TOPEKA, Kan. -- Washburn soccer returns home after four games on the road to play host to two Missouri schools, beginning with Missouri Western State at 6 p.m. on Friday followed by Northwest Missouri State at 1 p.m. Sunday. 

Bod breakdown

• The Ichabods enter the week with a record of 7-1-2.
• Washburn returns 13 players from the 2021 roster while adding eight freshmen and three transfers.
• The Ichabods went 9-7-2 in 2021 and made it to the quarterfinals of the MIAA tournament.
• Washburn has won seven of its first 10 games for the first time since 2006.
• The Ichabods are unbeaten through three conference games for the first time since 2006 as well.
• Washburn was voted 4th in the Central Region of the latest United Soccer Coaches poll and recieved votes nationally.
• The Ichabods were voted eighth in the MIAA preseason coaches poll.

Kickoff

• Washburn defeated Rogers State 1-0 and tied with Northeastern State 0-0 last week.   
• The Ichabods are 2-0-1 in conference play after defeating the Hillcats and tying with the RiverHawks.
• Washburn is tied for second place in the MIAA entering the week.
• Raegan Wells is allowing only .7 goals per game and has recorded a solo shutout in five games already this season.
• More than half of Washburn's goals on the season have been unassisted (9 of 17).
• Jaedyn Johnson leads the Ichabods with five goals on only 16 total shots.
• Haley Rogers and Khloe Schuckman lead Washburn with 13 shots on goal each.
• Carlee Thompson and Emily Michaelis lead Washburn defenders in minutes, with 882 and 881 on the season respectively.
• Lakin Rold is fourth in total minutes on the season with 768 as a freshman, and is tied for fourth in shots with 16.
• Washburn is third in the MIAA, averaging 7.7 shots on goal per game. They also have the third lowest goals allowed per game average at .7.
• Khloe Schuckman is fifth in the MIAA in total shots taken with 30 so far.
• Jaedyn Johnson is tied for fourth in the MIAA in goals on the year with five.
• Eight different players have scored a goal for the Ichabods this season.

Opponent quick scout
Game #11 - vs Missouri Western State

• The Hillcats enter the week with a record of 3-4-3.
• Missouri Western ended the 2021 season 9-8-2 overall and 6-5 in the MIAA, losing in the first round of the MIAA tournament.
• The Griffons return 14 players from the 2021 roster while adding 11 freshmen and four transfers.
• Missouri Western is 1-3 on the road on the season.
• Last week the Griffons tied with Nebraska-Kearney 1-1 and lost to Fort Hays State 0-1.
• Missouri Western held the Lopers to just three shot attempts in their matchup.
• Elisabeth Pujado scored the teams only goal against the Nebraska-Kearney.
• Keeley Kroonenberg leads the Griffons with 46 saves on the season and has played every minute so far.
• Evelyn Daly leads Missouri Western in non-goalie minutes on the season, with 861 from the midfield position.
• The Griffons are 1-1-1 in MIAA play entering the week.

Game #12 - vs Northwest Missouri State

• Northwest Missouri enters the week with a record of 5-3-2.
• The Bearcats finished the 2021 season 13-7-1 overall and 8-2-1 in the MIAA.
• Northwest Missouri lost in the second round of the MIAA tournament and first round of the NCAA Tournament, both times to Emporia State, 2-0.
• The Bearcats return 21 players from the 2021 roster.
• Northwest Missouri also adds eight freshmen and one transfer.
• Last week Northwest Missouri lost to Fort Hays State, 1-0, and beat Nebraska-Kearney 4-0.
• Four different players scored goals and recorded assist in the win over the Lopers.
• The Bearcats are 3-1-1 at home to begin the year.
• Northwest Missouri has already had two 0-0 ties this season.
• The Bearcats are in the middle of a four game road trip.
• Letycia Bonifacia leads Northest Missouri in non-goalie minutes this season with 782
• The Bearcats are 1-2 in MIAA play entering the week.

Opponent history

• Washburn has faced off with Missouri Western State 24 times in program history where the two teams have split the record, 12-12.
• The Ichabods are 7-4 against the Griffons at home and 12-10 in conference play.
• The first matchup between the two came on September 28, 2005 in St. Joseph, Mo., Missoui Western State won 2-1.
• Washburn has lost its last six matchups with the Griffons, their last win came on October 21, 2016.
• Over the last six games between the two schools the Ichabods have scored only three goals.
• Washburn has played against Northwest Missouri State 27 times in school history where they are winning the series 12-8-4.
• The Ichabods have a record of 8-2-3 at home against the Bearcats, and 15-7-4 in conference play.
• The last matchup between the two teams came in the 2021 MIAA tournament where Northwest Missouri State eleminated Washburn, winning 5-0.
• The Ichabods have lost the last three matchups against the Bearcats, with the last win coming in 2018.
• The first matchup between the two teams came on Sept. 10, 2003 where Northwest Missouri State won 3-1.

Last time out 

• Washburn beat Rogers State 1-0 and tied with Northeastern State, 0-0.
• Haley Rogers scored the only goal of the game against the Hillcats, her first goal of the season and of her career.
• Raegan Wells recorded 14 saves over the weekend and allowed no goals. She recorded her fourth and fifth solo-shutouts of the year. She played all 90 minutes in both games and has not sat out a minute in the season.
• The Ichabods tallied double digit shots in both games over the weekend.
• Washburn completed a four game road trip, their longest of the season.
• Eightteen players saw action in the tie with Northeastern State, the second most in a game this season.
• Carlee Thompson played all 180 minutes on defense in both games combined, helping lead the scoreless defensive effort.

Looking ahead

• Washburn will be on the road next week taking on Missouri Southern and the University of Central Missouri.
• Three of the Ichabods' remaining regular season games after this week will be at home.
• Washburn will not play a game outside of Kansas the remainder of the regular season after next week.
• The MIAA Championship Tournament will take place from October 30 until November 6.
• Washburn will close out the regular season October 23 on the road against Emporia State University.