Soccer Concludes Regular Season Schedule at EKU

MOREHEAD, Ky. -- The Morehead State soccer team concludes its regular season schedule this week. The Eagles take on Easten Kentucky Friday at EKU Soccer Field at 3 p.m. ET. Morehead State is currently 9-5-5 overall and 4-3-2 in conference action, while EKU is 4-13-1 overall and 2-6-1 in the OVC.

Ways to follow the match:

LIVE STATS | TWITTER | FACEBOOK

Live stats will be available for Friday's match.  Updates will be available on Twitter and Facebook. 


Releases and pre-match information:

MOREHEAD STATE (PDF) | EASTERN KENTUCKY | OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE


Notes heading into the match:

Series Tidbits
MSU is 6-2-2 all-time versus Eastern Kentucky. Last year Morehead State jumped on the visiting Colonels early and ended with a 4-0 victory.

No Place Like Home
MSU concluded home play with a 7-1 record this year. That marked the best winning percentage in program history.

A Whole Lotta Corners
Morehead State leads the Ohio Valley Conference with 115 corner kicks this season. The Eagles average 7.0 corners per outing.

No "I" In Team
Senior forwards Macy Cobb and Jade Flory, along with senior defenders Kelsey Gomez and Elizabeth Tresnak, registered goals last Sunday versus Eastern Illinois. EIU also notched one in for an own goal. Flory, sophomore forward Angela Black and senior midfielders Caity Fox and Ali Hawksford registered assists in the Eagles' fourth shutout of the year.  

Leaving a Mark
Morehead State peppered Eastern Illinois' net with a season-high 28 shots, including 13 on target.

Moving on Up
Senior Jade Flory has 26 career goals in 41 matches at MSU. She needs only four more to tie the career record held by Rebekah Kendall (2004-07) and Christina Moore (2000-03).

Champions Aren't Born; They're Made
Morehead State owns five OVC championship trophies. The Eagles have won the regular season title twice (2009, 2010) and claimed three tournament championships (2008, 2010, 2013).

The Man In Charge
Head Coach Warren Lipka is in his sixth season at Morehead State with a record of 53-50-18. He is in his 22nd season as a collegiate head coach with a career mark of 234-187-47. Lipka was named the OVC Coach of the Year in 2010, 2011 and 2013.