0-1) and ranked 8th in the nation.

Score Differential
» The Jennies are balanced, great in offense and defense and it has shown in the game score
» Central Missouri has won by three scores or more in five of their 13 wins. The Jennies have scored three or more goals in 10 of their 13 wins.
» The defense has allowed more than two goals just twice against Minnesota State and No. 1 Grand Valley State. The Jennies still scored four goals to defeat Minnesota State
» Overall, they are second in the MIAA with 39 goals and fifth in goals allowed with 16.

Foul Play
» Central Missouri's opponents have committed 131 fouls, received 13 yellow cards, and one red card.
» The Jennies themselves have 121 fouls and 12 yellow cards.

Assisting Others
» Central Missouri distributes the ball well as they are tied with No. 3 Emporia State with 23 assists.

Standout Players
Junior Forward Kassie Newsom
»  Newsom all season has been huge for the Jennies. She leads the team in goals (14), assists (8), points (36), shots (57), SOG (33) and game-winning goals (4)
»  There is nothing she can't do, and it seems like if she is not the one scoring, she is creating the pass for someone else.
»  Newsom won back-to-back MIAA Offensive Athlete of the Week Honors. In those two weeks, she racked up seven goals and two assist on 16 shots and 11 shot-on-goal

Freshman Forwards Sydney Leslie and Ashleigh Martin
»  These two freshmen, like Newsom, can also score and assists
»  Leslie is second on the team in goals with six
»  Martin is similar having scored five times but also tied second in assists with three

Sophomore Defender Lindsay Edmonds and Freshman Defender Molly Ricker
»  Both defenders play over 1100 minutes this season and lead a defense that has allowed just 16 goals in 14 games
»  Edmonds leads the team including the keeper in minutes with 1282 minutes (every minute). She has even scored a goal and assisted in another taking six shots and three SOG
» Ricker is third with 1161 minutes played and has four shots and one on-goal

Senior Keeper Lindsay Johnson
»  Johnson has started all 14 games helping the Jennies to a 12-1-1 record.
»  She has saved 60 shots while allowing 16 goals. That's good for a 1.16 GAA and a 0.789 SV%

About the Coach
»  Lewis Theobald is entering his 15th year coaching the Jennies
»  Nine-time MIAA and five-time region Coach of the Year with a record of 236-35-20
»  He recorded more wins in his first three seasons than any other coach in school history and is the all-time winningest coach in Jennies
soccer history with an .845 winning percentage
»  All-time D2 leader among coaches with a least 10 years and is sixth all-time in all NCAA Divisions
»  Theobald has coached 17 All-Americans, 51 players to All-Region status, 110 All-Conference players, 2 MVP's, 2 Player of the Year, 3 Offensive Player of the Year, 4 Freshman of the Year, 4 Defenders of the Year and 5 Goalkeeper of the Year
»  Won D2 Women's Soccer National Championship in 2017 - Won Eight-straight MIAA Regular Season Championship and four straight MIAA Tournament Championship

Game 2: Washburn vs. Missouri Southern
Scouting Missouri Southern
» The Lions, under second year coach Aaron Tilsen, are looking to right the ship. In his first year, Tilsen led the Lions to a 3-14-1. In the spring 2020 season, they went 4-9 and appeared in the MIAA tournament. This year, the Lions matched their win total from 2019 with four games left to play.

Final Four Games
» The Lions are facing a strong schedule to end the season. This week they play No. 15 Emporia State and Washburn on the road
» Next week, Missouri Southern stays on the road against No. 8 Central Missouri and then finishes at home against Northwest Missouri

Doing Their Part 
» Few games have gotten away from the Lions this season. They have lost seven one score games out of their 14 and tied in two others. Even against tough competition like at the time No. 18 Central Missouri and No. 13 Missouri Western
» The defense has allowed 20 goals but if you take away a 4-1 loss to Northwest Missouri its just 16.

Defeated On The Road
» Missouri Southern have lost all five games on the road with three of the last four games away from home
» In road games, the Lions have been outscored 11-4

Offensive Woes
» While the defense has kept games close, the offense has struggled to score. The Lions have scored just 14 goals this season
» The Lions have been shutout six times with four them being 1-0 games

Standout Players
Sophomore Forward Ella Durocher
»  Durocher has played in all 14 games and started in nine while accumulating three goals on 25 shots and 14 shot-on-goal
»  Her two goals against Central Missouri kept the Lions in the game against a top ranked opponent.
»  She took 17 of her 25 shots in non-conference play leaving eight shots during the conference slate. However, six of those eight shots have come in the last three games as she starts to pick things back up

Sophomore Midfielder Maya Greenquist
» Greenquist has played in 14 game and started in 11 while racking up 2 goals and a team-leading 3 assists on 23 shots and 14 shots-on-goal 
» Despite playing less minutes in the last three games for a total of 93 minutes, she has five shots and two on-goal

Sophomore Defender Banner Williams
»  Williams leads the team in minutes played by over 100 with 1167 minutes
»  In her 14 starts, she has taken eight shots and five shot-on-goal for a goal and an assist
»  She leads a defense that has allowed eight goals in seven games of conference play

Junior Goalkeeper Riley Laver
»  Laver has started all 10 games she has appeared in while saving 50 shots for a SV% of 0.820 which is second in the MIAA
»  She is third in the conference in both saves and saves per games despite not playing all 14 games
»  She missed two games in the middle of the season but since has played every minute and allowed just 3 goals in four games with 2 shut- outs

About the Coach
»  Head Coach Aaron Tilsen is in his third season coaching the Lions
»  In the 2020 spring season he led the Lions to 4-9 and their first MIAA tournament appearance since 2017
»  Before head coaching at Missouri Southern he was the goalkeepers coach at Minnesota State-Mankato
»  Tilsen helped the Mavericks to a 19-3-1 record wining the second most matches in school history.
»  Tilsen helped keeper Alexa Rabune move her to No. 2 in wins (19), third in shutouts (12), and seventh in saves (81), and ninth in GAA (0.68)
»  A Native of St. Paul, Minn., Tilsen has spent over 20 years coaching club soccer in the area
»  Tilsen graduated from MSU in Spring 2017