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MOREHEAD, Ky. -- Morehead State Soccer is back on the road Sunday, Oct. 11, traveling to Cape Girardeau, Mo., in search of its first conference victory against Southeast Missouri. Kickoff is set for 2:00 p.m. ET. The match will be streamed on ESPN+.
The Eagles currently sit 5-8, falling to 0-2 in the conference after dropping last week's home contest against Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.
"We've had a great week of preparation and think we've got a group that wants to turn this thing around tomorrow at SEMO," said Head Coach
Paul Cox. "We are excited and ready for the contest."
THE SERIES
Record vs. SEMO: 9-16-8
First Meeting: 10/06/1999 SEMO won 2-1
Last Meeting: 10/26/2025 SEMO & MSU tied 0-0
Eagles' Record in Morehead, Ky.: 4-6-5
Eagles' Record in Cape Girardeau, Mo.: 3-7-1
Neutral Record: 2-3
Morehead State is coming off a 4-0 loss against SIUE.
SIUE jumped out to the offensive attack early, scoring two goals within the first 15 minutes of the contest.
The Cougars' first goal came from just outside the penalty arc, as Tori Bockstadter found the back of the net on a great shot, thanks to an assist by Claire Nieroda.
SIUE's second goal came quickly after. This time, Bockstadter delivered a through ball to Nieroda as she screamed up the field, sneaking it past Lammers to put the Cougars up 2-0 early in the contest.
Coming out of halftime, both teams battled trying to find a competitive edge. It was the Cougars who once again found the net. This time, MaryClaire Imig took a pass from Bockstadter and Nieroda and delivered a strike that would put SIUE up 3-0.
The Eagles would apply pressure, but Molly Tapak's header went high, and Keara Chafee's spinning kick was saved by Baylor Lynch, the Cougars' keeper.
In the 78th minute, Ashton Lynam had the best chance to knock one in, but her kick was also saved by Lynch.
SIUE would tack on one final goal in the 81st minute, this time, scored by Marin Vines off an assist by Zeniyah Russell.
Last season, Morehead State faced off against SEMO with similar previous results.
Currently, the Eagles have dropped five of their last six, and heading into their contest against the Redhawks in 2025, they had lost six of their last seven.
Last year, MSU forced a 0-0 tie against SEMO to close out the regular season.
Led by Head Coach John Klein, the Redhawks sit at 2-6-4 (1-0-1), following their 1-1 tie against Southern Indiana.
SIUE is averaging 0.5 goals per game on 7.8 averaged shots. The Redhawks have struggled defensively, giving up 1.75 goals per match while allowing 15.8 shots per contest.
Morehead State is averaging 1.08 goals per game on 12.4 averaged shots, while allowing their opponents to score 1.54 goals per game on an average of 13.8 shots.
Sunday's match is a big opportunity for the Eagles to get back on track and put a win in the conference win column.
NOTABLE:
- Hannah Burke is now 5th in minutes played in Morehead State history, recording 4,120 minutes played across her four seasons at MSU.
- Ashton Lynam scored in back to back games (Sept. 17 against Alabama A&M, and Sept. 20 against Bellarmine), becoming the first Eagle to do so since Hedda Ornberg scored in four straight games in Oct.-Nov. of 2024.
- Morehead State leads the Ohio Valley Conference in shots with 161.
- Natalie Lentine was named OVC Offensive Player of the Week following her first career goal (against Mercyhurst) and first career assist (against Chattanooga) on September 8th.
- Morehead State scored in 10 of the first 11 games, marking the first time in which its accomplished that since 2015, when the Eagles also scored in 10 of the first 11 games.
- Burke notched her ninth career assist as an Eagle on Sept. 3, against Merchyhurst, putting her in sole possession of ninth place in program history.
- Charlotte Lee is tied for second in the OVC in assists (3).
- Walton is tied for second in the OVC for shots on goal (13).
- The Eagles have scored 14 goals this season from 10 different goal scorers.
- Eight of the Eagles 10 who have score this season have scored their first collegiate goal.
- Lee's seven points in the first six games of the season was the first time a Morehead State Eagle has accomplished that feat since Ashley Ritchie in the first six games, 10 years ago in 2016.
- Allie Lammers' 18 combined saves against Eastern and Northern Kentucky are the most saves in a two-game span since Kayla Landman recorded 21 (14 and 7) against Purdue Fort Wayne and Murray State on 9/29/2019 and 10/4/2019.
- MSU scored in each of its first four games of the season, the first time it has accomplished the feat since 2015.
- Lee recorded four points through the first three games, becoming the first Eagle to do so since Hedda Ornberg did it from October 20-November 3 in 2024.
- The Eagles held Brescia (Ky.) without a shot in their 2-0 victory on Aug. 16, marking the first time MSU has held an opponent without a shot for an entire game since defeating North Alabama, 2-0, in the 2021 season/home opener.
