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LIVE STATS (XAVIER)MOREHEAD, Ky.--- The Morehead State soccer team (0-2) will continue its four-match home stretch to start the season with Bowling Green (2-0) on Friday at 6 p.m. ET and Xavier on Sunday at 1 p.m.
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MSU will look to add its first win of the season after coming off a winless opening weekend against Illinois-Chicago and Wright State. According to Head Coach Warren Lipka, leadership is a key concern, and finding those leaders is important.
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"I think (senior forward) Kim Golden is a team leader who isn't necessarily vocal, but it's by action," he said. "I think not having Kelsey Patera down on the field hurts us, I think she's our vocal leader, we need her."
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Contributions from several freshmen are giving the Eagles a positive look towards the weekend. Forward Dani Wilson collected her first career goal against Wright State on a penalty kick, while midfielder Loren Zimmerman registered her first career assist against Illinois-Chicago on a throw-in to junior midfielder Tonia Parisi. On the defensive side of the field, it was defender Makenna Lavatori who started and played in all 180 minutes over the weekend.
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Senior goalkeeper Kaitlynn Murphy started both matches and will continue to start for the Eagles. Murphy won the job coming out of camp, according to Lipka.
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"Murph won the spot early on. She's been a hardworking, consistent player throughout training. It gives our back four confidence, and I think she has done a good job," he said. Â "She's holding her own and giving us senior leadership we need in the back."
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Live stats are available for both matches via MSUeagles.com
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